A mostly guilty verdict for Maurice Hill, the man who shot six Philadelphia police officers in 2019. ... The House Judiciary Committee is planning a vote on bills that would give child sex abuse victims who are time-barred from suing their abusers their day in court. ... A teen is charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed another teen in Montgomery County last month. ... An Ocean County judge has granted pretrial release to the 19-year-old charged with setting a wildfire that burned m...
May 05, 2025•6 min
A Temple student has been suspended, and two waitresses at Barstool on Sansom Street were fired in connection with an anti-Semitic sign that was made and displayed at the bar over the weekend. ... After telling the judge they were hung on some charges, the jury is getting instructions to keep deliberating in the trial of Maurice Hill, the man accused of shooting six Philadelphia police officers in 2019. ... A growing number of people are using 'Buy Now, Pay Later" programs to pay for necessities...
May 05, 2025•6 min
Temple University has suspended a student over an anti-semitic sign he allegedly paid for at a Center City bar. ... Jury deliberations will continue today in the trial against Maurice Hill, the man accused of shooting six Philadelphia police officers in 2019. ... The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run took over Philly streets Sunday morning. ... A new Stockon University poll finds nearly 9 in 10 people don't want dyes or harmful additives in their food.
May 05, 2025•5 min
The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run took over Philly streets this morning. ... A new study says the Eagles Super Bowl run brought millions of dollars in spending into the city. ... The Crozer Health system, which was once an institution in Delaware County, is now a thing of the past. But to make sure the community doesn't go wanting, some organizations are stepping up to help residents find new healthcare, and displaced workers find new employment. ... Philly Police are investigating an...
May 04, 2025•6 min
An estimated 40-thousand runners made their way down Broad Street today - in the annual Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run, with from Central High School to the Navy Yard. ... Merck is building a one-billion-dollar facility in Wilmington, Delaware with the goal of increasing domestic production. ... Many Americans, determined not to skip out on a vacation, are turning to more affordable options. ... Food truck vendors in North Philadelphia are joining forces after several of their trucks w...
May 04, 2025•6 min
Nine protesters at Swarthmore College were arrested Saturday morning after student activists set up an encampment on campus earlier this week. Investigators are offering a cash reward for information that leads to the conviction of a gunman who killed one woman and wounding another in North Philly last night (Fri). The City of Bethlehem Fire Department said the fire at 510 Flats on Third Avenue in Bethlehem began just before 1:20 p.m. as thick smoke poured from the roof and filled the street bel...
May 03, 2025•6 min
A second suspect has been arrested and charged with arson for the fire that spread into the massive Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County. ... It is the final day for Crozer Chester Medical Center. The hospital is closing its doors for good after it's owner filed for bankruptcy. ... Authorities in Camden County are lauding two U.S. Army Reserve members for foiling a violent carjacking yesterday morning in Waterford Township. ... A search party has been canceled…and instead a welcome home party is ...
May 02, 2025•5 min
It is the final day for Crozer Chester Medical Center. ... Police have identified the driver seen on video defecating on the hood of another car in broad daylight in Prospect Park during a road rage incident. 44-year-old Christina Solometo of Ridley Park is charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. ... Six former Cherry Hill elementary school students are suing the district for alleged sexual abuse by a teacher in the early 1980s. ... Philadelphia city councilwoman Quetcy Lozada las...
May 02, 2025•7 min
It is the final day for Crozer Chester Medical Center. Police have identified the driver seen on video defecating on the hood of another car in broad daylight in Prospect Park during a road rage incident. 44-year-old Christina Solometo of Ridley Park is charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Six former Cherry Hill elementary school students are suing the district for alleged sexual abuse by a teacher in the early 1980s. Philadelphia city councilwoman Quetcy Lozada lashed out at c...
May 02, 2025•7 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, May. 2, 2025 (morning edition): Dozens of peaceful protestors arrested at the intersection of Broad and Vine Streets, after a rally and march outside City Hall led by Senator Bernie Sanders. The May Day demonstration touted the importance of unions and workers’ rights. You might want to put down whatever you're eating for this story. Prospect Park police say they have identified the driver who sprayed diarrhea on the hood of another car during a road rage i...
May 02, 2025•5 min
It's crunch time for people who still need to get a REAL ID in Pennsylvania before next Wednesday's deadline. ... Six former Cherry Hill elementary school students are suing the district for alleged sexual abuse by a teacher in the early 1980s. ... Pro-Palestinian activists at Swarthmore College set up an encampment on campus once again. They vowed to stay until their demands were met. College officials are threatening to suspend students who don’t leave. ... South Jersey Congressman Donald Norc...
May 01, 2025•5 min
Pro-Palestinian activist at Swarthmore College set up an encampment on campus once again. College officials are threatening students with suspensions who refuse to leave. ... With less than a week to go before the May 7 deadline some domestic air travelers may not get their Real ID in time. ... More than 115 employees in the Camden City School District are losing their jobs as the district faces a $91-million-dollar budget hole. ... The Philadelphia Music Alliance welcomed new inductees into its...
May 01, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Thursday, May 1, 2025 (Morning Edition) - Police in Newark, DE have arrested and charged a New Castle man who authorities say was driving a stolen U-Haul van when he struck and killed a University of Delaware grad student and injured several others Tuesday afternoon. ... The Philadelphia DA's office has charged a notary public from Germantown in a wide-ranging house theft scheme. ... The jury will begin deliberations this morning in the case against the man accused o...
May 01, 2025•6 min
A woman is dead and a man hurt in a double shooting in North Philadelphia Wednesday morning. ... The ousted president of Community College of Philadelphia is firing back, in court. ... Starbucks has been ordered to stop activities the National Labor Relations Board says obstruct employees rights to form a union, and an administrative law judge has ordered the coffee giant to reinstate two employees at a Philadelphia store who it says were fired illegally. ... A special opportunity for workers lo...
Apr 30, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (midday edition): A University of Delaware student was killed and eight others were injured when police say someone in an overdue rental truck hit them while fleeing officers. ... The man who police say admitted to attacking a pregnant woman outside her Hatfield apartment last week is back behind bars after a Montgomery County judge increased his bail. ... The Philadelphia Visitor Center is looking for Philly ambassadors ahead of the count...
Apr 30, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (morning edition): An armed carjacking suspect who was shot and killed by several police officers in Northeast Philadelphia has been identified. ... The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has released new data on overdose deaths in 2023 and the city's effort to prevent them. ... The man charged with shooting six Philadelphia police officers several years ago will be back on the stand this morning. He testified yesterday in his own de...
Apr 30, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (midday edition): Police say they shot and killed a carjacking suspect after he shot a victim and fired at officers during a wild pursuit across Northeast Philadelphia. ... The prosecution has rested its case against Maurice Hill, the man accused of shooting six Philadelphia police officers in 2019 in the city's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood. The defense plans to open their case with a prominent defense attorney. ... Philadelphia Mayor Parker ...
Apr 29, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (morning edition): The prosecution has rested its case against Maurice Hill, the man accused of shooting six Philadelphia police officers in 2019 in the city's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood. The defense plans to open their case with a prominent defense attorney. ... On the heels of a 73-page report from an independent investigation into abuse allegations in a Central Bucks special needs classroom, a Bucks County commissioner says she has taken...
Apr 29, 2025•6 min
The Philadelphia Police Department is circulating video from more than a year ago in connection with the deadly SEPTA bus stop shooting in Ogontz, where a 17-year-old was killed in a barrage of bullets and 4 others were wounded. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt reports police are hoping the images will lead to the capture of the suspected gunmen. ... The Philadelphia Fire Department, working with City Council, is planning a smoke alarm blitz, to clear out a backlog of requests for them from residen...
Apr 28, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, April 28, 2025 (midday edition): Dozens of firefighters are hard at work in Waterford Township, Camden County putting out a fire that started yesterday at a mulch recycling yard. Officials say this could take days to put out. ... Pennsylvania and New Jersey rank among the top 10 states to report losses to internet scams. ... High school seniors in Burlington County are finding a note in their prom flower bouquets. The notes are not a love letter, but a remi...
Apr 28, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, April 28, 2025 (morning edition): A 43-year-old man was shot and killed by a police officer in Ambler, Montgomery county after authorities say he charged at officers with a knife. ... Philadelphia City Council is expected to vote this week on a long-delayed bill that puts limits on mobile service providers in Kensington. ... The feds say internet scams across the U.S. grew by a third last year compared to 2023. New Jersey and Pennsylvania rank among the top...
Apr 28, 2025•5 min
As Pope Francis went to his final resting place today, the Hispanic community worldwide is remembering the influence that Francis had on the Catholic church. KYW Newsradio Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams says his legacy is important to that community here. A Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in South Jersey was arrested by U.S. Marshals Friday morning. KYW Newsradio’s Nigel Thompson has the story. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin says the state...
Apr 26, 2025•8 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Friday, April 25, 2025 (Evening Edition) The Central Bucks School superintendent was placed on administrative leave after a report was released detailing allegations of abuse of young students with special needs. SEPTA has launched an enforcement blitz to discourage fare jumpers. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin says the state has arrested 11 people who were involved in an international auto theft ring with cars being stolen in areas all over the state, incl...
Apr 25, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, April 25, 2025 (midday edition): The Central Bucks School District superintendent was placed on administrative leave after a report was released detailing allegations of abuse of young students with special needs. ... The emergency rooms of Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital are expected to shut down today. ... Police in Montgomery County are looking for a masked man who kicked a woman to the ground and assaulted her outside her apartment in ...
Apr 25, 2025•7 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, April 25, 2025 (morning edition): Chester residents are scared they won’t have readily available access to emergency services and trauma response once Crozer-Chester and Taylor Hospital shut down. ... The Eagles got their first pick of the NFL Draft last night, picking local linebacker Jihaad Campbell out of Alabama. ... A 19-year-old man is charged with arson as a wildfire continues to burn in Ocean County, New Jersey. ... A Philadelphia native who was amo...
Apr 25, 2025•6 min
A 19-year-old Ocean County man is charged with arson in connection with the massive Jones Road wildfire that has burned through 15-thousand acres. As KYW Newsradio's Tim Jimenez reports, officials say fire spread because the suspect didn’t properly put out a bonfire. ... Human rights watchdogs say FIFA is failing to protect children ahead of the 2026 World Cup. A soccer tournament this summer may give a taste of what’s to come. ... New data from SEPTA shows the rate of serious crimes holding ste...
Apr 24, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, April 24, 2025 (midday edition): Investigators say the massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey is arson. A 19-year-old is allegedly responsible for sparking the blaze. ... Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital have begun diverting ambulances to other hospitals as they begin to shut down. ... Someone stole equipment from a Camden County baseball league for kids and adults with disabilities. ... The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation...
Apr 24, 2025•5 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, April 24, 2025 (morning edition): Crews in Ocean County, New Jersey have the Jones Road wildfire 50% contained as the blaze has consumed more than 13,000 acres. ... Philadelphia police officers shot during an hours-long standoff six years ago took the stand yesterday in the trial against Maurice Hill, the man accused of barricading himself inside a home in the city's Nicetown neighborhood. ... Philadelphia City Council got its long-awaited chance to explo...
Apr 24, 2025•7 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 (evening edition): Residents have returned home after being evacuated for a wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey that has burned more than 11,000 acres. ... A Flourtown, Montgomery County man is accused of stealing nearly $4 million from a deceased woman while he was the executor of her estate. ... The trial against former Flyers goalie Carter Hart is underway in London, Ontario. He is among five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hocke...
Apr 23, 2025•6 min
The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 (morning edition): A massive wildfire in Ocean County has burned at least 8,500 acres. It is only 10% contained, but officials have lifted a mandatory evacuation order as of Wednesday morning. ... "It was like speaking to your grandfather." That's how one local priest remembers the late Pope Francis. KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi spoke to him. ... There was emotional testimony yesterday from a Philadelphia police officer shot in the head ...
Apr 23, 2025•5 min
