Philadelphia’s Historic District is hosting a new Fourth of July event this year. But it will take place a few days earlier than usual. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt has more.

Philadelphia’s Historic District is hosting a new Fourth of July event this year. But it will take place a few days earlier than usual. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt has more.

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Nighttime travel could be tight for the next week along the Vine Street Expressway. PennDOT crews will be sealing cracks in the road surface starting Friday, May 17, from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. There will be lane closures in both directions. The overnight work is scheduled to continue through Thursday, May 23.

It's part of a project to seal cracks in 400 miles of state roads in Philadelphia and Delaware counties.

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Nighttime travel could be tight for the next week along the Vine Street Expressway. PennDOT crews will be sealing cracks in the road surface starting Friday, May 17, from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. There will be lane closures in both directions. The overnight work is scheduled to continue through Thursday, May 23.
It's part of a project to seal cracks in 400 miles of state roads in Philadelphia and Delaware counties.
(Photo credit: Getty Images)

Drivers can expect overnight closures on Vine Street Expressway this week for crack-sealing project

Thirty-nine years ago this week, the city dropped a bomb on an Osage Avenue row home in West Philadelphia that housed the Black liberation group MOVE, killing 11 people — including five children — and destroying 61 homes. To commemorate the anniversary, MOVE organized a weekend exhibit showcasing the group before and after the tragedy. KYW Newsradio's Nina Baratti reports.

Thirty-nine years ago this week, the city dropped a bomb on an Osage Avenue row home in West Philadelphia that housed the Black liberation group MOVE, killing 11 people — including five children — and destroying 61 homes. To commemorate the anniversary, MOVE organized a weekend exhibit showcasing the group before and after the tragedy. KYW Newsradio's Nina Baratti reports.

New exhibit scours through the archives of MOVE bombing: ‘There’s a lot more to the organization than just this violent history’

Parents of children with medical needs fear they could soon lose some of their insurance coverage because Medicaid may no longer keep CHOP as an in-network provider. KYW Newsradio's Matt Coughlin reports.

(Photo credit: © The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)

Parents of children with medical needs fear they could soon lose some of their insurance coverage because Medicaid may no longer keep CHOP as an in-network provider. KYW Newsradio's Matt Coughlin reports.
(Photo credit: © The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)

Red, White & Blue To-Do: An Independence Day celebration the way John Adams envisioned

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