Local Red Cross Provides Aid In Wake Of Typhoon's Destruction
Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, CEO of the local Red Cross, says the agency offers a service called "Family Tracing".
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Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, CEO of the local Red Cross, says the agency offers a service called "Family Tracing".
The American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter is hosting five days of disaster training courses here in Philadelphia, among those classes is how to care for a pet in a disaster.
The Red Cross Walk and Run to Save Lives is taking place at the Philadelphia Zoo on October 5th and organizers insist that there is still time to sign up.
The Red Cross says 14 people are receiving assistance after a fire in North Philadelphia forced them from their homes.
Authorities say the fire started on the porch of one home and quickly spread to a neighboring house, displacing 10 people.
The fire was reported at about 8:30 p.m. at the 800 block of East Chelten Avenue.
Nearly 100 residents of a Levittown apartment complex who were displaced by Friday night's fire may be getting some help, thanks to the American Red Cross and State Representative Frank Farry.
Visitors to Clementon Park's Splash World had 300,000 reasons to feel a little cooler during 90-degree heat Friday, that's how may gallons are in the wave pool.
A fire has destroyed a 19-unit apartment building in State College.
The Red Cross wants families to be properly prepared when it comes to pool safety, and that means making sure you are using the right kind of CPR.
Oklahoma City Thunder star player Kevin Durant donates $1 million to the Red Cross.
This is National Volunteer Week, and here in Philadelphia the importance of ordinary people who respond to emergencies took on special meaning in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings just one week ago.
Four people who are members of the social news site Reddit lived above the fabric store that burned. They've had to find somewhere else to stay as they work to get their lives back on track.
The Red Cross is helping multiple people who were displaced by a fire in Northeast Philadelphia.
The fire is believed to have started inside of Jack B's Fabric at 4th and Fitzwater before spreading to neighboring apartments and businesses.
A multi-alarm Pottstown fire quickly spread and damaged several row homes Sunday morning. No injuries were reported.
One woman is dead and more than three dozen people are displaced after an apartment fire Saturday morning in Lansdowne, Delaware County.
Giving a pint of blood can earn you a pint of something tasty at an upcoming Montgomery County blood drive.
January is National Blood Donor Month.
The local chapter of the Red Cross says they are assisting 16 people who were forced from their homes by fire on Christmas Day.
Sandy upended homes and lives along the New Jersey coastline, but in Wildwood, Sandy couldn't put a stop to Christmas.
Firefighters are investigating a fire that occurred early Saturday morning in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia.
Firefighters battled two separate fires in the city of Philadelphia on Friday.
A fire in Norristown Tuesday afternoon is under investigation.
17-year-old Andrew Nyhus, who was lucky enough to get into the Philadelphia Marathon, is running to help victims of Sandy.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Officers in Philadelphia say they seized tens of thousands of potentially dangerous pills that were all on their way to Georgia.
Financial experts warn there are common mistakes that can make dealing with your debt even more difficult.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
A memorial bench honoring the late Philadelphia radio host Pierre Robert is set to be dedicated in Rittenhouse Square on May 31.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Officers in Philadelphia say they seized tens of thousands of potentially dangerous pills that were all on their way to Georgia.
Financial experts warn there are common mistakes that can make dealing with your debt even more difficult.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
An estimated 200,000 people are expected to attend the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Financial experts warn there are common mistakes that can make dealing with your debt even more difficult.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
A memorial bench honoring the late Philadelphia radio host Pierre Robert is set to be dedicated in Rittenhouse Square on May 31.
Two people have been transported to hospitals after a crash involving an ambulance and another vehicle in Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania.
Two men are facing charges after over 260 pounds of meth were seized by law enforcement in New Jersey in April, the largest meth bust in state history.
A New Jersey community is taking extra precautions for a carnival after disorder at other recent events in the area.
The Gloucester County community is rallying around a family after they lost their 7-year-old son, who was hit and killed by a school bus.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
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A Delaware man is in custody after he barricaded himself and started a fire inside a Wawa store on Limestone Road, police say.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
A crash had closed part of I-95 North in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
A serious crash in Hainesport, New Jersey, forced Route 38 to close Thursday night.
The ramp from Front Street to northbound I-95 and the ramp from southbound I-95 to Front Street will reopen the afternoon of May 8 until the morning of May 11.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
Charle Young, an All-Pro tight end who helped the San Francisco 49ers win their first Super Bowl title, has died.
Rory McIlroy is dealing with blister issues under his right pinky toe ahead of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Kyle Schwarber homered in his fifth consecutive game and the Phillies beat the Red Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
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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.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, tax attorney Shaun Griffith sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Griffith is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, Dr. Ala Stanford sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Stanford is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, state Sen. Sharif Street sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Street is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, State Rep. Chris Rabb sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Rabb is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
It's college graduation season, and many new grads are facing a challenging job market as they juggle outstanding student loans. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has what new grads need to know as they begin their financial journey.