Episodes

  • Shapiro introduces budget, calling for continued bipartisan cooperation; Republicans call his plan unsustainable fantasy

    Shapiro introduces budget, calling for continued bipartisan cooperation; Republicans call his plan unsustainable fantasy
    Feb 5 2025
    Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget address was an optimistic message of bipartisan cooperation and building on success. But republican leaders blasted the governor’s plan as irresponsible, too expensive, and unsustainable. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports. Image credit: Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images
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    1 min
  • Philadelphia choral group The Crossing stays humble after 4 Grammy Awards and 9 nominations

    Philadelphia choral group The Crossing stays humble after 4 Grammy Awards and 9 nominations
    Feb 5 2025
    Philadelphia choral group The Crossing is celebrating after a win at the 67th Grammy Awards, their fourth. KYWs Shara Dae Howard spoke with the group in Chestnut Hill after a rehearsal. Image credit: Jill Steinberg
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    1 min
  • Residents, businesses near medical jet crash site may return in coming days as NTSB, forensics investigators relocate

    Residents, businesses near medical jet crash site may return in coming days as NTSB, forensics investigators relocate
    Feb 4 2025
    Investigators are moving off the scene of Friday’s medical jet crash in the Northeast that killed all six people on board and one on the ground and injured two dozen more. KYW’s Vik Raghupathi with the latest. Image credit: NBC10 Philadelphia
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    2 mins
  • Ask Dr. Brian: Don't be scared by study linking ADHD to shorter life expectancy

    Ask Dr. Brian: Don't be scared by study linking ADHD to shorter life expectancy
    Feb 4 2025
    In her weekly conversation with KYW Medical Editor Dr. Brian McDonough, KYW's Michelle Durham has a question from a listener about a study in Great Britain that found people diagnosed with ADHD have a shorter life expectancy than people without the diagnosis. Image credit: Getty Images
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    3 mins
  • Shapiro's budget would put off service cuts, but SEPTA is not banking on extra cash coming through

    Shapiro's budget would put off service cuts, but SEPTA is not banking on extra cash coming through
    Feb 4 2025
    SEPTA says if Governor Shapiro’s budget proposal for mass transit passes as is, it would put off the need for service cuts. But that’s a big “if,” as we hear from KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo. Image credit: Holli Stephens/KYW Newsradio
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    1 min
  • Former Ambassador to Canada says Trump administration imposing tariffs is ‘a nuclear option’

    Former Ambassador to Canada says Trump administration imposing tariffs is ‘a nuclear option’
    Feb 4 2025
    The Trump administration has delayed tariffs on products from Mexico and Canada but the threat still looms over U.S. relations with our nearest neighbors. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb spoke with the recently retired ambassador to Canada, former Comcast vice president David Cohen, about what impact that might have. (photo credit: Getty Images)
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    1 min
  • Legal advocacy groups educate PA schools on students’ rights in dealing with ICE officers

    Legal advocacy groups educate PA schools on students’ rights in dealing with ICE officers
    Feb 4 2025
    The executive order under President Donald Trump’s Administration allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in places such as churches and schools has been met with scrutiny. As such, The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania have issued a letter to all schools in the Commonwealth with guidelines on students’ rights. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams has more. (photo credit: Getty Images)
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    2 mins
  • NJ officials accelerate talks on alternate uses for offshore wind manufacturing site

    NJ officials accelerate talks on alternate uses for offshore wind manufacturing site
    Feb 4 2025
    Since the Trump Administration has all but killed the offshore wind industry, officials in New Jersey are thinking about what comes next for one of the state’s green energy priorities. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has more. (photo credit: Getty Images)
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    1 min