Phila. correctional officer, two incarcerated men accused of smuggling drugs, weapons into city prison

Philadelphia All Local

The KYW Newsradio All-Local - Thursday, August 29, 2024 (Evening Edition)

• A former Philadelphia corrections officer is among three people who have been indicted by the Feds -- accused of smuggling drugs and weapons into a Philly prison.
• A Delaware county hospital is being forced to close down its operating room, this Sunday.

• The summer surge of COVID-19 infections continues across the country and the FDA recently approved updated vaccines. But according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, the number of Americans believing misinformation about the vaccine and the virus is on the rise.

• Temple University says serious crime on campus is down, and leaders point to smart policing and improved technology as strategies to continue that trend.