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A recent study shows that about 14% of U.S. high school students in the past year experienced physical and/or sexual violence by someone they dated. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams spoke with an expert at Rutgers University about teen dating violence.

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A Republican in the Pennsylvania Senate wants to amend the State Constitution to prohibit “venue shopping,” where lawyers file civil lawsuits in counties where juries tend to be more generous. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.

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Security officers were joined by elected officials and students on the campus of Temple University on Monday afternoon for a rally, demanding better wages from their employer, Allied Universal. As KYW’s Sunny Morgan tells us, their union is ready to strike.

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The Roundhouse at 8th and Race streets has been vacant since the police department moved in 2022. Last year, the Philadelphia Historical Commission left open the possibility of demolition by deciding against adding the Roundhouse to the city’s Register of Historic Places. KYW's Mike DeNardo tells us, on Wednesday, the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia will host a symposium to look at options other than tearing down the rounded concrete structure.

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The impact of the federal government shutdown is snowballing, and in Pennsylvania, service providers say it’s aggravated by the lack of a state budget. The heating assistance program, LIHEAP, is delayed because federal funds are unavailable and the state can’t cover the gap. KYW City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.

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Students and faculty held a private vigil for the man who lost his life and the six others injured in a shooting that violently interrupted the homecoming celebration at Lincoln University on Saturday night. KYW's Shara Dae Howard is in Chester County with the latest.

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With four days until Friday’s deadline, SEPTA is less than halfway finished with fire inspections on its aging rail cars.

As of Monday, SEPTA has completed inspections on 95 of its 225 Silverliner IV (“four”) cars, with 30 of them returned to service. The Federal Railroad Administration at the beginning of October gave SEPTA 30 days to inspect its fleet of 50-year-old cars, after five fires this year. Commuters have endured delays and packed trains during the inspections.

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There’s a new initiative in Delaware County aimed at getting people the resources they desperately need. KYW Newsradio’s Justin Udo has more.

Two big water companies in the region are joining forces.

Camden-based American Water and Bryn Mawr-based Essential Utilities are merging to form a combined water and wastewater public utility company.

In a joint announcement, they said the new company will be valued at $63 billion.

American Water CEO John Griffith will serve as CEO of the new company, and Essential Utilities CEO Christopher Franklin will serve as executive vice chair of the board.

The companies said there will be no change in rates for customers.

As for workers, the companies said they will continue to honor union contracts with their current terms.

The Eagles dominated the Giants 38-20, improving to 6-2 at the bye week. KYW Newsradio's Dave Uram chats with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Voice of the Eagles Merrill Reese about the game and his thoughts on the team eight weeks into the season.