The KYW Newsradio All Local on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 (midday edition):
The gymnasium at Mastery-Smedley Elementary in Frankford has been renamed after a kid who once played there. He now plays at the big arena in South Philly.
The Vatican says Pope Leo the fourteenth has celebrated Mass in a special room set up for him at the hospital after cancer surgery.
Doctors say Leo is eating regularly and has begun walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his post-operative tests are normal.
Surgeons on Tuesday removed the lower lobe of his right lung. Pope Leo’s lung cancer diagnosis is a reminder that this disease can affect anyone—and why early detection is important for better treatment options. Lung cancer screenings programs are readily available in the region.
A new report reveals the forever chemicals PFAS are found in nearly every body of water tested, including those in our region.
