Ellawala Falls Tragedy: All four bodies found

PHILADELPHIA - Officials from Pennsylvania State Police and the Philadelphia Police Department say a missing two-month-old baby has been found safe after being reported missing. Authorities asked for the public's help searching for the missing baby and a 26-year-old suspect after they were last seen in the fashion district on Tuesday morning. According to officials, the suspect volunteered to watch the baby but then later could not be reached by the child's mother or family. Police say a witness told investigators the suspect was observed sleeping in a U-Haul in Philadelphia. Information about the missing baby was publicly released by law enforcement on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after Philadelphia Police said the child was found safe and reunited with her mother. No additional details have been made available by police. 

RAYMOND, Minn. (FOX 9) - WATCH LIVE: In the player above, get a live look at the scene of the train derailment. More than a dozen rail cars on a BNSF train derailed near Raymond, Minnesota, early Thursday, with several derailed tankers starting on fire. BNSF told FOX 9 approximately 22 rail cars derailed at 1:02 a.m. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office says the train was carrying ethanol and corn syrup liquid.

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An MP who travelled on the train while knowingly infected with Covid-19 could face a 30-day suspension from parliament - and could lose her seat if a by-election is called.

SHARON HILL, Pa. - A Delaware County family dog had quite an adventure. The little pup disappeared from home more than a year ago and a 14-year-old boy lost his best friend and emotional support dog.FOX 29 first met Christina Bolar and her then 14-year-old son with special needs in February 2022. They were desperate to find Amari’s emotional support dog, Rusteze.

A sunken boat is re-emerged as unprecedented drought reduces Colorado River and Lake Mead to critical water levels on September 18, 2022 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Skeletal remains found in a severely dry Lake Mead near Las Vegas last year have been identified as those of a man who vanished from the area in the 1970s, officials say. Donald P. Smith of North Las Vegas was 39 at the time of his reported drowning in April 1974, according to a news release from the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner."The identification was based on DNA analysis and reports from the original incident," the office said.

OAKLAND, Calif. - A 33-year-old woman's body was wrapped in plastic, rolled up in a carpet and dumped in Oakland, the victim's mother told KTVU.Christy Miles said her daughter, Megan Ashley Lynch, was found dead in the 2100 block of Brush Street on March 23.The Alameda County Coroner would not identify the woman, citing a press hold on her death. Oakland police would only confirm that the death on Brush Street just after 10:15 a.m. was suspicious.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signs Senate Bill 4, ensuring all students have access to free and healthy school meals, with sponsors Senator Leo Jaramillo (left) and Senator Michael Padilla (right) and fifth grade student Alejandro Najer (David Lienemann/Office of the Governor)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed legislation to provide free school meals to all students regardless of family income, as New Mexico and several other states look to fill the gap left by lapsed federal pandemic-era benefit programs and address the strain to family budgets caused by food prices.The bill cleared the Legislature during the recent 60-day session, with lawmakers setting aside more than $22 million in the state budget to help pay for the program.

FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Two police officers in Bucks County are part of an investigation after shooting a suspect, according to the district attorney's office. Authorities say the incident began with a traffic stop early Tuesday morning in Falls Township. The male suspect is accused of displaying a handgun to police two separate times before he fled from police in his vehicle, officials say. According to police, the firearm was secured after the man was shot. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOfficials say officers provided aid to the man until medics arrived to transport him to a local hospital, where he underwent surgery. The officers involved in the incident were not injured and are on paid leave while the shooting is investigated, per police. No additional details were released and the Bucks County DA's Office says no names will be released until a determination on the shooting is made. 

MEXICO CITY - Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, the president said Tuesday following one of the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country.Hours after the fire broke out late Monday, rows of bodies were laid out under shimmery silver sheets outside the facility in Ciudad Juarez, which is across from El Paso, Texas, and a major crossing point for migrants. Ambulances, firefighters and vans from the morgue swarmed the scene.Thirty-nine people died and 29 were injured and are in "delicate-serious" condition, according to the National Immigration Institute.

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Emergency crews are on the site of an explosion and house fires in Calgary’s Marlborough neighbourhood.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - Fire crews are on scene in Upper Darby, where a fire broke out inside an auto garage. According to the Upper Darby Fire Department, the fire broke out on the 8800 block of West Chester Pike on Monday morning. Fire officials say the fire has reached two alarms. West Chester Pike has been shut down to give crews full access to the area. SKYFOX flew over the scene as fire crews battled heavy smoke and flames. No update has been released by authorities at this time. This is a developing story.

LOS ANGELES - A car was sent flying into the air, flipping over, after a tire from the truck next to it on a Chatsworth freeway flew off earlier this week.The dashcam of Anoop Khatra's Tesla captured the scene on the Ronald Reagan Freeway on Thursday. In the video, a dark Kia Soul is seen passing the driver on the left, pulling even with a silver pickup truck.

Canadian Armed Forces is under fire for its plan to cut thousands of troops off a cost-of-living allowance without much notice.The military announced last week that about 7,700 Armed Forces members will no longer receive the top-up starting in July, when it will be replaced by a new housing benefit that commanders say will better assist those who need the most help.Social media and online forums dedicated to military personnel have been crackling with dissatisfaction over the plan, including the abbreviated timeline. Some are also unhappy with a new 10 per cent pay increase over four years, retroactive to 2021.Experts say the lack of notice speaks to larger problems around how the military treats its people, which they worry is sparking anger and frustration at a time when the Canadian Armed Forces is struggling with a recruitment and retention crisis.

WEST READING, Pa. - Seven people have been confirmed dead after an explosion at a historic chocolate factory in West Reading Friday night, according to officials, and all are presumed to be accounted for. Just one person was rescued from the rubble over the weekend.Firefighters responded to R.M.

PHILADELPHIA - A homicide investigation is underway after police say a woman became the victim of a deadly shooting Saturday night.The 22-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the living room of an apartment in West Philadelphia around 10 p.m.

WEST READING, Pa. - A deadly explosion rocks a chocolate factory in West Reading Friday night. Authorities said the explosion leveled Building 2 of the facility and caused damage to Building 1. Investigators are still working to determine what caused the blast.Officials confirm in a press conference Saturday night three people are confirmed dead, and four are unaccounted for.

BALTIMORE - Police in Baltimore have identified human remains found in a container nearby a vacant church earlier this month as Baltimore Orioles employee Versey Spell, who was reported missing last year. The 75-year-old game day usher at Oriole Park at Camden Yards was first reported missing on Oct. 19, the Baltimore Police Department said in a press release at the time.

UVALDE, Texas - Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were "suffocating" in a freight train traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.The Uvalde Police Department said Border Patrol was informed of the phone call and able to stop the train. About 15 migrants were found inside, according to a statement from the department.Union Pacific railroad said in a statement that the people were found in two cars on the train traveling east from Eagle Pass bound for San Antonio: 12 in a shipping container and three in a hopper car.

READING, Pa. - A massive explosion rocked the Reading skyline on Friday evening, sending debris flying through the air and triggering a multi-alarm fire. Fire crews responded to 2nd Avenue around 5:30 p.m. for reports of a fire at a commercial building with people possibly trapped inside. The address in early reports matches that of R.M.

(Vancouver Police Department)SEATTLE - Kirkland Warren was out on bail pending a long-delayed murder trial in Arkansas. But when he was arrested in southwestern Washington state early this month on charges that he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and fired a gunshot into her apartment, he quickly posted bond and was released again.Just a few days later, his ex-girlfriend, Meshay Melendez, 27, and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart, vanished.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Fire Department is on scene in Holmesburg responding to a hazmat situation. FOX 29's Jennifer Lee is on scene as first responders work on a home on Teesdale Street. Homes in the area have been evacuated and a large police and fire presence can be seen. The area from Frankford Avenue to Erdick Street is blocked off. Responders in hazmat suits were spotted entering the property. No additional information was immediately released by authorities. This is a developing story.

MILL CREEK, Wash. - Police in Mill Creek, Washington arrested a 24-year-old man for entering a home illegally and making it his own—with the real owners still inside.On Monday, officers responded to reports of a theft including over $3,000, a passport, wallet and more.When officers arrived, they found signs of someone living in the upstairs loft. The resident first noticed something was amiss when he began smelling cigarettes inside the home.Officers removed a makeshift bed, drug paraphernalia and half-eaten food, but there was still no culprit.Officers advised the homeowners that the person responsible would return.

LAWRENCE, KS - SEPTEMBER 15: A member of the New Jersey State Police watches over the team during the game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday September 15, 2018 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by N MEDIA, Pa. - New Jersey State Police have canceled the search for one of their own after he was found safe. On March 19, just before 7 p.m., officials say the trooper was seen leaving a health facility in Media, Pa.The Cumberland County man was observed on surveillance video leaving the facility on foot, near Route 352 and Yearsley Road near the Penn State Brandywine Campus.On Friday, N.J.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The body of a seven-year-old girl who was reported missing after attempting to cross a water-way in the Bogoda Village in Hali-Ela was recovered.A search operation is underway to locate a ten-year-old boy who also remains missing. The unfortunate incident of two young children being washed away by strong currents while attempting to cross a water-way was reported on Thursday (23).According to reports, the two children were looking for their mother, who had gone to work.The mother was serving as a domestic aide for a daily wage, and she was employed at a neighboring house at the time.However, as she was late to come back home, the two children had gone out in search of her during a heavy downpour.Unfortunately, they were washed away by the currents when attempting to cross a water-way named the Pihilla Kandura not far from their home.Locals said that the currents reached dangerous levels due to the heavy downpour.The mother of the two children had returned home at around 5 in the evening, and as her children were missing, she had gone out in search of them.Locals banded together and started to search for the missing kids with their mother,The umbrella used by the children was located close to the water-way, and it was suspected that they may have been washed away by the gushing waters.Sri Lanka Police and the Sri Lanka Army launched an extensive search and recovered the body of the seven-year-old girl at around 10 PM on Thursday (23), around one kilometer away from the house in another waterway, locally referred to as the Dodangolla Oya.

Baton Rouge Police are searching for Tabbetha Barner and Tiffany Ann Guidry in the death of Nathan Millard. (Baton Rouge Police Department)BATON ROUGE, Ga. - Investigators are searching for two known prostitutes in connection to the death of 42-year-old Georgia father of five, Nathan Millard.Tabbetha Barner and Tiffany Ann Guidry are being sought by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Barner is wanted for prostitution and failure to seek assistance.

SAN FRANCISCO - A body found at Pier 39 in San Francisco late Wednesday has been identified by the medical examiner as popular radio host Jeffrey Vandergrift, 55. He was known to his fans at Wild 94.9 as "JV" and was the host of his own radio show, called The JV Show. He built a powerhouse morning show and shared with his audience his personal health struggles dating back to 2021. He was eventually diagnosed with Lyme disease.He had spoken publicly about the effects the disease has had on his body, suffering continued ailments like "brain fog," dizziness, migraines and blurred vision.MORE: Jeffery Vandergrift missing: timeline of search for Wild 94.9's 'JV'He was last seen on Feb.

ATHENS, Ga. - A decades-long investigation into the stabbing death of a baby boy found inside a trash can at a University of Georgia residence hall has finally come to a close.On Jan. 8, 1996, police say a custodian discovered the body of a newborn boy and placenta in the first-floor bathroom of Oglethorpe House dormitory.

Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy (centre) speaking to the media outside the Old Bailey, in central London, after wealthy Nigerian politician Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and medical "middleman" Dr Obinna Obeta were found guilty of c LONDON - A senior Nigerian politician and his wife were found guilty Thursday of conspiring to transport a street trader to the U.K. as part of an organ-harvesting plot.Ike Ekweremadu, who was deputy president of the Nigerian Senate and a lawyer, and his wife, Beatrice, were accused of arranging the travel of a 21-year-old man to the U.K.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities were called to a house in Mayfair for reports of screaming and found two partially clothed children outside and a naked boy in a dog cage inside, police said. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department made the chilling discovery at a home on the 4200 block of Glenview Street around 1 p.m. Thursday. Police found two partially clothed girls, ages four and five, standing in the rain.

Crystal and Brian Clark hope they can save a life by sharing their own heartbreaking story of losing their children from a falling tree accident. (Crystal Clark) An Indiana mother and father are alerting people about an overlooked danger after the tragic loss of their two young children last year.On April 23, 2022, Crystal and Brian Clark, along with their son Xander, 9 and daughter, Ziva, 8, went out to Indian Oaks, a nearby campground that the family frequently visited.It had been fairly windy that day but the sun was shining, Crystal Clark told Fox News Digital."I decided after [lunch] we should go for a golf cart ride because it was a beautiful day," Crystal Clark added.After seeing some friends go for a ride, the Clarks decided to do the same and meet up at their favorite fishing spot."Ziva was taking their fish off [the line] 'cause that was one of her favorites things to do, and then she'd kiss it and then she'd toss it back in the water," said Crystal Clark."She loved everything," she added. "She loved every animal, fish or not."Xander was very excited to go fishing that day, but the family decided to instead go for one more ride on the golf cart, with the parents in the front and the kids in the back, before settling down to fish."The trails are always open.

PHILADELPHIA - A caiman discovered at FDR Park in Philadelphia in early March has been euthanized, according to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The caiman was found abandoned in the park on March 5 and the Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia (ACCT Philly) came to take the reptile to safety. Agency officials were able to recover the reptile with no injuries and warned against abandoning animals, especially ones not native to the United States. The commission says they were unable to find a home for the reptile, forcing them to put it down. Caimans are not native to North America and can grow up to five feet long. Lisa Cephas told FOX 29 she was on her normal Sunday morning when she saw a Issac Peyton, a fisherman from Delaware County, reel in the 3-foot reptile.

PHILADELPHIA - The fire siren at Langhorne-Middletown Fire Station doesn't sound often, but when it does, the whole community knows. The volunteer fire station located in a rural Bucks County suburb averages less than two calls per day, and received less than 650 last year. "The only time that siren blows is when somebody calls 911, so we're not blowing it for the heck of it," Fire Chief Frank Ferry told FOX 29's Hank Flynn. Still, a growing number of community members have called for the "disruptive" siren to be removed in favor of a more advanced alert platform. "It's a quiet town, it's like Mayberry here, and the siren is disruptive," Councilmember Scott Haldeman said. "I took a couple of years to investigate all these other fire departments and spoke with them, and they shut it off because they say it's not needed, so why is it needed here?" MORE LOCAL HEADLINESA 2019 report found that 60% of firehouses in Bucks County still used sirens.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify four suspects wanted in connection with a triple shooting in West Philadelphia that left teens injured. According to authorities, the shooting occurred on the 1500 block of N Frazier Street on Monday around 4 p.m. Police say a 13-year-old and two 16-year-olds were injured in the brazen broad daylight shooting. Officials say that the 13-year-old, who was shot in the abdomen, was transported to LankenauMedical Center and placed in critical condition. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOne 16-year-old was shot five times throughout his body and transported to the hospital in extremely critical condition, according to police. Authorities say the other 16-year-old was shot in the abdomen and taken to a local hospital, where he was placed in stable condition. On Thursday, police released surveillance video of the shooting, showing four masked suspects they say were armed with rifles and semi-automatic pistols.According to investigators, the suspects fired more than 60 shots before fleeing the area on Lansdowne Avenue. Anyone with information on this is urged to contact Philadelphia police or submit an anonymous tip online. Police say a 13-year-old and two 16-year-olds were all injured during a triple shooting in broad daylight on the streets of West Philadelphia.

The Embassy of Sri Lanka to the United States, working in collaboration with renowned American humanitarian donor organizations, has achieved a significant milestone in provision of free medicine and medical supplies to Sri Lanka from July to present date. Eight consignments have already been sent to the Ministry of Health. The total value of the 8 consignments is approximately US Dollars 27 million. At current exchange rate, this is worth nearly Sri Lankan Rupees 10 billion. Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States, Mahinda Samarasinghe, who reached out to US donor organizations last year, has conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to the three donors, Heart to Heart International, Hope Worldwide and Americares for their generosity which has proved timely and potentially lifesaving for hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans in dire need.The Ambassador intends to continue working with humanitarian organizations and agencies to provide assistance to vulnerable segments of the population.

SEATTLE - Dozens of boats were destroyed, and a man was arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire near Seattle's Ship Canal Bridge early Wednesday morning.Crews responded to a report of a boat storage facility fire at about 2 a.m. along Northeast Northlake Way.   (Seattle Fire Department)When firefighters arrived, a storage facility with several boats was burning and the warehouse next to it caught on fire. Officials previously stated 42 boats were destroyed, but units at the scene confirmed about 30 boats had burned. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and found no one inside the warehouse.

Stephen Smith as a homicide investigation. The teen’s body was found in the middle of a rural road in 2015, about 15 miles (24 km) away from the home of the now-infamous Murdaugh family.Smith’s death was initially ruled a hit-and-run but police reopened the investigation into his death in 2021 while they were looking into the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.

A petroleum tanker stands while being built at the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The shipyard, the largest manufacturing business in Philadelphia, employs up to 1,200 workers and generates PHILADELPHIA - A horrifying fall at the shipyard in Philadelphia has left a young man fighting for his life.Police say the 26-year-old fell from a scissor lift at the Philly Shipyard on Kitty Have Avenue around 10 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit is investigating a shooting that left one man dead on Tuesday evening. According to authorities, a 29-year-old man was found shot twice in the head in a Chrysler 200 parked in the area of S Cecil & Chestnut Streets. Police say the car was still running when officers arrived on scene and found the victim. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESChief Inspector Scott Small says one shell casing was discovered on the passenger side of the vehicle while another was discovered in the road beside the car. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, officials say. This is a developing story.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after police say he was found shot nearly 10 times on a Philadelphia street Tuesday night. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 100 block of East Indiana Street just after 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze that tore through a Philadelphia catholic school on Tuesday afternoon. Crews were called to Our Mother of Consolation Parish School near the intersection of Germantown and Chestnut Hill avenues just before 4 p.m.School officials said no one was hurt in the inferno that ripped through the building's roof. Investigators have not said what sparked the fire. Firefighters remained at the scene hours after the fire to extinguish hot spots.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The body of one young man who was reported missing after going for a swim in the Ella-Wala Falls in Wellawaya was recovered on Tuesday (21) evening.However, three others who had gone with him for a swim remain missing.A group of ten young men had visited the Eella-Wala falls on Tuesday (21) morning for a swim.News 1st correspondents said that four of them were later reported missing.Following a massive search carried out by the locals and Sri Lanka Police, the body of one person was recovered.Search and rescue operations continued until late evening on Tuesday (21) to locate the three other missing men.The victims were identified as residents from Kalmunai.They were between the ages of 20 & 21.Several individuals who had visited this location had drowned earlier, and the most recent incident was reported in February 2022 when three lives were lost.According to locals, around 15 people had died after drowning at the Ella-Wala falls.

PHILADELPHIA - A tragic discovery was made inside a torched house in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion section Tuesday morning.Officials say a severely burned man was found when crews responded to the blaze on the 2300 block of 32nd Street.The man, believed to be a squatter in his 50s, was "burned beyond recognition," according to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.MORE HEADLINES:Officials confirm the fire started in the living room, but the cause is still unknown.The "John Doe" victim was pronounced dead at the scene, a house where officials say he was living.

Fire crews are on scene of a roaring fire that they say is ripping through a church in New Jersey. FLORENCE, N.J. - Fire crews are on scene of a roaring 4-alarm fire that they say is ripping through a church in New Jersey.On Monday, shortly after 6 p.m., officials say they responded to a call about a three alarm fire at the Fountain of Life Center in Florence, N.J. After crews from several fire companies arrived, the blaze was soon declared a four alarm fire. Dispatchers say there were kids in the building for an after school program.

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. - A house fire became deadly after two women were trapped inside, and firefighters were only able to reach one of them.Fire crews were met with a house fully engulfed by flames when they arrived to Heron Street in Manchester Township Sunday night.As one woman was rescued, a family member said that another family member was still inside.Police say crews tried to get into the home, but heavy smoke and heat stifled their attempts.The body of a deceased woman, whose identify has not been released, was later found during a search of the torched home.MORE HEADLINES:Three police officers were treated for smoke inhalation after trying to save the woman's life.The rescued woman was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.Residents from the adjoining quadplex and nearby buildings were also evacuated.

Kerry Katona has shared she's been diagnosed with a condition that has left her "covered in fatty lumps".The television personality, 42, has recently been diagnosed with lipoedema, a chronic condition. She revealed her diagnosis in a video of her doing a yoga session at home. She captioned the video: "Today is the first day of the rest of your life people!! I absolutely love Monday mornings! New day, new week, clean slate, fresh beginning." "I was diagnosed lipoedema last week which means swelling of the body and random fatty lumps.

PHILADELPHIA - It's officially the first day of spring! And you know what that means? Free water ice, of course!Rita's Italian Ice is carrying on its beloved 30-year tradition to celebrate the first day of spring with its Free Ice Giveaway.Join in on the springtime fun by grabbing a cup of your favorite Italian ice, or try out the new flavor launching Monday - gummy bears!The free water ice is available all day at participating locations, and no app is needed this year!