A 7-year-old died after police say the child ran onto a West Philadelphia street and was hit by a car. It happened last Saturday a little after 9 p.m. A car was traveling down a street in Mantua, when police say the boy ran out from between vehicles that were parked on the street. The driver tried to stop to avoid hitting the boy, according to offi…

New Jersey’s Department of Corrections is ramping up recruitment in ways the department has never done before. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty reports it's in an effort to bolster its ranks. 📸: Getty Imagesโดย Audacy

The Independence Seaport Museum along Penn's Landing is hosting a Memorial Day ceremony aboard the Olympia, the oldest steel American warship still afloat. KYW's John McDevitt reports the hour-long ceremony starts Monday morning and the public is invited to attend. 📸: Getty Images (1898 color lithograph of the U.S. cruiser, Olympia)…

Philadelphia city council, this week, passed a resolution allowing the new Special Committee on Kensington to call its first hearing. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports it will explore barriers to accessing drug rehab beds. 📸: Pat Loeb/KYW Newsradioโดย Audacy

It’s a special Memorial Day weekend at the National Constitution center in old city Philadelphia. As KYW Newsradio's Justin Udo tells us the Center is opening its doors for free for all visitors. 📸: Getty Imagesโดย Audacy

A quick-thinking transit cop is being credited for helping to reunite a man with memory issues with his family. KYW's Mike DeNardo reports. 📸: Mike DeNardo/KYW Newsradioโดย Audacy

It’s okay to be YOU! That’s the message for kids in a new children’s book written and illustrated by two South Jersey women. KYW community impact reporter Racquel Williams has more. 📸: Segal Associatesโดย Audacy

A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after getting shot in the head Saturday night. Police say this happened on Fairmount Avenue near 12th street in North Philadelphia just after 8:30pm. Officials tell NBC10 the teen was ambushed when a car pulled up, three people got out and began firing at him. Investigators are now searching for the three …

A man wanted in Montgomery County for his involvement in a deadly hit-and-run in Norristown turned himself into police on Saturday morning. KYW’s Nigel Thompson reports. 📸: Montgomery County District Attorney's Officeโดย Audacy

Police and a religious group say a U.S. missionary couple has been shot and killed by criminal gang members in Haiti’s capital. The husband and wife, identified as Davy and Natalie Lloyd, were ambushed last night as they and a group of children left a youth group activity at a church in Port-au-Prince, according to authorities. Police say a third p…

Two Philly cops have been placed on administrative leave after shooting and killing two dogs that were fighting in Grays Ferry on Thursday morning. The incident happened on Dover Street near Tasker Street. The officers found a 67-year-old man attempting to separate a pit bull and the Pomeranian. Investigators say the pit went after one of the offic…

The latest show at the Arden Theatre in Old City mixes fantasy with a touch of reality. KYW’s Sabrina Boyd-Surka spoke with the director of “Once on This Island.” 📷: Ashley Smith/Wide Eyed Studiosโดย Audacy

Philadelphia’s historic district is ready for visitors this Memorial Day weekend. KYW’s John McDevitt reports performers have been rehearsing for months and learning accurate facts about history from Historic Philadelphia's training program, called the Benstitute. (Named after Benjamin Franklin, of course.) 📸: John McDevitt/KYW Newsradio…

Philly’s oldest comic book store is closing next week, and longtime fans flocked to the Center City Shop for a final weekend. KYW’s Nigel Thompson was there to share all the memories of Fat Jack’s. 📷: Eric Walter/KYW Newsradioโดย Audacy

Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, best known for his documentary "Super Size Me," has died. Spurlock died Thursday of complications from cancer, according to his family. The director made his debut 20 years ago with "Super Size Me," in which he ate only McDonald's for a month in order to show the dangers of a fast food diet. "Super Size Me" …

Police have released surveillance footage of the suspect they say shot and injured an eight year old girl and two adults in Kensington this week. It was just before 3 p.m. Thursday when Deputy Commissioner Pedro Rosario says a car trying to make a turn onto Allegheny Avenue collided with a scooter riding in a nearby center lane. The scooter operato…

There’s a small plot of land in far northeast philly that the pa game commission is touting as its first ever bow hunting grounds within city limits. The problem? Neighbors say they weren’t consulted about how it would be used and they have safety concerns. KYW's Nigel Thompson has the story. 📸: Getty Images…

The Free Library of Philadelphia is reaching out to Philly’s gaming community. KYW's Shara Dae Howard reports all 54 library branches will be adding video games to their collections. 📸: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Imagesโดย Audacy

New Jersey officials announced a new fund Friday to spruce up boardwalks up and down the Jersey Shore. KYW’s Nigel Thompson has the details. (Photo of AC Boardwalk. Credit: Getty Images)โดย Audacy

Ten retired military and law enforcement dogs who were rescued from neglect and animal cruelty in Northumberland County are now up for adoption at Pennsylvania SPCA. KYW's John McDevitt reports. (Photo credit: Pennsylvania SPCA)โดย Audacy

A man who pleaded guilty to the home invasion and rape of a 71-year-old woman inside her East Mount Airy home nearly two years ago was sentenced Friday during an emotional hearing. KYW's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson has the details. (Photo credit: Getty Images)โดย Audacy

A woman died Friday afternoon after falling onto the tracks and being struck by a northbound train at Lombard-South Station. (Photo credit: Getty Images)โดย Audacy

The unofficial start of summer means it’s party time…just don’t try to rent an Airbnb as the venue. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams says the company is cracking down on disruptive parties… (Photo credit: Airbnb)โดย Audacy

Philadelphia police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man they say is connected to a string of robberies in the tri-state area. (Photo credit: Philadelphia Police Department)โดย Audacy

A Burlington County elementary school teacher, charged last year with inappropriately touching seven students, has been indicted on those offenses and now faces more charges. (Photo credit: Office of the Burlington County Prosecutor)โดย Audacy

From folding chairs to umbrellas to coolers and boogie boards, just how much stuff are you bringing to the beach this holiday weekend? KYW's John McDevitt tells about a Jersey Shore caddy service that aims to make your trip hassle-free. (Photo credit: Getty Images)โดย Audacy

Philadelphia has someone to cheer on for the second season of Roku’s "The Great American Baking Show." KYW’s Nigel Thompson talked with Victoria Walters before the premiere. (Photo courtesy of "The Great American Baking Show")โดย Audacy

Lower Merion police have broken up a ring of “traveling burglars” who targeted high-end Main Line homes from early December through late April. KYW Newsradio's suburban bureau chief Jim Melwert reports. (Photo credit: Getty Images)โดย Audacy

Heading into Memorial Day weekend, AAA Mid-Atlantic predicts more than half a million Philly-area residents will be traveling -- the second-highest travel volume since 2005. KYW Newsradio's South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty is at the shore ahead of the long weekend.โดย Audacy

SEPTA is moving ahead with the first-ever redesign of its bus routes. After three years of planning and more than 200 public meetings, the SEPTA Board approved the top-to-bottom overhaul Thursday afternoon, called Bus Revolution. KYW Newsradio's MIke DeNardo reports.โดย Audacy

Three people were shot late Thursday night in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia. KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo has more. (Photo credit: Getty Images)โดย Audacy

The Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the Rangers Thursday at Citizens Bank Park. KYW Newsradio's Matt Leon has more. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)โดย Audacy

CIA Director Bill Burns is heading to Europe for ceasefire talks with Israel over Gaza. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and moderator of "Face the Nation" Margaret Brennan has more. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)โดย Audacy

About one in 12 people in the United States have peptic ulcer disease. KYW Medical Editor Dr. Brian McDonough says many cases could be avoided.โดย Audacy

Three teenagers and a woman were stabbed during a fight on a SEPTA bus near the King of Prussia Mall Thursday night, Upper Merion police said. It happened on Court Boulevard, in front of Macy’s. Investigators said the woman brandished a knife during the fight. They are still trying to confirm if that was the knife used in the assault. All four peop…

Which airports are ranked the cleanest in the world? CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg has more. (Photo credit: Getty Images)โดย Audacy

The attorney general of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit Thursday against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging an illegal monopoly on the live entertainment industry. KYW’s John McDevitt reports. 📸: Paul Sakuma/AP Photo, Fileโดย Audacy

An 8-year-old girl and two adults were shot and injured Thursday in Kensington. KYW's Nina Baratti reports that the operator of a scooter indiscriminately opened fire after colliding with a turning car. 📸: Getty Imagesโดย Audacy

Congressman Dwight Evans, representing Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, including a large part of Philadelphia, is recovering after suffering from a minor stroke. In a statement released Thursday, Evans emphasized on the word "minor," saying initially he didn't even realize he had a stroke. The lawmaker however, explains he will have some difficulty wa…

Two men charged with shooting a 5-year-old boy and his grandfather at a Philadelphia gas station last summer have pleaded guilty to some offenses in a deal with prosecutors. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Antwan Grimes, 23-year-old Keon Smith, and two others shot at a car more than five dozen times last June — and struck another car carrying the littl…

A man from Camden County, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 40 years in state prison for the murder of his ex-wife, according to the county prosecutor's office. They say in the summer of 2020, 76-year-old Philip Puche attacked his ex-wife Nancy Kenny as she was getting into her car, while outside her Audubon Park home. Puche is said to have slashed…

The Phillies sweep the Texas Rangers, keeping their stellar season record intact KYW's Matt Leon has more. 📸: Bill Streicher/USA Today Sportsโดย Audacy

Police in Montgomery County are searching for a 26-year-old driver who they say struck and killed a 57-year-old then fled the scene. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports. 📸: Ryan James Clarkโดย Audacy

Officials have announced charges against the man they identified as 61-year-old Wilbert Rosado-Ruiz, who is accused of carrying out a mass shooting at his workplace in Chester, Delaware County, that killed two coworkers and sent three coworkers to the hospital. KYW Newsradio's Justin Udo has the story.…

A Philadelphia city council member has proposed subpoenaing the mayor, or members of her administration, to get answers about the services being provided at a building in his district. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports. Photo credit: KYW Newsradioโดย Audacy

To the relief of drivers in Tacony and throughout the region, PennDOT is fully reopening the rebuilt bridge on I-95 at Cottman Avenue that was damaged in a fiery crash last June. All four southbound lanes reopened this morning. The four northbound lanes and the northbound off-ramp open tomorrow morning at five a.m. KYW’s Mike DeNardo reports. Photo…

A man is in custody and faces murder charges in a double stabbing that left his wife and mother-in-law dead at a home in Northeast Philadelphia. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson has the story. (Photo: Philadelphia Police Department)โดย Audacy

A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a teenager at an apartment complex in Roxborough. Philadelphia police say the victim was trying to help a woman in a domestic violence situation when he was killed. KYWs Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson joins us live with details. Photo credit: Philadelphia Police De…

Two teenage boys were playing with a gun when one accidentally shot the other, investigators said. It happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday at a West Oak Lane home on North Broad Street, near Chelten Avenue. Police said a 14-year-old boy was shot in the stomach and taken to the hospital, where he’s in serious but stable condition. The 15-year-old boy ac…

A 33-year-old man was shot several times outside his ex-girlfriend’s house in East Germantown early Thursday morning, investigators said. Police responded to multiple 911 calls around 1:30 a.m. to the intersection of Wister Street and Church Lane. “There were six spent shell casings,” said Chief Inspector Scott Small. “All six of the spent shell ca…