The parent company of Crozer Health says it has run out of options, and is planning to move forward with the closure of two hospitals in Delaware County. ... New report from the Pew Trust shows Philadelphia's population growing, with the job market rowing faster than the rest of the country. But the report also finds that federal funding cuts and other challenges could put those gains at risk. ... Budget hearings continue in Trenton with the NJ Department of Education Commissioner answering ques...
Apr 22, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 (morning edition): With no more money or credit left, and no buyer to be found, the parent company of two Delaware County hospitals has decided to shutter the facilities as soon as possible. A plan to start the closure process is expected to be worked out in bankruptcy court this week. ... Catholics from all over attended a special afternoon mass at the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia in remembrance of Pope Francis. ... Temple public safe...
Apr 22, 2025•7 min
Despite the efforts to keep two Delaware County Hospitals open.....the parent company of Crozer Health System has decided to close the hospitals for good. Thousands are expected to lose their jobs. And as KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt reports...a Bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. ... Mourners from all over attended a special afternoon Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul in remembrance of Pope Francis. ... While SEPTA seeks more green from Harrisburg, it’s working t...
Apr 21, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, April 21, 2025 (midday edition): Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez will lead a special service at the Cathedral Basilica for Pope Francis. .... KYW Newsradio takes a look back to when Pope Francis spent two days in Philadelphia 10 years ago for the World Meeting of Families. ... A local organization hopes to continue its reading program for at-risk children as federal funding cuts take hold. ... The American Red Cross is actively recruiting local volunte...
Apr 21, 2025•6 min
Temple University administrators say a group of kids gathered near campus and became rowdy, resulting in at least three injuries and multiple arrests. ... Dozens of people are killed in drunk driving crashes every day in the U.S., and that number grows higher every year. Activists want victims and their families to know they have rights. ... This election may not have a governor or president on the ballot, but seats that may have a greater impact on your life: judges.
Apr 21, 2025•4 min
On this Easter Sunday... Christians around the world remembering the resurrection of Jesus Christ. KYW Newsradio's Shara Dae Howard spoke with parishioners at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter & Paul on the Parkway in Center City.
Apr 20, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Saturday, Apr. 19, 2025 (afternoon edition): For the first time, we’re hearing the 911 call made by the man accused of firebombing the governor's mansion while the Shapiro family was inside. One Phillies player had a big surprise for a group of local baseball players making memories of their own every Sunday night. Run or walk, or just come for the day of fun to help save animals' lives at an event planned this month at a West Chester Park. And an ''udderly" lost c...
Apr 19, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Saturday, Apr. 19, 2025 (morning edition): Dauphin County officials have released the audio of the 911 call made by alleged arsonist Cody Balmer after a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the dining room of Governor Josh Shapiro's mansion last weekend. Balmer begins the minute-and-thirteen-second call by saying he wants to apologize, but does not say for what. Instead, he gives a sort of brief manifesto... He goes on to say Shapiro should "get his eyes off of" Balmer...
Apr 19, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, April 18, 2025 (Evening edition): There's a new fee for electric vehicles in Pennsylvania to help maintain roads and bridges. Sheetz is looking to continue its push into Wawa territory. Auto theft in Darby Township is on the rise. Many companies and organizations have rolled back their Diversity Equity and Inclusion commitments fearing a withholding of federal funds or political or economic backlash. And next week the best high school, college and professio...
Apr 18, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, April 18, 2025 (midday edition): A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Northeast Philly. Police are searching for the driver and the car. ... A motorcyclist crashed into a car and died on I-95 in Delaware County Thursday night. It happened near the ramp to the Blue Route. State police say the biker was speeding, merged into the left lane, and struck a car from behind. ... Gov. Josh Shapiro sat down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos for an interview, h...
Apr 18, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, April 18, 2025 (morning edition): A Philadelphia man was sentenced to up to 45 years in prison by a Montgomery County judge on charges that he ran one of the largest gun trafficking rings in the county’s history. ... Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family served lunch to firefighters in Harrisburg to thank them for their response to the arson attack on the governor's residence. ... As college students wrap up the year and prepare to move out of their off-campus h...
Apr 18, 2025•6 min
Governor Josh Shapiro and his family made a lunch time visit to Harrisburg Bureau of Fire Station One to thank the firefighters who responded to the arson attack at the governor's residence. ... The ousted president of Community College of Philadelphia says he still doesn't know why the school's board placed him on immediate leave last week. ... A Philadelphia man will spend at least a decade in prison after pleading guilty Thursday (today) to charges he sexually assaulted two women late last ye...
Apr 17, 2025•6 min
Philadelphia Police identified the 77-year-old Uber driver who was killed in a double shooting Wednesday morning. ... A man and woman were attacked in their home in the City's Southwest. A group of people forced their way in the house along 55th and Woodland in Kingsessing. ... The Montgomery County SPCA is looking after a dog and five pups that were mistreated and abandoned behind a shopping center in Wyncote. ... A herd of 25 cows is back home at a Bucks County farm after escaping and roaming ...
Apr 17, 2025•4 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, April 17, 2025 (morning edition): The man who authorities say firebombed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence in Harrisburg was motivated by what he claims were the governor's plans for what he wants to do to the Palestinian people. ... Millville residents are demanding answers after a fire last week killed two young sisters and displaced nearly two dozen people. ... Free concerts are coming back to Camden County. Ruben Studdard and Joan Os...
Apr 17, 2025•5 min
The man accused of deliberately setting fire to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's Harrisburg residence targeted the governor based on perceived injustices to the Palestinian people. That's according to search warrants released by Pennsylvania State Police. .... A repeat sex offender is behind bars on charges he sexually abused a teenaged girl while he was out on bail. .... Pennsauken police have identified the pedestrian struck and killed last week in a hit and run. They're asking for the pub...
Apr 16, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (midday edition): A 77-year-old ride-share driver was killed and his passenger was critically injured in a shooting outside a Center City hookah lounge early Wednesday morning. ... A drought that began last summer in the region remains in a moderate to severe drought in many areas, especially across South Jersey. The USDA is offering emergency loans. ... Many homebuyers are so focused on buying a house that they are compromising on what ma...
Apr 16, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (morning edition): The man accused of killing a CHOP doctor last summer while he was driving drunk pleaded guilty to all of the charges against him. ... Demonstrators gathered outside City Hall yesterday to show their support for Ukraine after Russia killed nearly three dozen people in an attack on Palm Sunday. ... Philadelphia City Council members are concerned about small businesses that will suddenly have to pay new taxes under Mayor Ch...
Apr 16, 2025•6 min
The man accused of killing a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia doctor last year as she rode her bike near Rittenhouse Square has pleaded guilty to all the charges against him. .... Charges will NOT be dismissed against Sean Higgins in the drunk driving accident that killed hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew last summer. The judge ruling Tuesday that prosecutors presented enough evidence to proceed with the case. .... Doctors treating New Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross say ...
Apr 15, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 (midday edition): The man accused of setting fire to the governor's mansion in Harrisburg admitted to the attack. He was arraigned and denied bail. ... Abington Township Police were justified in using deadly force last month. That’s what a Montgomery County DA’s Office investigation determined after police shot and killed a man while responding to a report of gunshots in a home. ... Thirteen people have died in state and county prison facili...
Apr 15, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 (morning edition): The man accused of setting fire to the governor's mansion in Harrisburg admitted to the attack. He was arraigned and denied bail. ... Swarthmore College in Delaware County is mourning multiple graduates who were killed in a small plane crash in upstate New York over the weekend. ... The Philadelphia Housing Authority unveiled a plan to acquire 7,000 new units, rehab its existing inventory, and convert all of it to the Sect...
Apr 15, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Monday, April 14, 2025 (midday edition): He said he hated Gov. Josh Shapiro and would have beaten him with a hammer if he came across him. That's what police say the man accused of setting fire to the governor's mansion told them. ... The Portal art installation will move to its new home at City Hall today. ... Banning solitary confinement for kids and expanding diversion programs are part of a push to reform Pennsylvania's juvenile justice system.
Apr 14, 2025•4 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Monday, April 14, 2025 (morning edition): A man is in custody for a suspected arson at the governor's residence early Sunday morning. ... Hundreds of car enthusiasts made their way to Wayne Sunday morning for the Main Line Cars and Coffee Show. ... Philly is home to a lot of firsts, and those planning America's 250th birthday bash next year in Philadelphia aim to highlight that.
Apr 14, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Sunday, April 13, 2025 (Evening Edition) State police arrest a man in connection to the suspected arson at Governor Shapiro's Harrisburg residence. A run-down Cheltenham house is actually the childhood home of hall of famer Reggie Jackson, and it's set to be demolished later this month. The Main Line Cars & Coffee show welcomed hundreds of car enthusiasts in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Apr 13, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Sunday Apr. 13, 2025 (morning edition): The tenants at the notorious Brith Sholom apartments in West Philadelphia needed the city to step in and protect them from a dispassionate landlord last year. Now, Philadelphia city council will consider a package of bills to protect renters who are living in other aging apartments. A hidden piece of baseball history faces the axe this month. A run-down Cheltenham house is actually the childhood home of hall of famer Reggie J...
Apr 13, 2025•4 min
Apr 13, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2025 (morning edition): Philadelphia health officials are reporting another measles case in the city. They're also warning that some people may have been exposed in local emergency rooms. The Philly Dominican community held a vigil in North Philadelphia, honoring the 221 people lost in the roof collapse of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic earlier this week. Women having full control of their finances is a relatively new phenomenon, and the ...
Apr 12, 2025•5 min
A second case of measles is being reported in Philadelphia. Like the first, it’s not related to outbreak in the western U.S. but KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports health officials have issued an alert about potential exposure. .... Crozer-Chester and Taylor hospitals in Delaware County will remain open at least another week. But lawyers for the company that owns the hospitals told a bankruptcy judge yesterday that there is still no permanent solution. .... The top federal prosecutor ...
Apr 11, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, April 11, 2025 (midday edition): SEPTA’s “doomsday budget,” which would lead to severe service cuts and fare hikes, is on the table if the transit agency doesn’t get the necessary funding from the state. It would affect so many riders who rely on public transportation each day, as dozens of bus routes and a handful of Regional Rail lines would be on the chopping block. ... Two young sisters, ages 9 and 13, have died in a massive fire in Millville, Cumberlan...
Apr 11, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, April 11, 2025 (morning edition): The only two hospitals in Delaware County will remain open for at least another week to 10 days. But following a hearing in bankruptcy court Thursday afternoon, there is still no permanent solution in place. ... Pennsylvania State Police have completed the rollout of body-worn cameras for all on-duty troopers. Officials say they've done it weeks before schedule and on-budget. ... Firefighters battling a building fire along ...
Apr 11, 2025•6 min
One child is confirmed dead and another is still unaccounted for after a fire tore through several homes in Millville late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Family members say two girls ages 9 and 13 never made it out. KYW Newsradio South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has more from the scene. A 19-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a city employee at a West Philadelphia Rec Center more than 2 years ago was arrested in Montgomery County and facing murder charges. K...
Apr 10, 2025•6 min
