New Jersey community honors World War II veteran with medals, special celebration
William George Schumacher, 97, of Delair, New Jersey, was celebrated for serving in WWII and even given his own day in Camden County.
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William George Schumacher, 97, of Delair, New Jersey, was celebrated for serving in WWII and even given his own day in Camden County.
Andrew "Tim" Kiniry was the Hometown Hero at the Phillies game on Wednesday, getting to change out one of the bases at Citizens Bank Park.
Fireworks are synonymous with the 4th of July but for military veterans they may trigger flashbacks and anxiety. The Department of Veteran Affairs shares tips on how veterans can cope with the celebratory fireworks.
Philadelphia leaders honored military veterans, and vendors were on hand to provide support.
Philadelphia city leaders honored U.S. military veterans and their families Wednesday afternoon at City Hall. Vendors were also on hand to offer services and even haircuts.
U.S. military veterans who served in the Normandy campaign in World War II landed at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday night after a week touring their former battlegrounds including Omaha Beach. The 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion was observed June 6, 2024.
Atlantic City unveiled the Bernie Friedenberg World War II Memorial on Thursday to honor the legacy of a local veteran who was among the first on Omaha Beach 80 years ago.
On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Andrew Kiniry planned to walk the sand on Normandy's beaches, where he once cared for wounded soldiers.
Just this month, a Mt. Airy apartment complex evacuated one of its buildings after the city deemed it an unsafe structure. However, some tenants are still living in that building and or moving in.
Three C-47 transport planes, a workhorse of World War II, dropped three long strings of jumpers, their round chutes mushrooming open in the blue skies with puffy white clouds.
Nonprofit Forever Young Veterans is sending four Delaware Valley veterans, including 102-year-old Andrew Kiniry, to Normandy, France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
In a solemn tribute to the sacrifices made by American servicemen and women, Gold Star parents and veterans gathered at the historic Dempsey Daniel Butler Cemetery in Camden.
In a solemn tribute to the sacrifices made by American servicemen and women, Gold Star parents and veterans gathered at the historic Dempsey Daniel Butler Cemetery in Camden this Memorial Day. It was one of several events honoring fallen servicemembers around the region.
Air Force Lieutenant Jack Goodrich was honored at Washington Memorial Chapel in King of Prussia on Memorial Day.
Hundreds, including many veterans, gathered for a Memorial Day parade on State Street in Media.
Former Springfield police chief Joseph Daly was part of the annual Memorial Day parade in Media, Pennsylvania. “Those freedoms you enjoy, they weren’t given to you by any of us,” said Daily, who served in Vietnam in the Marine Corps. “They were earned on the backs of those willing to serve.”
Veterans performed original music at an event called Echoes of Empowerment in Center City Philadelphia.
Hundreds of people came together in Delaware County Saturday for an early observance of Memorial Day honoring 185 service members.
The beach in Ocean City, New Jersey around the Music Pier is home to a two-mile obstacle course for the annual Memorial Beach Challenge, a race raising money for The 31 Heroes Project. 31 Heroes creates programs and financial support systems for service members, veterans and families. Wakisha Bailey chats with members of 31 Heroes and organizers of the challenge to learn more - as participants race around the beach over hills, under obstacles and through trenches of water in the background.
The true meaning of Memorial Day is to honor military servicemembers who gave their lives in service to the United States. The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor features over 600,000 poppy flowers, in honor of each service member killed since World War I. Maj. Gen. John Richardson, the head of military affairs at USAA, explains what visitors can expect to see.
May Brill will turn 100 next week and for decades, she's been an advocate for veterans. Residents in the community came together Friday in celebration of the WWII veteran from Cherry Hill.
On Friday, a grateful family from Cape May met the woman who donated a kidney not knowing who the recipient would be.
Paul Trumbetas, a World War II veteran and big Phillies fan, got the birthday party of the century in Chester County at the Southeastern Veterans' Center in Spring City on Tuesday.
A vacant motel in Absecon is coming back to life with the help of some volunteers. The organization has spent the past year transforming the space for veterans experiencing homelessness or in need of housing.
A program is working to preserve the past as several military monuments sit near Brandywine Park in Wilmington that haven't been touched or cleaned in decades.
Wednesday is shaping up to be a nice, warm, not-too-humid summer day in the Philadelphia region.
School officials met with families Tuesday night in Kensington to explain what went wrong and where students will go instead.
The NTSB released new videos of the Northeast Philadelphia plane crash on Tuesday.
Bryston Stott's two-run single in the sixth inning helped the Phillies rally to beat the Marlins, 6-4, for their fifth straight win.
The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive end Za'Darius Smith, the team said Tuesday.
Four gunmen fired more than 50 shots along Ridge Avenue in North Philly Tuesday afternoon, fatally striking a 78-year-old man and wounding two other men, police said.
CBS News Philadelphia reviewed hundreds of pages of R.C. Horsch's books. Much of the material is graphic, disturbing, sexually explicit and violent.
Wednesday is shaping up to be a nice, warm, not-too-humid summer day in the Philadelphia region.
School officials met with families Tuesday night in Kensington to explain what went wrong and where students will go instead.
The NTSB released new videos of the Northeast Philadelphia plane crash on Tuesday.
School officials met with families Tuesday night in Kensington to explain what went wrong and where students will go instead.
The NTSB released new videos of the Northeast Philadelphia plane crash on Tuesday.
East Side Little League of West Chester is hoping to make a deep run in the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport.
CBS News Philadelphia reviewed hundreds of pages of R.C. Horsch's books. Much of the material is graphic, disturbing, sexually explicit and violent.
As Philadelphia students prepare to return to class, teachers and school staff are getting ready for more than a new school year.
While Tuesday will be hot, the humidity levels in the region will be lower, making for a good day to head to the pool or beach.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
Two people were shot and killed in Millville Sunday morning, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office says.
A man has been arrested in connection with a boating crash that killed two kids off the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey.
After a brief period of relief in 2025, car insurance costs are climbing again across much of the country.
Art DeRamus' girlfriend was hurt in the shooting while she was sleeping in the front bedroom of the home in New Castle County, Delaware.
While Tuesday will be hot, the humidity levels in the region will be lower, making for a good day to head to the pool or beach.
A 54-year-old woman was killed by an alleged drunken driver who ran a stop sign in New Castle, Delaware, Saturday night, police said.
A 6-year-old boy riding a bike was injured when an SUV struck them in Port Penn, Delaware, on Sunday, New Castle County Paramedics said.
East Side Little League of West Chester is heading to Williamsport for the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series.
A Chester County teenager is getting ready to go back to school after recovering from a special kind of brain surgery.
An experimental treatment being tested in Philadelphia could offer new hope for people with ALS.
History is the backbone of a new back-to-school vaccine campaign in Camden, N.J., launched by Grandparents for Vaccines.
In 2012, Emily Whitehead was the first pediatric patient to get a breakthrough cancer treatment that saved her life and is now helping others.
One Philadelphia mom who didn't trust organ donation changed her mind after she watched what happened with her son, "Jimmy Jam."
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
Beginning Sunday, several bus routes in Philadelphia are changing, including the addition of two new routes.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Bryston Stott's two-run single in the sixth inning helped the Phillies rally to beat the Marlins, 6-4, for their fifth straight win.
The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive end Za'Darius Smith, the team said Tuesday.
East Side Little League of West Chester is hoping to make a deep run in the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport.
MLB's first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years in Dyersville, Iowa, averaged 1.66 million viewers on Netflix Thursday night according to Nielsen.
Cristopher Sánchez struck out six and became MLB's first 16-game winner as the Phillies beat the Marlins, 6-5, on Monday.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Emily Mello is joining Mural Arts Philadelphia and will replace Jane Golden, who is leaving after more than 40 years with the organization.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The Regal movie theater in King of Prussia said its IMAX 70mm projector is working again after an outage that affected screenings of "The Odyssey."
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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.
Bill Kelly has the latest NEXT Weather forecast for the Philadelphia region on a sunny and hot Wednesday. Here's the latest NEXT Weather forecast.
The Eagles and Patriots will begin joint practices on Wednesday, and the former Birds wide receiver will face his former teammates for the first time since the trade in June.
A shooting in North Philadelphia on Ridge Avenue on Tuesday killed a 78-year-old man and left two other men injured, according to police.
Families at Kensington High School are getting some answers about asbestos concerns less than a week before students head back to class. CBS News Philadelphia's Eva Andersen reports.
Two other men were wounded in the shooting in North Philadelphia on the 2200 block of Ridge Avenue.