Philadelphia All Local

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Philadelphia All Local episodes

March 06 Cause of massive factory explosion in Logan Township still under investigation
The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, March 6, 2026 (midday edition):
There's an update from officials on Wednesday's massive explosion at an industrial building in Logan Township, New Jersey. Three people are still in critical condition with major burns.
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An 11-year-old boy shot and killed his mother's boyfriend during an argument that got physical in Southwest Philadelphia.
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The driver of an SUV was killed when he slammed head-on into a SEPTA trolley in West Philadelphia.
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The owner of an LGBTQ sports bar says her business was raided by law enforcement because of false, anonymous complaints.
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E-ZPass transponders could soon be phased out in New Jersey. The NJ Turnpike Authority is currently running a pilot to test stickers that go on license plates.
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March 06 Philly City Council to consider regulating car ‘barnacles’
The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, March 6, 2026 (morning edition):
Private parking lot owners are increasingly employing a new tool to collect fees from drivers: bright yellow boxes called “barnacles” that adhere to windshields, making vehicles impossible to drive. A Philadelphia City Council member has introduced a bill to crack down on them.
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A 20-year-old wanted on first-degree murder charges since November has been arrested. He's also accused in a January shooting at a Norristown gas station that left a woman paralyzed.
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It's often difficult for people to get their lives back on track after serving time in jail. On Thursday, officials in Camden County opened the doors of a new reentry center to help ease that transition.
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March 05 Norristown man arrested in connection with November murder also charged in shooting that paralyzed a woman
The KYW Newsradio All Local for Thursday, March 5, 2026 (evening edition)
A 20-year-old man wanted on First Degree Murder charges since November has been arrested, accused in a January shooting at a Norristown gas station that left a woman paralyzed.
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A 26-year-old Chester County man is facing charges after state police say he indecently assaulted an 11-year-old girl inside a Walmart.
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A trial date is set for the man accused of killing a Philadelphia police officer Jamie Roman nearly two years ago.
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Montgomery County’s board of commissioners has passed a resolution codifying the county’s policy that requires judicial warrants for any ICE activity on county property.
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A new reentry center opened next to the Camden County jail today. It’s designed to help ease the transition for people who don’t know what to do next.
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March 05 Quakertown community members continue push for police chief’s resignation following his actions at an anti-ICE protest
The KYW Newsradio All Local for Thursday, March 5, 2026 (midday edition)
Quakertown community members went to a borough council meeting Wednesday night and continued to call for the police chief’s resignation or firing for his actions at the recent anti-ICE protest where five students were arrested.
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The Ronald McDonald House has a brand new van to help more families in need get to and from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is sending City Council a plan to get more housing around SEPTA stations.
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March 05 At least 4 people critically injured in explosion at Gloucester County cocoa butter processing plant
Access to Career Technical Education, formerly known as “Vo-Tech,” was a key topic as budget hearings continue in Harrisburg, with Pennsylvania’s Education Secretary going before the State House.
KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports:
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Four people are critically injured after an explosion at an industrial facility in Logan Township, Gloucester County.
KYWs Vik Raghupathi has the story.
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A Philadelphia City Council committee advanced two bills providing new protections for renters.
Landlords weren’t happy.
KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.
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March 04 Council committee advances bill protecting Philly tenants who complain about rental conditions
The KYW Newsradio All Local for Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Emotions got heated Wednesday in Philadelphia City Council after a committee advanced two bills providing new protections for renters.
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We are learning more about the severity of the injuries suffered by several Philadelphia firefighters who battled a two alarm rowhome fire and collapse earlier this week in the Wynnefield section of West Philadelphia.
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If you are going to partake in St. Patrick Day celebrations, local officials want you do it safely and smartly.
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New Jersey Transit is not an arm of the State of New Jersey and does not have immunity from out of state lawsuits.
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Someone scratched off a million-dollar jackpot after playing the lottery in Northeast Philadelphia.
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March 04 Quakertown superintendent resigns in wake of student arrests at anti-ICE rally
The KYW Newsradio All Local for Wednesday, March 4, 2026 (midday edition):
The Quakertown Community School District board, at a special meeting last night, voted to approve the superintendent’s resignation. This comes as the district continues to deal with the fallout of the arrest of students at an anti-ICE protest.
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What was the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office in University City is now part of CHOP's expansion plans.
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A Philly-area man, now living in Jordan, describes what he sees living in a war zone.
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It's Christmas in March, for one lucky lottery player in the Northeast.
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March 04 Pep rally marks 100-day countdown until FIFA World Cup in Philly
The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 (morning edition):
As the State Department prepares military and charter flights out of the Middle East and urges citizens to leave, tens of thousands have been stranded in a region where the sky is the main battlefield.
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Quakertown Community School District in Bucks County is officially under the leadership of a new interim superintendent.
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A Northeast Philadelphia woman who served as a nurse in the Korean War celebrated her 100th birthday.
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It was soccer mania at the Comcast Plaza in Center City just ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which features Philly as one of the host cities.
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March 03 1 killed, another hurt as several homes went up in flames in Bucks County
The KYW Newsradio All Local for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (evening edition)
Bucks County authorities are investigating two separate fatal fires just hours apart -- one Monday night in Bristol, and the other early Tuesday morning in Bensalem.
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A woman in Boyertown, Berks County faces DUI and child endangerment charges, accused of driving a school bus filled with dozens of kids while drunk last month.
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A Philadelphia city council committee has advanced a bill that would make the City’s archive of genealogical records available on Ancestry-dot-com.
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20 Philadelphia school students are just back from a trip to West Africa, where they studied the departure point for the slave trade.
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Hundreds of fans showed up to the Comcast Center Plaza Tuesday to for a pep rally to celebrate the FIFA World Cup coming to Philly.
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March 03 Once up for demolition, a PHA high-rise gets new life
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (morning edition):
A long-vacant public housing complex in West Philadelphia is getting a makeover, including hundreds of new units.
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PennDOT’s secretary took center stage as budget hearings continued in the Pennsylvania Senate.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement records show two law enforcement agencies in the greater Philadelphia area have signed agreements with ICE.
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Area law enforcement agencies are taking extra precautions in the wake of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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