Drexel University point guard Eli Beard "lifts people up," leads his teammates, coach says
Drexel University point guard Eli Beard is a difference-maker on the court despite being just 5 feet, 11 inches, his coach said.
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Drexel University point guard Eli Beard is a difference-maker on the court despite being just 5 feet, 11 inches, his coach said.
In her final basketball season at Drexel University, Philadelphia native Amaris Baker has some extra support: Her brother Gabe is a freshman on the scout team and her biggest cheerleader.
Penn will take on Villanova in the men's championship game at the Big 5 Classic this year, while on the women's side, Villanova will play St. Joseph's for city bragging rights.
A woman was struck by a vehicle and killed near 33rd and Market streets in University City on Thursday morning, police said.
Police say they've recovered a silver Chrysler 300 sedan that they say was involved in a hit-and-run Thursday morning that killed 48-year-old Meaza Brown in University City. Ray Strickland reports.
Dr. Brian Lee, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said his research found that there is no increase in autism rates associated with Tylenol.
The Academy of Natural Sciences will decrease its operating hours and staff this week because of financial worries.
The Good Samaritan Club, made up of college students from around the city, meets regularly to help keep a North Philadelphia football field clean.
If you've ever wondered where the happiest places in Philly are, Drexel University's Happiness Lab has already done the research for you.
If you've ever wondered where the happiest places in Philly are, Drexel University's Happiness Lab has already done the research for you.
Temple University is celebrating its new president. The school held an investiture ceremony for John Fry. This marks his official installation as the university's 15th president. Fry came to Temple from Drexel University, where he spent 14 years as the school's president. He promised to work to make the campus an inclusive community for everyone.
For the third straight season, Philadelphia won't have a men's college basketball team representing the city during March Madness.
Artists from Philadelphia and Ukraine collaborated to create two murals that are now on display at Drexel University’s Pearlstein Gallery.
Sports anchor Pat Gallen and head coach of Drexel University women's basketball Amy Mallon discuss the inaugural Women's Big 5 Classic tournament and the moment the sport is having in the spotlight. Coach Mallon also shares why the Big 5 is actually a big family too.
Philadelphia's basketball teams are preparing to compete for bragging rights at the Big 5 Classic this weekend.
Men's and women's basketball teams across the city are preparing to compete for the ultimate bragging rights this weekend at the Big 5 Classic in Philadelphia.
The winner of Temple and La Salle will face St. Joe's in the Big 5 Championship at the Wells Fargo Center.
St. Joseph's earned a chance to repeat as Big 5 champions after defeating Villanova and Penn. For a second straight year, Temple and La Salle will battle for a spot in the title game.
Two sports teams on Drexel University's campus have formed a unique bond: basketball and hockey.
At CBS Philadelphia, we are proud to highlight the traditions, pride, and school spirit of Big 5 basketball. That includes the Big 5’s newest member: the Drexel Dragons. Pat Gallen shows how two sports on campus have formed a unique bond.
Philadelphia's premier collegiate basketball teams kick off their season with Big 5 Spirit Day. You can celebrate with the hashtag #Big5IsPhilly, wear your school gear and cheer on teams as the first games happen Tuesday night.
Temple University has a new president. John Fry introduced himself to the Owls community in a video on social media. Before going to Temple, Fry was the president at Drexel University. He says his top priorities are campus and neighborhood safety and diversifying enrollment.
Many dinosaurs including relatives of the T-Rex survived cold climates thanks to a coating of feathers, not unlike their evolutionary descendants - birds. Several feathery dinos are featured in the Ice Dinosaurs exhibit kicking off at Drexel's Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Wakisha Bailey reports.
Officials commissioned the U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine in Monmouth County, New Jersey, students are back on campus at Drexel University, and the 40th annual Fall for the Arts Festival returns to Chestnut Hill. More on these stories in your Digital Brief for Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.
West Chester University's student newspaper The Quad and Drexel University's student newspaper The Triangle covered the presidential debate in Philadelphia and shared what they learned with anchors Jim Donovan and Janelle Burrell.
Part of the Breathe Philly initiative, more than 70 ground-level monitors installed across Philadelphia will provide hourly air quality measurements.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
WealthMore founder Mical Jeanlys-White breaks down what investors should know and what they should ignore as they navigate 2026.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Part of the Breathe Philly initiative, more than 70 ground-level monitors installed across Philadelphia will provide hourly air quality measurements.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
WealthMore founder Mical Jeanlys-White breaks down what investors should know and what they should ignore as they navigate 2026.
The Trump administration filed an appeal after a judge ordered slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House Site to be returned.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
Part of the Breathe Philly initiative, more than 70 ground-level monitors installed across Philadelphia will provide hourly air quality measurements.
WealthMore founder Mical Jeanlys-White breaks down what investors should know and what they should ignore as they navigate 2026.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
The soon-to-be 133-year-old Reading Terminal Market has become an indispensable hallmark of the city of Philadelphia.
Police updated concerned residents at the Palumbo Recreation Center on Tuesday night after multiple violent robberies in South Philadelphia.
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 in South Jersey 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.
A nationwide shortage of estrogen patches used for hormone replacement therapy has prompted many women to look for alternatives for treating symptoms of menopause.
Diners have been apart of New Jersey's DNA for decades. Now many are struggling, but lawmakers are looking to give them a lifeline.
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.
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.
A person with measles traveled through Philadelphia International Airport last week, health officials said.
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.
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.
A portion of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive remains closed as crews work on water infrastructure repairs.
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.
The Reading Fightin Phils will play as the "Reading Iced Coffees" for their 23rd annual morning game Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Bryce Harper says he still doesn't understand why Dave Dombrowski suggested last year that he doesn't know if Harper is still an elite player.
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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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.
After decades of starring in some of Broadway's biggest shows, actress Mandy Gonzalez is lending her voice to two cabaret performances at the Rittenhouse Grill in Philadelphia.
Many Christians will mark the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday with a day of fasting and reflection. In Philadelphia, Saint Peter's Episcopal Church offered "ashes-to-go" in Washington Square Park, and Archbishop Nelson Perez will hold mass and distribute ashes at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Wednesday at noon.
When it comes to investing, it can feel overwhelming after last year's volatility in the market, from tariffs to inflation and job losses. But it's better to stay calm, stay informed and stay invested, Mical Jeanlys-White tells Josh Sidorowicz in this preview of the latest In Your Corner podcast episode.
Fog will clear out later on Wednesday morning, but be ready for some more fog and rain showers on Thursday in the Philadelphia region. Then on Friday morning, heavy rain will fall before a system brings more precipitation — likely rain or a mix with snow — on Sunday. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Andrew Kozak has your forecast.
Global Leadership Academy students are taking a trip to Ghana, in West Africa, as part of their Black History Month curriculum, connecting classroom lessons to the continent where so much of that history began. Dr. Naomi Johnson Booker, the school's founder, tells Wakisha Bailey these international trips are "the pinnacle of what we do."