The Chinese Lantern Festival is back in Franklin Square Park for its 10th year. And as KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson tells us, there’s plenty of new displays to peruse, including some themed around America’s 250th Birthday.

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We are less than a month out from the climax of America’s 250th birthday celebration…but are Philadelphians excited? KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi gauged people’s sentiment.

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HIAS will be joined on June 15 by Philadelphia City Council Minority Leader Kendra Brooks and Councilmember-at-Large Rue Landau, who introduced the ICE Out legislation.

As KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams tells us, the program is open to the public.

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The Trump administration is remaking housing policy with proposed new rules on work requirements and time limits for able-bodied residents.

KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports the Philadelphia Housing Authority signaled support on Friday, but no commitment, to the changes.

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On Friday, a detective showed a montage of surveillance video showing a gunman shoot and kill Dunkin’ manager Christine Lugo in June of 2021, and then walk to a home on Croskey Street, where Keith Gibson lived. As KYW Newsradio's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson tells us, the last of their witnesses seems to tie all the murders together.

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The 26-year-old cold case of a missing teenage girl in Allentown has been solved after investigators connected her identity with a body found dismembered in Massachusetts just days after she disappeared in November 2000. They say she was trafficked there.

KYW Newsradio’s Nigel Thompson says advancements in DNA technology finally led to the breakthrough.

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Terminally ill patients in Pennsylvania would have access to medical marijuana even if they’re hospitalized, based on legislation that’s on its way to the State Senate after passing the House with bipartisan support. KYW Newsradio Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.

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Healthcare in Delaware County takes a big step forward as much-needed resources can now go directly to residents. KYW’s Newsradio's Justin Udo has the story.

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Philadelphia police have made an arrest in the deadly stabbing of a man last month in the Northeast.

Anthony Ramon-Maldonado is charged with murder and possessing an instrument of crime after police say he stabbed 22-year-old Joshua Toth.

Officers found Toth on May 24 in the backseat of a gold Toyota Camry at Benner Street and Torresdale Avenue, suffering from several stab wounds.

He was taken to a hospital, but died soon after.

Investigators were able to identify and arrest Ramon-Maldonado after releasing surveillance images of him to the public.

Police ask anyone with additional information about the case to contact the homicide unit.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says measles cases in the United States have surpassed 2,000 for the second year in a row. As KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt tells us, health care professionals are calling it disturbing.

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