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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Stephanie Stahl |Nate Sylves
Family in Montgomery County reacts to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. first press conference about autism Millions of autism families are anxiously focused on how Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will impact their lives, will his focus help or hurt? Cat and Dan West, who live in Montgomery County, watched RFK Jr. with their 22-year-old son, Joey, who has autism. "It's going to make things worse," Dan West, Joey's dad, said.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Dan Snyder |Nate Sylves
Organizers with the Philadelphia Historic District 250th committee will unveil plans today for the second annual Red, White, and Blue To-Do celebration in the city this summer. Twenty-one organizations and city leadership will also discuss plans for a yearlong celebration of America's semiquincentennial in 2026, covering what the city will do for the first 52 weeks of next year.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Eva Andersen |Nate Sylves
SEPTA, the Philadelphia Parking Authority and the city's Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Systems are launching a new enforcement initiative using camera technology to crack down on illegally parked vehicles that block bus and trolley routes. Beginning April 16, forward-facing cameras mounted on some SEPTA buses will begin documenting drivers who stop or park illegally in bus lanes, at bus stops, or while double parked on routes 17, 21 and 42.
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3 weeks ago | 
ktvz.com | Natasha Brown |Nate Sylves
By Natasha Brown, Nate SylvesClick here for updates on this story WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Sgt. Ted Lewis is used to unpredictable days as an officer with the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department. Still, a flurry of emergency calls Tuesday proved to be very different. “My day was interesting. It was filled with animal complaints,” Lewis said.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Natasha Brown |Nate Sylves
Sgt. Ted Lewis is used to unpredictable days as an officer with the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department. Still, a flurry of emergency calls Tuesday proved to be very different. "My day was interesting. It was filled with animal complaints," Lewis said. "We got the call for a horse running loose at 202 and 926, and we had multiple officers in the area, but we were having a difficult time locating the horse."The mini mare named April had just escaped the Horse Angels Rescue farm.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbsnews.com | Nikki DeMentri |Nate Sylves
Citizens Bank Park ready for Phillies' home opener, but will weather cooperate? The Phillies' home opener against the Colorado Rockies in South Philadelphia is days away, but Citizens Bank Park was still busy Friday, despite no fans in the stands. For the Phillies' grounds crew, Friday afternoon meant time spent putting out foul lines, stencling and painting. "Three days.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Eva Andersen |Nate Sylves
St. Patrick's Day festivities in full swing in Wilmington, Delaware St. Patrick's Day festivities were in full swing Monday as people gathered at Catherine Rooney's Irish Pub and Restaurant to celebrate Irish heritage, history and community. The event gave many an excuse to take the day off, including Brian Tobin, of Newark, Delaware. "I haven't worked St. Paddy's Day since 1999," Tobin said. "I feel it should be a day of rest and celebration to celebrate our heritage.
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1 month ago | 
cbsnews.com | Joe Brandt |Nate Sylves
Two people were taken to hospitals after a fire at an apartment building in Chester, Pennsylvania on Thursday morning, a fire official said. Crews were called to the building on the 1400 block of Congress Street around 8 a.m. and fought a fire on the second floor, Fire Commissioner John Paul Shirley said at the scene. Shirley said there were five people trapped on the floor but three were able to get out on their own. Shirley said some people jumped from the second floor to escape.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeleine Wright |Nate Sylves
With dozens of businesses still closed, the economic impact of Friday's deadly medical jet crash is coming into clear focus. Several blocks of Cottman Avenue — home to numerous shops and stores — remain shut down as investigators process the scene. On Tuesday, the NTSB released an image of the cockpit voice recorder, which was found 8 feet deep at the site of initial impact.
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2 months ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeleine Wright |Nate Sylves
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will join Mayor Cherelle Parker for a news conference updating the deadly medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday night. The 1 p.m. news conference will be streamed in the video player above or wherever CBS News Philadelphia is streaming. Crews are scouring the area surrounding Roosevelt Mall for clues to Friday's plane crash. The debris field spans four to five blocks.
