End of An Era: KYW Newsradio's Harry Donahue Bids Farewell
Legendary morning news anchor Harry Donahue made his final daily broadcast on KYW Newsradio 1060, capping a 40+ year career at Newsradio.
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Legendary morning news anchor Harry Donahue made his final daily broadcast on KYW Newsradio 1060, capping a 40+ year career at Newsradio.
"Win or lose, they're still in the hearts of Philly people," one person said.
"We withdrew that because we're in conversations now with SEPTA, and we're trying to find a way to resolve this issue," Hite explained.
This is the third year that "People Helping People" has helped the staff of Dunbar Elementary get ready to open, and the volunteer force has grown to about 200 people.
A spokesman for the New Jersey School Boards Association says it's good for high school kids to be trained -- just in case.
The Taney Dragons' Little League World Series run is bringing attention and support for the entire program.
A Chestnut Hill school community that's home to three of the Taney Twelve held a watch party Wednesday night.
Prosecutors, police and lawmakers renewed their call for legislation that mandates hard time in jail for carrying illegal guns.
"We want to make it clear this is a prayer service and not a funeral for the city," said President of Unite Local 54, Bob McDevitt.
They began arriving in Ferguson on Sunday and, one by one, the half-dozen Philadelphia religious leaders have joined peaceful protesters in marches across that city.
"We can't help but feel a certain pride and ownership in this team," says Springside Chestnut Hill Academy principal Dr. Priscilla Sands.
It's a big game for the Taney Dragons. A win punches Taney's ticket to the US finals game on Saturday.
Donahue, Philadelphia's longest serving morning radio anchor, will be retiring at the end of the week after decades as the friendly wake-up voice of the Delaware Valley.
Sixteen-year-old Emmonie is bursting with creativity. She draws, she dances, she even crochets.
Not a happy hour here at the Loew's Hotel, but a "Yappy Hour" benefiting Street Tails Animal Rescue from Philadelphia and All 4 Paws Rescue out of Chester County.
The Jack Costello Boxing Club teaches children ages 9 and up. Those students are also learning self-confidence they'll take into adulthood.
Rodeph Shalom rabbi Jill Maderer says 65-five-year-old Lee Stanley had deep ties to the synagogue and its activities. His father had been cantor there.
At Temple University, campus police kept traffic moving as parents and students unloaded their vehicles and headed toward their respective dorms.
A new apartment complex at 2nd and Race Streets will be the first development in Philadelphia to take advantage of new zoning code that provides incentives in exchange for features deemed to be in the public interest.
The opening is about four months late and about ten percent over budget, but the public will be able to return to the plaza, on the west apron of City Hall, starting on Thursday, September 4th.
Two secret pop-up dinners take place Thursday-- one with a white theme, the other with a black theme.
KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg sat down with the young singer about her journey to the small screen.
"I was just, like, totally psyched to get a letter saying, 'Congratulations, Nikolas Toocheck, you're the Kohl's Kids regional winner,' and I was just so psyched out. It was awesome."
Beginning next month, the Camden County Library will start a book club for up to eight people with mental and developmental disabilities.
A big fundraiser was held Saturday in Glenside, Montgomery County with the goal of helping veterans in need.
A few showers are likely during the morning hours Friday in the Philadelphia region, so you may want an umbrella, but you will not need it for the rest of the day.
Major League Baseball is changing the Home Run Derby format this year, which will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Juan Soto hit two solo homers and made a sliding catch in the left-field corner to rob Bryce Harper of a run-scoring hit as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4.
President Trump is visiting Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, next week.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
Frustration is growing for the family of a 12-year-old girl who was killed while riding an e-scooter in Delaware County in 2025.
A few showers are likely during the morning hours Friday in the Philadelphia region, so you may want an umbrella, but you will not need it for the rest of the day.
Major League Baseball is changing the Home Run Derby format this year, which will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Appellate judges say the Trump administration can replace panels at the President's House slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
President Trump's Justice Department is suing Philadelphia over a law that bans federal officers from wearing masks.
President Trump is visiting Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, next week.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
PennDOT is installing about $20,000 in safety improvements at a Delaware County intersection where a college math professor was killed.
Philly Fair 250 will bring fun for the whole family to the Centennial District as part of Wawa Welcome America.
The FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill in Philadelphia is closing for the remainder of Thursday due to high winds.
This year, the Barefoot Country Music Fest in Wildwood is also celebrating America's 250th birthday.
New research from Rutgers University says there could be a new connection between popular diet drugs and violent behavior.
Sgt. Christian Ivanov was shot while serving a search warrant in Atlantic City earlier this month.
The Mount Holly Independence Day Celebration has been canceled ahead of America's 250th anniversary, citing "alarming violence."
Chase Sudano's father wants people to remember the St. Augustine Prep wrestler for how he lived.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
This year's August Quarterly Festival comes on the heels of a devastating fire at Mother African Union Church in Wilmington.
New surveillance video shows the arrest of the ChristianaCare employee accused of shooting two coworkers inside Wilmington Hospital Tuesday.
Staff members at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware remain shaken up one day after an employee shot two coworkers, killing one.
Todd Hill, a swim school manager in Aston, Pennsylvania, is charged with seven felonies in a sexual assault of a minor investigation in Delaware.
New research from Rutgers University says there could be a new connection between popular diet drugs and violent behavior.
Josie Selke was diagnosed with a rare pediatric leukemia at just 5 months old. But thanks to a grant from the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, today she's in remission.
Alex Scott's wish was that her lemonade stands could help raise money to find cancer treatments and cures, and that's what's happening.
Cooper's LGBTQ+ clinic in Collingswood, New Jersey, is empowering the community to get the best inclusive healthcare possible.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says it will begin approving the extended-hours permits for Philadelphia businesses within the next week.
Two top-rated and critically acclaimed restaurants in the Philadelphia area are receiving a new honor.
Sportswear brand Mitchell & Ness is opening a new three-story flagship store in Center City Philadelphia.
Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas' Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton's.
SEPTA and its police union have tentatively agreed to a new contract, averting a strike during a busy summer in Philadelphia.
Traffic is backed up on I-95 North in Philadelphia because of a crash near East Allegheny Avenue.
Organizers say they want the FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia to be "soccer Coachella" for fans from around the world.
SEPTA says it's making improvements to the train station in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
A new website helps visitors and residents check traffic conditions before heading to events in Philadelphia this summer.
Major League Baseball is changing the Home Run Derby format this year, which will take place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Juan Soto hit two solo homers and made a sliding catch in the left-field corner to rob Bryce Harper of a run-scoring hit as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
Brazilian fans visiting Philadelphia for the World Cup are avoiding dressing the Rocky statue in their team colors.
The FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill in Philadelphia is closing for the remainder of Thursday due to high winds.
Brazilian fans visiting Philadelphia for the World Cup are avoiding dressing the Rocky statue in their team colors.
"The Sound of America," an original production set to world-premiere July 1 at FringeArts, reimagines Benjamin Franklin's life as a rock-and-roll spectacle.
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night, at the age of 36.
Taylor Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
The Godmother of Soul — Philly's own Patti LaBelle — received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the college's Rhythm and RISE celebration.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Bill Kelly says some rain showers will move across the region Friday morning, but it will be a beautiful Father's Day weekend. Here's the NEXT Weather forecast.
The Barefoot Country Music Fest kicked off in Wildwood Thursday night and will bring some of the biggest names in country music over four days.
Brazil fans brought tons of passion to Philadelphia and welcomed the team on Thursday before Friday's 2026 World Cup match against Haiti.
A fire in May ripped through Mother African Union Church's hallowed walls and may have structurally destroyed much of the building, but it did not destroy the drive to continue a historic religious and cultural summer festival. Natasha Brown reports.
Abigail Gillon's mom has been pushing for practical regulations of electric scooters in Pennsylvania since her daughter's death.