KYW Newsradio Audio On-Demand

After the winter break, students at Holme Elementary School in the Northeast will move into their state-of-the-art school building in January. The district cut the ribbon on the new facility on Tuesday, as we hear from KYW education reporter Mike DeNardo.

Attorneys general of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are joining 32 other AGs to announce a settlement with Hyundai and Kia over the sale of millions of vehicles with sub-standard theft protections.

The vehicles eligible for fixes date as far back as 2011 and as recently as 2022. Under the settlement, the companies will offer free repairs to eligible vehicles. They include free zinc-reinforced ignition cylinder protectors, even to those who were only eligible previously for the companies’ software updates. They will also equip future vehicles sold in the U.S. with industry-standard engine immobilizer anti-theft technology.

$4.5 million in restitution to owners whose cars are damaged by thieves will also be provided.

Thefts of Hyundai and Kia vehicles soared in 2021 after videos were posted to social media showing how the vehicles can be stolen with just a screwdriver and a USB cable.

(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul today to say a final goodbye to fallen Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer Andy Chan. Chan died two weeks ago, six years after he was seriously injured in a vehicle crash on his way to work. KYW’s Matt Coughlin reports...

Eagles tight end Kylen Granson, who often has to read defenses, is helping kids at a Delaware County elementary school learn to read books.

As KYW’s Justin Udo tells us he’s doing it through a special program that brings books into the schools.

Philly artists are getting financial support from local organizations to help fill gaps in federal funding. KYW Newsradio's Shara Dae Howard reports the Philadelphia Cultural Fund is one of those local organizations stepping up to assist local artists with new grants.

One of the suspects who pleaded guilty to shooting at a group of students waiting for a bus last year in Northeast Philadelphia has been sentenced to up to a decade in prison.

Jamaal Tucker, 19, will spend 4 to 10 years behind bars on attempted murder, conspiracy, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment charges.

Tucker, last year, admitted his involvement in the shooting at a SEPTA bus stop at Cottman and Rising Sun Avenues on March 6, 2024.

The attack left eight teens, all students at Northeast High School, wounded.

Another defendant, Jermahd Carter, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in October on similar, but far more severe charges.

Two others, Asir Boone and Anhile Buggs, are set to be sentenced in February.

The last defendant, Jeremiah Jefferson, has had his case sealed.

(Photo: Philadelphia Police Department)

Closing arguments are complete in the child abuse trial for Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small. Each side took about an hour making their case to the jury, which will begin deliberations later today. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty is at the courthouse with the latest.

In today's Minute with Merrill, KYW Newsradio's Dave Uram and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Voice of the Eagles Merrill Reese discuss the Commanders' decision to shut down Jayden Daniels for the rest of the season, putting Marcus Mariota against the Eagles Saturday in Landover, Maryland.

A growing number of TSA airport locations across the U.S. are accepting digital passports. CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg has more.

Planning to travel during the holiday season? KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough has some helpful advice.