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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 (evening edition) Philadelphia police are searching for a driver of a dark-colored SUV who they say hit a truck along the Roosevelt Boulevard over the weekend, causing it to overturn and kill the driver. ... The trial is underway of third man charged with murder in a deadly home invasion in Lower Merion. The 27-year-old wasn’t in the Main Line home on the night of the murder, but prosecutors say his actions put it all in motion. ... Tuesday marks six years since 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez disappeared from a park in New Jersey. ... After nearly 100 years, Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne will be closing it doors for good next year, at the conclusion of the academic year. ... Tuesday marks the 210th anniversary of Mexican Independence. Philadelphia’s Mexican community joined with city officials, today, to celebrate with a flag-raising at City Hall.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 (midday edition): SEPTA service is running at full strength for the first time in three weeks as the service cuts have been reversed. But the 21.5% fare hike is now in place. ... New census data shows incomes are rising in New Jersey, income inequality is modestly improving, while affordability remains a big problem. ... Mayor Parker’s Revival plan for Kensington continues to inch along, showing progress but no imminent turnaround. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb recently walked the beat with rookie cops assigned to the area.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Monday, September 15 (Morning Edition): Septa service has returned to normal, but a price hike is also now in effect. ... For 24 hours, runners ran up and down the art museum steps this weekend to raise money for cancer patients. ... A little more than seven months after dominating the chiefs in Super bowl 59, the eagles marched into Kansas city and earned a 20-17 win to start the year 2-and-oh.

SEPTA service returns to normal starting Sunday, but a PRICE hike is also in effect. KYW Newsradio's Shara Dae Howard spoke with some riders about how that over 20 percent increase will impact their wallets. ### Locals and tourists run the Rocky steps daily, but a local non-profit had runners go up and down for 24 hours straight. KYW's Newsradio's Sunny Morgan was at the Art Museum as they finished for a good cause ### Recent census data shows Philadelphia is no longer the nation’s poorest big city. But the head of an area organization that provides economic mobility for youth, says this is not the time to take our collective foot off of the gas.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 (evening edition) SEPTA service returns to normal starting Sunday, but a PRICE hike is also in effect. ... Locals and tourists run the Rocky steps daily, but a local non-profit had runners go up and down for 24 hours straight. ... Recent census data shows Philadelphia is no longer the nation’s poorest big city.

A Camden man, his wife, and his son are accused in the murder and dismemberment of a New Jersey man earlier this year. ... SEPTA has money for operations now, so why is it going ahead with a fare increase this weekend? That's what one state lawmaker is asking. ... A woman was shot Thursday afternoon during an apparent road rage incident outside the entrance of Stockton University's Galloway township campus. The woman's condition has not been released. The shooting suspect is in custody.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 (evening edition): One teenage boy is dead and another seriously injured after an e-bike SLAMMED into the side of a school bus Friday afternoon in Delaware... Federal charges have been filed against a 61-year-old Bucks County man who’s accused of pretending he was teenager online, to get girls to send him illicit videos. .. And for the 15th consecutive year, Philadelphia is observing the United Nations' International Day of Peace with a week's worth of events. Among them is a discussion on peace journalism...

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 (Morning edition): Because there's still no state budget, the Philadelphia School District is borrowing money to pay its bills. But school board members worry it's the students who pay the price. We get details from KYW Newsradio's education reporter Mike DeNardo. *** A 61-year-old Bucks County man accused of posing online as a teen to get illicit videos from underage girls is now facing federal charges. KYW Newsradio's Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports. *** An Atlantic County actor has been charged with shooting a woman in the face during a road rage incident near Stockton University in Galloway Township. The victim is in stable condition at an area hospital. With more here's KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt. *** Next month marks the 250th birthday of the Navy and the Marine Corps, and they're bringing the party to Philly. KYWs Newsradio's Shara Dae Howard reports celebrations will be held throughout October and November, starting with a special kickoff event.

Because there's still no state budget, the Philadelphia school district is borrowing money to pay its bills. But officials worry it's the students who pay the price. We get details from KYW education reporter Mike DeNardo… Starting today, first responders in Delaware County have a new tool to help support their mental wellbeing as they help support their communities. KYW'S Justin Udo has the story. The Eagles Autism Foundation is warning about a potential ticket scam. The non-profit says an unknown individual has been posing as one of their employees in an attempt to defraud individuals in connection with Eagles game tickets. The foundation says any tickets or other items purchased through EAF are administered only through their official "Haku" auction platform, and payment is only accepted by check or through their website. The Eagles Autism Foundation adds it does not use third party methods like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, or Google Pay. A video showing a Philly cop rescuing a dog from subway tracks last month has been circulating on social media— here’s KYW'S crime and justice reporter Kristen Johanson with that story:

A Camden man, his wife, and his son are accused in the murder and dismemberment of a New Jersey man earlier this year. KYW Newsradio’s Matt Coughlin reports. ### SEPTA has money for operations now, so why is it going ahead with a fare increase this weekend? That's what one state lawmaker is asking. KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo reports. ### A woman was shot Thursday afternoon during an apparent road rage incident outside the entrance of Stockton University's Galloway township campus. The woman's condition has not been released. The shooting suspect is in custody. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt reports the shooting prompted a 3 hour lockdown of the university as police searched for the suspected shooter.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 (evening edition) A Perkiomen Township man is found guilty of killing his girlfriend with a hammer last fall and sentenced to life in prison without parole. ... It is the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Eighteen of the victims were from Bucks County and they, along with all the victims, were remembered at the Garden of Reflection in Lower Makefield. ... New Jersey’s Department of Health is ensuring anyone who wants a Covid-19 vaccine can get one.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 (midday edition): It is the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The 18 victims who were from Bucks County are being remembered at the Garden of Reflection in Lower Makefield. ... On 9/11, about a dozen Philadelphia police officers were sent to New York to help with recovery and communications at Ground Zero. Now many of them are sick, and say the city won’t acknowledge their injuries. ... Philadelphia City Council has reconvened after a three-month summer break. ... The Philadelphia School District has posted the data it'll use to determine which school buildings should be fixed, consolidated or closed.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Thursday, September 11 (Morning Edition): The shooter who killed conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk yesterday in Utah is still at large, and police don’t have anyone in custody. ... A Montgomery county daycare worker accused of physically assaulted two infants under her care at facility in upper providence has been ordered to be held for trial. the children are still recovering from their injuries. ... There could soon be some resolution to the question of whether the wrong date on a Pennsylvania mail-in ballot can keep it from being counted. ... Nurses at temple university hospital were out picketing outside the main and women’s hospital, calling for increased safety measures amid a series of violent incidents.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 (midday edition): Business owners and organizations in Kensington and a few other neighborhoods are pushing back against an expanded curfew that will go into effect at midnight. ... A Trenton man is under arrest, accused of sexually assaulting two young girls. ... Police in Bucks County are investigating a road rage incident that spilled onto the grounds of an elementary school. ... PATCO leaders were up early this morning, thanking DRPA workers who have been cleaning trains and stations overnight. ... Trenton will once again have professional hockey, with a minor league team returning next season.

A First Degree trial of a 47-year-old Perkiomen Township man is underway in Montgomery County. In opening statements, prosecutors say it was a brutal, premeditated murder with a hammer. But defense attorneys say their client was to impaired by drugs to for it to be pre-meditated. KYW Newsradio Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports. ### Sunoco and parent company Energy Transfer have met the milestones laid out for them in the process of remedying a pipeline leak in Bucks County that was discovered in late January. That’s what the PA Department of Environmental Protection said in a public meeting tonight (TUE). KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi has more on what state officials told concerned residents. ### Several dozen people gathered in Love Park, today, to rally support for the EPA finding that makes it possible for the agency to regulate greenhouse gases. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports. ### There’s a change on the menu for Center City Restaurant Week. The event, which usually happens twice a year, is skipping its fall edition as we hear from KYW Newsradio's Conner Barkon.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 (evening edition) Philadelphia authorities are investigating the death of a baby girl in the city's Germantown neighborhood. ... A 51-year-old Trenton man is in custody after police say he sexually assaulted two young girls on separate occasions last month. ... Minor league hockey is returning to Trenton next year and fans get the chance to name the team. ... The Clean Air Council held a rally in Love Park hoping to get more public comment on an E P A proposal that would stop regulation of greenhouse gases. ... Philadelphia foodies will have to wait until the winter for the next Center City District Restaurant Week as the organization cancels the event this fall.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, Sept. 9. 2025 (midday edition) Kids under 16 are now required to wear helmets while riding electric scooters and e-bikes in Haverford Township, Delaware County. ... Not guilty pleas were entered at court in Camden today for the Blackwood couple charged with locking up their teenage daughter and abusing her for years. .. Man charged in fatal shooting outside Center City 7-Eleven. ... The push to promote Philadelphia as a travel destination for the country’s 250th anniversary begins today–249 years to the day after the founding fathers chose the name “United States of America”.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Tuesday, September 9 (Morning Edition): It’s all system go for septa to reverse its service cuts this weekend, now that the state has okayed its request to use capital dollars for operations. ... The man who police say shot and killed a woman in center city last week has been charged with her murder. ... September is child passenger safety month, and local agencies, including the Pennsylvania state police, are holding free car seat safety check events. ... An area non-profit is raising money to help families with children receiving cancer treatment at the children’s hospital of Philadelphia.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 (evening edition) Crisis averted -- SEPTA’s service cuts are officially being reversed, now that PennDOT has signed off on SEPTA’s request to use state capital dollars for operations. ... Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has signed a bill that will require gun shops to post signs warning that it’s illegal to misrepresent who a gun purchase is for. ... Two Pottstown men accused of being part of what authorities describe as a “sophisticated” and “devastating” gun-trafficking ring are on trial this week in Norristown. Several others involved with the ring have already pleaded guilty. ... The South Jersey couple accused of locking up their teenage daughter for years in their home in Blackwood appeared in court Monday. ... Golf and education stand side by side as a Philadelphia community celebrates a major milestone for students at a local golf course that's in the middle of a comeback.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025 (midday edition) Crisis averted. The Shapiro administration has approved SEPTA's request to use nearly 400-million-dollars from its capital assistance funds to maintain service. ... Crews battled a two-alarm fire at a vacant church in West Philadelphia early this morning. ... A leading expert on climate change at Penn argues that scientific research is being attacked, undermined, and discredited for political and economic gain.