Homeless

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Health officials in Philadelphia have declared a public health emergency over the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak. Health care providers and agencies in the city have been told to help vaccinate people who are most at risk for the virus , including people who use drugs...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The General Assistance program for low-income Pennsylvanians is scheduled to end on Aug. 1 , but two nonprofit legal groups are trying to save it. Community Legal Services (CLS) and Disability Rights Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit, arguing that the state acted...

UPDATED: 1:20 p.m. PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — It’s getting hot out there and in response, the City of Philadelphia has issued a Code Red. What is a Code Red? Well, the city issues one when temperatures reach 90 degrees or more for at least three consecutive days. Plan for dangerous heat later...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia officials are fighting a proposed federal housing regulation that even its authors acknowledge could leave thousands of children homeless. The rule is intended to keep illegal immigrants out of public housing, but most of those who get evicted would be...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Runners from the Philadelphia region and beyond were drawn to the fourth annual Philadelphia Treadmill Challenge on Wednesday, Global Running Day. Back on my Feet, a support organization serving homeless people, set up a makeshift running gym at the City Fitness on E...

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is seeing a surge in hepatitis A cases, mostly in the Tucson area but also in metro Phoenix, health officials say. The outbreak of the viral disease that affects the liver began in November and cases have continued to rise since then despite efforts to step up vaccinations...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The numbers are now in from Philadelphia's annual count of homeless people out on the streets of the city, and city officials say they show some progress. Back in January, Philadelphia had its annual "Point in Time" count. After crunching the numbers and analyzing the...

Jersey City, New Jersey (WPIX) — Homeless students have rougher times in school than many others, but one New Jersey teen whose family struggled through homelessness beat the odds. Dylan Chidick, 17, has been accepted to 17 colleges. Chidick, who's class president at Henry Snyder High School, was...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Hundreds of pairs of shoes and socks were distributed to the homeless on Tuesday by Broad Street Ministry, items especially critical at this time. Brenna McGinnis, director of hospitality for Broad Street Ministry, says volunteer podiatrists were on hand for foot...