Shapiro signs $50.1B spending plan, ending Pennsylvania’s 135-day budget impasse

The KYW Newsradio All Local on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 (evening edition): Investigators say video, cell phone and ballistic evidence, and DNA tie two men to the killing of Philadelphia Police Srgt. Richard Mendez at the airport two years ago. KYW Newsradio's Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson is covering the trial. ... Lawmakers in Harrisburg have passed a spending plan, bringing Pennsylvania’s 135-day budget impasse to an end. KYW Newsradio's Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports. ... More terrible news for SEPTA regional rail riders...The transit agency says the same 22 regional rail trains we've been telling you about all week will remain cancelled tomorrow and Friday as it continues to inspect its Silverliner IV rail cars. And on top of all this, operators are poised to authorize a strike. More from KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo. ... The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia has struck its last penny. President Trump has ordered the end of the one-cent coin as costs climb to nearly 4 cents apiece. The Mint has been making pennies in Philadelphia, since 1793, with billions in circulation. ... It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas outside of City Hall as this year‘s holiday tree is installed. KYW Newsradio's Conner Barkon reports the tree lighting ceremony will feature a star studded concert.