NewsWorks Tonight August 17, 2016

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    Bobby Allyn reports on the death of former Philadelphia Police Chief John Timoney. Laura Benshoff looks at the new renovations of the King of Prussia Mall and what they mean for the region. Julie Grant of the Allegheny Front examines the effect of natural gas development on radon levels in Pennsylvania homes. A neon mural is set to be unveiled tonight with the hope that it will deter crime in the area, Peter Crimmins reports. Finally, Chris Mustazza, the Associate Director at PennSound discusses this online audio archive of poetry readings with Dave Heller.

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