'Loss of life': Mayor of Allentown speaks out after back-to-back shootings leave 3 dead

Stock image of broadband cables. (Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images) Connecticut police have charged two people with cutting more than 2,000 fiber optic cables, leaving over 40,000 homes and businesses without internet service in the southwestern part of the state.Norwalk police said they arrested Asheville, North Carolina, residents Jillian Persons and Austin Geddings on Saturday during a surveillance operation.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say a man took matters into his own hands when he witnessed a dog attack in Oxford Circle over the weekend.Officers were called to the 6300 block of Horrocks Street for a shooting just before noon Saturday.Witnesses reportedly told police that a large dog, possibly a pit bull or mastiff, was attacking a woman and her smaller dog when a man fired two shots at the larger dog.MORE HEADLINES:The dog ran off after getting hit, and was later found dead on the 1500 block of Levick Street and transported to ACCT Philly by police.Police say the smaller dog suffered a bite, but no other injuries were reported. Both the man and woman, who police say did not know each other, stayed on scene as police investigated.

NEW DELHI : Covid-19 infections in India are doubling every 4-5 days, a top epidemiologist cautioned, indicating that the pandemic is still far from being under control despite the return of near-normalcy across society and the economy. New daily covid-19 cases, which stood at 1,500 at the end of March, have since jumped to cross 3,000. India on Sunday reported 3,824 new covid cases and five deaths, with an active caseload of 18,389.

CAPE MAY COUNTY, N.J. - A man in Cape May made another concerning discovery amid a rash of marine mammal deaths along the East Coast this year.The dead dolphin was found washed ashore on Baltimore Avenue Beach near Beach Drive over the weekend.Police moved dolphin from the water's edge to the top of the beach ramp so the Marine Mammal Stranding Center could transport it, according to the beach goer who snapped the photo.It is still unclear what led to the dolphin stranding, but this latest discovery comes almost two weeks after eight dolphins died in a 'mass stranding' on a New Jersey beach. 

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. - At least three rare tornadoes have been confirmed after severe thunderstorms pummeled the Delaware Valley with rain, hail and winds Saturday night, leaving behind a trail of deadly destruction.The National Weather Service says one tornado touched down in Sussex County, Delaware, after surveying storm damage along Route 13 in Greenwood and Bridgeville.RELATED COVERAGE: 1 dead after severe storms dump heavy rain, hail and damaging winds across Delaware ValleyOfficials say one person died after a house in Sussex County collapsed due to a tornado.

RCMP says he would support additional laws that allow police to further crack down on foreign interference in Canada, as well as ways to further collaborate with intelligence officials on the issue.But Mike Duheme adds multiple investigations remain underway that he’s confident will lead to criminal charges, though he did not give specifics.“When you ask any police officers if we can have more laws — if we can have additional legislation that would ensure that it would assist us as we move forward, but also ensure the safety of the public and of Canadians — I’d say yes, I’m favorable for that and very supportive,” Duheme told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block. Read more: On foreign interference, Canada playing ‘whack-a-mole’ to China’s chess: expert He pointed to the case in November where a Hydro-Quebec employee was charged with alleged espionage on behalf of China as an example of a successful RCMP investigation into foreign interference.“We were successful in laying charges against this individual, and we have other files that are moving forward that we will be successful in laying charges,” said Duheme, who was previously deputy commissioner of federal policing and oversaw foreign interference investigations as part of his mandate.Duheme would not say if those charges were related to the alleged Chinese-operated “police stations” the RCMP says it is investigating in the Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal areas.He said those investigations are ongoing and urged anyone with information to reach out to investigators.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging travelers to Guinea and Tanzania to be mindful of contracting the deadly Marburg virus.

PHILADELPHIA - Illegal drag races in Philadelphia's Fishtown section came to a hostile end as officers and racers engaged in an altercation that left several police cars damaged.Police say a large crowd of drag racers gathered from Frankford Avenue to River and North Delaware roads early Sunday morning.The crowd surrounded police as an altercation broke out, according to authorities.

In the 2023 federal budget, the Trudeau government vowed to find savings of more than $15-billion over four years.

WEST OAK LANE - A man is shot multiple times inside a West Oak Lane convenience store in the middle of the morning, Saturday, and is hospitalized in stable condition.Officials say the shooting happened inside a mini mart at 67th and Ogontz, in Philadelphia’s West Oak Lane neighborhood. A nearby resident, Jonathan Simons, was on his way to the store when events unfolded Saturday morning. He says the neighborhood is getting worse and something needs to be done."More gun violence up here and it’s more younger people doing a lot of the shooting," Jonathan Simons commented.

KENSINGTON - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a 27-year-old man in critical condition after he was shot multiple times on a Kensington street.Officials say the shooting happened on the 600 block of East Westmoreland Street just before 5 p.m. Saturday evening.25th District officers responded to the call and found the 27-year-old man suffering with multiple gunshot wounds across his body.He was taken to Episcopal Hospital in a private vehicle and, from there, transferred to Temple University Hospital by medics.

Wendy's logo is seen near the restaurant in Streator, United States on October 15, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A Wendy's customer is suing the fast food chain after she was hospitalized after eating a contaminated burger.Court documents obtained by McClatchy News allege that customer Jena Vogt has been plagued by long-term health issues and staggering medical bills as a result of her meal, which contained a preformed toxin.Jena Vogt ordered a medium double cheeseburger combo from a Wendy's restaurant in St.

CHICAGO - The roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois collapsed Friday night as severe weather swept through the Chicago area, killing one person and injuring dozens of others.According to reports, a concert was going on at the theater when the roof collapsed. More than 20 ambulances were reportedly called to the scene.Reports were calling the incident a "mass casualty event." One person was killed, and 28 others were injured – five people were in serious condition.READ MORE: Deadly tornado outbreak causes catastrophic destruction in multiple statesVideo from the scene shows people pulling debris off the venue floor to check if anyone was trapped underneath.Video also shows individuals being taken out of the venue on stretchers and loaded into ambulances.The Belvidere Police Department said the collapse occurred as a heavy storm rolled through the area and that calls began coming from the theater at 7:48 p.m.

WEST READING, Pa. - A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says flames had engulfed the building, and her arm, when the floor gave way beneath her. That might have been the end, if she hadn’t fallen into a vat of liquid chocolate.The dark liquid extinguished her blazing arm, but Patricia Borges wound up breaking her collarbone and both of her heels. She would spend the next nine hours screaming for help and waiting for rescue as firefighters battled the inferno and choppers thumped overhead at the R.M.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is recovering after police say he was shot overnight on the streets of Southwest Philadelphia.The shooting happened near Chester Avenue and South 60th Street around 12:40 a.m.

A woman who knew 16-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes when he was younger was coming home from work Saturday night when she found the teen with stab wounds at a Toronto subway station and tried to save his life.

MANTUA - A 31-year-old man is dead and a second man is hospitalized after they were both shot on a Mantua street.Officials said 16th District officers responded to the 3500 block of Wallace Street Friday night, just before 7:30, on the report of a shooting, in Philadelphia’s Mantua neighborhood.Officers found a 52-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his foot, when they arrived. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center for treatment.Police found the 31-year-old man had been shot in the chest and the back of the head.

AMES, Iowa - A well-preserved sabertooth cat skull found in southwest Iowa may have been one of the last of the species to walk the planet as glaciers receded and temperatures rose, according to researchers.Radiocarbon dating indicates the male cat died at the end of the Ice Age between 13,605 and 13,460 years ago before getting buried in the East Nishnabotna River, according to Matthew Hil, an associate professor of archaeology at Iowa State and expert on animal bones. Hill analyzed the specimen along with David Easterla, professor emeritus of biology at Northwest Missouri State University. Their findings were recently published in Quaternary Science Reviews.Hill said the chance of finding any fossilized remains from a sabertooth cat is slim, and finding one in Page County is even rarer.Ventral side of sabertooth cat skull (Credit: Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) "The skull is a really big deal," he added.

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Three men are in police custody after a shooting on the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line at the 52nd Street Station in West Philadelphia. Video obtained by FOX 29 shows the incident unfolding and spilling out onto the platform. The incident occurred on Friday morning just before 8 a.m., delaying SEPTA trains in the area. Three men are in police custody after a shooting on the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line at the 52nd Street Station in West Philadelphia. Video obtained by FOX 29 shows the incident unfolding and spilling out onto the platform.

HARRISBURG, PA - JANUARY 17: U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and his wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman, stand during the singing of the National Anthem before Josh Shapiro was sworn in as Governor of Pennsylvania at the State Capitol Building on Janu ((Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images))HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania Sen.

Sarah Elizabeth Stewart and Christopher Allen Stewart (Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office) GREER, S.C. - The parents of a 6-year-old boy have been charged in connection with his death nearly five months after he died.According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina, the investigation began Oct. 30, 2022, when deputies responded to a call for an unresponsive child.

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. - Police in Camden County are investigating a shooting that left two people dead in a motel room, according to police. Authorities say the Gloucester City police and fire departments responded to a motel on the 1200 block of Rt.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Changes are coming to the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) after the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. This comes after human rights investigation into the MPD that was launched after George Floyd's murder.The City Council approved the City of Minneapolis' court-enforceable settlement agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights by an 11-0 vote on Friday.

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

A Perth man who lost his wife in the midst of the Covid pandemic will “absolutely” pay his loving respects at one of 11 memorial benches installed across the region.

Actor Gwyneth Paltrow speaks with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson after the verdict was read in his $300,000 suit against her over a skiing accident on March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Rick Bowmer-Pool/Getty Images) PARK CITY, Utah - As Gwyneth Paltrow left a Utah courtroom Thursday, she touched the shoulder of the man who sued her and whispered something in his ear."I wish you well," she told Terry Sanderson, the 76-year-old retired optometrist who sued Paltrow over injuries he sustained when the two crashed on a beginner run at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016."Thank you, dear," he reportedly responded.READ MORE: Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial: biggest bombshellsThe exchange came after Paltrow won her highly publicized court battle –  a jury decided Thursday that the actor wasn’t at fault for the crash.Paltrow looked to her attorneys with a pursed-lips smile when the judge read the eight-member jury’s verdict in the Park City courtroom.

PHILADELPHIA - A man has reportedly been taken into police custody after a shooting on the SEPTA Market Frankford Line at the 52nd Street Station in the West Philadelphia section of the city. Video obtained by FOX 29 shows SEPTA passengers holding an armed man down until police arrived to arrest him. The incident occurred on Friday morning just before 8 a.m., delaying SEPTA trains in the area. FOX 29's Steve Keeley is in West Philadelphia, where a gunman was apprehended on a SEPTA platform after passengers held him down.SKYFOX flew over the station, where a large police presence was observed in the area. SKYFOX flew over a SEPTA station in West Philadelphia, where a large police presence was seen outside.Authorities have not released any information on the incident or investigation. This is a developing story.

FILE - An exterior view shows a sign at a Taco Bell restaurant on March 30, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) IRVINE, Calif. - It’s the battle of taco versus burrito for Taco Bell fans.The fast-food chain announced this week that fans can vote to bring back one of two discontinued menu items, happening now through April 12. The contenders are "fan favorites," the Beefy Crunch Burrito with Fritos Flamin’ Hot Flavored Corn Chips – last seen in 2018 – against Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos – which was on menus until 2019. Rewards members can cast a vote daily in the Taco Bell app, the chain said.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday will visit a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado even as a new series of severe storms threatens to rip across the Midwest and the South.Last week's twister destroyed roughly 300 homes and businesses in Rolling Fork and the nearby town of Silver City, leaving mounds of wreckage full of lumber, bricks and twisted metal. Hundreds of additional structures were badly damaged. The death toll in Mississippi stood at 21, based on deaths confirmed by coroners.

Recalled Jetson Rogue Self-Balancing Scooter/Hoverboard (side view) (CPSC/ Jetson Electric Bikes) Jetson Electric Bikes is recalling 53,000 scooters/ hoverboards over fire hazards following the death of two kids, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The lithium-ion battery packs in the 42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboards can overheat and pose a fire hazard, according to the recall notice posted by the CPSC. In April 2022, a 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister were killed in a fire that broke out in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. HYUNDAI AND KIA TO RECALL MORE THAN HALF MILLION VEHICLES OVER FIRE CONCERNAlthough the cause of the fire is still undetermined, the "Hellertown Borough Fire Marshal determined that a 42-volt Jetson Rogue was the point of origin of the fire," according to the notice. "The fire then spread from the room of origin to other portions of the house, resulting in the deaths of the two girls and smoke inhalation injuries to the girls’ parents," the recall continued. There has also been several other reported incidents where the product was burning sparking or melting.

NICETOWN - Philadelphia police release new surveillance video in connection with the shooting death of 15-year-old Devin Weedon, as his family and friends gathered for an emotional vigil to honor his life.Red, white and black balloons, the colors of Simon Gratz High School released in memory of 15-year-old Devin Weedon, who was a student there."Press hard day by day. As a team we find a way," said Devin's bulldog football teammates as they paid tribute to him.His brother, Aaron, who is also on the team, was in tears in the huddle.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured that there is currently no reason to be alarmed. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday that the Delhi government is monitoring the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases in the city and is ready to handle any situation that may arise.

Total reported cases now stand at 4.47 crore and death toll has increased to 530,867. Active cases comprise 0.03% of total infections, while the recovery rate stands at 98.78% New Delhi: India has reported 3,095 new covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, with daily positivity rate rising to 2.61%, the Union health ministry said in an update on Friday. Active cases have risen to 13,528.

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Coast Salish Lummi Nation, Lolita the orca, the second-oldest orca in captivity, will be returned to her home waters in Puget Sound.The Miami Seaquarium, where Lolita has lived for 53 years, announced the planned relocation at a Thursday press conference along with parent The Dolphin Company, Florida non-profit Friends of Lolita and philanthropist Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts and main donor for the relocation.Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava was also in attendance and called the agreement “historic” and a great day for the city, the Miami Herald reported. Read more: ‘Baby boom’: Banner year for orcas, whales in B.C.’s Salish Sea The relocation is expected to take six to nine months and will cost between US$15 to $20 million.

Texas relatives decided they weren’t going to take the crime lying down.Now, one of those family members is being accused of shooting and killing the suspected car thief, after the clan was able to track the stolen vehicle with an Apple AirTag.None of the people involved have been named, though San Antonio Police Department spokesperson Nick Soliz did provide a timeline of events to reporters during a news briefing recorded by local KSAT. Read more: Pizza receipt leads police to 12-year-old suspect in Milwaukee man’s murder The truck in question was stolen at around 1 p.m.

NICETOWN - Philadelphia police release new surveillance video in connection with the shooting death of 15-year-old Devin Weedon, as his family and friends gathered for an emotional vigil to honor his life.Red, white and black balloons, the colors of Simon Gratz High School released in memory of 15-year-old Devin Weedon, who was a student there."Press hard day by day. As a team we find a way," said Devin's bulldog football teammates as they paid tribute to him.His brother, Aaron, who is also on the team, was in tears in the huddle.

Humza Yousaf is under pressure over the shocking case of a 10-year-old boy who has waited years for mental health treatment to start.

FISHTOWN - A major blow for a kids’ baseball team in Fishtown when their gear – bats, gloves, balls – were all stolen.A perfect day to get in a little practice for players from Saint Laurentius in Fishtown. The middle schoolers actually instrumental in getting a baseball team going for the year."They said there hasn’t been a team in seven years and the only way they’d be able to get a team was if they found someone to volunteer and coach," St. Laurentius gym teacher and baseball coach, Daulton Miller, said.Miller decided why not, and he was able to get some equipment donated, getting the ball rolling.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting that critically injured one man and hospitalized a second.The shooting occurred Thursday afternoon, just before 4:30, on the 2100 block of Taney Terrace, according to authorities.1st District officers responded to the call. Police found a 44-year-old man at 27th and Snyder suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

WASHINGTON - In the first ever criminal case against a former president, Donald Trump has been indicted on charges involving payments made during his 2016 campaign to quash claims of two extramarital affairs.Minutes after the indictment was announced Thursday, Trump released a lengthy statement calling it the next step in a "witch-hunt to destroy the Make America Great Again movement.""The Democrats have lied, cheated and stolen in their obsession with trying to ‘Get Trump,’ but now they’ve done the unthinkable - indicting a completely innocent person in an act of blatant Election Interference," Trump's statement said.Trump accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of "doing Joe Biden’s dirty work, ignoring the murders and burglaries and assaults he should be focused on."Alina Habba, an attorney for Trump, said the former president is a victim "of a corrupt and distorted version of the American justice system and history. He will be vindicated."Former President Donald Trump has been indicted, possibly as part of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office's years-long investigation into hush-money payments.

NEW YORK - A New York grand jury that voted to indict former President Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case. Alvin Bragg's decision to convene the grand jury early this year led to the first criminal charge against a former U.S.

HILLTOWN, TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police say they are seeing an increase of thefts of ATVs, dirt bikes and motorcycles from homes across Southeastern Pennsylvania, specifically targeting vehicles listed for sale on social media sites like Facebook Marketplace.Hayden Flanagan says six hours after communicating with a potential buyer who agreed to meet him in a public spot, his 2022 BMW motorcycle was taken from his Perkasie home.Surveillance video shows a white van driving by the home three separate times around 2:00 a.m. on March 17th, he says, and the video cuts out because the crew put an Amazon box over the cameras.He saved up for years to purchase the dream bike, but bills added up, so he put it on Facebook Marketplace to see what he could make back."I’m in college.

  PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A lockdown was lifted at Joint Base Andrews (JBA) in Prince George's County after reports of an armed individual on base Thursday.According to JBA's Facebook page, the armed individual was spotted around 2:30 p.m. near the base's housing area.Around 4:20 p.m.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - New surveillance footage in the deadly shooting of a 15-year-old boy just released Thursday. In the video, four suspects police say are involved in the death of Devin Weedon.

FRANKFORD - Philadelphia Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man in Frankford.Officials say the shooting happened March 17, just before 10:30 at night, on the 5100 block of Torresdale Avenue.A man inside a convenience store got into a fight with the victim, prior to the shooting. After the fight, the man called someone on his phone, officials said.