Katherine Scott
Katherine Scott joined the Action News team in June 2009.

As a general assignment reporter, she has covered a wide variety of major breaking news stories in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, including the fatal duck boat crash on the Delaware River in 2010, the deadly Center City building collapse in 2013, the aftermath of the 2015 Amtrak train derailment in Port Richmond, and the riot at Delaware's maximum security prison in 2017 that claimed the life of a corrections officer.

She was on Ben Franklin Parkway when Pope Francis celebrated Mass from the Art Museum and was there for the Democratic National Convention in 2016.

Katherine has followed many high-profile court cases, sitting in trials for Bill Cosby, former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, disgraced Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, and former Pennsylvania Congressman Chaka Fattah.

If there's wild weather, Katherine will cover it, including nor'easters, blizzards, and Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

She also loves telling stories about all of the wonderful things happening in our local schools and community centers.

Before arriving in Philadelphia, Katherine was an anchor and reporter for News 12 The Bronx and Brooklyn, worked at the Athens Olympics, and was an NBC Page.

A New Jersey native, Katherine graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Anthropology. At Harvard, Katherine was the captain of the Varsity Field Hockey team.

Katherine and her husband are the proud parents of three beautiful children.

Katherine's Stories
Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. is now lit up for the holidays
Longwood Gardens is ready for the holiday season!
Travel rush: Travelers flood roads, airport and train station on way to Thanksgiving destinations
Enormous lines for security snaked through Philadelphia International Airport Wednesday morning in the throes of the Thanksgiving travel rush.
SEPTA strike 2024: Philadelphia transit union workers to remain on job as negotiations continue
The barganing will resume Friday afternoon, as the union looks for a raise and more security measures on the job.
Preparations continue for Harris' Election Eve rally outside Philadelphia Art Museum
A star-studded lineup was announced for the Harris campaign's Election Eve rally on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Road closures around the Art Museum are expected through Tuesday.
PPA says speed cameras are coming to Broad Street in Philadelphia
Early next year, the PPA will be adding a second corridor of their speed camera program along north and south Broad Street.
Both presidential campaigns continue to stump in Pa. with election just 3 weeks away
The Republicans and the Democrats have spent a lot of time, money, and energy in Pennsylvania, trying to get the state to swing their way.
Efforts underway to find new location after massive fire destroys historic Catholic school building
Efforts are already underway to find a new location after a massive multi-alarm fire destroyed a Catholic school building in Springfield Township, Delaware County.
Conservancy, landlord headed to mediation amid ongoing rent dispute for historic SS United States
During a hearing Friday, Judge Brody agreed with a lawyer for Penn Warehousing who suggested the mediation, which will be led by a federal magistrate judge.
Who won the presidential debate? Democrats, Republicans weigh in on Harris, Trump
Reactions are pouring in from both Democrats and Republicans after the historic ABC News presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.