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Caught on camera: Pride flag stolen from Bucks County store third time this month

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - Small shops in Doylestown have become the target of recent thefts after pride flags were ripped from storefronts at least three times over the past couple weeks.The latest was captured on surveillance video outside a business on East Oakland Avenue around 1 a.m.

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Taylor Swift breaks venue's attendance record during Pittsburgh performance

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during opening night of the Chicago Eras Tour at Soldier Field on June 2, 2023, in Chicago. (Shanna Madison/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Taylor Swift broke an attendance record in her home state of Pennsylvania during her concert this past weekend, according to the venue. The Acrisure Stadium posted on its Twitter account that 73,117 were in attendance at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Pittsburgh on Saturday. "The Eras Tour is the largest ever in stadium history," the tweet read in part. The previous record-holder was Garth Brooks at Heinz Field in 2019 where there were 72,887 in attendance, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. FILE - Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour " at Ford Field on June 09, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Work continues on collapsed stretch of I-95 with 2-week deadline set by governor

PHILADELPHIA - Work continued Monday on the collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia under the two-week deadline for reopening set by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. "We are getting it done here in Philly," Gov. Shapiro said at a briefing at Philadelphia International Airport after the flyover that included President Joe Biden and members of Congress.Large gray blocks of recycled glass chunks that will form the new base of I-95 at Cottman Avenue were seen on Monday, days after PennDOT shared an artist rendering of what the fix will look like.Retaining walls, which officials call "baskets," were built over the weekend to hold the recycled glass chunks.

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FOX LOCAL App: Here's how to get FOX 29 for your Smart TV!

PHILADELPHIA - FOX 29 is helping you stay even more up to date with the latest headlines, streams and shows with the new FOX LOCAL app for Apple TV, Amazon FireTV and Google Android TV.FOX LOCAL is a new, completely freelocal news app bringing you news from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Watch FOX 29's in-depth reporting about current events across the Delaware Valley and beyond.Stream coverage of the biggest stories 24/7 on issues that matter to you.

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Spate of weekend mass shootings leaves 6 dead, dozens injured across US

Police cordon off the area where at least one person was killed and 22 others wounded in a shooting just after midnight Sunday at a large Juneteenth celebration in a strip mall parking lot in Willowbrook, Illinois, on June 18, 2023. (Photo by Jacek B A spate of weekend mass shootings and violence across the U.S.

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I-95 collapse: Local businesses, neighbors express optimism as rebuilding progresses rapidly

MAYFAIR - It’s been one week since a portion of I-95 collapsed in Northeast Philadelphia and incredible progress has been made since a tanker truck crashed and caught fire, leaving the northbound lanes in rubble.A live stream from PennDOT shows crews have been working around the clock to get temporary lanes built, so the major east coast highway can, at least, partially reopen. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says he expects traffic to be moving within the next two weeks.There is no timeline for how long it will take to be permanently fixed, but people are optimistic about the progress, saying they would never have believed two weeks for a solution when the damage was so severe just one week ago.From the air Friday, a gaping hole as workers dropped glass aggregate along a wall.

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PSP troopers identified after fatal shootout with armed suspect: officials

MIFFLINTOWN, Pa. - Officials are expressing shock and sadness at the death of one state trooper and the critical wounding of another hours apart in central Pennsylvania over the weekend.Police in Juniata County said a man engaged troopers at about 12:45 p.m. Saturday near the Lewistown barracks and shot one trooper, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Authorities found the man shortly before 3 p.m.

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Luck ducks! Officers rescue 6 ducklings stuck in storm drain in Bucks County

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - A group of baby ducks found themselves in a tight situation this weekend, but lucky for them some local heroes were nearby!Officers in Upper Makefield Township sprung into action Saturday morning when they found six ducklings trapped in a storm drain."Needless to say, you know we weren’t leaving until we got them all out," the department said in a Facebook post.And 90 minutes of "finagling" later, they did just that!Police say they had to remove five storm gates to rescue all the ducklings, and return them to mom.The whole brood took a quick dip in a neighbor's pool to celebrate, then went on their way!

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Bob Huggins, West Virginia’s basketball coach, arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

AMES, IA - FEBRUARY 27: Head coach Bob Huggins of the West Virginia Mountaineers reacts to a call by an official in the first half of play against the Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum on February 27, 2023 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Ge West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, a month after the university suspended him for three games for using an anti-gay slur while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview.Huggins, 69, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was pulled over by police in Pittsburgh on Friday night.

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1 PSP trooper fatally shot, 2nd trooper wounded in central Pennsylvania; suspect killed: officials

MIFFLINTOWN, Pa. - Two state troopers were shot, one of whom was killed, in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, authorities said.Officials with the Pennsylvania State Police said one trooper encountered an armed person sometime around 12:45 Saturday afternoon near Mifflintown in Juniata County.The trooper was shot and wounded and taken to a hospital for treatment. The trooper was said to have serious injuries.Authorities said the suspect was located at about 2:45 p.m.

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Police: Trooper shot, wounded in central Pennsylvania; suspect located

LEWISTOWN, Pa. - A state trooper was shot and wounded in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, authorities said.Trooper Jaccob Rhymestine said the trooper encountered an armed person sometime after 11 a.m. near the Lewistown barracks in Juniata County.Rhymestine said the trooper was shot and wounded.

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PSP officer-involved shooting under investigation in Allentown: officials

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania State trooper is under investigation after firing a weapon and hitting a motorist during a traffic stop.Officials say Allentown Police and troopers were conducting a highly visible "proactive traffic enforcement" in Allentown Friday evening, just after 5:30.A person was pulled over near South 3rd Street and West Union Street for a reported traffic violation. A trooper was said to have fired their assigned firearm during the stop, hitting the driver.The driver left the scene, driving onto South Carlisle Street, where the driver hit other vehicles before their own vehicle stopped on the 500 block of South Carlisle.The driver was taken to Saint Luke’s Hospital Fountain Hill for treatment.

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NWS confirm tornadoes in Burlington County, N.J., Chester County, Pa.

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The National Weather Service tornadoes touched down in Burlington County, New Jersey and Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the wake of severe weather Friday.As storms made their way into the Delaware Valley, a tornado warning was issued for Chester County just after 11 Friday morning. The storm was situated in northern Chester County and also contained the threat of quarter-sized hail.A second tornado warning was issued for southern Chester County, extending into Delaware County, around 11:30, with the same threat for quarter-sized hail.Friday night, the NWS confirmed a tornado in West Caln Township, saying there was a tornado damage path, along with straight-line wind damage.

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NWS confirms EF0 tornado in Burlington County, N.J. as Chester County, Pa. damage is surveyed

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The National Weather Service sent crews into Chester County, Pennsylvania and Burlington County, New Jersey to assess possible tornado damage, in the wake of severe weather Friday.As storms made their way into the Delaware Valley, a tornado warning was issued for Chester County just after 11 Friday morning. The storm was situated in northern Chester County and also contained the threat of quarter-sized hail.A second tornado warning was issued for southern Chester County, extending into Delaware County, around 11:30, with the same threat for quarter-sized hail.Burlington County’s tornado warning was issued around 1:30 Friday afternoon, and included Browns Mills, Pemberton, Buddtown and Country Lakes in the warning.

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I-95 collapse: Some local businesses feel negative impact of new traffic patterns as I-95 is rebuilt

TACONY - Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Transportation is predicting progress will soon be seen at the collapsed section of I-95 as workers have begun to fill the gaping hole on the once-busy span.Friday morning, a large conveyor belt was angled over the opening in the highway while below workers drop the glass aggregate along a wall. From the air, the massive support beams are gone fully exposing the gaping hole to be filled and capped with pavement before traffic returns.The head of PennDOT, Michael Carroll, said workers were dropping the aggregate fill where the highway footings once were. "I consider it filling the hole," said Carroll.

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North Carolina man says he'll buy his mom a house after lottery win: 'She’s very happy'

FILE - US currency is photographed on June 23, 2022.(Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images) A man in North Carolina said he plans to buy his mother a home after winning more than $500,000 in the lottery. Randy Williams, of Greenville, woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday to check his Cash 5 numbers and found that he had won a $518,774 jackpot prize, according to the NC Lottery. "I’m going to buy my mom a house," Williams, 48, told lottery officials. "She’s very happy."Williams said he couldn’t contain his excitement when he saw the amount he won."I just ran through the house hollering," he recalled.

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Bill Cosby accusers seek to expand time frames for lawsuits by sex-assault victims

NORRISTOWN, PA - SEPTEMBER 24: Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse on the first day of sentencing in his sexual assault trial on September 24, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. In April, Cosby was found guilty on three counts of aggra PHILADELPHIA - A group of women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault and were dismayed when he had his conviction overturned and left prison are trying again to seek justice in the courts, by urging states to give them more time to pursue civil damages.More than a dozen women have sued the actor and comedian since his June 2021 release, including nine who brought cases Wednesday in Nevada, weeks after successfully lobbying to eliminate the statute of limitations for adult survivors in the state.They join advocates who battled the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts and other institutions in the debate over how long adult victims should have to file suit.

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Family of young man killed by police during car meet-up on I-95 awaiting answers: 'The pain doesn't stop'

PHILADELPHIA - The parents of a young man who was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Police on Interstate 95 during a chaotic car meet-up earlier this month opened up about the night they lost their son. Police say 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr. was on I-95 during a car meet-up where vehicles were doing doughnuts and burnouts in the middle of the highway in the early morning hours of June 4. "It's not what we would have advised him to do, we’ve always tried to instill in him right from wrong," Jennifer Allegrini, Anthony's mother, told FOX 29. Officers responded to a stretch of highway rear Penn's Landing around 3:30 a.m.

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Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. holds college signing day for 3 teens

LOGAN - Three seniors are college bound and, together, they've earned more than $2 million dollars in scholarships, with the help of a mentorship program through the local alumni chapter of a fraternity.The brothers of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated hosted a college signing day for the three young men."I will be attending the illustrious Howard University in the fall. I will be majoring in music with an elective in business.

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PennDOT shares rendering of what temporary fix to I-95 collapse will look like

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shared a rendering of what the temporary fix to the I-95 collapse will look like. PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transport is helping us envision what the temporary fix to Interstate 95 will look like with a new artist rendering of the project.The computer drawing was shared Thursday in a press release from Gov.

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Drought watch issued for all of Pennsylvania, water conservation recommended, DEP officials announce

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The entire state of Pennsylvania is under a drought watch, according to officials with the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection.The DEP is encouraging all residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve water.

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I-95 collapse: Transportation Secretary Buttigieg vows federal help to fix damaged interstate

PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promised Tuesday to help repair the East Coast’s main north-south highway as quickly as possible and said that the destruction of a section of I-95 will likely raise the cost of consumer goods because truckers must now travel longer routes.Speaking near the site where an out-of-control tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an Interstate 95 off-ramp and caught fire, Buttigieg said he expected that disruptions in trucking routes will put "upward pressure" on shipping costs along the East Coast.Buttigieg toured the site and then, over the sounds of heavy machinery and demolition, told reporters that "every resource that is needed will be made available" to help Pennsylvania repair the bridge as quickly and safely as possible.But the collapse is snarling traffic in Philadelphia as the summer travel season starts, upending hundreds of thousands of morning commutes, disrupting countless businesses and forcing trucking companies to find different routes.

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Pennsylvania woman's 'heinous' and 'graphic' texts to estranged boyfriend pushed him to suicide, DA says

Mandie Reusch, 35, is charged with the felony crime of aiding suicide and the misdemeanor crime of harassment. (Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office.) If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

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I-95 collapse: Officials announce plan to backfill, pave damaged section to open temporary roadway

Firefighters look at a collapsed portion of Interstate 95, caused by a large vehicle fire, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 2023. A fire caused part of a busy US highway overpass to collapse in Philadelphia early Sunday, authorities said, a PHILADELPHIA - Just days after a tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed under I-95, causing part of an overpass to collapse, state and local leaders announced the timeline for its reconstruction plan. On Sunday, a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline was traveling in the northbound lanes when it overturned on the curve of an off-ramp. The crash caused gasoline to leak into the roadway and sparked a large fire under I-95 at Cottman Avenue, causing it to collapse into the roadway underneath it. Newly obtained surveillance video captured the moment a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed and caught fire underneath I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia.

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I-95 collapse: Live camera shows real-time progress of interstate reconstruction

PHILADELPHIA - As the reconstruction of the collapsed section of I-95 begins in Philadelphia, local officials are keeping residents and commuters up to date with a live camera of the site. A section of the northbound lanes on the interstate collapsed on Sunday morning after a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed at an off-ramp and burst into flames. The damage also made a portion of the southbound lanes unsafe for use, causing six lanes to be blocked off and creating traffic nightmares across the city and area. >> I-95 collapse: Officials announce plan to backfill, pave damaged Philadelphia section to open temporary pathThe tanker's driver, identified as 53-year-old Nathaniel Moody, did not survive, officials say. Quick funding from federal partners and a disaster declaration from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro helped crews start working on plans to repair the damaged highway. RELATED HEADLINESOn Wednesday, officials announced a plan to backfill the missing area with a recycled glass aggregate made in Pennsylvania. After the area is backfilled, it will be paved to allow motorists to return to the road as a separate bridge is built. Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and crews will work 24 hours a day until they can reopen the critical commercial artery, officials said Wednesday."This approach will allow us to avoid delays through the shipment and supply chain issues and pursue a simple, quicker path," Shapiro said.

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Police: Woman arrested after shooting at Pennsylvania county district attorney's office

EMPORIUM, Pa. - A female suspect has been taken into custody in a shooting in the district attorney's office in a rural central Pennsylvania county, state police said Wednesday.Troopers were called at about 3 p.m. Wednesday to the Cameron County district attorney's office in Emporium, state police said.Police said the victim is believed to have sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and the shooting "appears to be an isolated incident" although the circumstances are being investigated.Police said a woman who left in a vehicle after the shooting was later taken into custody.

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I-95 collapse: Medical examiner confirms identity, cause of death of tanker truck driver

PHILADELPHIA - Medical examiners in Philadelphia have confirmed the identity of a man who authorities say was behind the wheel of a gasoline tanker that crashed and exploded, causing part of I-95 to collapse.The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office said Nathan Moody died of blunt trauma to the head and inhalation and thermal injuries. The manner of death has been ruled an accident, officials said.Moody, 53, was previously identified by family members who described him as a hardworking father with more that 10-years of trucking experience. "He wanted to raise his girl to know what a good Dad was, to know what a hardworking Dad was," said Issac Moody.

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Driver killed on I-95 when vehicle was hit with 'large piece of metal': police

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a driver on Interstate 95 was killed Monday night when piece of metal hit their vehicle and broke through the windshield. Pennsylvania State Police said the fatal crash happened around 4 p.m.

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I-95 collapse: Detours could cause rising prices for local consumers, Transportation Secretary says

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg walks alongside city and state officials touring the aftermath of the I-95 overpass collapse in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - Officials are set to begin planning the reconstruction of a collapsed portion of I-95 in Philadelphia as the United States Transportation Secretary toured the disaster site and as economists warn of potential economic impacts. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline was traveling in the northbound lanes and navigating a left-handed curve of an off-ramp when it overturned on Sunday morning.The crash caused the gasoline to leak into the roadway and catch fire under I-95 at Cottman Avenue. Crews with the Philadelphia Police Department responded to the scene around 6:20 a.m. and were able to get the fire under control around 7:30 a.m.During the response, the northbound lanes of the I-95 overpass collapsed down onto the remainder of the tanker truck. >> I-95 Philadelphia collapse: What you need to know about the damaged highway, reconstructionOn Monday afternoon, family members identified the driver of the tanker truck as 53-year-old Nathaniel Moody.

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Wanted: Man hit daughter with beer bottle, abandoned kids in drug-filled Bensalem hotel, police say

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - Three kids were found alone in a hotel room littered with drugs and a loaded handgun magazine after police say their father left them in the middle of the night.An arrest warrant has been issued for 35-year-old Juan Vega Figueroa in Bensalem, Bucks County.He is accused of fleeing the Red Roof Inn on Street Road after hitting his 15-year-old daughter in the head with a beer bottle during an argument.

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Time to Fly! Tickets for Eagles home games, public practice on sale Tuesday

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 01: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) throws a pass during Philadelphia Eagles OTAs at Novacare Complex in Philadelphia, PA (Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - On you mark; get set; click!If you're hoping to get your hands on some Eagles tickets for the upcoming season, you're really gonna have to fly!Single-game tickets for all 10 Philadelphia Eagles home games are set to go on sale at 10 a.m.

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Gun rights rally takes aim at Pennsylvania House Democrats' new majority

GREELEY, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 09: Hand guns are displayed in a store during the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival on October 09, 2022 in Greeley, Pennsylvania. The three-day event, organized by Kahr Arms/Tommy Gun Warehouse and Rod of Iron Ministries, h HARRISBURG, Pa. - Organizers warned at an annual gun rights rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday that with a slim Democratic majority in the House, there could be more attempts to pass gun control measures, weeks after Democrats narrowly advanced the first gun control legislation in years that Republicans criticized as attempts to "dwindle away at our Second Amendment rights."Gun rights supporters "begrudgingly" find themselves at a disadvantage with Democrats empowered by a one-vote majority in the House, said one of the event's organizers, Rep.

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What Philadelphia can learn from Atlanta's I-85 collapse

Interstate 95 remains closed indefinitely in Philadelphia after an overpass section collapsed on Sunday following a fiery tanker truck crash. Pennsylvania's transportation officials will probably draw lessons learned from a similar incident in Atlanta in 2017.On Thursday, March 30, 2017, a massive fire was intentionally set under a section of the Interstate 85 viaduct.

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Commuters in Philadelphia adapting to detours, road closures from I-95 collapse

PHILADELPHIA - Motorists who frequently use Interstate 95 should prepare to reroute their commute for the foreseeable future as crews work to repair a collapsed stretch of highway. "Just devastating honestly, the traffic is already pretty bad because 95 has been under construction for a while," Emily Orlando from Northeast Philadelphia told FOX 29.Officials say the collapse happened Sunday morning when a tanker truck hauling gasoline overturned underneath an overpass and exploded, causing the highway above to give way. The driver of the truck, identified told FOX 29 by family members as Nathaniel Moody, was killed in the explosion. Miraculously, however, there were no reported injuries to motorists or bystanders. RELATED COVERAGEOfficials said the southbound side of the highway will need to be demolished and rebuilt along with the northbound lanes.

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I-95 collapse: Truck driver involved in tanker crash identified by family

PHILADELPHIA - Family members have identified a man they say was driving a tanker truck that crashed and burst into flames, eventually leaving parts of I-95 completely destroyed Sunday morning.Nathaniel Moody, 53, has been identified by family members as the driver of the truck. Family members say officials informed them that human remains were recovered at the site of the crash and collapse, but they have not yet been positively identified.Nathaniel Moody, 53 (Family Photo) Moody's family described him as a husband, father, and experienced driver with more than 10 years behind the wheel. They say he was transporting fuel for a company in Pennsauken, New Jersey at the time of the crash.According to Pennsylvania State Police, the truck was carrying 8,500 gallons of a gasoline when officials say it lost control on the Cottman Avenue off-ramp curve, overturned, crashed on its side and caught fire.Extreme heat from the fire caused an overpass on the northbound side to completely collapse, while also compromising the southbound portion of the highway. Featured Portions of Interstate 95 have collapsed after a large gasoline-fueled fire broke out Sunday morning, bringing traffic to a standstill and closing down parts of a major roadway.

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Suspect broke into auto shop with rock, stole from candy shop hours later in Bucks County: police

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - Police are looking for a man they say carried out at least two crimes in different sections of Bucks County in the span of just a few hours.A broken window was found when police responded to an alarm at Meineke Mufflers on Easton Road in Plumstead Township earlier this month.Police say the suspect threw a landscape rock through the window before rummaging around the shop.

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I-95 collapse to send ripple effect through East Coast: ‘This is not just a commuter challenge’

an elevated section collapsed over the weekend following damage caused by a tanker truck crash. LiveNOW from FOX spoke with Mark Fusetti, a retired police sergeant, who happened to be driving on the fiery section of I-95 Sunday morning moments before the collapse. Fusetti saw dark, black smoke begin to consume the roadway ahead of him and assumed it was coming from a car fire down below. "I did see an opening (in the smoke) where I could drive through and look safely, which I did. And as I drove through, you felt this major bump on the road," he described.He shared video with LiveNOW from the scene, where Fusetti’s vehicle can be seen going through a clearing in the smoke. "After I go through, I look in my rearview mirror and I see that's where all the cars stopped and that’s where I'm told, unofficially, where the highway collapsed right after."Fusetti said that area of I-95 was already under construction, so he didn’t think much when going over the big bump, but that he was in disbelief when he heard what had happened. "Is this normal?"RELATED: Philadelphia I-95 collapse: What you need to know about the damaged highwayIn this handout photo provided by the City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, smoke rises from a collapsed section of the I-95 highway on June 11, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Police: 4 suspects, one in a bulletproof vest, sought for Kohl's theft in Pennsylvania township

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Pa. - Four masked men spotted leaving a Kohl's in Northampton County are wanted for shoplifting hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, according to police.The retail theft occurred at Kohl's on Easton-Nazareth Highway in Lower Nazareth Township during the evening hours of June 8.Police say two suspects acted as look-outs, while the other two stole $845 in clothing and shoes. MORE HEADLINES:All four then fled across the parking to a gold Kia Optima, according to authorities.They were pictured leaving the store in medical masks, with one appearing to wear a bulletproof vest.

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Long commutes start after part of I-95 collapses in Philadelphia following tanker truck fire

PHILADELPHIA - Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire.Sunday's fire closed a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely. Newscasts warned of traffic nightmares and gave advice on detours, urging drivers to take more time to travel."This is really going to have a ripple effect throughout the region," AAA spokesperson Jana Tidwell said Monday.

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I-95 Philadelphia collapse: SEPTA adds, modifies lines and service to ease commuting troubles

PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA is reaching out to the public, in the advent of the collapse of a portion of I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia, and stepping up with added capacity in rail lines, as well as additional changes and modifications in service, in the hope to alleviate traffic headaches while I-95 is rebuilt.During a late afternoon press conference with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, General Manager and CEO of SEPTA, Leslie Richards stated that they are adding capacity to the Trenton, West Trenton and Fox Chase lines, which, simply put, SEPTA is adding additional cars to scheduled trains on those lines.Additionally, SEPTA is going to bus the Cynwyd line, allowing for more staff to handle the Trenton line.SEPTA is reaching out to the public, in the advent of the collapse of a portion of I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia, and stepping up with added capacity in rail lines, in the hope to alleviate traffic headaches.Beginning Monday morning, there will be free parking at the Fern Rock, Fox Chase and Torresdale lots. There is free parking at all SEPTA-owned regional rail lots and at the Frankford Transportation Center.RELATED COVERAGE:SEPTA will allow passengers on regional rail to pay their fare with a credit card on board and conductors will help passengers to that end.SEPTA is also working with unions to increase staffing.

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Police: Hit-and-run driver fled after getting out car, seeing injured pedestrian on Bensalem highway

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - A driver and his vehicle are being sought after police say he left a man critically injured on a highway in Bucks County Saturday night.The 42-year-old was crossing Route 1 outside the Lincoln Motel in Bensalem when he was hit by a 2015-17 white Hyundai Sonata, according to authorities.Police say the driver stopped, got out of his car, saw the victim lying in the road, then fled the scene.MORE HEADLINES:The victim is said to be in critical condition at a local hospital.Police are asking for the public's help to locate the suspected vehicle, which may have damage to its hood and a broken windshield.

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Woman killed, 4 wounded in shooting at Pennsylvania home; man sought by police

JEANNETTE, Pa. - Police are seeking a man in connection with a shooting that killed a woman and injured four other people at a western Pennsylvania home, authorities said.The Westmoreland County coroner and district attorney said Brianna Lartz, 25, was killed in the gunfire Friday evening at a Jeannette home.Officials said four other people brought to hospitals were expected to survive their injuries. No further information about the victims or their conditions was immediately available Saturday.Authorities said they were seeking a 25-year-old man in the case and also believed a second person who has not been identified was involved.

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Philly families cope with last-minute changes as students take virtual classes, due to poor air quality

PHILADELPHIA - The air quality in the area drastically improved Friday, with the Pennsylvania DEP issuing a Code Orange air quality alert for the commonwealth until midnight.The air is still hazardous for groups of people like the elderly, kids and people with respiratory issues. The air quality alert with warmer temperatures was enough to cause Philadelphia schools to go virtual.

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American Airlines allowing passengers to rebook without fees as wildfire smoke impacts Northeast

American Airlines is allowing passengers to rebook their flights Thursday without fees as wildfire smoke from Canada is continuing to impact operations at airports throughout the Northeast. The airline says passengers traveling through certain airports in Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., may now have their change fees waived if they bought tickets by June 7 and want to travel to the same destination city, among other conditions. "When severe weather or other uncontrollable events impact your flight and travel dates, you may be able to change your trip with no change fee," according to a portion of its website. "We understand you may have questions about your upcoming travel.

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Local teacher accused of posing as teenage girl online to solicit explicit images from girls

LOWER MERION, Pa. - A Pennsylvania high school teacher is facing charges after investigators say he posed as a teenage girl on a social media app to solicit naked pictures from young girls. Jeremy Schobel, 32, was arrested Wednesday when federal authorities acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children searched his home in Philadelphia. A criminal complaint alleges that Schobel, an English teacher at Harriton High School in Lower Merion, posed as a 17-year-old girl on a social media app called Yubo. Schobel, according to a court documents, was allegedly using the app to find a girl-to-girl relationship and redirecting conversations to Snapchat where he would ask for explicit images. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESYubo closed two accounts that investigators said were linked to Schobel and contacted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a user "grooming minors" online. Authorities say after being arrest Schobel admitted to creating both fake profiles and posing as an underage girl to solicit explicit images of teenage girls. He also admitted to communicating with girls between 16-years-old and 18-years-old for years prior to his recent arrest, according to a criminal complaint. In a letter to families, the Lower Merion School District said they are not aware of any inappropriate interactions between Schobel and students.

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Former President Trump says he has been indicted

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s months-long investigation."The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax, even though Joe Biden has 1850 Boxes at the University of Delaware, additional Boxes in Chinatown, D.C., with even more Boxes at the University of Pennsylvania, and documents strewn all over his garage floor where he parks his Corvette, and which is "secured" by only a garage door that is paper thin, and open much of the time," Trump said on Truth Social.Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to investigate Trump’s alleged improper retention of classified records at his Mar-a-Lago home.Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas.

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'Anti-drifting' bill introduced days after illegal car meet-ups turned deadly

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia City Council is now taking up the issue of illegal street racing days after illegal car meet-ups across the city culminated in a deadly officer-involved shooting.6th District Councilmember Mike Driscoll introduced an "anti-drifting" bill on Thursday that would define "drifting," as well as "doughnuts" and "spin-outs," in the city’s reckless driving code. The bill would allow penalties of $2,000 for participants, and the ability for police to seize any vehicle that is being used to "drift" on city property.Driscoll says the bill was in the works, but after seeing videos and aftermath of the illegal meet-up at Cottman and Torresdale Avenue in his district last weekend, he wanted to get it out this week.It was co-signed by Councilmember Mark Squilla and Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson, and will now head to committee."We have to send a strong message that we’re not going to tolerate this, and I tell you what, once we start seizing this vehicles, I think we’re going to get their attention," Driscoll said.The introduction of the bill comes on the same day 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr. was laid to rest.

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I-95 shooting: Anthony Allegrini Jr. to be laid to rest Thursday

PHILADELPHIA - A teen driver who was shot and killed by a Pennsylvania state trooper over the weekend will be laid to rest on Thursday. 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr. was fatally shot early Sunday morning as troopers responded to reports illegal burnouts and drag racing on I-95. State police say the first two troopers to arrive on the scene found the highway blocked off by vehicles and pedestrians shortly before 3:30 a.m.

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