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1 month ago | 
audacy.com | Tim Jimenez |Shara Dae Howard
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - A large gas line in the Logan section of Philadelphia was ruptured during construction Thursday morning, prompting nearby precautionary evacuations. It was around 8:15 a.m. at 17th and Olney Avenue when officials say construction workers hit a 20-inch gas line that runs across that street. The impact, officials say, caused a six-inch crack in the main. Lana, who lives nearby, says she was concerned the big boom she heard might've been an explosion.
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2 months ago | 
audacy.com | Shara Dae Howard |Vik Raghupathi |Justin Udo |John McDevitt
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Everywhere you looked in Philly on Sunday, there was green. The city was already abuzz all day long but became electrified after the Eagles dominated the Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX, bringing home another championship title for the second time in franchise history. Thousands swarmed the streets, from Center City to the Northeast, jumping, cheering and chanting for their beloved Birds.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
audacy.com | Racquel Williams |Shara Dae Howard |Justin Udo
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - For volunteers across the region, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not a day off but rather a day on. Several organizations are doing their part to uphold the civil rights leader's legacy. Frigid weather conditions were no match for warm hearts as volunteers gathered in the armory at Girard College to do their part on this day of service.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
audacy.com | Shara Dae Howard
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Blood donation centers and hospitals across the country are in desperate need of donations. The persistent shortage of the nation's blood supply is worsened by an even greater lack of diversity among donors. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), 40% of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, but only 3% do.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
audacy.com | Shara Dae Howard
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - The Penn Museum is celebrating global cultures and ringing in the Chinese New Year. For more than 40 years, CultureFest has been the museum's most popular event series, recognizing cultural traditions from around the world. "Yeah, I mean, it's so traditional. When you think of the lunar new year, and you think of the parades, this is what you see-the lions out dancing. Some people call them dragons," says Tina Thomason with the museum.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
audacy.com | Shara Dae Howard
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Mickalene Thomas, an artist from Camden, New Jersey, who is gaining global recognition, brought her groundbreaking exhibit, " All About Love," to the Barnes Foundation in October. Now the show is winding down, but there's still a chance to see it before it closes Jan 12. "It's an incredible exhibition. You will see large-scale, glittering, colorful works in a variety of media," said Nancy Ireson, chief curator at the Barnes.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
audacy.com | Shara Dae Howard
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - The Friends of the Wissahickon are celebrating the completion of a bridge nearly 20 years in the making - and just in time for the group's 100th anniversary. Ruffian Tittmann, executive director of the nonprofit conservancy, says building bridges isn't always easy, but Lida Way Bridge was worth all the effort.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
audacy.com | Shara Dae Howard
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - A Center City nonprofit partnership is combining the warmth of hospitality and the uplifting power of music to help Philadelphians experiencing poverty find community and connection. "And everybody sings. It's just gorgeous," says Jane Boyd, who visits Broad Street Love daily. Broad Street Love is a community services nonprofit that aims to guide people in deep poverty toward security and self-sufficiency.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
audacy.com | Shara Dae Howard
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - As part of Philadelphia's first-ever RockyFest, the Philadelphia Visitor Center and Mural Arts Philadelphia have come together to unveil murals honoring "real-life Rockys," remarkable Philadelphians with the fictional boxer's fighting spirit. Chantay Love, co-founder of the Germantown-based nonprofit Every Murder is Real, has been fighting gun violence in her community for decades. "We're just serving our community and trying to make it better," she said.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
audacy.com | Shara Dae Howard
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - The Museum of the American Revolution is celebrating Thanksgiving with a weekend of performances, crafts and more Friday through Sunday. The crown jewel of the weekend is the last chance to see the sword of a Revolutionary War hero. "The sword is really exciting, because Commodore Barry is known as the Father of the U.S. Navy, essentially. He began it all. He's the leader," said Meg Bowersox, gallery interpretation manager at the museum.
