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The United States has the highest mortality rate among the 18 highest-income countries. KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough looks at why this is the case.

Michael DelBene took the helm in 2019 and oversaw the expansion of the celebration into a 16-day festival, from Juneteenth through the Fourth of July, with an ever-growing menu of events. As KYW Newsradio City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb tells us, he did not respond to an interview request. No reason was given for his departure. (photo credit: Lisa Lake/Getty Images for Welcome America, Inc.)

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office says four people have died from heat-related causes since July 1, when a heat dome over the East Coast brought a string of days with temperatures over 100 degrees to the area. The Health Department has ended the heat emergency, but spokesman James Garrow says temperatures and humidity remain high enough to cause heat stress, especially for young children,...

The Mütter Museum is celebrating America's 250th anniversary by plunging guests into 1976 by exploring a mystery disease outbreak. KYW's Shara Dae Howard took a trip back to when the world was watching Philadelphia. (photo credit: Shara Dae Howard/KYW Newsradio)

Floodwaters, for the most part, have receded from South Jersey roads, but troubles lingered for drivers who were caught in the deep water on Monday. Alex Pikovsky of the laundry servicing company Hercules was on Route 38 in Pennsauken just west of Mansion Boulevard when the floodwaters got too deep. KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo has more. (photo credit: Mike DeNardo/KYW Newsradio)

Paving Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City should have started by now, but there’s another delay in the project. Mayor Marty Small said on Monday that work will now begin in October. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has more. (photo credit: City of Atlantic City, Facebook)

Authorities are investigating a fire at a Northeast Philadelphia mosque over the weekend as arson. It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday at the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center along Tyson Avenue, right off Castor Avenue. According to video posted by CAIR-Philadelphia, a man seems to walk up to the building, light a bag, and throw it inside the building, sparking the flames. No one was inside the...

Authorities in Atlantic County have filed charges against a 75-year-old ice skating coach, accused of sexually abusing a former student decades ago. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has more on this. (photo credit: Getty Images)

An audit by the city controller says the Philadelphia School District owes millions to former employees for paid time off, and the district also needs to do a better job of keeping track of its property. More from KYW Newsradio education reporter Mike DeNardo.

Chief Defender Keisha Hudson says she told the court they will no longer take part in monthly emergency bail hearings or be involved with parole violation matters if they weren’t the defense attorneys from the start. Essentially, they are no longer going to fill the void when it's needed. (photo credit: KYW Newsradio, file)

Electrical workers are back on the picket line Monday morning. They've been on strike since Saturday. PECO is now using contractors to restore power to thousands of customers who have been in the dark since Saturday's storms. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson reports live from PECO headquarters.

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 Matt Coughlin shares more about Julian Abele, who quite literally shaped our city.

In honor of the nation's 250th anniversary, the city is celebrating with 52 Weeks of Firsts, highlighting a historic milestone each week. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt shares more about the first bank in America, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1791. (Photo credit: NPS)

Philadelphia police are investigating two deadly shootings that took place on Sunday, as well as a few other shootings from Saturday night. KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi has more.

The sweltering, multi-day heat wave claimed at least 25 lives in New Jersey. Gov. Mikie Sherrill said many of the victims were found inside homes without air conditioning.

Philadelphia police arrested five people who they said tried to burn a large American flag in Washington Square Park in Society Hill Sunday evening. According to police, about 25 people gathered in the square around 6 p.m. Officials said a protest leader placed a large American flag on the sidewalk and doused it with an accelerant. That’s when police officers walked over with a fire extinguisher....

Flash flood warnings in Philadelphia from the storms overnight have now been lifted. There were multiple rescues in South Philly and Delaware County. More than 3,000 people are still without power. PECO is trying to bring it back while their workers are on strike. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson reports live from Doylestown, Bucks County with more.

The Pennsylvania Senate is now considering a bill that would prohibit non-disclosure agreements between data center developers and municipalities. It passed the state House with strong bipartisan support. KYW Newsradio's suburban bureau chief Jim Melwert reports. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

What’s new with COVID-19? KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough takes a look.

Philly Police are investigating several shootings that took place across the city. KYW’s Vik Raghupathi has more. (photo credit: Getty Images)

If you're looking to see Big Boy at the Navy Yard on Sunday, you just missed your chance. Union Pacific Railroad says its display event there is closed due to the heat. KYW's Shara Dae Howard spoke with train enthusiasts who got to witness the massive locomotive before the shutdown. (photo credit: Shara Dae Howard/KYW Newsradio)

The General Assembly passed legislation on Tuesday that prevents companies from charging different prices for items based on customer data. Bill sponsor Chigoze Onyema says often these companies know more about us than we know about ourselves, and they try to extract every last dollar they can. We get the details from KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty. (photo credit: Minh Connors/Bloomberg...

The explosion happened on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal around 4 p.m. on Saturday, right after the 32-foot-long boat had fueled up at a restaurant and marina in Chesapeake City, Maryland. It was still tied to a dock at the time of the blast. Four people were airlifted with serious burns and five others were taken via ambulance to nearby hospitals. Authorities say seven people were on the boat...

A Pennsylvania House committee held a hearing on UFO’s and the search for extraterrestrials. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert tells us that while some of the meeting felt like an X-Files episode, it also focused on Pennsylvania's out-this-world-sized role in space exploration. (photo credit: David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A West Philly family is still in shock after the row home next door suddenly collapsed along 61st and Delancey streets Sunday morning. The family is waiting to hear if they’ll be able to stay in their home this holiday weekend. KYW's Shara Dae Howard talked to them. (photo credit: Shara Dae Howard/KYW Newsradio)