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Police in Darby Township, Delaware County, are reminding residents of a ban on gel blaster guns following recent complaints. The toys are commonly called Orbeez guns. They can sometimes resemble real firearms and are designed to shoot a water-soaked gel pellet. The Township of Darby has a ban on the use and possession of all gel blasters. Anyone caught violating the ordinance will have the gel bla...

It’s not just a place to leave your car. Apparently, it’s a teen hangout, too. Police in Lansdale are launching extra patrols around the SEPTA parking garage because it’s become a place for fights and underage drinking for teens and young adults. KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo reports.

The Philadelphia School Board has voted not to renew the charter of a school in Southwest Philly, citing academic, financial and organizational shortcomings. More from KYW Newsradio education reporter Mike DeNardo.

Gift of Life’s Team Philly is racking up the medals at the Transplant Games of America. KYW Newsradio's suburban bureau chief and living kidney donor Jim Melwert is at the games with Team Philly and shares the story of two silver medal-winning sisters and their amazing connection to transplantation.

The 2026 Transplant Games of America are underway in Denver. Gift of Life’s Team Philly is once again one of the largest traveling teams, with more than 200 members, including KYW Newsradio's suburban bureau chief Jim Melwert, who is a living kidney donor. (Image courtesy of Transplant Games of America)

KYW Newsradio is celebrating 250 years of Philly voices, highlighting Philadelphians throughout history, past and present, who shaped the city and the nation. KYW's John McDevitt shares more about Catherine "Ma" McGillin and the legacy of her famous Center City pub.

Juneteenth marks the day the last enslaved people in America learned they were free. The African American Museum in Philadelphia is holding a block party with free admission. There's also a Juneteenth Parade in West Philly on Sunday. And on Saturday, there's a Juneteenth celebration at the Paul Robeson House and Museum in West Philly. KYW Newsradio's Shara Dae Howard has more on the celebrations.

Several dozen vacant apartment buildings will come crashing down in Southwest Philadelphia, and hundreds of new homes will go up in their place. That’s the plan after Mayor Cherelle Parker signed a public safety emergency for the former Bartram Village site. That allows the Philadelphia Housing Authority to redevelop the 22-acre property, with the help of a $50 million grant from the feds. The cit...

More World Cup action is coming to the Linc Friday night as Brazil takes on Haiti. KYW Newsradio's Tim Jimenez reports live in South Philadelphia with the story.

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has reached a $1 million settlement with Infinity Dental, a dental provider that prosecutors said pushed elderly patients into expensive dental services under the pretense that Medicare would pay for them. The company does business as Alpha Dental Excellence in Langhorne, Bucks County. It will pay back customers $517,000, and it has to fork over about th...

Gift of Life’s Team Philly is in Denver, one of the largest traveling teams at the 2026 Transplant Games of America. KYW Newsradio’s suburban bureau chief Jim Melwert, who donated a kidney to his aunt 20 years ago, is there. (Photo courtesy of Transplant Games of America)

Brazil’s national team takes on Haiti on Friday in South Philadelphia, and their fans flooded the Parkway 24 hours before the match. KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi waded through the sea of yellow on the Rocky steps.

A woman is dead and a young girl is critically injured after a row home fire in South Philly. KYW Newsradio's Tim Jimenez reports live from the scene.

Wawa Welcome America is kicking things up a notch with a new three-day event in Fairmount Park. KYW Newsradio’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb got a sneak peek.

Artificial intelligence is being used to help diagnose skin cancer. KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough looks at the latest study.

Springfield Township police say 31-year-old James Bryant targeted kiosks at the mall in several smash-and-grab burglaries starting in October 2025. In an incident on Oct. 28, 2025, police say he took close to $8,500 worth of items. In another on April 26 of this year, he took nearly $5,000 worth of jewelry. Authorities believe Bryant is homeless and often uses public transportation. They say he is...

A Virginia teen has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for an attack last year in Burlington County, New Jersey, that left four police officers injured. On the afternoon of March 21, 2025, Fasihullah Safar hit a vehicle, causing it to overturn, before repeatedly driving his car into a Florence police patrol vehicle on Route 130 near Station Road. When the 17-year-old’s car became inoperable and...

There were bounce houses, a face-painting station, food, music, a video game bus and more. Many city departments, local elected officials and community organizations were also on hand at the annual Philadelphia Police Department block party in Kensington to put people passing through in contact with a plethora of resources. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson was there. (photo credit: Nigel Thompson/KY...

Thursday marks one week since the start of the World Cup. KYW’s Justin Udo went to the FIFA Fan Festival in Fairmount Park to talk with soccer fans about how they think the city is doing when it comes to hosting games. (photo credit: Jordan Bank - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Hercules Posey was a well-known figure around Philadelphia in the 1790s — well-dressed, shopping the markets for the finest food and imported wines — fitting for his job as chef to President George Washington. But Hercules was a slave. For all he achieved, he was subject to Washington’s whims, and Michael Coard of Avenging the Ancestors Coalition says Washington sent him back to plantation work in...

When you look at the game footage of Ecuador vs. Ivory Coast’s matchup last Sunday in South Philly, it’s easy to see by a glance at the stands that Ecuador had the home team advantage. But their fans did place their national jersey on the Rocky Statue and, seeing that they are not a Philadelphia team, that bad luck is believed to have cost them the game. As KYW Newsradio’s Justin Udo tells us, the...

Another blow to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office: A former top official within the office has been suspended from practicing in Federal court for three years, accused of lying to a judge to overturn a death penalty sentence. As KYW Newsradio's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson tells us, it comes after a state court admonished the office for similar offenses. (photo credit: KYW...

A man is in stable condition after being shot in the stomach on a Market Frankford L train in Center City this afternoon. KYW's John McDevitt reports that police are looking for the shooter. (photo credit: NBC10)

A Philadelphia police officer suffered minor injuries Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle while pursuing a suspect on foot. It happened just before 10 a.m. at Front and Duncannon Streets in Olney. Police say the officer was running after a man wanted for domestic assault when he was hit by a car. The 38-year-old driver remained at the scene and was not charged. The injured officer was...

The Justice Department is taking the City of Philadelphia to court, challenging its ICE Out legislation. We get the story from KYW's Mike DeNardo live at the breaking news desk. (photo credit: KYW Newsradio Staff)