Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam began their tour of Philadelphia at Sharon Baptist church telling their powerful story of being falsely accused of a sensational crime — the rape and beating of a woman jogging through Central Park in New York. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.



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Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam began their tour of Philadelphia at Sharon Baptist church telling their powerful story of being falsely accused of a sensational crime — the rape and beating of a woman jogging through Central Park in New York. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.
 
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2 men exonerated in 1989 Central Park jogger case urge voter turnout in Philly

Joel Embiid just signed a contract extension that likely makes him a Sixer for life, and he’s wasted no time getting back out in the community and supporting the city’s youth. KYW's Nigel Thompson tells us more. 





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Joel Embiid <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/local-sports/joel-embiid-signs-3-year-contract-extension-with-76ers">just signed a contract extension</a> that likely makes him a Sixer for life, and he’s wasted no time getting back out in the community and supporting the city’s youth. KYW's Nigel Thompson tells us more. 
 
 
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Mural honoring Joel Embiid unveiled at Nicetown youth center

SEPTA has shared with KYW Newsradio video of a scuffle earlier this month between a young woman and a SEPTA police officer after a dispute over whether the 19-year-old was trying to evade a fare. Her lawyer says it was excessive use of force while SEPTA says the officer did everything right. Here’s KYW's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson.



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<a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/topic/septa">SEPTA</a> has shared with KYW Newsradio video of a scuffle earlier this month between a young woman and a SEPTA police officer after a dispute over whether the 19-year-old was trying to evade a fare. Her lawyer says it was excessive use of force while SEPTA says the officer did everything right. Here’s KYW's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson.
 
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Did a SEPTA police officer use excessive force over perceived fare evasion?

Cheltenham Township police are searching for three people they say robbed a girl of her cellphone while she was waiting for the school bus Wednesday morning. KYW’s Sunny Morgan tells us the same vehicle approached people at two other bus stops.





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Cheltenham Township police are searching for three people they say robbed a girl of her cellphone while she was waiting for the school bus Wednesday morning. KYW’s Sunny Morgan tells us the same vehicle approached people at two other bus stops.
 
 
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2 men exonerated in 1989 Central Park jogger case urge voter turnout in Philly

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