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KYW Newsradio All Local: Sunday, January 12, 2024 (morning edition)

— We've been waiting all week for this: the Birds vs. the Packers. The tailgating began early on Sunday morning. KYW's Sunny Morgan was outside the Linc making new friends.

— A third of Philadelphia-area businesses are predicting slightly less favorable business conditions in 2025, according to an annual survey from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.

— The Penn Museum is celebrating Asian cultures and ringing in the lunar new year on Jan. 25. According to the Chinese calendar, we are entering the year of the snake. KYWs Shara Dae Howard has the details.

— The Tony Award-winning musical based on the life of Michael Jackson is on stage now through Jan. 19 at the Academy of Music. KYW’s Sabrina Boyd-Surka spoke with some of the stars of "MJ the Musical."

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Saturday 11th, 2025 (Evening Edition)

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Saturday, Jan. 11 , 2025 (morning edition):

A water main break in Grays Ferry forced residents along 28th Street between Reed and Dickinson streets to move their cars as cold water rushed into the street and engulfed surrounding blocks

Resident physicians across the city are electing to unionize.

Philadelphia’s Youth Ombudsman says the city’s juvenile detention center overuses and misuses the seclusion of residents as a tool to maintain order at the facility.

In the waning days of his term, President Joe Biden’s administration issued sweeping deportation protections for immigrants from three countries in turmoil by extending their Temporary Protection Status in the U.S. until at least 2026.

The Eagles fight song is everywhere this weekend as the Birds get ready to take on Green Bay in Sunday's Wild Card playoff at the Linc.

But the song wasn't always the Eagles' anthem.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Friday, January 10, 2025 (Evening Edition)

The body of a woman found in Belleplain State Forest in Cape May County has been identified, and her ex-boyfriend now faces charges of disturbing and desecrating human remains.

PennDOT on Monday launches an 22-million-dollar effort to create a long-term solution to the problem of sinkholes along Route 202 in King of Prussia, and Route 29 in Chester County.

Philadelphia’s Youth Ombudsman says that the city’s juvenile detention center overuses and misuses the seclusion of residents as a tool to maintain order at the facility.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will be back on the field for Sunday's Wild Card playoff against the Packers.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Friday, January 10, 2025 (Midday Edition)

Wildfires are raging through the Los Angeles area for a fourth day.

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman will meet with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

After nearly two decades in the historic Wanamaker Building at 13th and Market, the Center City Macy’s in Center City is closing.

There's a new reason to root for the Sixers to score.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 (morning edition):

The Macy’s Department Store in Center City Philadelphia is among 66 stores the chain is closing by this spring.

Senator John Fetterman has accepted an invitation to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

He will be the first sitting Democratic U-S senator to meet with Trump at the Florida estate since November's election.

In a statement, Fetterman says he'll meet with anyone, quote, "if it helps me deliver for Pennsylvania and the nation."

A member of Trump's transition team says the meeting hasn't been finalized yet and that plans could change.

Trump had campaigned for Fetterman's opponent for Senate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, in 2022. During the campaign, he made false claims that Fetterman used illegal drugs, including cocaine and fentanyl.

The 2025 Philadelphia Auto Show begins tomorrow, and it will be the biggest one since pre-COVID.

Philadelphia officials, today, reactivated Engine Company Six in Port Richmond, fully restoring all of the cuts made to the fire department during the Great Recession in 2009.

The two men charged in a deadly home invasion in Lower Merion last month have been ordered to stand trial on charges including First Degree Murder.

Volunteers from Pennsylvania and South Jersey are heading to Southern California to help families displaced by the massive wildfires there.

The Macy's department store in Center City has celebrated its last holiday season.

A 623-foot long cargo ship got stuck in the Delaware River in Fishtown last night. So, the Coast Guard and the crew are now working on plans to move the vessel.

Residents in Chestnut Hill say crosswalks along Germantown Avenue are in such poor condition that it's a matter of time before a pedestrian is seriously injured. Or worse.

The Red Cross is sending volunteers from our area to help set up shelters for people evacuated areas hit by wildfires in California.

The former principal of Girls High is suing the Philadelphia School District, claiming racial discrimination.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has unveiled the first City-owned recovery housing for people coming out of drug treatment.

Philadelphia celebrates 3 decades of service. Mayor Parker and others helped to celebrate the upcoming 30th Anniversary of the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Thursday, January 9, 2025 (Morning Edition) - An affordable housing unit for veterans in Frankford is forced to rebuild and regroup as Northeast detectives investigate an arson there. … A former student-teacher at Owen J. Roberts is charged with child sexual abuse materials after state police say he was caught videoing students in a locker room. … Governor Phil Murphy was pleased to announce that for the second year in a row, New Jersey recorded the fewest number of shootings since they began keeping track. … Philadelphia's animal intake shelter is at capacity, so to help elevate the numbers and save lives all adoption fees are being waived now through sunday, thanks to a sponsorship from a pet food company.

SEPTA is installing more of its wayfinding signs that give new designations to existing rail lines.

Philadelphia police arrested a second person in connection with the fatal shooting of a store clerk during a suspected robbery last summer in Frankford.

An unheated building during these cold winter months could be deadly, and landlords are required by law to keep temperatures warm indoors. If it's taking a while for your heater to be repaired, there are options.

Crime is on the decline in New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday the state recorded the fewest number of shootings since they began keeping track.