The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Thursday, August 15, 2024 (Evening Edition)

• Senator Bob Casey and other lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to designate a jailed Pennsylvanian as "wrongfully detained."
• Students in the Philadelphia School District will be taught reading and writing in a new way when classes begin August 26.
• NJ Transit is waiving fares for a full week from August 26th to September 2nd. The 'Fare Holiday' as it's being called was announced today by Governor Phil Murphy.
• Big energy companies are asking a judge to throw out a Bucks County lawsuit seeking damages from big-oil due to climate change. 
• A son of Southeast Asian refugees and his attorney say Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is attempting to deport him to a country he’s never been to.