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Statement from PSAC: The Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference (PSAC) is fully aware of the decision by Cheyney University to exit the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) upon conclusion of the 2017-18 academic year. PSAC membership requires that all members be in good standing with the NCAA. PSAC officials have been in communication and consultation with…

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ll School District of Philadelphia schools will open Thursday, March 22, 2018 on a two-hour delay. All buses will operate on a delayed schedule pushing morning pick up times back by two hours. We ask that parents and caregivers be patient as certain yellow bus routes may experience moderate to significant delays Thursday morning. All…

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6abc ALERTS: Get the latest severe weather alerts at 6abc.com/Weather SNOWFALL/COASTAL ISSUES: We’re looking at the possibility of about 8-12″ in much of SE Pennsylvania, northern Delaware and areas of South Jersey near the NJ Turnpike. 4-8″ is expected in areas closer to Allentown and Reading, as well as the heart of South Jersey closer…

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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey say an armed man is holed up in a restaurant across the street from Princeton University’s campus. Police say there are no known hostages in the Panera Bread, but it’s not clear what sparked the standoff that began around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities had shut down Princeton’s…

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????6abc screengrab PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) –The president of the Philadelphia NAACP has suggested Rittenhouse Square as a better location for the proposed Temple University stadium rather than North Philadelphia. “We cannot afford to have this stadium in North Philadelphia and so we’re calling on the president of Temple University to consider right here in Rittenhouse Square,”…

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Philly.com/AP Offer shorter prison sentences in plea deals. Decline certain classes of criminal charges. And explain, on the record, why taxpayers should fork over thousands of dollars per year to incarcerate people. Those are some of the instructions that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has outlined for the office’s 300 prosecutors — perhaps the boldest set of policies…

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The tax deadline is right around the corner.  I visited Timothy Nelson, the owner of the Comprotax location at 1618 Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia.  Not only do they prepare tax returns, they offer an opportunity for you to own a home-mobile income tax business. Call Tim at 215.236.1000 to set up your…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Conor Lamb and Rick Saccone   By Bill Barrow, Marc Levy and Steve Peoples associated press MT. LEBANON, Pa. — A razor’s edge separated Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone early Wednesday in their closely watched special election in Pennsylvania, where a surprisingly strong bid by first-time candidate Lamb severely tested Donald Trump’s sway…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mesfin Tegenu, M.S., R.Ph. President   When Mesfin Tegenu helped launch PerformRx in 1999, his goal was to create a company that would help meet the needs of those in need of pharmaceutical services. A recent accreditation would indicate that he’s done it.   By Denise Clay Right now, we’re talking a lot about…

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C-CAP will re-create the intensity of a restaurant kitchen where seniors and juniors will face a savory and sweet challenge from memory within a two-hour time limit, graded by local top chefs on technique, taste, and skills held at The Art Institute of Philadelphia, 2300 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. This year’s judges are: Executive…

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