The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Monday, June 9 (Morning Edition):
Philly’s Odunde festival celebrates its 50th anniversary. It's the largest black and African cultural festival in the country, celebrating arts, culture, and cuisine.
Police in Burlington county, New Jersey, have named an under-aged Moorestown resident as a suspect after they say they found explosive materials in two homes this weekend. Officials conducted a search at a home on cove road, and found materials for an improvised explosive device. They say the suspect brought the materials to the home, and the residents are not suspects. After that, bomb technicians located more I-E-D materials at a home on east oak avenue. Those were detonated on the scene, after nearby homes were evacuated until residents were safe to return. The investigation is ongoing by local, state and federal officials. They have not identified any other threats at this time.
Philadelphia city council, last week, approved $800 million in bonds and several bills to speed the development of affordable housing…. and, on the same day, effectively killed the construction of 80 affordable units.
Septa is shutting down service on the chestnut hill east regional rail line for the entire summer. But it has nothing to do with the current budget crisis.