The KYW Newsradio All Local for Thursday, April 16, 2026 (evening edition)
It looks like there will be no rate hike for PECO customers. The utility is dropping its request after opposition from the governor, legislators and the electrical workers union.
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A 48-year-old Montgomery County man is charged with possession of child-sexual abuse material.
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A cruise ship has set sail out of the port of Philadelphia for the first time in 15 years.
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SEPTA bus riders are getting a chance to sound off on big changes to bus routes that start this fall.
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We reported on a 4-year-old pit bull scheduled to be put down because of overcrowding at the ACCT Philly open-intake animal shelter. But in the nick of time, he's been adopted...by a KYW listener!

Apr 16, 2026








