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PHILADELPHIA - A longtime Philadelphia firefighter killed in a building collapse in Fairhill earlier this month will be laid to rest Monday. A funeral mass for Lieutenant Sean Williamson, 51, will be held at the Epiphany of Our Lord Church at 1121 Jackson Street in Philadelphia at 11 a.m. FOX 29 will stream the event live online. PREVIOUS: Public viewings begin for Philadelphia firefighter killed in collapseWilliamson was killed on the morning of June 18 when part of a building he was inspecting collapsed after a fire. FOX 29's Dave Kinchen is in South Philadelphia where Lt. Sean Williamson will be laid to rest after being killed in a building collapse in Fairhill.Authorities say the fire broke out at a commercial building on the 300 block of West Indiana Avenue around 2 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Family and friends gather Wednesday to remember Alexis Quinn, a 22-year-old woman killed in the crossfire of a mass shooting last weekend on South Street. Quinn's mother, Tina, attended the memorial that included a balloon release. Loved ones say Quinn was a home health aid who loved to help others. "She was a good girl, you know, always helping people," Tina Quinn said.

PHILADELPHIA - The extreme heat couldn’t have come at a worse time for some residents at a West Philadelphia senior living community, after their air conditioning went out.Much needed help just in time for the seniors at Brith Sholom House, who say they’ve been struggling without air conditioning in record-high temperatures."I was talking with my wife earlier, and I think there’s the potential for a tragedy, if we’re not vigilant and make sure okay," stated resident Ralph Epstein.Epstein and many of his neighbors were happy to see State Representative Amen Brown bringing in reinforcements.MORE HEADLINES:"Half of the building, their HVAC unit gave up and went out," Brown said. "Just got off a phone call. We were able to get someone to purchase 220 bags of ice from a Black-owned small business, 150 cases of water from a Black-owned small business.

The skeletal remains found in Ridley Township are believed to be of a man missing since 2003, authorities say.  RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - After divers from Adventures with Purpose Underwater Dive and Recovery found skeletal remains in a car underwater in Ridley Township, the Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed it was James Amabile, who went missing in 2003. Officers responded to the Ridley Township Municipal Marina at 401 S. Swarthmore Avenue around 3 p.m.

The skeletal remains found in Ridley Township are believed to be of a man missing since 2003, authorities say.  RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Divers from Adventures with Purpose Underwater Dive and Recovery believe skeletal remains found last week in Ridley Township are a match to a Pennsylvania man missing for nearly 20 years. Police say officers responded to the Ridley Township Municipal Marina at 401 S. Swarthmore Avenue around 3 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Ukraine's resistance fighters continue to hold strong against a full-scale invasion from Russia, but a member of parliament on the front lines says they still need help amid another day of bombardment. Russian troops have been advancing slowly on the capital city of nearly 3 million people. On Monday, a military convoy consisting of hundreds of armored vehicles, tanks, artillery and support vehicles was no more than 17 miles (25 kilometers) from the city center, according to satellite imagery from the Maxar company.It was believed earlier Monday to be 17 miles (25 kilometers) long, but additional satellite imagery showed it stretching for 40 miles.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department on Monday shared surveillance video of a car that is believed to have been used in the deadly shooting of a pregnant woman who was gunned down after she returned home from her baby shower last November in Crescentville.According to investigators, 32-year-old Jessica Covington was outside her home on the 6100 block of Palmetto Street collecting baby shower gifts from her car when she was shot in the head and stomach.Covington, who was 7 months pregnant, was rushed to Einstein Medical Center where she and her unborn child died. Investigators found 10 spent shell casings in the aftermath of the shooting and said it "appears to have been targeted."Police sources and close friends tell FOX 29's Dave Kinchen that 32-year-old Jessica Covington was the pregnant woman shot and killed Saturday night in Crescentville.  "We will not rest until this obviously dangerous individual is in custody," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said.