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Police say it was just before 4 a.m. on Saturday when a person in a red SUV hit a 54-year-old who was attempting to make a left turn on his bike toward North 56th Street. The driver swerved and continued going. The man was pronounced dead not much later.

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The end-of-year travel season is underway, and experts say more people than ever before are driving, flying or taking the train to their holiday destinations. It's the beginning of what is predicted to be the busiest holiday travel season in more than 20 years. KYW Newsradio’s Conner Barkon spoke with travelers at the airport.

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This year, DEI became a lightning rod of controversy. The Department of Education threatened to cut federal funding to institutions that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. KYW Newsradio's Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams looks back at the effects in our area.

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A third death of the year has been reported in ICE custody at Pennsylvania’s Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Central PA. The deceased was an Imam from Cleveland and a green card holder, who ended up in ICE custody after serving out a 21-month federal prison sentence. KYW Newsradio’s Nigel Thompson has the story.

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Over the river and through the woods and everywhere in between. This weekend is the beginning of what is predicted to be the busiest holiday travel season in more than 20 years. The roads and airport are expected to be packed with people headed to their Christmas destinations. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt reports.

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The man accused of shooting six Philadelphia police officers in Nicetown during an hours-long standoff was convicted of more than two dozen charges — and sentenced to the rest of his life behind bars. KYW Newsradio's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson covered the case of Maurice Hill.

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This weekend is the beginning of what is predicted to be the busiest holiday travel season in more than 20 years.

The roads and airport are expected to be packed with people headed to their destinations.

KYW's John McDevitt reports...

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has signed an executive order, pledging to create one-thousand new shelter beds in an effort to end street homelessness.

It was the highlight of a two-plus-hour presentation at Temple that the mayor called, “The State of the City.”

KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb was there………….

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Montgomery County's Wissahickon School District says they are in the process of terminating the contract an elementary school principal after he was recorded making anti-Semitic remarks while leaving a voicemail to a school parent.

District superintendent Dr. Mwenyewe Dawan (mwen-YAY-way duh-WAN) says that Philip Leddy, principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, was leaving a voicemail for a parent when he thought the call was disconnected and then engaged in a conversation with a staffer.

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Philadelphia Police have released new video surveillance as they look for the person who shot and killed a woman whose remains were found in Frankford back in the summer of 2024.

KYW’s Nigel Thompson has the details…

A group of teens is gearing up for a huge cleaning and greening project next year in Kensington. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams has more.

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A Montgomery County school principal is being let go after he was recorded making antisemitic remarks while leaving a voicemail for a parent. The Wissahickon School District is in the process of terminating the contract of Philip Leddy, principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School.

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is undertaking what may be her most ambitious challenge yet. During a State of the City address at Temple University on Friday, she said she would work to end street homelessness. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.

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