Philadelphia All Local

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 (Evening edition):

Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a disaster emergency ahead of the big winter storm Sunday evening into Monday. It’s expected to drop a foot or more of snow onto the city and region.

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Philadelphia City Council approved a bill that will put another charter change question on the May ballot, and a third may be on the way.

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With the winter storm headed our way, plenty of people are headed to the gas station to fill up those tanks. And in Pennsylvania, prices often vary depending on which counties you're in.

Here we go again...we're about to get smacked with another nor'easter.

The storm totals on this are changing minute by minute. But, KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt reports PennDOT and airport officials say they're in mid-season form.

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At least a half-dozen people have been arrested in Quakertown where a student ICE protest clashed with police.

KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson reports this happened during a walkout of students from Quakertown High.

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Burlington County may soon be a bit more connected.

KYW South Jersey Reporter Mike Dougherty reports county leaders are looking at adding at least another 50 miles of park trails.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 (Evening edition):

There's a lot of uncertainty with what Mother Nature will bring our way this weekend when it comes to snow, but transportation agencies in the region are preparing for the worst.

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The National Park Service has been working since Thursday to fully restore the slavery exhibit at the President’s House in Old City before a 5 p.m. Friday deadline set by a federal judge.

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Service has been restored to SEPTA's Paoli-Thorndale Line after a tractor-trailer struck a rail bridge at the Wynnewood station on Friday morning.

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New Jersey lawmakers have advanced a package of bills to protect immigrants and to prevent police from wearing face coverings in some situations.

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And some suburban Philadelphia fire departments are getting some much-needed help in their efforts to keep our communities safe.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 (Midday edition):

The Philadelphia City Council has approved a three-year pause on what it calls “backyard” dog breeding.

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The National Park Service is expected to finish reinstalling the slavery exhibit that was removed from the President's House on Independence Mall.

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Parents, students and staff at Laura Waring Elementary in Spring Garden are pushing the district to reconsider closing their school.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 (morning edition):

Isaiah Zagar, the South Philadelphia artist known for his immersive mosaics, has died.

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Two men are charged with running separate human trafficking rings in Norristown. One of the men is also charged with attempting to kill his rival.

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The 20 schools on the district's closure list are continuing to make their case to remain open. In Spring Garden, the community is rallying around Laura Waring Elementary.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 (evening edition)

The National Park Service is reinstalling an exhibit on the history of slavery at the President’s House on Independence Mall that was taken down last month and has been at the center of a legal dispute.

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Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with running rival sex trafficking operations in Norristown.

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Renowned Philly mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar has died. Zagar was the artist behind the Philadelphia's Magic Gardens art installation on South Street, which he started in 1991.

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The 20 schools on the School District of Philadelphia's closure list are making their cases to remain open.

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New Jersey wildlife officials are investigating an outbreak of bird flu that has killed more than 1,000 birds in the state, mostly Canada geese.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 (midday edition):

Officials in South Jersey and the rest of the state are monitoring a potential bird flu outbreak.

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More than three years after extortion over intimate photos compelled a young man to take his own life, a third suspect in the case has been extradited to the U.S. from Nigeria.

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Philadelphia health officials have unveiled a new network of monitors that provide local, real-time information about air quality.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is pushing back on the CDC's move to reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 (morning edition):

The National Park Service is on notice. It must restore the slavery exhibit at the President's House by the close of business Friday, under an order issued by the judge in the city's lawsuit.

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Bucks County Commissioners have unanimously passed a resolution opposing the use of warehouses as ICE detention centers.

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday met with dozens of students at William Tennent High School in Warminster, Bucks County, to launch his teen talk initiative, discussing the impacts of social media on mental health.

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SEPTA says trips on its suburban trolley lines will get longer -- but safer -- starting next week.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 (evening edition)

A federal judge has set a deadline of Friday for the National Park Service to put back the displays it removed from the President's House on Independence Mall.

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A Philadelphia man has admitted he gunned down a young mother two years ago, and then shot at two Philadelphia police officers during the course of an arrest weeks later.

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Global healthcare company Johnson and Johnson has announced a more than $1 billion investment to build a new cancer-fighting manufacturing facility in Montgomery County.

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A number of Delaware County fire companies are considering a merger.

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The AMOR sculpture in Center City is being temporarily removed from its home in Logan Square, so restoration experts can spruce it up ahead of major events this year.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 (midday edition):

Students, parents and even City Council members got a chance to blast the school district's plan to close 20 schools.

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The Diocese of Camden has reached a settlement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse for $180 million.

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Dozens of geese have been found dead from suspected bird flu at parks in South Jersey.

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A school bus driver in Montgomery and Berks counties is accused of driving drunk with students on board.