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The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 (Evening edition): There's a lot of uncertainty with what Mother Nature will bring our way this weekend when it comes to snow, but transportation agencies in the region are preparing for the worst. ****** The National Park Service has been working since Thursday to fully restore the slavery exhibit at the President’s House in Old City before a 5 p.m. Friday deadline set by a federal judge. ****** Service has been restored to SEPTA's Paoli-Thorndale Line after a tractor-trailer struck a rail bridge at the Wynnewood station on Friday morning. ****** New Jersey lawmakers have advanced a package of bills to protect immigrants and to prevent police from wearing face coverings in some situations. ****** And some suburban Philadelphia fire departments are getting some much-needed help in their efforts to keep our communities safe.

Philadelphia city council has approved a three-year pause on what it calls “backyard” dog breeding. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports. The National Parks Service is expected to finish reinstalling the slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House on Independence Mall. Some of those exhibits were restored yesterday (Thursday). KYW’s Conner Barkon has more Old City... The Philadelphia School District today is holding the second of three citywide town halls on its plan to close 20 schools. It's at 4:30 this afternoon at Kensington High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Parents, students and staff at Laura Waring Elementary in Spring Garden are pushing the district to reconsider closing their school. We get the story from KYW education reporter Mike DeNardo...

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Feb 20 2026 (morning edition): Isaiah Zagar, the Philadelphia artist known for his immersive mosaics, has died. A representative of his best-known installation, Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, says he died of complications from heart failure and Parkinson’s Disease. KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi went to Magic Gardens and spoke with people admiring Zagar’s art: ... Two men are charged with running separate human trafficking rings in Norristown. One of the men is also charged with attempting to kill his rival. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt reports..... ... The 20 schools on the district's closure list are continuing to make their case to remain open. In Spring Garden, the community is rallying around Laura Waring Elementary, as we hear from KYW Newsradio's education reporter Mike DeNardo...

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 (evening edition) The National Park Service is reinstalling an exhibit on the history of slavery at the President’s House on Independence Mall that was taken down last month and has been at the center of a legal dispute. ... Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with running rival sex trafficking operations in Norristown. ... Renowned Philly mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar has died. Zagar was the artist behind the Philadelphia's Magic Gardens art installation on South Street, which he started in 1991. ... The 20 schools on the School District of Philadelphia's closure list are making their cases to remain open. ... New Jersey wildlife officials are investigating an outbreak of bird flu that has killed more than 1,000 birds in the state, mostly Canada geese.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 (midday edition): Officials in South Jersey and the rest of the state are monitoring a potential bird flu outbreak. ... More than three years after extortion over intimate photos compelled a young man to take his own life, a third suspect in the case has been extradited to the U.S. from Nigeria. ... Philadelphia health officials have unveiled a new network of monitors that provide local, real-time information about air quality. ... The American Academy of Pediatrics is pushing back on the CDC's move to reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines.

The National Park Service is on notice: it must restore the slavery exhibit at the president's house by the close of business Friday -- under an order issued by the judge in the city's lawsuit, seeking permanent restoration of the exhibit. ... Bucks County commissioners have unanimously passed a resolution opposing the use of warehouses as detention centers. ... Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday met with dozens of students at William Tennent High School in Warminster, Bucks County to launch his teen talk initiative, to discuss the impacts of social media on mental health. ... SEPTA says trips on its suburban trolley lines will get longer -- but safer -- starting next week.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 (evening edition) A federal judge has set a deadline of Friday for the National Park Service to put back the displays it removed from the President's House on Independence Mall. ... A Philadelphia man has admitted he gunned down a young mother two years ago, and then shot at two Philadelphia police officers during the course of arrest weeks later. ... Global healthcare company Johnson and Johnson has announced a more than 1 billion dollar investment to build a new Cancer-fighting manufacturing facility in Montgomery County. ... A number of Delaware County fire companies are considering a merger. ... The AMOR sculpture in Center City is being temporarily removed from its home in Logan Square, so restoration experts can spruce it up ahead of major events this year.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 (midday edition): Students, parents and even City Council members got a chance to blast the school district's plan to close 20 schools. ... The Diocese of Camden has reached a settlement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse for $180 million. ... Dozens of geese have been found dead from suspected bird flu at parks in South Jersey. ... A school bus driver in Montgomery and Berks counties is accused of driving drunk with students on board.

The National Park Service says it will appeal a federal judge's decision, ordering it to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House on Independence Mall. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports. Camden County officials who had hoped to build a new regional prison, adjacent to Ancora Psychiatric Hospital in Winslow Township, are now looking for a new site. The update from KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is hosting a free event celebrating a special Black history Month milestone. KYW's Shara Dae Howard spoke with one of the organizers of the event. Civil rights advocates in our area are remembering the life and legacy of civil rights icon, Reverend Jesse Jackson. Jackson died Tuesday at his home in Chicago at the age of 84. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams has more on the mark he left on some in our region...

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 (evening edition) Philadelphia police have arrested a teenager they say shot and killed another teen in Germantown in a targeted attack last summer. ... The case against George Norcross is dead. New Jersey’s acting attorney general won’t be appealing to the State Supreme Court. ... Civil rights advocates in our area are remembering the life and legacy of civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson. ... Hundreds of students at a Delaware County high school walked out of their classrooms Tuesday in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ... The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is hosting a free event celebrating a special Black History Month milestone.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 (midday edition): The 60-day warning period for new speed cameras in Philadelphia starts today. ... City Council will grill school district officials today about the plan to close 20 schools. ... The family of the 9-year-old boy injured in a hit-and-run over the weekend in Southwest Philly is pleading with the driver to turn himself in. ... A rally to restore what was removed from the President's House became a celebration on Independence Mall.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 (morning edition): A federal judge says the National Park Service must return the displays about slavery that it took down from the President’s House on Independence Mall last month. ... Demonstrators gathered outside 30th Street Station Monday afternoon to protest Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which they say is renting vehicles to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ... Midday riders on the Atlantic City Rail Line will have to get used to taking shuttle buses for the next month. ... Diners in New Jersey could soon get a lifeline from Trenton to slow the trend of local restaurants closing.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 (evening edition) A federal judge has issued a blistering opinion, ordering the Trump administration to restore exhibits about slavery to the President’s House on Independence Mall. ... America's First Hospital will be Philadelphia's newest museum. ... Starting Tuesday, mid-day riders on the Atlantic City Rail Line will be forced to take shuttle buses for the next month, because of track work. ... Diners in New Jersey could soon get a lifeline from Trenton to slow the trend of local restaurants closing.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 (midday edition): A stretch of Spruce Street by Penn Medicine facilities and CHOP is closed because of a water main break. ... City officials are warning people about a possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport. ... More than 100 people paid tribute to a 5-year-old girl who was murdered in 2000. They celebrated the recent capture of her suspected killer. ... This winter’s snow, ice and freezing temperatures have shellfish growers on watch for damage and delays in business.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 (morning edition): More than 100 people paid tribute to a 5-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in 2000 after the suspect was arrested in Honduras earlier this week. ... City officials are warning people about a possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport. ... The Delaware Memorial Bridge is taking the first steps toward going cashless. ... Car owners in the Franklintown section of the city got more than chocolate this Valentine’s Day. Water gushed into a parking garage late Saturday night, partially submerging about 20 cars knee-high in water.

The KYW Newsradio All Local for Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 (evening edition) Philly Fashion Week is returning, starting this Wednesday for its 20th anniversary. ... Two immigration related bills vetoed by former Governor Phil Murphy have new life in Trenton. ... On this Sunday of Valentine’s Weekend, KYW Special Contributor Larry Kane turns away from politics to ask the big question — is love like it used to be?

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 (Evening Edition): Police say a fight outside a bar in West Philly ended with a man shot to death. KYW Newsradio’s Conner Barkon has more from police headquarters. ... A teen was killed, and three other young men were injured, after the driver crashed a stolen SUV while trying to flee from Pennsylvania state troopers. Police say shortly after midnight, they tried to pull over a white Kia Soul for traffic violations on Route 422 eastbound in the area of Lewis Road in Limerick Township. ... Pennsbury High School was placed on lockdown this morning after police say the school became the target of an online threat. KYW Newsradio’s Nigel Thompson has the story. ... Couples tied the knot in Philadelphia's iconic LOVE Park on Saturday in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Juan and Jasmine got married surrounded by family and a few strangers in front of the LOVE Sculpture. ... February is American Heart Month, and Temple University Hospital is focusing on Heart Failure Awareness Week. KYW Newsradio’s Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams attended their heart failure awareness event. ... If they haven't done it already, SEPTA riders will soon have to learn the new names of bus and rail routes. KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo reports. ... This past week featured a key anniversary in Flyers history: six decades ago, the NHL decided to expand from six to 12 teams. While the Flyers were part of that expansion, KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi tells us it was no foregone conclusion that Philly would get an NHL team.

Love in the air means scammers are on the prowl. KYW Newsradio's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson tells us, Federal authorities warn that Valentine’s Day often brings out the bad guys, who target the vulnerable. *** Close to 100 people lined White Horse Pike in Lindenwold, South Jersey to protest ICE in their community a day after an ICE operation sent school children at a nearby bus stop scrambling for safety. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson was there. *** A key anniversary THIS WEEK in Flyers history: six decades ago the NHL decided to expand from six to twelve teams. While the Flyers were part of that expansion, KYW Newsraido's Vik Raghupathi tells us it was no foregone conclusion that Philly would get an NHL team. *** Crashing waves, a lighthouse and gazing into your spouse's eyes sounds like something out of a romance novel but this could happen for you this Valentines Day weekend. New Jersey's Absecon Lighthouse invites couples to renew their vows in the Keeper's Cottage at the historic landmarK TODAY. For a minimum donation of $50 per couple you get the ceremony, tower climb, a champagne toast and music. The dancing is optional. The event serves as a fundraiser for the lighthouse. Doors open at 5:30pm - the event concludes at 7pm.

Philadelphia police have identified the man killed in a violent crash Friday morning on Frankford Avenue in the Northeast. Police say 32-year-old Ziyodillo Tursunpulatov (Zee-YOH-dill-oh Toor-soon-poo-LAH-tov) was speeding when he slammed into a utility pole and a parked car. The impact sent the engine flying out of the SUV. KYW's Tim Jimenez has more from Torresdale. Some lawmakers in Harrisburg are once again pushing for an expansion of on-demand alcohol ordering and delivery through third-party apps like Door-Dash or Insta-cart. But the move is prompting concerns about underage drinking, as we hear from KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert... Philadelphia City Council now seems unlikely to pass a bill that would ban the burning of the city’s trash, but the bill’s sponsor is not giving up. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports she rallied advocates at a City Hall press conference… If they haven't done it already, SEPTA riders will soon have to learn the new names of bus and rail routes. KYW's Mike DeNardo reports... As temperatures rise and snow begins to melt, chemicals from snow-melting materials could potentially damage trees and impact spring blooms. KYW's John McDevitt spoke with an area arborist about what to look out for.

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 (midday edition): As utility bills continue consuming an ever-growing portion of household budgets, lawmakers in Trenton have advanced a package of legislation to address the issue. ... Schoolchildren in Camden County panicked when they saw an ICE operation taking place near their school bus stop. ... A new exhibit at the Franklin Institute takes an inside look at Universal Theme Parks' most iconic attractions.