Philadelphia All Local

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Monday, March 24, 2025 (morning edition):

The Center City Macy's is officially closed, shutting its door for good Sunday night.

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Crews are making significant progress battling a wildfire in the Wharton State Forest in Camden County, New Jersey.

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The Phillies charities hosted its 15th annual 5K in South Philadelphia, where participants were able to give their all in more ways than one.

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New Jersey lawmakers are in the process of creating a new commission to provide centralized guidance for before- and after-school programs.

A man is dead after a triple shooting early this (SUN) morning in West Philadelphia.

Take Me Home...Pennsylvania Roads? Midnight Train to Pennsylvania?

No, we don't have those remixes. But a Montgomery County lawmaker is renewing efforts to have a statewide contest to get Pennsylvania a new state song.

With rising measles cases across the country, Philadelphia health officials are working to get ahead of the problem.

KYW's Shara Dae Howard spoke with one local expert, who says we can take a lot of what we learned from the pandemic to apply for this.

Thousands of runners are taking to the streets of south Philadelphia this morning for the 15th annual Phillies charities 5K.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025 (morning edition):

AN AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE to keep the Crozer Health System in operation.

A deadly crash on I-95 Friday night … a car struck a barrier on the highway and overturned onto a sidewalk near Castor Avenue and Richmond Street.

AT least 2 people are dead. 2 other people are in serious condition.

Police inspector D.F. Pace...

THE car was heading northbound on I-95 when the vehicle struck a barrier, then flipped over the side and landed on its side on the sidewalk below the interstate.

A 22-year-old man was THROWN from the car. He DIED at the scene.

Another man WAS TAKEN to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where he DIED a short while later.

Police say 2 other men in that car are in serious condition, though it was unclear where they were being treated.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker HAS named seven new high-level appointments, including three positions she just created.

A lawyer formerly based in Montgomery County is facing criminal charges, accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the “Carousel at Pottstown” Foundation.

A Camden County high school student who started a non profit to provide crayons and coloring books for kids in family court rooms says he’s made another drop off.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Friday, March 21, 2025 (Evening Edition)

Planes are landing again at London's Heathrow Airport after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power and brought service to a halt.

Skimming devices have been found at several ATMs and credit card machines in the area and police are urging caution.

A lawyer formerly based in Montgomery County is facing criminal charges, accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the “Carousel at Pottstown” Foundation.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker named seven new high-level appointments, today, including three positions she just created.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, March 21, 2025 (morning edition):

Philadelphia City Council has begun unraveling the legislation it passed to enable a Center City arena. Council got a package of bills at Thursday's session repealing the arena bills.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education, while keeping some of the agency’s core functions.

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As the Macy's Center City store gets ready to close its doors for good on Sunday, a day-long farewell Wanamaker Organ concert is planned.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, March 20, 2025 (Evening edition):

A Philadelphia police officer was shot in his bulletproof vest Thursday afternoon during an exchange of gunfire with a man who cops had taken to Friends Hospital in the Northeast for treatment. That man was shot and killed by police.

A 38-year-old nanny has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in last year's death of the 3-year-old boy who wandered off and drowned in a retention pond while in her care last at a park in Chester County.

Postal workers were joined by elected officials at a rally Thursday in Northeast Philadelphia, in protest of the Trump administration’s proposed privatization of the U.S. Postal Service.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, March 20, 2025 (midday edition):

A man who was trying to steal copper wires out of a transformer box was electrocuted and burned in Northeast Philadelphia Wednesday night. The incident led to an outage, leaving hundreds of homes and businesses without power.

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A middle school teacher in Montgomery County has been arrested after police say he tried to sexually assault one of his students on a field trip.

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is hoping to turn haphazard federal layoffs into a win for city government with a networking event Thursday evening, connecting laid-off workers to city jobs.

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PATCO is preparing a plan to shut down part of its overnight service on weeknights for cleaning and maintenance.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, March 20, 2025 (morning edition):

The White House is yanking millions in federal funding from the University of Pennsylvania over the school's policy on transgender athletes.

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The case against three retired Philadelphia homicide detectives charged with perjury got heated as defense attorneys questioned the man at the center of it on Wednesday.

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Philadelphia's 311 call center has streamlined the complaint reporting process, but 16 years in, it still has problems that frustrate residents.

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It's National Poison Prevention Week, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is reminding parents of potential dangers that exist in the home and how to avoid a trip to the ER.