House Speaker Mark Rozzi has stepped down, clearing the way for Philadelphia Democrat Joanna McClinton to become the first African American woman to hold the gavel. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.

House Speaker Mark Rozzi has stepped down, clearing the way for Philadelphia Democrat Joanna McClinton to become the first African American woman to hold the gavel. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.

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A cat that was shot by an arrow is having a great recovery, according to the Pennsylvania SPCA. But as KYW’s Nina Baratti tells us — in the meantime, they’re searching for the person behind the act of cruelty.

📷: Pennsylvania SPCA

A cat that was shot by an arrow is having a great recovery, according to the Pennsylvania SPCA. But as KYW’s Nina Baratti tells us — in the meantime, they’re searching for the person behind the act of cruelty.
📷: Pennsylvania SPCA

With Kimiko the cat recovering from an arrow wound, PSPCA wants to bring attacker to justice

NBA legend and former 76er Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 after a battle with brain cancer, the NBA announced on Monday.

(Photo credit: Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA legend and former 76er Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 after a battle with brain cancer, the NBA announced on Monday.
(Photo credit: Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Former 76er Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58 after battle with brain cancer

The Philadelphia Water Department’s award-winning stormwater management system has come under fire recently for failing to keep up with intensifying rain from climate change. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports the department is pushing back.

The Philadelphia Water Department’s award-winning stormwater management system has come under fire recently for failing to keep up with intensifying rain from climate change. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports the department is pushing back.

Joanna McClinton becomes first female speaker of Pa. House

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