'It's really sad': Investigation into Pottstown house explosion continues as victims identified

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Firefighters in New Jersey are battling a wildfire in Wharton State Forest, in Washington Township.Officials notified the public on Twitter around noon Sunday that the Mullica River Campground, trail and boat launches were closed, as well as kayak and canoe trips in Pineland Adventures.Fire officials say 100 acres have burned and none of the fire is contained, in the Burlington County park.Other recreational areas in the forest were closed throughout the afternoon as the firefighters worked to contain the blaze.Authorities reported no injuries.

cookies.They’re available in stores next month.Meanwhile, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have coined a new term, "Oreology," to study why people who like twisting and splitting their Oreos to lick the creme can’t seem to get the white filling to split evenly.RELATED: Krispy Kreme, Cinnamon Toast Crunch launch new cereal milk-inspired doughnutsResults of the experiments found that even with the use of a specially made machine; dunking or not dunking the cookies in milk, and using regular-stuffed or double-stuffed test subjects, it was nearly impossible to split an Oreo so that the creme was spread evenly on both sides."The results validated what I saw as a child—we found no trick for opening up our Oreos," Crystal Owens, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering MIT, told Vice.

STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A man has been convicted in the kidnap and slaying almost a decade ago of a co-worker whose bones were found buried in his eastern Pennsylvania yard.A Monroe County judge on Friday convicted Michael Horvath, 55, of criminal homicide, kidnapping, evidence-tampering and abuse of a corpse in the 2013 killing of Holly Grim. The judge acquitted him of a charge of obstruction in the nonjury trial.Grim, 41, was last seen in Lehigh County’s Lower Macungie Township in November 2013.

Priyanka Sharma [email protected] A high-level meeting has been called in the coming week to chalk out a strategy to stem the recent spike in covid cases and to review the efficacy of current surveillance measures. The meeting will be chaired by Dr VK Paul, member (health), Niti Aayog. Last week, scientists at the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) reviewed the genomic surveillance data which showed the surge is being driven by Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra suggests there are no plans to remove the mandate requiring face masks on planes and trains, noting they’re a “minor inconvenience” to protect vulnerable Canadians.

A cellular tower stands as a United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane lands at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). (Photo by Patrick T.

Terrell Cooks and Seneca Mahan (Booking photos: St. Louis County Police Department) BLACK JACK, Mo. - Two men have been charged with murder after a house explosion near St. Louis, Missouri, killed four people, including three teenagers, who were assembling illegal fireworks in a garage.According to St.

PHILADELPHIA - A deadly building collapse in Philadelphia on Saturday morning has prompted a response from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.The National Response Team is heading to Philadelphia to help investigate the fire that caused part of a building to collapse, killing one firefighter and inuring five other people. Lt. Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, is dead after crews spent hours attempting to pull him and five others from the rubble.Five were rescued from the fire, including Fire Marshal Sylvester Burton, Lieutenant Clarence Johnson, Firefighter Dennis Daly and Firefighter Robert Brennan, Jr., and transported to Temple University Hospital.

inflation in the Canadian economy means the Bank of Canada will have to raise rates above three per cent to bring things back under control, suggests one economist.Don Drummond, an economist and fellow with Queen’s University, spoke with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson and said while the Bank has been clearly signalling an intent to raise rates back between its normal two to three per cent range, that’s a “minimum” for what is needed.“I don’t think that will do the trick. I think the inflation pressures are too embedded,” he said.“They will have to raise their rates above three per cent.”Drummond’s comments come ahead of an expected update to the inflation rate in Canada this week.In April, the last month for which data is available so far, inflation hit 6.8 per cent in Canada — the highest level since 1991 — and an increase compared to the previous month.

PHILADELPHIA - Following an announcement from the CDC, the state of Pennsylvania says it is preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children six months and older.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent panel of advisers voted on Saturday to recommend the first COVID-19 shots for babies and preschoolers.Roughly 18 million kids will be eligible - about one and a half years after the vaccines first became available for adults in the U.S.The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are set to be available for children in Pennsylvania beginning Tuesday according to the Department of Health.

READ MORE: BBC EastEnders hunk Michael Greco is worlds away from Beppe di Marco 20 years after leaving soap "Since we have had a Covid household. Finally on the mend. Not what the doctor ordered.

spine problem" which his devoted wife Shakira Baksh went on to explain was spinal stenosis. Describing her husband as a "strong man" the actress and model went on to say: "He had a back operation quite recently," before quickly reassuring that he was in "great" condition whilst recovering. In fact she added: "He had spinal stenosis.

CAMDEN, N.J. - A man is dead after police say he was shot in Camden Friday morning.Police found the 37-year-old man on the 1200 block of Decatur Street around 11:59 a.m.

COVID-19 fatalities.  The number of active cases in the state stands at 23,746 after 3,085 patients were discharged today, taking the tally of recoveries to 77,64,117. The covid-19 case recovery rate in the state now stands at 97.84% while the fatality rate is 1.86%, the state health department added. The single fatality in the state was reported from Mumbai which saw 2,087 new cases in the past 24 hours, the health department data said.

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, said in a recent interview that it can sometimes be difficult for her and her husband, Prince Charles, to find time to be together amid their myriad royal obligations. The duchess, who the queen said earlier this year should be known as the Queen Consort once Charles takes the throne, opened up about her marriage in a rare interview for the July issue of British Vogue. "It’s not easy sometimes, but we do always try to have a point in the day when we meet," she told the magazine. She said the two are "sometimes it’s like ships passing in the night, but we always sit down together and have a cup of tea and discuss the day. We have a moment."PRINCE CHARLES AND CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL TOAST TO QUEEN ELIZABETH AT BIG JUBILEE LUNCHBritain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L) and Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive in a horse-drawn carriage as they arrive to attend the second day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meet, in Ascot, west of London on June 15, 2022.

Washington to New York."That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can be done and how to make sure that the airlines are delivering," Buttigieg told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday.Buttigieg said he is pushing the airlines to stress-test their summer schedules to ensure they can operate all their planned flights with the employees they have, and to add customer-service workers. That could put pressure on airlines to make additional cuts in their summer schedules.RELATED: Man sues American Airlines after mistaken identity lands him in jail for 17 daysButtigieg said his department could take enforcement actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer-protection standards.

The Taoiseach has said that although Covid-19 is here for "the longer term", the public health advice at the moment is not to go back to wearing facemasks in public places.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is honoring one of its fallen firefighters, who sacrificed his life to protect those living in his city.Lt. Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed when a building collapsed after a fire broke out in Fairhill Saturday morning.The 51-year-old firefighter leaves behind his mother and son.Williamson was one of six people who became trapped under the building.

ALSO READ: ESIC relaxes norms for availing health services in private hospitals in emergency cases "It has been decided that the ESI Scheme will be implemented in the entire country by the end of 2022", it added. Adding more, the statement said that that those which are partially covered and not covered under the scheme will be fully brought under the ambit of the ESI Scheme by the end of 2022.

Two me shot in East Germantown. PHILADELPHIA - Two gunshot victims were rushed to the hospital after police found them critically injured Saturday night.Police were responding to several 911 calls for gunshots on the 5700 block of Anderson Street when they found two men, both in their 20s.One was inside a car parked with the doors open, while the other was lying on the sidewalk next to the car.Police say it appears the men were exiting the car when one or two shooters opened fire.

Travelling during the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been the easiest of experiences for many Canadians.

Should my child be vaccinated? Yes, according to the CDC. While COVID-19 has been the most dangerous for older adults, younger people, including children, can also get very sick. Hospitalizations surged during the omicron wave.

Man killed in West Philadelphia shooting, police say, PHILADELPHIA - A man was walking on the streets of West Philadelphia when police say he was fatally shot by another man late Saturday night.The gunshot victim, a man in his 20s, was pronounced dead after being found on the 1400 block of North 52nd Street around 11:15 p.m.Police say another man fired at least six shots at close range, striking the victim in the neck and body several times.Both men appeared to be on foot when the shooting rang out, and police say the victim did not return fire.Police hope to obtain more information from surveillance footage of homes and businesses surrounding the scene.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen at 8 a.m.

NEW DELHI : India has registered over 12,899 fresh covid cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally of active caseload to over 72,474 the union health ministry said on Sunday. The total covid-19 cases have reached 43,296,692 so far. The death toll has climbed to 524,855 with 15 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the data statement.

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variant or sub-variant and ascertain the reasons behind the breakthrough infections. According to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) experts, Omicron and its sub-lineages -- primarily BA.2 and BA.2.38 as of now -- seem to be behind the current rise in the number of Covid cases in the country. BA.2 and its sub-lineages account for over 85%of the Covid cases in India, with BA.2.38 being found in around 33% of the samples.

FAIRHILL - Neighbors in Fairhill are recounting the horrific moments leading up to the deadly building collapse after an early morning fire."I was walking in the house with the homeowner because I deal with the insurance company and, literally, as soon as I stepped in this mess, the building started collapsing," Emergency Services Representative Kareem Hampton said.A worst case scenario playing out in the early morning hours at the corner of 3rd and Indiana Saturday."It’s a sad day for the Philadelphia Fire Department. Unfortunately, our department lost a member fighting bravely a fire and then being caught in a building collapse after the fire was over," Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy stated.MORE HEADLINES:Eyewitnesses at the scene describe the scene as calm one moment and pure mayhem the next."The Fire Marshall had just walked in there.

Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left an 18-year-old man in critical condition. WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say an 18-year-old male is fighting for his life after he was shot multiple times in a West Philadelphia alley.According to authorities, police responded to the 1000 block of North 39th Street Saturday night, just after 9:30, after receiving multiple 911 calls regarding a person shot.Officers arrived to find an 18-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds across his entire body.

Today we are reporting 3,235 community cases, 356 current hospitalisations, and five deaths.

Flair Airlines’ CEO says he’s confident his ultra-low-cost airline is ready to take advantage of the summer travel boom after satisfying regulators that it’s Canadian enough to fly.But even as its chief executive concedes to Global News there’s room for improvement, analysts say headwinds facing the aviation industry like soaring fuel prices could actually bode well for the embattled airline.Flair spent much of the spring season trying to prove that the Edmonton-based airline was Canadian enough after the country’s transportation watchdog said in an initial ruling on March 3 that it might be in violation of rules limiting foreign ownership.But after Flair overhauled its board of directors and made a series of governance changes to limit the influence of one of its major U.S.-based investors, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruled on June 1 that the airline indeed met the letter of the law to keep flying.“Flair is a Canadian airline, full stop,” CEO Stephen Jones told Global News in an interview this week.While the CTA’s final ruling landed in Flair’s favour, the agency confirmed to Global News on multiple occasions that if its review found Flair did not meet the standards of Canadian ownership, its licences to fly would be revoked.That led to uncertainty in the eyes of some analysts and consumers as to whether Flair would be able to fulfill bookings for summer travel.While he maintains Flair’s Canadian status was not in doubt internally, Jones said the months of speculation opened the door for the airline’s competitors to cast aspersions.“I think that our competitors made some good use of the fact that the questions were being raised.

ANI, Dr Ella said, "We just completed a clinical trial, a data analysis is going on. Next month, we will submit the data to the regulatory agency. If everything is okay, then we will get permission to launch and it will be the world's first clinically proven nasal COVID-19 vaccine".

An ultrasound machine sits next to an exam table. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) A group of U.S.

A dog competes in the 9th annual Masters Agility Championship during the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York, on June 18, 2022. ( (Photo by TIMOTHY A.

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a Trump administration finding that the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup does not pose a serious health risk and is "not likely" to cause cancer in humans.The California-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reexamine its 2020 finding that glyphosate did not pose a health risk for people exposed to it by any means -- on farms, yards or roadsides or as residue left on food crops. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most widely used herbicide in the world.

FILE PHOTO by David Rogers/Getty Images LONDON (AP) - Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the "breadbasket of the world" and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries.Together, Russia and Ukraine export nearly a third of the world’s wheat and barley, more than 70% of its sunflower oil and are big suppliers of corn. Russia is the top global fertilizer producer.World food prices were already climbing, and the war made things worse, preventing some 20 million tons of Ukrainian grain from getting to the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia.Weeks of negotiations on safe corridors to get grain out of Ukraine's Black Sea ports have made little progress, with urgency rising as the summer harvest season arrives."This needs to happen in the next couple of months (or) it’s going to be horrific,’’ said Anna Nagurney, who studies crisis management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is on the board of the Kyiv School of Economics.She says 400 million people worldwide rely on Ukrainian food supplies.

PHILADELPHIA - A firefighter is dead after an early morning fire caused a building to collapse in Fairhill, according to officials.Lieutenant Sean Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, was killed after a portion of the building collapsed.Crews responded to the fire as it broke out at a commercial building on the 300 block West Indiana Avenue around 2 a.m. They were able to get the fire under control in about 15 minutes. However, a large portion of the building collapsed as officials surveyed the damage and crews attended to displaced residents.Six people were reportedly trapped underneath the building, five firefighters and one license and inspections inspector.Five were rescued from the fire, including Fire Marshal Sylvester Burton, Lieutenant Clarence Johnson, Firefighter Dennis Bailey and Firefighter Robert Brennan, Jr., and transported to Temple University Hospital.

President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride Saturday at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but said he wasn’t hurt.

Images courtesy CPSC More than 400,000 bottles of Kroger and Walgreens brand aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen bottles have been recalled because they aren’t child-resistant. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the bottles failed to meet the Poison Prevention Packaging Act guidelines and could poison young children if swallowed.The drugs were sold at stores nationwide from December 2021 through March 2022 for between $14 and $17.RELATED: Refrigerator recall: Ice makers could break into pieces, cause choking hazardThe following brands are being recalled, according to the CPSC:Consumers are asked to move the bottles out of reach of children and call Kroger or Aurohealth, the company that makes the Walgreens brand, for refunds. 

METTER, Ga. - Some Georgians woke up very early Saturday morning to the ground shaking.The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake about 20 miles west of Statesboro, Georgia near Metter, Georgia. It happened around 4:05 a.m. and measured a 3.9 magnitude. People have reported feeling the quake in Savannah, Bluffton, and Statesboro and as far away as Columbia, Augusta, Warner Robins and Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service.There were no reports of any major damage caused by the quake.

Sinead O’Connor has cancelled all her upcoming gigs in 2022 for “her own heath and well being” following the death of her son Shane earlier this year.Shane, who was 17, passed away earlier this year (January 7) after going missing from Newbridge, County Kildare. In a statement, O’Connor’s team said she will not be performing live in 2022 “due to continuing grief over the tragic loss of her beloved son Shane.”The statement continued: “This has not been an easy decision for Sinead but a decision she has had to make for her own health and well being at this time.

Shirley Ballas, 61, has bid a “difficult” farewell to Jason Vale, who also goes by ‘The Juice Master’, after he helped her work through her “health situation”.The Strictly Come Dancing judge gave fans an update on her health on her Instagram story today.  Shirley took to Instagram to share her experience at the Juice Master Retreats in view of her 235,000 followers. “Saying goodbye to this beautiful soul was difficult,” she captioned a picture of herself and Jason smiling as they posed with pretend Strictly judging paddles. “But I feel he’s helped my health situation 100 percent."She then went on to express her “huge gratitude” for Jason and Juice Master Retreats. Juice Master Retreats are Jason’s yoga and fitness retreats, helping guests to relax, recharge and rejuvenate over seven days. Jason is a best-selling author of 16 books on health, addiction and the health practice of juicing.Earlier on, Shirley shared a video to her Instagram story, where she gushed about what a wonderful week she had experienced at the retreat.“So, seven days completed here at the Juicy Oasis with Jason Vale,” she said.“I have to say goodbye now - beautiful view. “Wish I was staying another week but, hey ho,” she continued. “Feeling great - what an experience!”She also shared a clip of herself and Jason dancing with the rest of the group at the retreat with the caption: “What a week Jason Vale you have those moves.” (sic)Shirley’s news that her health situation is much improved comes after her announcement earlier this year that she had to go to the doctors about her shoulder following a cancer scare.In February, she took to social media to reveal that she had to take a day off from the Strictly tour to visit a hospital in London. Last year,

MIAMI - Lazaro Hernandez, 51, from Miami, Florida was arrested for allegedly distributing $230 million worth of tampered HIV drugs that were given to patients unknowingly across the country.According to the court indictment, Hernandez was part of a scheme that defrauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

From left: Kareem Allen Shaw, Lamonte Rashawn Willis, Tavares Lajuane Graham and Corey Branch (credit: US Bureau of Prisons) HOPEWELL, Va. - Four inmates have escaped from a federal prison’s satellite camp in Virginia.The Federal Bureau of Prisons says inmates Corey Branch, Tavares Lajuane Graham, Lamonte Rashawn Willis and Kareem Allen Shaw were discovered missing from the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg’s satellite camp in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m. Saturday. Officials say the inmates walked away from the camp, but they didn't release any additional details.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - As investigators continue to search for what caused a home explosion last week in Pottstown, family members of those killed are struggling to find closure. Cathy McKee - whose son's Jeremiah, 12, and Nehemiah, 10, died in the blast - told FOX 29's Eddie Kadhim that every day has been harder than the last. "People tell me it will get easier every day I wake up, and it gets harder," McKee said. "My children are not going to grow up, they are not going to a prom, to have children, they are never going to have that chance."Emergency crews were called to the area of Hale Street and Butler Avenue around 8 p.m. last Thursday for reports of an explosion.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Pottstown is united in grief, but also in resolve, supporting the family of the four children and one adult killed in a horrifying house explosion at Hale Street and Butler Avenue May 26th.Neighbors and people from all across town gathered at Pottstown High School to share memories and to pray, while lightning candles for 12-year-old Jeremiah White, 10-year-old Nehemiah White, 13-year-old Alana Wood and eight-year-old Tristan White. 67-year-old Francine White also died.Their neighbor, Kenny Cotton, says everything is still raw.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Neighbors are waking up to the aftermath of a deadly house explosion in Pottstown. According to authorities, emergency personnel responded to the 400 block of North Washington Street for reports of an explosion on Thursday night around 8 p.m. Pottstown Borough Manager Justin Keller announced four fatalities and said two people may be missing. Pottstown resident Steven Diamond spoke to FOX 29's Steve Keeley on Friday morning as he was outside observing the damage. He says he was in bed when he heard an "extreme intense noise" that he says shook the neighborhood. Diamond says he ran outside and saw a scene that "looked like an apocalypse." The American Red Cross of Southern Pennsylvania says it provided about seven families with emergency assistance, including, shelter, food and emotional support. The local high school reopened at 8 a.m.

A house explosion in Pottstown prompted a massive emergency response. POTTSTOWN, Pa. – Four people are dead and at least two others are hurt following a house explosion Thursday night in Pottstown. Emergency responders were called to the 400 block of North Washington Street around 8 p.m.