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Medical Report: Can certain types of cancer be prevented?
One of the great misconceptions about cancer is that little can be done to prevent it. Many forms of cancer can actually be prevented by the choices we make. KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough has more.
New Jersey school ramps up fundraising for adaptive playground
WESTVILLE, N.J. (CBS) — It's back-to-school time, but for one Gloucester County school, that also means back to the drawing board. Archbishop Damiano School has been working for years to turn a dream into reality. This year, the school is prepared to ramp up the fundraising pace.You'll often find students dreaming of their perfect playground at Archbishop Damiano School. Their wish list, posted in the hallway, includes everything from slides and swings to sensory tables with sand, music and water."These types of sensory experiences are so important for these kids," Brittany Carney said.Carney is a mother of three children...
DONKEY: New Jersey Woman Taunts Tiger At The Zoo, Charged With Trespassing
Charlamagne Tha God gives Donkey of the Day to a New Jersey woman who was charged with trespassing after she decided to taunt a tiger at the zoo. Listen for more!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rescue of the Week: Kate, a 1-year-old Terrier
Home At Last Dog Rescue is excited to introduce Kate, a 1-year-old Terrier, as the featured Rescue of the Week. Kate was found abandoned in Philadelphia, before making her way to her current foster home located in Skippack, through Home At Last Dog Rescue. Kate is a very happy and...
Spirit Halloween Moving into Vacant Gloucester Twp., NJ Rite Aid
It's the last thing I ever saw coming but a recently closed Rite Aid store in Gloucester Township, New Jersey is transforming into a Spirit Halloween. Rite Aid in Clementon, NJ Being Replaced by Spirit Halloween. The Rite Aid location on Blackwood-Clementon Road and Cherrywood Drive in Clementon, NJ liquidated...
Celebrating Black Narratives: WHYY, StoryCorps, and Temple University Unite
PHILADELPHIA, PA — In a groundbreaking initiative, WHYY, StoryCorps, and Temple University have joined forces to launch “Brightness in Black,” a program aimed at capturing the vibrant and multifaceted stories of the Black community. This collaboration is part of StoryCorps’ 2024 Mobile Tour and seeks to spotlight the joy, resilience, and cultural pride intrinsic to Black experiences.
Man seen stomping on cars, smashing windshields in Philadelphia's Center City: VIDEO
Philadelphia police are investigating a bizarre case of vehicle vandalism in Center City.The suspect targeted various cars between between 9th and 11th streets Tuesday, causing damage and destruction.One of the cars had a handicap tag hanging in the window."He stepped up on the first car jumped up on the hood, then two legs jumped on the windshield," explained Isabella Giglio who witnessed the incident."The front of my SUV, the whole vehicle was stomped in. The gentleman got on top of my car, in the video, and stomped his right or left foot to smash in my windshield," said Catie Mason.Victims...
Residents seeking answers after part of Graffiti Pier collapses
Fishtown neighbors are trying to figure out what will happen to Graffiti Pier after part of the pier collapsed last month into the Delaware River. FOX 29’s Steve Keeley has more from a community meeting Tuesday night.
Springfield decibel reader purchase puts noise violators on notice
Springfield supervisors are finally giving a provision of their zoning ordinance some teeth by purchasing a decibel reader. The move comes after a flurry of complaints about another very public wedding in June on Old Bethlehem Road, and anticipated issues should the H & K quarry off Route 309 get final legal approval.
Law finally catches up with a notorious Philly landlord, but for voting fraud
Philip C. Pulley has been cutting corners, ignoring the rules, and dodging lawsuits for years, as evidenced by an ever-growing mountain of unpaid tax and utility bills, building code violations, and complaints from tenants, ex-employees, and contractors. The 62-year-old landlord, who splits time between mansions in Montgomery County and Florida,...
Parents demand answers after 6-year-old left alone at wrong bus stop in Northeast Philly
PHILADELPHIA - A first day at school turned terrifying for one family when their little girl was left all alone at a bus stop—and not even her own stop, but one nearly two miles away. FOX 29's Greg Payne spoke to the child's parents who want answers about how...
Resident doctors at Penn Medicine to demand contract both inside and outside the hospitals this week
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. More than a year ago, resident doctors at Penn Medicine voted to form a union, and have been bargaining with the health system over a contract since. But they have hit a sticking point, so this week, the residents plan to demand a contract, both inside and outside Penn’s hospitals.
Philadelphia man arrested in Conshohocken in connection to checks being stolen from four United States Postal Service mailboxes
A rash of complaints about stolen checks that had been mailed in Conshohocken has resulted in arrest. The Conshohocken Police Department arrested 22-year-old Steven I. Goldwire of Philadelphia on August 5th in connection with the theft of mail from four blue official mailboxes in the borough during late June and July 2024.
Philly men charged with stealing thousands of feet of coax cable from Fulton County cell tower, worth upwards of $35,000
27 August 2024- A Philadelphia man is facing charges of theft and criminal trespassing after allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of coaxial cables from a cell tower site in Fulton County. Nurlan Nurkan Uulu is charged with felony theft, felony theft of a secondary metal, felony receiving stolen property, felony criminal trespassing, and misdemeanor criminal trespassing, all related to an incident on May 29th of 2024. Uulu is also charged with felony theft, felony theft of a secondary metal, felony receiving stolen property, felony criminal trespassing by breaking into a structure, and citation criminal trespassing for an incident dated July 1st. He is behind bars in Bedford County on agreement with Fulton County for a combined bail of $200,000.
Another Phillie in the family: Millville grad joins grandfather as players in pinstripes
PHILADELPHIA - Don Money played the first five years of his 16-year Major-League career in Philadelphia with the Phillies from 1968-1972. So when his grandson, Buddy Kennedy, was called up to the Phillies on Sunday night one of Kennedy’s first calls was to Money, a long-time Vineland resident. If...
PECO customers could face double-digit electricity bill increases next year
Home electricity bills in Philadelphia and the region are poised to climb significantly next year, and go up again the year after that as well. PECO wants to hike its charges for delivering power to homes and businesses by 12.3% in January. That would amount to $16.67 a month more — or $200 a year — for the typical residential customer bill, and would be followed by another increase of $2.07 per month in 2026.
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