The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, July 25, 2024 (morning edition):
Authorities are looking for the gunmen who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy Tuesday in Northeast Philadelphia — and for a woman in her 30s who they say gunned down a 15-year-old girl in North Philly just hours later.
A group of Jewish students and their families claim Philadelphia School District officials have allowed antisemitic bullying to take place without consequences since the Israel-Hamas war began last fall, according to a civil complaint filed Tuesday.
Riders are getting fed up with frequently delayed and canceled trains on New Jersey Transit’s River Line. One South Jersey lawmaker is trying to get to the bottom of it.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society got to show off one of its most ambitious efforts. Environmental Protection Agency officials toured the PHS project to make Nicetown-Tioga cleaner and safer.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, July 25, 2024 (morning edition):
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<li>Authorities are looking for the gunmen who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy Tuesday in Northeast Philadelphia — and for a woman in her 30s who they say gunned down a 15-year-old girl in North Philly just hours later.</li>
<li>A group of Jewish students and their families claim Philadelphia School District officials have allowed antisemitic bullying to take place without consequences since the Israel-Hamas war began last fall, according to a civil complaint filed Tuesday.</li>
<li>Riders are getting fed up with frequently delayed and canceled trains on New Jersey Transit’s River Line. One South Jersey lawmaker is trying to get to the bottom of it.</li>
<li>The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society got to show off one of its most ambitious efforts. Environmental Protection Agency officials toured the PHS project to make Nicetown-Tioga cleaner and safer.</li>
</ul>

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The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Thursday, August 29, 2024 (Evening Edition)
A former Philadelphia corrections officer is among three people who have been indicted by the Feds -- accused of smuggling drugs and weapons into a Philly prison.
A Delaware county hospital is being forced to close down its operating room, this Sunday.


The summer surge of COVID-19 infections continues across the country and the FDA recently approved updated vaccines. But according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the number of Americans believing misinformation about the vaccine and the virus is on the rise. 
Temple University says serious crime on campus is down, and leaders point to smart policing and improved technology as strategies to continue that trend. 

The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Thursday, August 29, 2024 (Evening Edition)
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<li>A former Philadelphia corrections officer is among three people who have been indicted by the Feds -- accused of smuggling drugs and weapons into a Philly prison.</li>
<li>A Delaware county hospital is being forced to close down its operating room, this Sunday.</li>
<li>
The summer surge of COVID-19 infections continues across the country and the FDA recently approved updated vaccines. But according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the number of Americans believing misinformation about the vaccine and the virus is on the rise. 
</li>
<li>Temple University says serious crime on campus is down, and leaders point to smart policing and improved technology as strategies to continue that trend. </li>
</ul>

Phila. correctional officer, two incarcerated men accused of smuggling drugs, weapons into city prison

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 (midday edition):
Police in Bucks County are searching for a man who shot an innocent bystander outside a gentleman’s club overnight.
An annual vigil at Blackwood’s Timber Creek Park Wednesday night spread a message of hope to people fighting substance use disorder and remembered those lost to the disease.
Drug overdose continues to rank among the leading causes of death in Philadelphia, but a city official had a hopeful message to share with an audience of federal officials at the White House on Wednesday. When the data is finalized, Philadelphia is expecting to see a slight decrease in overdose deaths for the first time since the pandemic.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 (midday edition):
<ul>
<li>Police in Bucks County are searching for a man who shot an innocent bystander outside a gentleman’s club overnight.</li>
<li>An annual vigil at Blackwood’s Timber Creek Park Wednesday night spread a message of hope to people fighting substance use disorder and remembered those lost to the disease.</li>
<li>Drug overdose continues to rank among the leading causes of death in Philadelphia, but a city official had a hopeful message to share with an audience of federal officials at the White House on Wednesday. When the data is finalized, Philadelphia is expecting to see a slight decrease in overdose deaths for the first time since the pandemic.</li>
</ul>

Bucks County police searching for man who shot innocent bystander outside gentleman’s club

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 (morning edition):
A first-year student at the University of Delaware was killed Tuesday night when someone riding a motorcycle failed to pull over for police, sped off and hit her in the crosswalk.
Drug overdose continues to rank among the leading causes of death in Philadelphia, but a city official had a hopeful message to share with an audience of federal officials at the White House on Wednesday. When the data is finalized, Philadelphia is expecting to see a slight decrease in overdose deaths for the first time since the pandemic.


Free rides for Drexel University faculty and staff? Sorry, that train has left the station. After two years, the university is pulling the brakes on a travel benefit that allows workers to ride SEPTA at no cost.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 (morning edition):
<ul>
<li>A first-year student at the University of Delaware was killed Tuesday night when someone riding a motorcycle failed to pull over for police, sped off and hit her in the crosswalk.</li>
<li>Drug overdose continues to rank among the leading causes of death in Philadelphia, but a city official had a hopeful message to share with an audience of federal officials at the White House on Wednesday. When the data is finalized, Philadelphia is expecting to see a slight decrease in overdose deaths for the first time since the pandemic.</li>
<li>
Free rides for Drexel University faculty and staff? Sorry, that train has left the station. After two years, the university is pulling the brakes on a travel benefit that allows workers to ride SEPTA at no cost.
</li>
</ul>

Delays and cancellations are a daily occurrence on NJT’s River Line. Why?

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