Philadelphia All Local

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (morning edition):

Curbside trash pickup resumed in Philadelphia Monday for the first time since city workers walked off the job two weeks ago. Members of District Council 33 began voting on the tentative contract agreement with the city.

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The strongest winter nor’easters have steadily grown more severe over the last eight decades and will only become more damaging moving forward if climate change is not dealt with, according to a new Penn study.

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Pennsylvania’s budget is two weeks late, but the state House has passed a framework for this year's bill. It still needs work, but supporters hope it can get the process back on track.

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Provisional ballot envelopes in the commonwealth have a new look. The re-design is an effort to reduce the number of rejected ballots.

Curbside trash pickup has resumed in Philadelphia Monday for the first time since city workers walked off the job two weeks ago.

Some relief from the heat, as well, as public pools have reopened.

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The Philadelphia man who admitted to shooting and killing his girlfriend in front of her 11-year-old son just before Christmas two years ago has been sentenced to decades behind bars after being admonished by the judge.

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Lower Merion's school district has a new plan to combat illegal school bus passing.

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Student delegates from 27 states are in Philadelphia this week to retrace the steps of the founding fathers.

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New Jersey is proposing changes to coastal building regulations after new data shows future sea level rise may not be as much as previously anticipated.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 14, 2025 (midday edition):

Part of a North Philadelphia neighborhood was partially submerged under water for a large part of the morning after a water main break flooded the streets.

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Trash pickup is back in Philadelphia for the first time since the District Council 33 strike. And, union members have begun voting on the tentative agreement reached with the city.

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Police in Washington Township, Gloucester County are looking for a group of teens who stole four cars early Friday morning.

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Part of the state budget recently signed by Gov. Phil Murphy includes $10 million to upgrade 911 call systems. A county official says they still need more.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 14, 2025 (morning edition):

After nearly two weeks, curbside trash pickup in Philadelphia finally resumes Monday.

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A Chester County man is being charged with setting a fire to a beloved West Chester watering hole this week.

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Teens in Delaware County have a chance to get a real-world civics lesson through a special program.

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The Phillies won't just be represented in the batter's box at tomorrow's All-Star Game. The team's bat boy will be working the baseline after winning a fan vote.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Sunday, July. 13th, 2025 (morning edition):

Crews in Delaware have recovered the body of a truck driver after the tractor he was driving crashed on the Delaware Memorial Bridge and fell into the Delaware River below...

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After nearly two weeks, curbside trash pickup in Philadelphia finally resumes tomorrow.

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A Delaware County man is being charged with setting a fire to a well-known West Chester watering hole this week.

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Vinyl records are back in vogue, and that means record parties are back, too. The Free Library of Philadelphia has started a vinyl listening club. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams had the details…

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And teens in Delaware county have a chance to get an up close look at the responsibilities of an elected official.

A Delaware County man is being charged with setting a fire to a beloved West Chester watering hole this week.

KYW'S Conner Barkon has more….

The body of a man was recovered from the Delaware River this (Saturday) morning after the tractor-trailer cab he was driving crashed through a concrete barrier on the Delaware Memorial Bridge Friday. KYW’s Sunny Morgan has more.

9-1-1 service has been restored in Pennsylvania....

The Pennsylvania emergency management agency made the announcement when they posted on X just after midnight..

They say they fully tested the system and determined that it was working in every county.

PEMA Director Randy Padfield said the issues first occurred around 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon...

A man is in critical condition after he was shot outside of a bar in the Overbrook neighborhood early this (SAT) morning.

Police say a 28 year old man was shot in the abdomen near 56th Street and Lancaster Ave around 2 a-m.

Several spent shell casings were found at the scene.

He is in critical condition and police are trying to figure out what led to the shooting.

People’s Light Theater in Malvern has a new take on a cult-classic musical, on stage now.

KYW'S Sabrina Boyd-Surka spoke with the star of “Little Shop of Horrors”...

A man is facing attempted homicide charges after investigators say he intentionally set fire to a popular West Chester bar.

Crews have recovered the semi-truck cab that went off the side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday morning — and the body of its driver.

911 service has been restored in Pennsylvania.

Police have arrested a man in connection with an after-hours lounge shooting that injured eight in South Philly last weekend.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Saturday, July. 12, 2025 (morning edition):

9-1-1 service has been restored in Pennsylvania this morning, according to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

They posted on SOCIAL MEDIA just after midnight that they had fully tested the system and determined that it was working in every county.

PEMA Director Randy Padfield said the issues first began to occur around 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon...

Padfield said the description of the incident as an "outage" is not technically accurate. He said the majority of calls were delivered but there were other issues, like missing number data or location data.

That notification went out around 3:30 yesterday afternoon, urging people to use non-emergency 10-digit phone numbers to contact 911 centers or police as needed.

Authorities did not immediately identify a cause of the issue. PEMA says they are investigating the incident and will provide updates.

Philadelphia Police have arrested a man in connection with an after-hours lounge shooting that saw eight people shot in South Philly in the early morning hours of July 5.

They announced the arrest of 43-year-old Michael Welton on Friday. He's charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related offenses.

Authorities say he was a security guard at the 7 Elements Lounge. They did not say whether he was the guard who admitted to officers the morning of the shooting to discharging his weapon.

The shooting happened just before 4 a.m. on the balcony of the lounge in the shopping plaza off Washington Avenue near 11th Street.

Police say it stemmed from an argument on the balcony that first escalated to knife fight. Guns were drawn and fired after security tried to intervene.

All eight people shot were taken to nearby hospitals and placed in stable condition. The lounge has since been closed for multiple code violations.

The investigation is ongoing. Authorities have not said if they are looking for other shooters, or how many.

Efforts to recover the semi-truck cab that went off the side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge early yesterday morning have resumed.

Authorities said just before noon yesterday that they had found the truck in the Delaware River, but they did not find the driver, who is now presumed dead. They have not identified the driver, or if anyone else was in the truck.

Around 3:40 yesterday morning, police say a truck cab not carrying a trailer crossed three lanes of traffic and crashed through the concrete wall before falling into the river below.

Dive teams from multiple Delaware agencies as well as boats and a helicopter from the Coast Guard responded to the crash. The search was suspended around 4:30 in the afternoon due to water conditions.

The structural integrity of the bridge was not compromised, so traffic was not seriously affected. A maintenance vehicle has been placed on the concrete pad on the southbound side, next to the collapsed wall, as a safety precaution.

There's a new public park open along the river in Bridesburg, fulfilling the long-term vision of its namesake.

Long before the Philadelphia city workers strike, the smell of garbage was a familiar companion to anyone who walks through the city’s alleyways.

The Center City District has taken stock of alleys within its purview and released a report on them.

The 33-year-old Levittown man who killed and beheaded his father will spend the rest of his life in prison. A judge today found Justin Mohn guilty of first degree murder, terrorism, and abuse of corpse. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports from Doylestown.

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Members of District Council 33 will start voting on Monday on the tentative agreement with the city.

The union says voting will last until next Sunday.

The union president is warning that they could go back on strike if the membership votes it down.

The contract includes 3 percent raises each year and a $15-hundred dollar bonus the first year.

The union was fighting for 5 percent a year.

In the meantime, curbside trash collection will resume on Monday. The city has been closing trash drop-off sites.

Regina Franklin leaves near one that was set up at 50th and Locust Streets in West Philly. She tells NBC10 the dumpsters are gone, but people are still leaving their trash on her block:

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A 16-year-old boy has turned himself in to police to face murder charges in the shooting death of another teen in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia. Here’s KYWs Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson:

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Philadelphia police are searching for the woman who robbed an 81-year-old woman in Center City last month.

It happened on Wednesday June 25th around 11-30 in the morning at 19th and Pine Streets.

Authorities say the suspect was riding a bike when she pushed the elderly woman to the ground and took her bag.

The suspect took a hundred dollars and then dropped the bag and ran away.

The victim was not seriously injured.

Investigators have released a picture of the suspect that you can see on our website, KYW Newsradio-dot-com.

Anyone who might recognize her is asked to call police.

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Long before the Philadelphia city workers strike, the smell of garbage was a familiar companion to anyone who walks through the city’s alleyways.

The Center City District has taken stock of alleys within its purview and, today (FRIDAY), released a report on them. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb has more.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, July 11, 2025 (morning edition):

A few days after a mass shooting killed three people and injured nine others in the Grays Ferry section of South Philly, police gathered members of the community for a town hall to share their concerns.

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Maurice Hill, the man convicted of shooting six Philadelphia police officers during an hours-long standoff in 2019, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

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World Cafe Live says it will voluntarily recognize a union made up of its food and beverage and front-of-house workers. The music venue's leadership announced the decision during a town hall last night.

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Plans for a multi-billion dollar data center are underway in New Castle County, Delaware, the latest in a push for more centers supporting AI in the region.

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A new study finds more than 60% of beaches in America had potentially unsafe levels of contamination last year.