Why some people in the Philadelphia area will have to pay more for heat this winter
The Pennsylvania Utility Commission approved a 3% hike for PGW customers.
The Pennsylvania Utility Commission approved a 3% hike for PGW customers.
PGW is taking down Gas Holder No. 11 which is highly visible from I-95.
Wakisha Bailey reports.
Experts say people who live in the Port Richmond neighborhood should stay away from the explosion debris.
The average total monthly bill for a typical residential customer will increase from just over $94 to just under $100 per month.
There have been no evacuations, but the situation is not currently under control.
PGW has placed some 80-thousand liens, for more than 70-Million dollars, on unsuspecting landlords whose tenants skipped without paying the gas bill.
If you live in Philadelphia, switching natural gas suppliers to save money isn't an option.
The extra PGW charge is called a Weather Normalization Adjustment.
It's a series of programs, rebates and financial incentives designed to help customers conserve energy and save money.
Members of Philadelphia City Council today delivered a great big I-told-you-so to those who wanted the city to sell off the Philadelphia Gas Works.
Philadelphia Gas Works is warning customers to beware of scammers showing up on their doorsteps.
The company that wanted to buy PGW last year has itself been bought. Was this deal in the works as the PGW deal was being debated?
PGW officials say a break in a six inch cast iron gas main caused a leak leading to an explosion inside a two-story apartment house at 7912 Ardleigh Street in Chestnut Hill around 1:30 this morning.
Five people, including two children, were sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning overnight inside a home in Northeast Philadelphia.
State officials are now taking a hard look at whether the city-owned utility should speed up the replacement of aging gas mains.
The annual Cold Weather Survey shows 23,213 households without electric or gas heat this season, compared to 19,653 in Pennsylvania last year.
The failure of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter's ambitious plan to sell PGW marks a new low in relations between Nutter and members of City Council. But the mayor insists he'll be able to get things done in 2015, his final year in office, and rejects the label "lame duck."
Mayor Michael Nutter's long and politically difficult effort to sell PGW has officially ended. The firm chosen to buy the utility has nixed the deal because of City Council's refusal to debate the plan.
Rich explains why he is tired of talking about Ferguson. He talks to City Councilman David Oh about the stalled sale of PGW, Ryan Berk, who confronted a man impersonating a military veteran at the Oxford Valley Mall, and Karen Montgomery, whose son Shane went missing in Manayunk the night before Thanksgiving.
Today was City Council's final chance to introduce the required legislation before the PGW sale agreement expires at yearend.
Doug Oliver was spokesman for Mayor Nutter during Nutter's first term and is now a marketing vice president at PGW.
This afternoon brings the start of a two-day hearing in which council members will examine what they call the "highest and best use" of the city-owned utility.
Two weeks after City Council President Darrell Clarke announced that council will not vote on the proposed sale of PGW, the firm UIL Holdings of Connecticut has announced that they're not pulling out -- at least not yet. UIL has had since July the right to terminate the sale agrement.
"Hang in there, because we're going to come up with a better plan," councilwoman Marian Tasco told her colleagues.
Nearly 2 million farmworkers help put food on American tables today, but modern machines powered by AI could eventually replace many of them.
The start of spring isn't particularly warm in Philadelphia, but it does mean more daylight is on the way.
The 4-2 vote comes a week after a council meeting on March 11, when Dawn Jones accused Councilwoman Rachel Walker of racial discrimination and allegedly using a racial slur.
Tyrese Maxey had 30 points and 10 assists and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers hold off the Miami Heat 98-91 Monday night in a potential preview of an NBA play-in tournament game.
There won't be any Philly men's schools in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but plenty of players from Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be in the big dance.
Andre Gordon Jr. is now facing more than a dozen criminal charges in Pennsylvania following the slaying of three family members over the weekend, new court documents show.
Philadelphia Police said the body of a child, who they believe was between 4 and 7 years old, was found inside a duffle bag along the 600 block of North 38th Street in the city's Mantua section.
Nearly 2 million farmworkers help put food on American tables today, but modern machines powered by AI could eventually replace many of them.
There won't be any Philly men's schools in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but plenty of players from Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be in the big dance.
The start of spring isn't particularly warm in Philadelphia, but it does mean more daylight is on the way.
The start of spring isn't particularly warm in Philadelphia, but it does mean more daylight is on the way.
The 4-2 vote comes a week after a council meeting on March 11, when Dawn Jones accused Councilwoman Rachel Walker of racial discrimination and allegedly using a racial slur.
There won't be any Philly men's schools in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but plenty of players from Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be in the big dance.
Saquon Barkley was engulfed into the Philadelphia Eagles long before he even played a down for his new franchise after spending time at the team's training camp at Lehigh University as a kid.
Andre Gordon Jr. is now facing more than a dozen criminal charges in Pennsylvania following the slaying of three family members over the weekend, new court documents show.
The start of spring isn't particularly warm in Philadelphia, but it does mean more daylight is on the way.
There won't be any Philly men's schools in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but plenty of players from Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be in the big dance.
Andre Gordon Jr. is now facing more than a dozen criminal charges in Pennsylvania following the slaying of three family members over the weekend, new court documents show.
In 1960, a North Carolina college student from the Philadelphia area took a stand by being one of the first to sit down at a whites-only lunch counter.
Princeton University students, athletes and local businesses are beaming with pride after their women's basketball team made the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row.
The start of spring isn't particularly warm in Philadelphia, but it does mean more daylight is on the way.
High temperatures stay in the upper 40s and low 50s this week, a return to the reality of March weather, with the chilliest day coming on Tuesday, aka the official start to spring.
Sunday will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy and mild for your St. Patrick's Day celebrations with high temperatures near the low 60s, but a cool down is on the way for the official start to spring.
Friday there's a chance of rain in Philadelphia - but it's mostly just a cloudy day with some risks to allergy sufferers - and more warm March temperatures.
A Delaware judge sentenced Keith Gibson to seven life terms - he will be extradited to Philadelphia to face charges for the murders of four people in 2021, including his mother.
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is hosting a Spirit Challenge as part of its 45+ Reasons campaign, which has the goal of getting 5,000 Black Philadelphians screened for colorectal cancer.
Most healthy men produce sufficient testosterone as they age. Yet online ads and telehealth sites are promoting testosterone drugs with flawed promises of boosting libido and busting stomach fat.
It's been a challenging four years for medical students who started at the height of the pandemic but it's also been extra special for one couple at Penn.
Infections of the highly contagious measles virus have been reported in 17 states in the first three months of 2024.
The director of breast health at Main Line Lankenau Hospital said the risk assessment tool is based on a woman's family history, prior breast biopsies, the age of her first period and when her first child was born.
Data from the federal government shows that an offshore wind power project proposed for New Jersey would have 157 turbines and be located 8.4 miles from shore at its closest point.
Mayor Reed Gusciora said he wrote a letter to Starbucks asking the company to keep its Trenton location open.
Tanya Hill-Holliday started out at a McDonald's in Baltimore, Maryland before going on to run 12 franchises in Pennsylvania.
On Thursday, Feb. 29, aka Leap Day, Krispy Kreme customers can buy any regularly priced dozen and get another dozen original glazed doughnuts for just $2.29.
Wheelhouse Cards, a full-service sports card shop that saw a resurgence during the pandemic, has opened its second location in West Chester, Pa.
It's pothole season in the northeast, and as springtime nears, efforts to fix the holes ramp up. Drivers in both South Jersey and Philadelphia are doing their best to swerve away from the issue.
Pennsylvania State Police said I-76 near Conshohocken closed around 1 a.m. because of a truck fire on the eastbound lanes between Exit 331B/PA 23 and Exit 338 (Green Lane/Belmont Avenue).
Here's everything you need to know to ensure you're all set ahead of the city's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.
SEPTA Transit Police Chief Charles Lawson discussed safety at a press conference Wednesday. Hours later, eight teens were shot near a bus stop in Northeast Philadelphia.
A 2023 report by the Pennsylvania State Transportation Advisory Committee found that speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia have been successful in slowing down reckless drivers.
Tyrese Maxey had 30 points and 10 assists and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers hold off the Miami Heat 98-91 Monday night in a potential preview of an NBA play-in tournament game.
There won't be any Philly men's schools in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but plenty of players from Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be in the big dance.
Saquon Barkley was engulfed into the Philadelphia Eagles long before he even played a down for his new franchise after spending time at the team's training camp at Lehigh University as a kid.
Kenny Pickett is ready for a fresh start in Philadelphia.
Princeton University students, athletes and local businesses are beaming with pride after their women's basketball team made the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row.
In an interview last week, Dr. Dre said he endured three strokes while he was hospitalized for a brain aneurysm in January 2021.
With hundreds of millions on the line for Powerball and Mega Millions, you won't be able to buy lottery tickets today in Pennsylvania.
Celine Dion said in her post that March 15 was International Stiff-Person Syndrome Awareness Day.
The original "Ghostbusters" cast braved the heavy proton packs once more for the franchise's latest installment.
Neil Young voluntarily removed his music from Spotify in 2022 after Joe Rogan, whose podcast was exclusively on Spotify, had a controversial infectious disease expert on as a guest during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
Students in Philadelphia's Law Pathway program are learning more about a possible legal career with help from Penn's law school and the Troutman Pepper law firm.
Mercy Career and Technical High School senior Taylor Houseman was one of two students selected to give a SEPTA bus a brand new look.
On this week's Focusing on the Future and the first day of Women's History Month, CBS Philadelphia talked with one high school senior who is making history.
At Cherokee High School, its Chiefs United basketball team is proving that lasting bonds go well beyond the court.
Meet the Fanny Jackson Coppin School students who voice the theme song for the new PBS Kids series "Lyla in the Loop."
Lionel Messi is dealing with a hamstring injury that will force the superstar soccer player to miss Argentina's friendly on Friday night against El Salvador at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Janelle Burrell has your Tuesday morning Digital Brief, including the scoop on free Rita's Italian Ice and lottery machines being down in Pennsylvania.
A planned system upgrade means lottery machines across Pennsylvania are down March 19 until the upgrade is complete. Jasmine Payoute reports and shares sound from a Philadelphia business owner impacted.
A search for local rapper Phat Geez' killer, a wrongful conviction overturned and other headlines are today's top stories in Philadelphia.
A new report lists the most challenging places to live in the United States with pollen allergies this year. Allentown is the worst in the Delaware Valley, but where does Philadelphia rank on the list?