Pa. Lawmaker Pushes To Make Kindergarten Mandatory in Public Schools
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among the six states that do not have a law requiring school districts to provide kindergarten for young students.
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Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among the six states that do not have a law requiring school districts to provide kindergarten for young students.
The gavel came down on a Congressional hearing this morning, but it was in University City, not Capitol Hill, where the House Homeland Security subcommittee on cybersecurity called witnesses to testify on protecting our personal information.
Mayor Nutter joined a coalition of anti-gun groups today to help launch a new initiative to reduce gun violence.
The feuding owners fighting for control of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News now know more about a potential third bidder, the Newspaper Guild. It represents reporters, photographers and others.
Musicians from the Philadelphia Jazz Project held a jazz flash mob at Reading Terminal Market on Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the Korean community in Philadelphia are expressing shock over the sinking of a South Korean ferry with hundreds of high school students on board.
Mayor Michael Nutter signed an executive order today that changes Philadelphia's policy on immigration and customs enforcement detainers, known as ICE holds. Immigration advocates are calling the new policy is one of the most progressive in the country.
There are plans in the works to give PATCO riders better train information, through new variable message signs on the platforms.
Four Democrats are running to replace Congresswoman Alyson Schwartz in Pennsylvania's 13th district, including one unconventional candidate whose campaign is getting a boost from an unusual source.
You can learn about physics while on a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art thanks to a free new app developed by a Drexel University professor.
This week on "What's Cooking," KYW's Hadas Kuznits reports on the new bar at Townsend, cooking workshops at PS&Co, and how to cook up your own eco-friendly cleaning supplies.
KYW's Greg Orlandini and Philly Soccer Page writer Eli Pearlman-Storch are joined by the Armchair Analyst, Matt Doyle, on this week's KYW Philly Soccer Show.
The storm's fierce winds left a mark in some parts of the region Tuesday, knocking down trees and power lines.
In the wake of a potent cold front, gusty northwest winds will usher in unseasonably cold air!
The Amber Alert issued for a 20-month-old in Cumru Township, Berks County was canceled and the boy was found safe.
