Temple, site of 1st Philly heart transplant, still making medical history
Earl Jones is thriving after receiving a heart transplant at Temple University Hospital decades ago.
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Earl Jones is thriving after receiving a heart transplant at Temple University Hospital decades ago.
Sixty-year-old Earl Jones had a heart transplant at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia more than two decades ago. Now, he helps other families as a volunteer with the Gift of Life Donor Program.
Along with celebrating the new year, some Delaware Valley families are celebrating the arrival of new babies.
Zipporah Washington is now a nurse who has conquered cancer and is ready to give back.
Zipporah Washington is now a nurse who has conquered cancer and is ready to give back.
The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals announced a new strike date set for Oct. 13.
The clock is ticking: Temple University Hospital workers say they are prepared for a possible strike if they cannot reach an agreement on a new contract. Jan Carabeo has your latest morning headlines with weather from Meteorologist Grant Gilmore.
Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is set to have surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. Dr. Cherie Erkmen, a thoracic surgeon at Temple University who is not treating Wheeler, explains the procedure.
Temple Health will move labor and delivery services and other women's health care to a new hospital in Northeast Philadelphia.
Temple Women & Families Hospital is set to open in Northeast Philadelphia in September. All labor and delivery services will move to the new location from the Broad Street site, including the neonatal intensive care unit, which will double in size.
Air quality alerts are in effect in the Philadelphia area, fueled by smoke from wildfires that are burning thousands of miles away.
Preparations are underway for the Broad Street Run, the largest 10-mile race in the country, with 40,000 runners expected.
New friends now sharing the gift of life after transplant patients had the opportunity to meet in person at a special introduction.
Transplant patients who are now part of each other had the opportunity to meet in person at a special introduction at Temple Hospital on Friday. Stephanie Stahl was there for the big moment.
Michael Profeto received the 1,000th kidney transplant at Temple University Hospital during Thanksgiving week.
Michael Profeto's more than decade-long battle with end-stage renal failure came to a life-changing turning point this week.
The new report shows the lung cancer survival rate has improved 26% in the last five years.
Police say a 40-year-old man was critically injured after a truck ran a red light and struck his vehicle before crashing into several parked cars in Philadelphia.
The president of a Pennsylvania nurses union is calling for an increase in emergency room security after a hit-and-run injured three nurses.
The president of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals said there's a need for security at every hospital outside of their emergency room. This comes after three nurses were struck by a hit-and-run driver over the weekend outside of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia.
On Saturday, Temple Health will hold a community block party where Philadelphians can get free services and screenings.
The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country.
A Philadelphia police office is in critical condition at Temple University Hospital after he was shot in Kensington Saturday night, police said.
A man was taken into custody by Philadelphia police after he allegedly stabbed someone to death on the westbound platform at SEPTA's Somerset station.
Temple University Hospital is part of a trial that could help improve the high rate of pregnancy-related deaths among Black women in Philadelphia.
The four Democrats on the primary ballot for the Pennsylvania Third Congressional District tell CBS News Philadelphia what they would do on Day 1 if elected.
The PrideFest parade Saturday will cross state lines, starting in Lambertville and ending in New Hope, where a full festival celebrates the reason for the season.
Meet Glassboro native Alexa Valletta, whose feistiness helped her earn a spot on a U.S. Special Olympics roster.
Three rare basketball trading cards depicting the late Kobe Bryant are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at auctions this weekend.
Three people were charged, and about $2 million worth of fentanyl was seized from homes in Northeast Philadelphia this week.
The four Democrats on the primary ballot for the Pennsylvania Third Congressional District tell CBS News Philadelphia what they would do on Day 1 if elected.
The PrideFest parade Saturday will cross state lines, starting in Lambertville and ending in New Hope, where a full festival celebrates the reason for the season.
Meet Glassboro native Alexa Valletta, whose feistiness helped her earn a spot on a U.S. Special Olympics roster.
Three rare basketball trading cards depicting the late Kobe Bryant are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at auctions this weekend.
Three people were charged, and about $2 million worth of fentanyl was seized from homes in Northeast Philadelphia this week.
The four Democrats on the primary ballot for the Pennsylvania Third Congressional District tell CBS News Philadelphia what they would do on Day 1 if elected.
The PrideFest parade Saturday will cross state lines, starting in Lambertville and ending in New Hope, where a full festival celebrates the reason for the season.
Three people were charged, and about $2 million worth of fentanyl was seized from homes in Northeast Philadelphia this week.
The famed Ardrossan Estate, a Gilded Age mansion in Villanova, will be on full display along with other aspects of Philadelphia culture and design.
The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club is a huge boost for Pottstown, Pennsylvania-based Lessen the Loads.
The PrideFest parade Saturday will cross state lines, starting in Lambertville and ending in New Hope, where a full festival celebrates the reason for the season.
A recent college graduate in New Jersey is warning others to look for these red flags after she received a fake job offer.
As the Delaware Valley happily leaves a snowy winter behind, many can hardly wait to hit the Jersey Shore for Memorial Day weekend.
For the first time ever, the World Cup final will host a Super Bowl-style halftime show, with megawatt headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS.
EMR in Camden has rolled out a new fire suppression system in hopes of stopping sparks before they spread.
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.
NAMI Montgomery County is hosting a mental health awareness and fundraising walk for the organization's free mental health programs.
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 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club is a huge boost for Pottstown, Pennsylvania-based Lessen the Loads.
Bars and restaurants in Newtown Square are gearing up for an influx of customers as the 2026 PGA Championship is here.
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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A Delaware woman died in a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in South Philadelphia Tuesday night while her 4-year-old daughter was in the backseat, state police said.
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.
Meet Glassboro native Alexa Valletta, whose feistiness helped her earn a spot on a U.S. Special Olympics roster.
Three rare basketball trading cards depicting the late Kobe Bryant are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at auctions this weekend.
The Philadelphia Flyers on Friday re-signed restricted free agent goalie Aleksei Kolosov to a one-year contract extension.
Havertown native Lee Wybranski offered a glimpse behind the scenes at how he created his paintings for the 2026 PGA Championship.
Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 18th home run and the Phillies defeated the Red Sox 3-1 on Thursday 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.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
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.
CBS Sunday Morning’s annual design episode is coming to Philadelphia. CBS News Philadelphia's Liz Crawford caught up with Sunday Morning's Jane Pauley for a sneak peek.
Authorities say they've broken up a fentanyl trafficking ring in Northeast Philadelphia, seizing about $2 million worth of the drug.
After last year's Stotesbury Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River was canceled midway due to dangerous currents, parents and the over 4,000 student-athletes competing are excited for good conditions in 2026. Brandon Goldner reports from the time trials portion of the largest high school rowing regatta.
Anticipation is growing as people wait for a corpse flower named "Little Sinker" to finally bloom. The huge plants often go years between blooms, and those blooms only last 24 to 36 hours.
A recent college graduate in New Jersey is warning others to look for these red flags after she received a fake job offer. Josh Sidorowicz is In Your Corner with tips on avoiding hiring scams.