In a statement released by Barbara Friedes' parents Sunday, John and Mary Dietrick said they were outraged to find out that 68-year-old Michael Vahey, the man who hit her, had a previous DUI charge.

KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt joins us with details from the newsroom.






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In a statement released by Barbara Friedes' parents Sunday, John and Mary Dietrick said they were outraged to find out that 68-year-old Michael Vahey, the man who hit her, had a previous DUI charge.
KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt joins us with details from the newsroom.
 
 
 (Photo provided by Barbara Friedes' family)

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Parents of CHOP doctor killed by drunk driver while biking vow she will not be 'another statistic'

Around 1,000 people packed the gym of Wissahickon High School in Montgomery County Monday to hear Gov. Josh Shapiro and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stump for Kamala Harris. 

KYW’s Nigel Thompson was there. 



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Around 1,000 people packed the gym of Wissahickon High School in Montgomery County Monday to hear Gov. Josh Shapiro and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stump for Kamala Harris. 
KYW’s Nigel Thompson was there. 
 
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Shapiro stumps for Harris in Montco, says she is ‘battle tested’ and ‘ready to be 47th President of America’

On the same day that President Biden proposed new measures to restore confidence in the Supreme Court, the Annenberg Center for Public Policy at Penn released research showing just how far confidence has fallen. City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb.





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On the same day that President Biden proposed new measures to restore confidence in the Supreme Court, the Annenberg Center for Public Policy at Penn released research showing just how far confidence has fallen. City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb.
 
 
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Study: Public trust in courts erodes to lowest levels in 20 years

More than five months after The Colored Girls Museum in Germantown received a variance from the city’s zoning board — allowing it to continue operating at the 140-year-old Victorian home it has occupied for more than eight years — the fight is still not over. KYWs Shara Dae Howard has the story. 





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More than five months after <a href="https://www.thecoloredgirlsmuseum.com/">The Colored Girls Museum</a> in Germantown <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/zoning-board-colored-girls-museum-stay-open">received a variance from the city’s zoning board</a> — allowing it to continue operating at the 140-year-old Victorian home it has occupied for more than eight years — the fight is still not over. KYWs Shara Dae Howard has the story. 
 
 
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Parents of CHOP doctor killed by drunk driver while biking vow she will not be 'another statistic'

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