Lawsuits filed against several youth detention facilities in Pennsylvania on behalf of dozens of people who say they were sexually or physically abused while in care of those facilities as children. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.

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Lawsuits filed against several youth detention facilities in Pennsylvania on behalf of dozens of people who say they were sexually or physically abused while in care of those facilities as children. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.
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Dozens of people say they were sexually abused as kids in Pa. juvenile detention centers, according to newly filed lawsuits

Just hours after signing her budget into law on Friday, Mayor Cherelle Parker appointed new leaders to her office’s Commission on African American Males.

KYW’s Nigel Thompson was at City Hall as the mayor laid out her goals for the group.



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Just hours after signing her budget into law on Friday, Mayor Cherelle Parker appointed new leaders to her office’s <a href="https://www.phila.gov/departments/mayors-office-of-black-male-engagement/mayors-commission-on-african-american-males/#:~:text=Our%20mission,for%20Black%20men%20and%20boys.">Commission on African American Males.</a>
KYW’s Nigel Thompson was at City Hall as the mayor laid out her goals for the group.
 
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Mayor Parker appoints new leaders to Commission on African American Males

Philadelphia sports hasn’t won many championships in its long history. But Brendan Costello, 72, of Schwenksville, has either listened to or watched most of the modern-day titles for his favorite teams. KYW's Dave Uram sat down with Costello, KYW's Philadelphia Sports Fan of the Week. 



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Philadelphia sports hasn’t won many championships in its long history. But Brendan Costello, 72, of Schwenksville, has either listened to or watched most of the modern-day titles for his favorite teams. KYW's Dave Uram sat down with Costello, KYW's Philadelphia Sports Fan of the Week. 
 
(Photo courtesy of Brendan Costello)

Win or lose, this Philly sports fan of over 60 years keeps coming back for more

Police say a teenage girl is dead and four others are injured after a shooting in Fairmount Park Friday night. KYW Newsradio’s Conner Barkon tells us police were responding to large groups of young people gathering near 33rd Street and Ridge Avenue and trying to disperse them when gunshots rang out.





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Police say a teenage girl is dead and four others are injured after a shooting in Fairmount Park Friday night. KYW Newsradio’s Conner Barkon tells us police were responding to large groups of young people gathering near 33rd Street and Ridge Avenue and trying to disperse them when gunshots rang out.
 
 
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Dozens of people say they were sexually abused as kids in Pa. juvenile detention centers, according to newly filed lawsuits

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