Philadelphia launches program to support jurors after traumatic trials
After serving on a murder trial, one man says he was haunted by what he saw — until a newly created program stepped in to help.
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After serving on a murder trial, one man says he was haunted by what he saw — until a newly created program stepped in to help.
The family of slain Temple University police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald was in court on Friday, preparing for the trial that is scheduled to start in two weeks.
Bryan Kohberger faces four murder charges in the fatal stabbings of four college students in November 2022.
A jury found Robert Telles guilty of murder in the death of investigative journalist Jeff German and sentenced him to life in prison.
Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was a world-class gravel racer. Prosecutors say Kaitlin Armstrong killed her.
Prosecutors said Blair Watts killed and buried his business partner, Limerick, Pa. mother Jennifer Brown in January 2023.
Watts is charged with murdering Limerick, Pa. mom and business partner Jennifer Brown and burying her in an industrial area.
Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students are asking that cameras be banned from the courtroom going forward.
An Idaho judge has granted a 37-day stay to the man accused of brutally murdering 4 University of Idaho students.
Bethany Funke's attorneys argue in the motion that the defense's claims that Funke has exculpatory information are "without support."
Blair Watts was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Jennifer Brown.
CBS News Correspondent Nikki Battiste has the latest from the courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina.
Defense lawyer Michael Farrell claims there was insufficient probable cause to arrest Smith at the time, and his subsequent 'blurt out' statement that 'she was alive when I left the house,' and confession to detectives in the homicide unit should not be presented to jurors.
A man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he murdered a 95-year-old woman in their Kensington neighborhood during an attempted sexual assault earlier this year.
The federal jury considering the penalty for convicted drug kingpin and murderer Kaboni Savage has voted unanimously that Savage shall be sentenced to death.
Convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is planning to plead guilty next week to federal charges he was distributing hundreds of thousands of prescription pills and other narcotics to patients out of his West Philadelphia women's clinic.
A Philadelphia jury is breaking for the weekend amid deliberations in the capital murder case of an abortion provider.
For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment — the tone of the national debate on abortion.
Philadelphia prosecutors predicted two years ago that the indictment of an abortion provider charged with killing babies would be exploited by both sides of the nation's polarized abortion debate.
Witness Lamont Lewis has admitted to committing 11 murders, including the arson murders of a witness's family, but the defense contends he is lying about others to help himself.
Prosecutor Thomas Lipscomb has told the jury 87-year-old George Greaves survived the deadliest war in human history, only to be gunned down, shot once in the chest, in his driveway by a teenage girl.
Jury deliberations are scheduled to resume this morning in the murder trial of Donte Johnson. He is accused of raping and strangling 20-year-old Sabina O'Donnel near her Northern Liberties home two years ago.
Khalil Wimes, 6, weighed just 29 pounds when he died last month. Parents Floyd and Tina are accused of abusing Khalil and face 1st degree murder charges.
There's been heartbreaking testimony in the trial of a former Philadelphia police officer charged with murdering a young man during a Port Richmond neighborhood fight in 2009.
Witnesses described the chaos and horror as a bar patron, kicked out for smoking, returns with a vengeance and a hail of bullets.
Grands As Parents Inc., a Philadelphia nonprofit, supports grandparents who take on the role of parent when their children can't.
A Pennsylvania grandmother lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after falling for a fast‑growing online employment scam that promises easy money for simple "tasks."
Most retail and food establishments will remain open, but services like mail delivery will be suspended for the federal holiday.
Temperatures in the Philadelphia area will stay above freezing for much of the week.
A stretch of Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City section is closed until further notice because of a water main break.
A stretch of Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City section is closed until further notice because of a water main break.
Grands As Parents Inc., a Philadelphia nonprofit, supports grandparents who take on the role of parent when their children can't.
A person with measles traveled through Philadelphia International Airport last week, health officials said.
A Pennsylvania grandmother lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after falling for a fast‑growing online employment scam that promises easy money for simple "tasks."
Most retail and food establishments will remain open, but services like mail delivery will be suspended for the federal holiday.
Grands As Parents Inc., a Philadelphia nonprofit, supports grandparents who take on the role of parent when their children can't.
A Pennsylvania grandmother lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after falling for a fast‑growing online employment scam that promises easy money for simple "tasks."
A stretch of Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City section is closed until further notice because of a water main break.
A person with measles traveled through Philadelphia International Airport last week, health officials said.
Several Pennsylvania communities will be under a Code Orange alert for pollution in the air on Monday.
A person was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Washington Township early Sunday morning, police said.
After erosion from several major storms, New Jersey officials say federal relief is on the way for eroding South Jersey beaches.
February is Heart Awareness Month, and with Valentine's Day approaching, the holiday holds special meaning for a South Jersey family.
Video from a New Jersey police department's drone helped officers rescue a missing child in dense woods amid severely cold weather.
Quinton Law made history by becoming New Jersey's youngest active serving mayor and Moorestown Township's first Black mayor.
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.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
The man whom Jill Biden divorced for the eventual 46th President of the United States is now in jail on murder charges.
A person with measles traveled through Philadelphia International Airport last week, health officials said.
February is Heart Awareness Month, and with Valentine's Day approaching, the holiday holds special meaning for a South Jersey family.
As piles of snow melt across the Philadelphia region, research shows the salt used to prevent slipping could end up in the water supply.
Black History Month is poignant for one family after a man got a historic, innovative treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
With a measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, local health experts want to send a message to families.
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.
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.
U.S. Olympic gold medalist Breezy Johnson and her fiancé talks about the lead up to their engagement at 2026 Milano Cortina and a congratulations from Taylor Swift.
The Sixers rookie capped off his first apperance at the NBA All-Star weekend with two game-ending scores and an MVP trophy.
"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."
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
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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.
A water main break shut down Spruce Street near the Penn Medicine complex. Ray Strickland has more on the mess in the area.
Monday will be mostly cloudy around the Delaware Valley after an overnight system brought some slushy snow to the reason. That snow won't stick around long though; high temperatures will stay well above freezing the rest of the week.
Grandfamilies, or when grandparents step in to raise their grandchildren, often happen unexpectedly and without a roadmap. In North Philadelphia, a group of grandmothers is making sure no one has to do it alone.
A grandmother says from Berks County, Pennsylvania says she lost the money she expected to live on in retirement after falling for a fast‑growing online employment scam that promises easy money for simple "tasks."
The annual morning game is a tradition for the Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Reading Fightin Phils played as "Cream Chipped Beef" in 2024 and "Flapjacks" in 2025.