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New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill visited Camden this morning to announce $49-million in funding to expand care for newborn babies and their mothers. Details from KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty. Meanwhile, as Black Maternal Health week wraps up advocates continue to push for equal treatment of all mothers for better maternal health outcomes. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams has more. No charges have been filed so far, as police continue to investigate Friday morning's violent multi-car collision in West Philadelphia that killed a man and a dog. KYW's Mike DeNardo reports on this. The Lancaster County man accused of stealing human remains from cemeteries in Philadelphia and Delaware County is facing additional charges. Jonathan Gerlach was in court today in Delaware County, where he waived his preliminary hearing. KYW’s Sunny Morgan reports on this.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, April 17, 2026 (midday edition): SEPTA bus riders are getting a chance to sound off on big changes to bus routes that start this fall. ... The excitement is building for the oldest track and field competitions in the United States. The 130th running of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in University City is a week away. ... Philadelphia is trying to make sure the celebrations of America’s 250th birthday are spread out across the whole city.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, April. 17 2026 (morning edition): Philadelphia wants to bring the celebration of America’s 250th birthday to neighborhoods across the city, and the government is doing so with a slate of nearly two dozen events through the end of 2026. KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi went to the launch of the “Ring It On!” initiative in South Philly. ... It looks like there will be no rate hike for PECO customers. The utility is dropping its request after opposition from the governor, legislators and the electrical workers union. KYW Newsradio’s Matt Coughlin has more. ... Some Philly schools are making an early switch to air conditioning, during this week's hot weather. Philadelphia School District spokeswoman Monique Braxton says the conversion from heat to A-C usually happens May 1, but building engineers have already started the transition this week. ... Earlier this week, we told you about Schwarber the Pitbull who was scheduled to be euthanized today at Philly's only open intake animal shelter because of overcrowding. Well he's been adopted! With more here's KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Thursday, April 16, 2026 (evening edition) It looks like there will be no rate hike for PECO customers. The utility is dropping its request after opposition from the governor, legislators and the electrical workers union. ... A 48-year-old Montgomery County man is charged with possession of child-sexual abuse material. ... A cruise ship has set sail out of the port of Philadelphia for the first time in 15 years. ... SEPTA bus riders are getting a chance to sound off on big changes to bus routes that start this fall. ... We reported on a 4-year-old pit bull scheduled to be put down because of overcrowding at the ACCT Philly open-intake animal shelter. But in the nick of time, he's been adopted...by a KYW listener!

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, April 16, 2026 (midday edition): A cruise ship will be setting sail out of the Port of Philadelphia for the first time in 15 years later. ... Mayor Parker is firing back at rideshare companies for opposing her dollar-a-ride tax to raise money for schools. .. The Sixers are the seven-seed in the Eastern Conference of the NBA playoffs after fending off the Orlando Magic at home in the NBA Play-In tournament.

Mayor Cherelle Parker makes a key endorsement in the competitive democratic primary to replace Dwight Evans in congress, throwing her support behind state Senator Sharif Street. KYW’s Nigel Thompson was there at City Hall for the announcement. Governor Josh Shapiro has signed three executive orders aimed and modernizing and expanding protections and services for people with disabilities in Pennsylvania. KYW suburban bureau chief Jim Melwert reports on this. New Jersey residents don’t care where their energy comes from, they just want lower bills, according to a new poll. We have KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty. Philadelphia's open intake animal shelter is hoping someone would take a swing at adopting a dog named Schwarber on the time stamp list for euthanasia. With more here's KYW's John McDevitt.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Wednesday, April 15, 2026 (evening edition) Mayor Cherelle Parker isn’t apologizing for her proposal to tax Uber and Lyft rides to raise money for schools. ... We are hearing for the first time from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a week after the deadly parking garage collapse in Grays Ferry. ... Mayor Parker met with business leaders Wednesday to discuss progress to the Lower South District along the Delaware River which she says will bring tens of thousands of jobs to Philaport, the Bellwether District, and Navy Yard when complete. ... Police in Atlantic City say three people have been arrested and charged after a fight and stabbing at the Showboat Resort earlier this month. ... A big change is coming to Philly’s Pride festivities this summer.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 (midday edition): A man is dead and another is wounded after dozens of shots were fired in North Philadelphia. ... Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with two strong-arm robbery incidents in Center City. ... Pennsylvania is a target location for data centers. A pair of bills aimed at making sure local interests are protected is on its way to the state Senate after passing the House with bipartisan support. ... Today is Tax Day. If you haven't filed yet, experts say waiting could cost you.

The company that purchased the Crozer-Chester Medical Center campus in Delaware county told residents last night that primary care at the facility could resume in the next nine months. ... Authorities in Atlantic County released more information about a shooting Monday at a nursing facility. Investigators say a man shot and killed his estranged wife and then turned the gun on himself. ... Philly’s top cop was in the city council budget hot seat yesterday... peppered with questions about how the police department is operating — and what it needs for the year to come. ... As the war with Iran continues, a northeast Philadelphia congressman is proposing suspending the federal gas tax when prices rise above $4-dollars a gallon.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (evening edition): Neighbors in the Grays Ferry community are breathing a sigh of relief after a week without their only supermarket. ... Safety improvements are in the works along busy McDade Boulevard in Delaware County, a road known for dangerous crossings and intersections. ... July 2 will be a day of celebration on Independence Mall as the Historic Philadelphia District announces plans to celebrate Philadelphia 250. ... "Leonardo DiCatprio," a Eurasian lynx, has moved into the Cape May County Zoo after being found wandering the streets of Long Island, New York a few years ago.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (midday edition): The West Chester University community is grieving the loss of a student who was hit by a driver and killed over the weekend. ... A Phoenixville man is accused of putting a loaded gun in his son's backpack and sending him to school with it. ... Philly City Council has advanced a package of bills that would enact more guidelines on how ICE can operate in the city. ... Legislation that supporters say would lower electric bills across Pennsylvania advanced out of committee largely on party lines.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (morning edition): For the first time since 2020, the Philadelphia Flyers are back in the playoffs. They clinched with a shootout win against the Carolina Hurricanes. ... Philadelphia City Council has advanced a package of bills that would enact more guidelines on how ICE can operate in the city. ... A nearly $150 million construction project is underway to rehabilitate the bridges that carry Market Street over the Schuylkill. There will be traffic restrictions and closures in the overnight hours for the next month and a half around 30th Street Station. ... New Jersey currently has one of the oldest train and bus fleets in the country, so Gov. Mikie Sherrill has announced a $3 billion commitment to modernize it.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, April 13, 2026 (midday edition): The bodies of the two ironworkers killed in the Grays Ferry garage collapse have now been recovered. ... One person was killed and another is in critical condition in a shooting at a nursing home in Egg Harbor Township. ... Philadelphia police have been unable to identify a woman who survived being struck by a car nearly a year ago. ... Applications open this week for a popular stipend for student teachers in Pennsylvania.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, April 13, 2026 (morning edition): The demolition continues at the partially collapsed parking garage in Grays Ferry. Mayor Cherelle Parker and Council President Kenyatta Johnson were at a food giveaway in the neighborhood yesterday. ... Philadelphia City Council is taking up legislation aimed at limiting what ICE officers can do in the city. ... Philly students aren't just learning reading and math at school. They're also learning a potentially lifesaving skill. ... It’s called Dining Out for Life, an annual fundraiser benefiting Action Wellness, a Philadelphia nonprofit that offers services to people living with or at high risk of acquiring HIV.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Sunday, April 12, 2026 (evening edition) Demolition crews continue tearing down the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage after it collapsed last week, killing one Local 401 ironworker and trapping 2 others under the rubble. ... Special contributor Larry Kane looks ahead to next month's primary in Pennsylvania. ... A historic fountain in Fairmount Park that hasn't functioned in about 50 years gets more than $2-million-dollars in state funding to be fully restored.

Demolition continues this morning on the parking garage that partially collapsed on Wednesday at 30th and Grays Ferry Avenue. One worker died that day and the bodies of two others are presumed to be under the rubble. ... Fire crews in South Jersey have fully contained the wildfire that broke out yesterday and spread to about 160 acres in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County. All roads that were affected have re-opened, no structures are threatened anymore. ... Immigration advocates held a rally in LOVE Park in advance of City Council's hearing on a package limit ICE operations in Philadelphia. ... Funeral yesterday for the two Berks County fire chiefs who were struck and killed last weekend by a driver accused of being under the influence. ... A historic fountain in Fairmount Park that hasn't functioned in about 50 years gets more than $2-million-dollars in state funding to be fully restored. ... Spring has sprung, and for many of us, that means spending quality time in the backyard working on various projects. ... Heads up for drivers on I-95 in the city.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Saturday, April 11 2026 (evening edition): A smokey 160-acre wildfire burning in West Deptford Township near the Sunoco refinery property. Gloucester County Emergency Management telling us smoke and falling ash were reported as far south and east as Glassboro and Washington Township. ... Crews have been demolishing a parking garage in Grays Ferry after it partially collapsed earlier this week, killing one Ironworker and leaving two others unaccounted for. As KYW Newsradio’s Sunny Morgan tells us, the Ironworkers’ Union has identified the workers who were killed and presumed dead as Stepan Shevchuk, Matthew Kane and Mark Scott Jr. ... No love lost for one federal agency....a demonstration this afternoon in Philly's Love Park... Two days before City Council is set to discuss several bills to limit ICE operations in Philadelphia, people gathered to rally support. Councilmember Kendra Brooks is one of the chief sponsors of the ICE Out package. ... Philadelphia police are searching for two men...They say they fatally shot a woman in Cobbs Creek earlier this week...She was on her lunch break... when she was killed. Police also trying to track down two other suspects and the getaway car. KYW Newsradio's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson has the details. ... An organization that collects, preserves and interprets the history of science has opened a new exhibit on the history of fireworks. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt says you might want to leave your dog at home.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Saturday, April 11, 2026 (morning edition): Black women in the United States are facing a maternal mortality crisis, with rates comparable to a developing country. The population health manager of Delaware County, Rasheeda Williamson, says that from 2009 until 2023, the black infant mortality rate was three times higher than whites'. KYW Newsradio's Justin Udo tells us the importance and key ways of taking care of Black women's mental health. ...Crews are currently on-site at the Grays Ferry parking garage collapse preparing to tear it down. The rescue crews are also in search of two workers who are now presumed dead. KYW Newsradio's Sunny Morgan is on-site patiently reporting on the progress of this horrific ordeal. ...An organization that collects, preserves, and interprets the history of science has opened a new exhibit on the history of fireworks. The exhibit features objects ranging from historic rare books and fine art to consumer catalogs and the latest pyrotechnic technologies of the 1600s on display. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt has more.

Philadelphia police are searching for two men who they say gunned down a woman on a lunch break at work in Cobbs Creek earlier this week. ... Crews are set to tear down the parking garage that partially collapsed in Grays Ferry. They will also try to find the remains of the two workers who are presumed dead. .. Several middle school students in Bucks County got sick after eating THC edibles. ... A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to keep the restored slavery panels in place at the President's House on Independence Mall. .. What was the Franklin Mills Mall could become a waterpark and youth sports facility.

The two missing workers in the parking garage collapse in Grays Ferry are now presumed dead. ... A viewing will be held on Friday evening for the two Berks County fire chiefs who were killed in a head-on crash. ... Several middle school students in Bucks County got sick after eating pot edibles. .. Timing is everything. The four Artemis astronauts will splash down Friday evening just off the coast of southern California. .. In sports, the Sixers visit the Pacers on Friday at 7:30 p.m. after losing at the Rockets last night, 113-102.