Philadelphia All Local

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 (morning edition):

A 3-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot in his West Philadelphia home on New Year’s Day. Police believe it was an accident.

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Pennsylvania tourism is expected to have a record year for economic impact.

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Judging may have been canceled for the string bands, but Mayor Cherelle Parker still led their march down Market Street on New Year's Day.

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Kicking off the new year this weekend, the Philadelphia Orchestra is combining the symphony and animation.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 (morning edition):

Many are celebrating New Year’s in Philadelphia the only way they know how: the Mummers Parade.

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Philadelphians were treated to the city’s first-ever New Year’s concert to ring in 2026, headlined by LL Cool J.

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Philadelphia’s top cop said 2025 saw the lowest number of homicide victims in nearly 60 years.

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A small change in how the U.S. Postal Service handles mail could have an unexpected impact on taxes and charitable giving.

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Philly’s most popular goats and friends in Germantown are inviting guests to join in ringing in the new year.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 (morning edition):

Philadelphia will be ringing in the new year with LL Cool J on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. In addition to the midnight pyrotechnics on the Parkway, there are two fireworks displays over the Delaware River.

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More than 19,000 people across the country were hospitalized from the flu last week, according to data from the CDC. That's up about 10,000 from the previous week.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 (morning edition):

Hundreds gathered in Delaware to pay their respects to 34-year-old Cpl. Mathew Ty Snook, the Delaware state trooper who was shot and killed last week at a DMV.

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Philadelphia police are looking for a woman who has been missing since Christmas Eve. She was last seen getting off the El at 60th and Market streets.

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Police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man in North Philadelphia Monday night.

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Producers are putting the final touches on Philadelphia’s first New Year’s Eve concert on the Parkway.

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Crews at the Navy Yard are busy loading the fireworks for the two New Year's Eve spectacles over the Delaware River.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, December 29, 2025 (evening edition):

The pilots of two separate helicopters that collided in mid-air Sunday afternoon in Hammonton, Atlantic County, have been identified.

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has taken on the city’s most intractable problems in her first two years. She can’t claim any complete success yet, but in a year-end interview with KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb, she talked about why she’s driven to take on seemingly impossible challenges.

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Crews at the Navy Yard are busy loading the fireworks for the two New Year's Eve spectacles over the Delaware River. Those shows are in addition to the display after the Parkway concert. And they'll be bigger than ever for 2026!

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 (morning edition):

Federal authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly helicopter collision in South Jersey that claimed the life of one pilot. The pilot of the second helicopter is suffering from life-threatening injuries.

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Philadelphia police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened in West Philly yesterday.

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An off-duty Philadelphia police officer was injured in a car crash in West Philly overnight.

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Kwanzaa is being celebrated throughout the week. The Penn Museum in University City celebrated with the community this weekend.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 (evening edition):

One person was killed and another was critically injured after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, Atlantic County, on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

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Police are searching for two men who they said robbed and shot a man in North Philadelphia.

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"Kwanzaa For You and Me" took over the hall of the Penn Museum in University City for holiday festivities.

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In sports, three Philly teams are on the road this Sunday.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Sunday, December 28, 2025 (Morning Edition)

We have had tragic reminders this weekend that icy roads are hazardous. Two accidents in those conditions have left two people dead.

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Delaware State Police are planning services to honor a trooper who was killed inside the Wilmington DMV office on Tuesday.

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The long Philadelphia tradition of a holiday light show at the former Macy’s in the Wanamaker Building went on one more time, despite the closure of the department store.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025 (Evening Edition): A winter storm brought a little snow, but a lot of ice to the Philadelphia region. The morning after was cold, frigid and slippery, but it didn’t stop people from hitting ice rinks and enjoying the last Saturday of 2025. KYW Newsradio’s Nigel Thompson was also out trying to enjoy the day…

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A pickup truck loses control on an ice-covered road in Port Richmond and strikes another vehicle, killing the driver inside in a head-on collision. Philadelphia police say that a black 2007 Nissan Titan was speeding northbound on Aramingo near East Tioga Street around 2 am this morning...that's when police say the driver lost control on the icy road, crossing into the southbound lane, striking a silver 2007 Volkswagen Jetta head-on.

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SEPTA's Trenton Regional Rail line is suspended until further notice after a man was struck and killed by a train early this afternoon. A SEPTA spokesperson told KYW Newsradio that the man trespassed onto the tracks between Bristol and Croydon stations on the line before being struck. The line remains closed as authorities continue to investigate the incident. Riders using the line are asked to find alternate routes to their destinations.

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A man was shot and killed in North Philly in what police are describing as a shootout late yesterday afternoon. Police say officers heard gunshots around 20th and Susquehanna Streets JUST before 5:00 yesterday. When they arrived, the police say they found a 35-year-old who had been shot several times, including in his abdomen.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025 (Morning Edition):

Delaware State Police have identified the man they say shot and killed a state trooper at a Wilmington DMV office earlier this week.

They are also giving more details about what happened.

Here’s KYW Newsradio's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson:

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A woman is dead after she was shot Friday afternoon during a child custody swap in Upper Darby.

Authorities say the 34-year-old woman arrived at an address on Copley Road in Upper Darby near Walnut Street to pick up her three kids from a 45-year-old man.

They say she got into an argument with the man, and he pulled out a gun and shot her. Police say he then turned the gun on himself.

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A man was shot and killed in North Philly in what police are describing as a shootout.

Police say officers heard gunshots around 20th and Susquehanna streets a little before 5 p.m. Friday.

When they arrived, the police say they found a 35-year-old who had been shot several times.

Police say they rushed him to the hospital, where he was soon pronounced dead.

Police Inspector D.F. Pace says police believe the victim and one other person got into a shootout, but other people were in the area.

He said one person then got into the victim's car and drove off.

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In April, a man tried to kill Gov. Josh Shapiro. The man broke into the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg, armed with Molotov cocktails and a hammer, set fire to a dining area, then fled when he was unable to break through a door where the governor and his family were sleeping.

Shapiro, who is Jewish, had hosted Passover that evening.

KYW Newsradio's Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert takes a look back.