Philadelphia All Local

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 (morning edition):

If you’ve noticed a high number of tornado warnings this summer, that’s because there have been. A meteorologist explains why this summer has been rife with severe weather.

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Homeowners in Philadelphia were found to be overpaying for their mortgage to the tune of thousands of dollars per year.

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Millions of dollars are on the way to Thomas Jefferson University to help advance prostate cancer research.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026 (evening edition):

With an aging fleet of jets at the Air National Guard base in Atlantic County, officials there are lobbying for the military to add modern F-35 jets.

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It was a beautiful send-off to summer as Philly celebrated Labor Day in Center City.

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Delaware County has unveiled its plan to improve safety and convenience for residents who walk, bike or use mobility devices.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026 (morning edition):

A federal judge in New Jersey says Gov. Mikie Sherrill's executive order blocking ICE from using non-public state property for immigration enforcement is legal.

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A young man in Dover, Delaware, has been shot and killed in front of a restaurant.

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A major credit rating agency says SEPTA's financial picture looks a little better, for now.

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Political leaders in Atlantic County are lobbying for the military to add F-35 fighter jets to the fleet at the Air National Guard base in Egg Harbor Township.

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A long history of changing jobs might seem like a red flag on your resume.

But a new study by researchers at Rutgers and Cornell says "job hoppers" might actually have a leg up on their peers.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 (evening edition):

The 10th Annual Heritage Dinner is bringing together the biggest names in Philly’s culinary arts scene.

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A local youth sports organization is helping some young talent showcase their skills on one of the tennis world’s biggest stages.

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A comedy theatre company in Philadelphia is putting on an improvised musical reality show.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 (midday edition):

Philadelphia has reported its first four human cases of West Nile virus this year, and the Department of Public Health is reminding residents to do their part to keep the spread down.

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A Philadelphia charter school and its former CEO have agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle claims they rigged the school's admissions lottery against Black applicants.

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A chance for some young talent to take center court at one of the biggest stages in tennis.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 (evening edition):

Former Philadelphia union leader and power broker John Dougherty is now a free man after being released from federal prison.

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The school district is moving ahead with its plan to close 17 schools. But parents and staffers haven't given up the fight to keep them open.

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The Labor Day weekend travel rush is in full swing, and the high price of gas is not keeping folks off the roads.

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Philadelphia police are trying to identify a man who robbed a gas station employee who was on his way to make a bank deposit Monday afternoon in North Philly.

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Philadelphia has reported its first four human cases of West Nile virus this year, and the Department of Public Health is reminding residents to do their part to keep the spread down.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 (midday edition):

Gas prices are the highest ever recorded heading into Labor Day weekend, according to AAA, but that isn't getting in the way of travel plans for millions across the country, including many here in our region.

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President Trump has commuted the prison sentence for longtime Philadelphia union leader John Dougherty.

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The Phillies will face Atlanta in a critical four-game series beginning Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 (morning edition):

President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence for longtime Philadelphia union leader John Dougherty. He is set to be released on Friday.

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Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked Thursday to cancel a court date for a hearing over a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago.

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Under current law, electric scooters cannot be ridden on public roads or sidewalks in Pennsylvania, but driving around the state, you would never know it. Lawmakers in Harrisburg are trying to address the problem.

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SEPTA is tweaking schedules on the Paoli/Thorndale Line starting Sunday, Sept. 6, to accommodate an Amtrak infrastructure project.

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The Phillies will face Atlanta in a critical four-game series beginning Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 (evening edition):

Burlington Stores is moving its corporate headquarters out of its namesake New Jersey county and into Philadelphia.

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A Mayfair man who admitted to fatally shooting his neighbor two years ago has been sentenced to at least seven years behind bars.

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A federal audit of Atlantic City Electric found instances of overbilling and improper tax write-offs from 2021 to 2025.

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A teenager has been charged in a head-on vehicle crash last month that killed two people.

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The Pennsylvania Attorney General says a city towing company is seizing cars and charging excessively – all in violation of a court order.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 (midday edition):

Burlington Stores is moving its headquarters out of Burlington, New Jersey, and into Philadelphia.

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The Upper Pottsgrove police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed 22-year-old college student has voluntarily retired from his job.

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Good Samaritans in Prospect Park, Delaware County helped save a woman who was run over by a car and trapped underneath it.

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Gloria Steinem has died. The women's rights activist and co-founder of Ms. Magazine was 92.