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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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It was just after 10 p.m. on June 23, 2024, when Philadelphia police found the remains of 22-year-old Anastasiya Stangret on Griscom Street, around the corner from the Arrott Transit Center in Frankford.

She had a single gunshot wound to the head, and police said her body was in an advanced stage of decomposition.

Authorities have had little to go on for a year and a half, and her death remains unsolved. As KYW's Nigel Thompson tells us, that's why they released new surveillance video Friday, in hopes of gaining information.

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Diapers may not be on a lot of Christmas lists, but they’re something that a lot of parents need. As KYW's Justin Udo tells us, that’s why leaders in Delaware County held a holiday diaper drive for those families.

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Hotels, motels and other short-term rentals would be required to give mandatory training on the signs of human trafficking under a bill that’s now in the Pennsylvania Senate after passing the state House unanimously. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.

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New Jersey’s state Senate has passed a bill that would provide more training for police on how to deal with flash mobs and unruly crowds. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty spoke with the bill sponsor about why this is so important.

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Some Pennsylvania lawmakers want voters to decide if abortion rights should be specifically protected in the state Constitution. But, despite a two-debate on the state House floor, it’s unlikely it will ever make it on the ballot. KYW Newsradio's suburban bureau chief Jim Melwert reports. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

This storm is causing problems. Thousands of people in the suburbs are without power. KYW Newsradio's Conner Barkon reports live from Springfield, Delaware County.