Best Mass Cultural Council Podcasts (2025)

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2 wanted in connection with deadly birthday party shooting in Nicetown 5:26

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (evening edition):Arrest warrants have been issued for two men in connection with a deadly birthday party shooting over the weekend in Nicetown. ---A Philadelphia woman says her then 15-year-old son’s life was forever changed after he was paralyzed by a hail of gunfire on a North Philadelphia pl…

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Skulls of 2 infants at Mütter Museum linked to century-old Pa. murder 5:13

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (midday edition):A couple who went out to dinner and drinks in Center City Sunday night were followed back home to South Jersey by two armed men, who then attacked and robbed them, police said....Two mummified skulls of infants have been linked to a century-old western Pennsylvania murder after …

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Extreme heat, Philly's back-to-school bus tour, and more 5:40

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (morning edition):The extreme heat and humidity has many people in Philadelphia taking it slow and drinking plenty of water....Dozens of protesters banged pots and pans outside 30th Street Station to draw attention to the hunger crisis in Gaza....Philadelphia police have announced the arrests of…

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Heat advisory in effect now through Wednesday 4:17

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 28, 2025 (midday edition):A heat advisory is now in place as temperatures are going into the 90s for the second straight day. With the humidity, it could feel like it's 100 degrees. ...Finding a place to breastfeed or pump while you're out can be a challenge. Philadelphia’s new Lactation Spaces Finder app…

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Philly police investigating after car plunges off bridge into Wissahickon Creek 4:39

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 28, 2025 (morning edition):Philadelphia police are looking for the driver who drove off a bridge and into the Wissahickon Creek near East Falls. ...At long last, Phillies legend Dick Allen has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame....Federal officials recently released an alarming report about orga…

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Sunday, July 27 (Evening Edition) 4:44

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Philadelphia Police are looking for the driver they say crashed, drove the car off a bridge and into the Wissahickon Creek near East Falls. KYW Newsradio's Shara Dae Howard reports from the scene.***Two men are dead, and a mother and her daughter hurt after a quadruple shooting in the city's Nicetown neighborhood last night. Philadelphia police say…

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Drive-by shooting in West Philadelphia leaves two injured 4:25

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Sunday, July 27 (Morning Edition)Four people were hurt in a shooting in the city's Nicetown neighborhood last night. One of the victims is a 7-year-old girl. ...Hershey Park has released an update on the death of a 9-year-old girl at the waterpark on Thursday. ...Tomorrow is World Hepatitis Day, and a non-profit public …

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Two women sought after two critically ill puppies left outside PSPCA shelter 5:27

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Saturday July 26 (Morning Edition)Two maggot-infested puppies left outside Philadelphia's animal care and control facility in North Philadelphia in a box are in critical condition and receiving lifesaving care. Investigators are asking for the public's help to locate two women caught on security cameras....An Abington m…

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CHOP doctor and police officer deaths get closure, inside Eagles training camp, and planning America’s 250th birthday 38:50

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The city, state, and country are busy planning for America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, but is Philadelphia really prepared for the crowds it will bring? KYW’s City Hall Bureau Chief Pat Loeb tells us what plans were unveiled this week. We have updates on several trials that captured the region’s attention. The Eagles get serious at training camp, …

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9-year-old dies at Hersheypark 3:35

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, July 25, 2025 (evening edition):An Abington man who was required to register with Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law sex offender list is back behind bars after police said he was caught with more than 11,000 illicit photos of children....Two Democratic Congressmen from South Jersey toured Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakeh…

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Safehouse gets another shot at legally opening a supervised injection site in Philadelphia 5:47

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Friday, July 25, 2025 (morning edition):The Philadelphia School District meets with SEPTA next week to review the service cuts the transit agency plans a month from now if state funding isn't found....The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has given the nonprofit Safehouse another shot at legally opening a supervised inje…

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SEPTA's ‘doomsday’ service cuts could disrupt first day of school commute for 55,000 Philly students 6:06

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A Philadelphia couple is suing two funeral homes after discovering their son’s brain among the personal effects they received after his cremation. KYW’s Matt Coughlin has the details:We’re now a month away from the beginning of SEPTA’s severe service cuts.Unless lawmakers in Harrisburg pass new funding to help SEPTA tackle its 213-million-dollar de…

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New study shows Pennsylvania arts, cultural groups rebounding well from pandemic 5:25

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We’re now a month away from the beginning of Septa’s severe service cuts.Unless lawmakers in Harrisburg pass new funding, the cuts would happen a day before school starts in Philadelphia. Those who rely on mass transit to get to class are expected to be hit hard. KYW'S Tim Jimenez has more from the northeast.Nurses and hospital workers at temple ho…

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Lower Merion woman testifies in trial of men accused of shooting and killing her son, paralyzing her during home invasion 5:59

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, July 24, 2025 (morning edition):The man who fired the shot that killed Philadelphia Police Sergeant James O’Connor five years ago has been sentenced to 75 years in prison. Prosecutors are nearing the end of their case against two men accused of a deadly home invasion in Lower Merion.Hotel and hospitality wor…

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Man who pleaded guilty to SWAT officer murder gets 75 years in prison 6:14

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The man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O’Connor and four other people five years ago in Frankford has been sentenced to 75 years in prison, as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors. ...A woman was killed and two children were seriously injured after fire tore through two rowhomes Wednesday morning …

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Woman killed, 2 children critically injured in Mayfair row home fire 5:43

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 (midday edition):One person was killed and two children are badly injured in a row home fire in Northeast Philadelphia....SEPTA's Paoli-Thorndale Line is up and running again after crews had to put out a fire on a train at Paoli Station. One crew member was hurt and taken to the hospital. ...A…

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Drunk driver who struck, killed CHOP doctor on bike last summer sentenced to 6 to 20 years behind bars 5:47

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 (morning edition):The man who killed a beloved Children's Hospital of Philadelphia doctor last year in Center City was sentenced to up to two decades behind bars....A 62-year-old Lower Merion woman testified about the horrors of a 2024 home invasion and being shot in the neck while her son was…

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Lower Merion woman testifies in trial of men accused of shooting and killing her son, paralyzing her during home invasion 6:15

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 (evening edition):A mother who was critically injured in December’s deadly home invasion in Lower Merion testified today at the trial of the two men accused of breaking into her home, shooting and paralyzing her and killing her 25-year-old son. ---The man who admitted to driving drunk when he st…

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Large water main break floods Cottman Avenue 4:29

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 (midday edition):A stretch of Cottman Avenue is closed at the busy Five Points intersection in Northeast Philadelphia as crews work on a water main that broke there earlier this morning. ...Philadelphia police have arrested the mother of a 2-year-old boy who was shot in the shoulder by another c…

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District Council 33 members ratify 3-year contract with city 5:15

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 (morning edition):District Council 33 members voted to approve the contract deal with the city....The man who admitted to striking and killing a beloved pediatrician riding her bike through Center City last summer will be sentenced this morning....The trial of two men accused of breaking into a …

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Trial begins for 2 charged in deadly Lower Merion home invasion at mistaken address 6:29

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 21, 2025 (evening edition):Members of District Council 33, Philadelphia’s largest blue collar workers union, voted to ratify a new contract. --The trial is underway for two men accused of breaking into a Lower Merion home in December, killing a 25-year-old and seriously wounding his mother, after they put…

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District Council 33 set to announce results of vote on tentative city contract 5:25

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 21, 2025 (midday edition):District Council 33, Philadelphia’s largest blue-collar workers union, is expected to release the results of the contract ratification vote sometime today. ...The trial is underway for two men accused of breaking into a Lower Merion home in the middle of the night in December, ki…

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Trial set to begin for 2 charged in fatal Lower Merion home invasion 5:47

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 21, 2025 (morning edition):The family of a man killed by police in Fairhill a couple months ago is demanding the release of body camera footage of the incident....The trial starts today of two men accused of breaking into a Lower Merion home in the middle of the night in December, killing a 25-year-old an…

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PHA cuts ribbon on new units in Sharswood’s $750 million revitalization 4:43

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Sunday, July 20, 2025 (morning edition):The family of 25-year-old Angel Garcia is demanding more transparency from the Philadelphia Police Department two months after he was shot and killed by two officers in Fairhill....On Monday, we're expecting to find out if Philadelphia's largest blue-collar workers union will ac…

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Bipartisan coalition of governors calls for overhaul of power grid operator PJM 7:40

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Saturday, July 19, 2025 (midday edition):Police are searching for the person they say shot a 16-year-old boy last night in Strawberry Mansion....Governors of both parties have signed on to a letter to electric grid operator PJM, asking for more input on how to meet growing energy demands. ...State Sen. Sharif Street h…

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Royal Rummage sidewalk sale is back with big deals in Chestnut Hill 5:37

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Saturday, July 19, 2025 (morning edition):A suspected child predator faces a slew of charges in Bucks County after he was led on for months by a group of internet vigilantes posing as a 13-year-old girl....Philadelphia police are investigating an apparent road rage incident in the city's Kensington section that ended …

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Philly Superman, PA taking a lead in AI, and more severe storms 38:28

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Republican Senator Dave McCormick announced $90 billion in investments to put Pennsylvania at the forefront of AI at his Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University. Meanwhile in Philadelphia, city workers in the DC 33 union went back to work after eight days on strike, and both they and the DC 47 union are voting on tentative agreem…

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The MLB All-Star Game is coming to Philly 5:49

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With a midday celebration at City Hall, the Phillies and the city have revealed plans for next summer’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park. We get the story from KYW’s Mike DeNardo…A long-awaited marijuana legalization bill from a Philadelphia Democrat and an Erie County Republican has been introduced in the Pennsylvania Sena…

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Woman fatally shot at close range outside North Philly church, police say 5:35

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, July 18, 2025 (midday edition):A woman was shot and killed near a North Philadelphia church early Friday morning. Police believe she was targeted, and they are looking for whoever pulled the trigger....Mark Dial, the former Philadelphia police officer convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2023 fatal traff…

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Nonbinary runners file complaint against Philadelphia Marathon for lack of inclusion for elite runners 5:01

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, July 18, 2025 (morning edition):A few dozen people lined up alongside the road in Bridgeport, Montgomery County, Thursday evening to protest ICE....The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the skydiving plane crash in New Jersey that injured 15 people earlier this month. ..…

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Customs and Border Protection seizes 73 pounds of ketamine, 12 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms at PHL Airport 6:24

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, July 17, 2025 (evening edition):Former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial -- convicted of voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing Eddie Irazarry during a 2023 traffic stop in Fairhill -- was immediately paroled at his sentencing hearing.---Customs and Border Protection Agents have seized shipments…

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Ex-Philly cop Mark Dial sentenced, granted parole for time served 5:42

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, July 17, 2025 (midday edition):Former Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial has been sentenced in connection with the shooting death of Eddie Irrazary during a 2023 traffic stop. This makes Dial eligible for immediate parole for time served....Police in Jackson Township, Ocean County, say a 61-year-old man d…

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ICE agents arrest 14 people in raid at Montgomery County farmers market 4:43

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, July 17, 2025 (morning edition):ICE agents arrested several people at a grocery store in West Norriton Township, Montgomery County....Police in Jackson Township, Ocean County, say a 61-year-old man died when lightning struck an outdoor archery range Wednesday evening. Thirteen other people were hurt, includi…

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SEPTA's plan to cut service would go into effect one day before start of school 5:42

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SEPTA's impending service cuts would force thousands of Philadelphia students to make longer walks as the new school year begins. ***Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker provided more details on the city’s agreement with its white collar workers union, District Council 47. ***FBI agents raided two buildings in West Philadelphia connected to a motorcy…

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Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ of woman in abandoned North Philly house 5:14

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 (midday edition):Police found a woman's body in an abandoned house in North Philadelphia. Investigators believe her death was suspicious....Philadelphia police have released photos of the suspects who tried to rob an armored Brinks truck in the Northeast -- the fourth such robbery in the North…

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Armored truck guard shoots at suspects during attempted robbery in Northeast Philly 5:57

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 (morning edition):Authorities have released new pictures of two of the suspects wanted for the July 7 mass shooting that killed three people and wounded nine others in the city’s Grays Ferry neighborhood. ...Philadelphia police are also looking for two suspects and a getaway car allegedly invo…

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Camden woman charged in connection with death of 4-month-old 6:46

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U-S Marshals have arrested a woman in West Philadelphia who was wanted in connection with the death of an infant in Camden....SEPTA says tougher enforcement of quality-of-life offenses is helping the transit agency hold the line on more serious crime. ...Several dangerous individuals are now off the streets of Philadelphia thanks to members of Penn…

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Another trade union, District Council 47, reaches tentative 3-year contract deal with city 4:51

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (midday edition):Another potential city worker strike was averted as the city came to terms on a tentative agreement with its white-collar workers union, District Council 47. ...Philadelphia Congressman Dwight Evans made his first public appearance in the city yesterday since announcing that he …

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Pa. House committee advances bill to push budget approval process along 6:07

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 (morning edition):Curbside trash pickup resumed in Philadelphia Monday for the first time since city workers walked off the job two weeks ago. Members of District Council 33 began voting on the tentative contract agreement with the city. ...The strongest winter nor’easters have steadily grown mo…

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Curbside trash pickup resumes for first time since end of strike 5:58

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Curbside trash pickup has resumed in Philadelphia Monday for the first time since city workers walked off the job two weeks ago. Some relief from the heat, as well, as public pools have reopened. ---The Philadelphia man who admitted to shooting and killing his girlfriend in front of her 11-year-old son just before Christmas two years ago has been s…

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Large water main break floods North Philly streets 4:43

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 14, 2025 (midday edition):Part of a North Philadelphia neighborhood was partially submerged under water for a large part of the morning after a water main break flooded the streets. ...Trash pickup is back in Philadelphia for the first time since the District Council 33 strike. And, union members have beg…

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District Council 33 members to begin voting on new contract, as normal trash collection resumes 4:55

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, July 14, 2025 (morning edition):After nearly two weeks, curbside trash pickup in Philadelphia finally resumes Monday....A Chester County man is being charged with setting a fire to a beloved West Chester watering hole this week....Teens in Delaware County have a chance to get a real-world civics lesson through…

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Driver's body recovered from Delaware River 1 day after tractor truck crashed into bridge 5:06

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Sunday, July. 13th, 2025 (morning edition):Crews in Delaware have recovered the body of a truck driver after the tractor he was driving crashed on the Delaware Memorial Bridge and fell into the Delaware River below......After nearly two weeks, curbside trash pickup in Philadelphia finally resumes tomorrow.....A Delawa…

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Man arrested, charged for intentionally setting fire to beloved West Chester bar 5:39

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A Delaware County man is being charged with setting a fire to a beloved West Chester watering hole this week.KYW'S Conner Barkon has more….The body of a man was recovered from the Delaware River this (Saturday) morning after the tractor-trailer cab he was driving crashed through a concrete barrier on the Delaware Memorial Bridge Friday. KYW’s Sunny…

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Crews recover body from Del. River 1 day after tractor truck crash 4:40

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A man is facing attempted homicide charges after investigators say he intentionally set fire to a popular West Chester bar.Crews have recovered the semi-truck cab that went off the side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge early Friday morning — and the body of its driver.911 service has been restored in Pennsylvania.Police have arrested a man in connec…

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'Everything that a community could want': Borski Park opens in Bridesburg 5:06

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Saturday, July. 12, 2025 (morning edition):9-1-1 service has been restored in Pennsylvania this morning, according to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.They posted on SOCIAL MEDIA just after midnight that they had fully tested the system and determined that it was working in every county.PEMA Director Randy…

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City worker strike ends, a violent 4th of July weekend, and driverless cars tested in Philly 31:44

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After eight days of trash piling up, the DC33 strike ended on Wednesday. KYW’s City Hall Bureau Chief Pat Loeb tells us what’s in the final agreement between the city and its blue collar workers and how this reflects on Mayor Parker. We also hear about multiple mass shootings this past weekend, despite an overall decrease in gun violence; a gruesom…

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Bucks County man who beheaded father found guilty of first-degree murder, terrorism 5:27

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The 33-year-old Levittown man who killed and beheaded his father will spend the rest of his life in prison. A judge today found Justin Mohn guilty of first degree murder, terrorism, and abuse of corpse. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports from Doylestown........Members of District Council 33 will start voting on Monday on the tentative ag…

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Live Aid at 40: How Philly made rock and roll history 34:18

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Forty years later, Live Aid remains arguably the most iconic concert event of all time. Two cities, more than 70 acts, all joining forces to make 24 straight hours of live music that helped raise millions of dollars for a charitable cause. Live Aid, staged July 13th, 1985 in London and Philadelphia, certainly left a mark. How did rundown JFK Stadiu…

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Neighbors ‘living in fear’ since deadly Grays Ferry mass shooting 7:33

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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, July 11, 2025 (morning edition):A few days after a mass shooting killed three people and injured nine others in the Grays Ferry section of South Philly, police gathered members of the community for a town hall to share their concerns....Maurice Hill, the man convicted of shooting six Philadelphia police office…