Local and federal authorities performed what they call a historic drug raid in the city’s Kensington neighborhood.

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District says the 33-person indictment is the largest to come out of the district in a century.

KYW's Nigel Thompson joins us from the Police Department's 24th-25th District, where police and the FBI held a press conference.

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Two police officers are hospitalized after they were hit by a driver in Plymouth Township. As we hear from KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert, one of the officers was run over multiple times

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A large water main break has created a mess in North Philadelphia. A car was stuck in a sinkhole and several homes were flooded.

KYW's Sunny Morgan has more...

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Friday is the first day federal employees are going entirely without pay because of the ongoing government shutdown.

Air traffic controllers are among them, and that's starting to have ripple effects at airports nationwide.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stopped at Philly International today to highlight the problem.

And as KYW’s Justin Udo tells us, the secretary says he’s willing to freeze his own federal pay during this time, to stand in solidarity with those workers.

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Philadelphia isn't just the birthplace of America but home to all sorts of firsts, like the nation's first hospital, zoo and university, and the invention of the slinky.

To celebrate America's 250th birthday next year, 52 weeks of firsts will be highlighted throughout the city.

KYW's John McDevitt has the details....