Widener University’s plan to increase its student population is working. The university saw its highest first-year student enrollment on record this past week at 900 students. The Chester ...

Widener University is fighting the city of Chester over parking meters installed on the campus. Claiming that the 1,200 meters will cause much more than an inconvenience to students and staff, the ...

CHESTER, Pa., (CBS)-- Authorities are investigating a shooting on the campus of Widener University that left a student in critical condition. It happened at about 8:45 p.m. Monday near the ...

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS ... The lockdown on Widener's campus lasted about 90 minutes. The university goes on winter break beginning at 6 p.m. Friday and residence halls are closing for the end ...

Widener is a private university with three campuses, two law schools, and about 5,500 students. The undergraduate campus is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles west of Philadelphia.

CHESTER – City police are investigating ... The shooting scene is less than one block from the southeast corner of Widener University’s campus. The college posted an alert on its website ...

On Tuesday, police in Chester, a city of some 34,000 residents, had secured the Widener University campus, determining that there was no active shooter but that a suspect was still at large.