The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, May 9, 2024 (morning edition):
One of the two teens charged in the 2022 shooting at a West Philadelphia rec center has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder charges in the killing of Tiffany Fletcher, an employee caught in the crossfire. The teen was 14 years old at the time.
Vice President Kamala Harris made her second trip within a month to the Philadelphia area to talk about abortion rights at Salus University in Elkins Park.
A Horsham Township jewelry store employee shot a suspected burglar in the arm Wednesday morning.
An elaborate effort to ship Xanax pills to Brooklyn, New York, unraveled last week when federal authorities in Philadelphia found the drugs hidden inside spools of yarn.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, May 9, 2024 (morning edition):
<ul>
<li>One of the two teens charged in the 2022 shooting at a West Philadelphia rec center has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder charges in the killing of Tiffany Fletcher, an employee caught in the crossfire. The teen was 14 years old at the time.</li>
<li>Vice President Kamala Harris made her second trip within a month to the Philadelphia area to talk about abortion rights at Salus University in Elkins Park.</li>
<li>A Horsham Township jewelry store employee shot a suspected burglar in the arm Wednesday morning.</li>
<li>An elaborate effort to ship Xanax pills to Brooklyn, New York, unraveled last week when federal authorities in Philadelphia found the drugs hidden inside spools of yarn.</li>
</ul>

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Philly CBP officers seize yarn shipment containing thousands of Xanax pills

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Monday, May 20, 2024 (morning edition):
A monument near the Delaware Memorial Bridge that honors local veterans who sacrificed their lives is getting a multimillion-dollar facelift.
The SEPTA board this week is considering a long-planned overhaul of its bus routes, but as it does, the transit agency is still trying to manage a growing shortage of bus drivers. 
Fifty years ago was one of the great moments in Philadelphia sports history: The Flyers won their first of two Stanley Cups.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Monday, May 20, 2024 (morning edition):
<ul>
<li>A monument near the Delaware Memorial Bridge that honors local veterans who sacrificed their lives is getting a multimillion-dollar facelift.</li>
<li>The SEPTA board this week is considering a long-planned overhaul of its bus routes, but as it does, the transit agency is still trying to manage a growing shortage of bus drivers. </li>
<li>Fifty years ago was one of the great moments in Philadelphia sports history: The Flyers won their first of two Stanley Cups.</li>
</ul>

Stubborn shortage of bus drivers continues to plague SEPTA

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Sunday on May 19, 2024 (Morning Edition):
A night after protests on the University of Pennsylvania campus, dozens of pro-Palestinian activists set up another encampment on Drexel's campus after marching down Market Street.
Lawmakers in New Jersey are working to crack down on teen vaping by going after the businesses that sell to minors.
Thousands of people flocked to Ninth Street in South Philadelphia on Saturday for the annual Italian Market Festival. It was full of food and music, and capped off with the fabled greased pole climb.
Philadelphia’s LGBTQ Pride celebrations will begin a day earlier than normal this year. A three-day opening weekend will kick off May 31 with a citywide tour.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local: Sunday on May 19, 2024 (Morning Edition):
<ul>
<li>A night after protests on the University of Pennsylvania campus, dozens of pro-Palestinian activists set up another encampment on Drexel's campus after marching down Market Street.</li>
<li>Lawmakers in New Jersey are working to crack down on teen vaping by going after the businesses that sell to minors.</li>
<li>Thousands of people flocked to Ninth Street in South Philadelphia on Saturday for the annual Italian Market Festival. It was full of food and music, and capped off with the fabled greased pole climb.</li>
<li>Philadelphia’s LGBTQ Pride celebrations will begin a day earlier than normal this year. A three-day opening weekend will kick off May 31 with a citywide tour.</li>
</ul>

Pro-Palestinian protestors set up new encampment at Drexel day after attempt to occupy Penn campus building

The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Saturday, May 18, 2024 (Evening Edition): 
 Nearly 20 people, including six University of Pennsylvania students, were arrested Friday night as pro-Palestinian protestors attempted to occupy Fisher-Bennett Hall at the corner of 34th and Walnut streets.
Police are investigating a double shooting Friday night in Collingdale. 
Devin Bryant, 26, turned himself in Tuesday after learning he was wanted for the 2018 murder of 17-year-old Sandrea Williams. 
Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo” is coming to Philadelphia for the first time, but it will be a return home for one performer.

The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Saturday, May 18, 2024 (Evening Edition): 
<ul>
<li> Nearly 20 people, <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/pro-palestinian-protestors-arrested-penn-fisher-bennett-hall-philadelphia">including six University of Pennsylvania students</a>, were arrested Friday night as pro-Palestinian protestors attempted to occupy Fisher-Bennett Hall at the corner of 34th and Walnut streets.</li>
<li>Police are <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/delco-collingdale-shooting-1-juvenile-dead-1-injured">investigating a double shooting</a> Friday night in Collingdale. </li>
<li>Devin Bryant, 26, <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/devin-bryant-charged-2018-west-philly-murder-17-year-old-sandrea-williams">turned himself in Tuesday</a> after learning he was wanted for the 2018 murder of 17-year-old Sandrea Williams. </li>
<li>Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo” <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/drexel-hill-gymnast-jonathan-buese-cirque-du-soleil-corteo-liacouras-center">is coming to Philadelphia</a> for the first time, but it will be a return home for one performer.</li>
</ul>

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