The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio

Host Matt Leon and KYW Newsradio reporters recap the biggest news in Philadelphia each week. Catch up on what you missed and dig deeper into the top stories.

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#29: The People in the Tunnels
People have started living in four tunnels under the railroad tracks in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. City officials say most of them are drug users who've been unwilling to go into treatment, and prefer life under the tracks to a shelter. The city wants them gone, so Pat Loeb (https://twitter.com/PatLoeb) went to ask the people living there why they're staying. Pat's article on the people living under the tunnels: [https://kywnews.radio.com/articles/unusual-community-springs-philadelphias-opioid-epidemic]  Scroll Down is hosted by Tom Rickert in the KYW Newsradio studios in Philadelphia Follow the podcast on Twitter (https://kywnews.radio.com/articles/unusual-community-springs-philadelphias-opioid-epidemic) Follow Tom on Twitter (https://twitter.com/teerick) See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
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Update - #14: The Lost Boys of Bucks County
This episode of Scroll Down KYW is about four murders that happened in the Philadelphia suburbs last July. Since then, a lot of things have happened. Paul Kurtz (@Kurtzpaul) joins the podcast with an update. (Original description) In July of 2017, four young men suddenly disappeared in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The search for answers took just over a week. What happened to them shocked the nation. KYW's Jim Melwert (@JMelwert) and Tim Jimenez (@TimJRadio) join Scroll Down to tell the story of the lost boys of Bucks County. Scroll Down KYW is hosted and produced by Tom Rickert (@teerick) in the KYW Newsradio studios in Philadelphia.   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
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#25: The Nursing Home Fire
Late at night on November 16, 2017, the Barclay Friends assisted living community in West Chester, PA, went up in flames. The fire tore through the building, quickly growing to five alarms. 137 seniors were inside. This story is about the heroic efforts by first responders to get them out, and the neighbors who got up in the middle of the night and sprang into action. Paul Kurtz (@Kurtzpaul), Dan Miller (@TrafficDanKYW), and Steve Tawa (@stevetawa) join Scroll Down to tell the story of the nursing home fire. Scroll Down is hosted and produced by Tom Rickert in the KYW Studios in Philadelphia. You can follow the show on Twitter: @ScrollDownKYW. And you can follow Tom: @teerick. Find us wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe!  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
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