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It may sound like science fiction, but Philadelphia City Council is considering whether to regulate 3-D printers because the technology allows do-it-yourselfers to use the devices to manufacture a working firearm.
City officials defended the move, saying the firefighters accepted the promotions with the knowledge they could be rescinced if the Nutter administration got a favorable court ruling.
Councilman Jim Kenney is holding the hearing on the latest career turn of fourteen firefighters who were demoted after being promoted.
A council committee has approved the creation of a Land Bank, which would be a central clearinghouse for the acquisition and sale of vacant properties.
Chris reviews Saturday Night Lives parody of the healthcare.gov rollout, the Eagles loss to the Giants, and the divergent re-election prospects for Chris Christie and Tom Corbett. He also talks to Jeff Roe and Michael Bronstein on the Monday Morning Matchup.
The sponsor of the measure, Councilman Bill Green, says selling tax liens on foreclosed properties would bring millions to the school district that the city otherwise would never see.
Even though Mayor Nutter is against it, Philadelphia City Council has voted unanimously to approve its own plan to provide $50 million for the school district.
Augusta "Gussie" Clark was only the 2nd African-American female elected to serve as a City Councilwoman, a position she held for two decades.
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown fears the machines may prompt a rise in mobile phone thefts.
Jeffrey Lindy, who served on a Philadelphia Bar Association committee studying the plan, says the contract might go to a for-profit law firm that would inevitably cut corners.
Over the objections of the Nutter administration, a City Council committee has approved its own plan to funnel an extra $50 million to the city's cash-starved school district.
Lawmakers are getting down to the business of changing the city code to improve the safety of demolitions, in the wake of the fatal Market Street building collapse last June.
Councilman David Oh is introducing a plan to scale back the "resign to run" rule in the Home Rule Charter. Currently, a city elected official must resign as soon as they announce for another office.
Nutter administration officials are promising to do a better job collecting a little-known tax that applies to income from investments and which goes entirely to the school system.
City officials are poised to raise the cost of renewing residential parking permits, which are used in more than two dozen neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia.
Starting this week, Philadelphia residents will be able to set their trash at the curb a couple of hours earlier than currently allowed, the night before its collected.
A special investigatory committee of Council formed after last June's fatal building collapse at 22nd and Market Streets has released its findings.
Councilman Wilson Goode, who had originally proposed reducing the abatement slightly, is now pushing a plan to scale back the abatement more drastically.
Sixth District councilman Bobby Henon says bandit signs -– usually offering cash for gold or cash for your home or car -- are a constant and annoying nuisance throughout the city.
Dozens of school advocates interrupted the conclusion of Thursday's City Council meeting with jeers for the mayor and Council because of the school funding stalemate.
"This is generally a tax break for the few, the new, and the well-to-do, not for most of Philadelphia," Councilman Goode said of the tax-abatement program he would like to curtail.
Chris details an editorial written in the New York Times by Vladimir Putin, Councilman Jim Kenney's request to sever ties with a Russian City, and some unfortunate tributes to 9/11 promoted by corporate America. He also talks to CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson about her ongoing coverage of the Benghazi attacks and Fast and Furious.
While school funding will dominate the next few months, other key issues will be front and center, including revising the controversial property tax abatement.
Krajewski represented the 6th Councilmanic District, in Northeast Philadelphia, from 1980 until 2012.
Chris reacts to the managerial change made on Friday by the Phillies and takes calls with Charlie Manuel. He also covers the funding battle for Philadelphia schools and Governor Chris Christie's role in the New Jersey Senate campaign. He also talks to Michael Bronstein and Jeff Roe on the Monday Morning Matchup.
With their fathers in mind, two female therapists founded Black Men Heal to help change the perception about caring for your mental health.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles III's younger brother, has been arrested over suspected misconduct in public office after revelations in the Epstein files.
Fog, low clouds and light rain will be around again Thursday morning in the Philadelphia region, and temps will be above freezing throughout much of the area.
A vigil was held Wednesday night in Northeast Philadelphia to honor Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald.
William Ingram will sit behind bars for more than three decades for the 2024 murder of his mother inside their Bucks County home.
With their fathers in mind, two female therapists founded Black Men Heal to help change the perception about caring for your mental health.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles III's younger brother, has been arrested over suspected misconduct in public office after revelations in the Epstein files.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to a $180-million settlement resolving decades of sex abuse claims made against former priests.
Fog, low clouds and light rain will be around again Thursday morning in the Philadelphia region, and temps will be above freezing throughout much of the area.
A judge has ordered the Trump administration to return the slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House Site in Philadelphia by Friday.
With their fathers in mind, two female therapists founded Black Men Heal to help change the perception about caring for your mental health.
A vigil was held Wednesday night in Northeast Philadelphia to honor Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald.
William Ingram will sit behind bars for more than three decades for the 2024 murder of his mother inside their Bucks County home.
A teenager who died in a crash during a police chase over the weekend on Route 422 in Limerick Township was identified Wednesday.
Student-athletes at Villanova are giving back to young boys through a mentorship program with Radnor Middle School.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to a $180-million settlement resolving decades of sex abuse claims made against former priests.
Morey's Piers dismantled the Giant Wheel last fall and sent its center hub to the Navy Yard in Philadelphia to be repaired.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to pay $180 million in a settlement to more than 300 survivors who were sexually abused by clergy members.
New Jersey's acting attorney general won't ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and those charged alongside him.
The long-ago first husband of first lady Jill Biden pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed his current wife in Delaware.
A fire that broke out at a wastewater treatment facility in Wilmington, Delaware, is under control after an explosion early Tuesday morning.
Ice is still impacting bodies of water around the Philadelphia area after a long stretch of cold temperatures.
Two firefighters and two residents were taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wilmington on Sunday, officials said.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
With their fathers in mind, two female therapists founded Black Men Heal to help change the perception about caring for your mental health.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
A nationwide shortage of estrogen patches used for hormone replacement therapy has prompted many women to look for alternatives for treating symptoms of menopause.
Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia is the country's oldest hospital and will become a museum for the nation's 250th birthday in 2026.
Move over, Wawa, "there's a new player in town." Customers shed light on Pennsylvania's heated rivalry as Sheetz opened its first store in Montgomery County.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Philadelphia has reopened following emergency repairs, according to the city.
A stretch of Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City section is closed until further notice because of a water main break.
Police and fire crews are once again responding to the scene of a train fire that broke out Thursday.
More than 100 speed bumps near Philadelphia schools were installed improperly, a new report says.
The Downingtown Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike reopened Wednesday night after a canopy over the toll booths collapsed.
Joel Embiid reported soreness in his right shin over the All-Star break and will miss the 76ers' game against Atlanta on Thursday night.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
The Eagles' main headquarters in South Philadelphia has a new name: the Jefferson Health Training Complex.
Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week.
Anthony Edwards won the Most Valuable Player award while leading his "Stars" team past their fellow Americans on the "Stripes" team 47-21 to win the final of the NBA All-Star Game.
Bruce Springsteen is bringing the Land of Hope and Dreams tour to Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on May 8.
J. Cole's "The Fall-Off Tour" will stop at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia in July.
Robert Duvall was in such classics as "The Godfather," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "M*A*S*H," "The Great Santini" and "Tender Mercies."
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The Pennsylvania Film Office has awarded $34 million for production on Season 3 of "Tires" and the fifth and final season of "Mayor of Kingstown."
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose company owns Facebook and Instagram, faced tough questions in a trial about youth social media addiction when he took the witness stand Wednesday.
Wawa is recalling certain chocolate milk and cookies and cream milk products distributed in the Philadelphia area, warning that the products could contain soft plastic pieces that could pose a choking hazard. Josh Sidorowicz has this and other top headlines in your Digital Brief, plus a weather update from Meteorologist Kate Bilo.
Philly Pride 365 says the theme of this year's Pride March and Festival is "Pride is Power" and shared some key events culminating in the June 7 Philly Pride March and Festival.
We've issued a NEXT Weather Alert for Friday morning as heavy rain will fall during your commute and could cause ponding and localized flooding. Before then, patchy fog is clearing out before a cloudy Thursday. We're also continuing to watch a weather maker arriving Sunday, though it's still too early to tell if it's bringing us significant snowfall. Meteorologist Kate Bilo has the forecast.
Massive sinkholes large enough to swallow a dump truck have residents in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, under a state of emergency. Several houses were deemed unsafe because of the sinkhole risk, forcing multiple families out of their homes.