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05.10.2022 / 06:17

Philadelphia community meets to discuss gun violence after shooting left girl injured

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia community gathered Tuesday to discuss ways to address increased gun violence nearly two weeks after a young girl was struck by stay gunfire.8-year-old Skyla was grazed in the head by a bullet when police say an ambush shooting erupted on the 1500 block of North 13th Street. Deputy Commissioner John Stanford told reporters that a vehicle with multiple shooters inside ambushed another car that was driving by, unleashing nearly 50 shots. Skyla was near the front door of a home when she was grazed in the head by stray gunfire, according to police. In doorbell footage provided by a neighbor, a police officer is seen running out of the home with the injured girl and immediately takes her to the hospital.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESTemple alerted its campus on Twitter about the shooting investigation and urged people to avoid the area.

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Source: Officer found suffering from medical emergency inside police vehicle

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer was rushed to the hospital Friday night after being found in a vehicle suffering from a medical emergency, law enforcement sources tell FOX 29. Early reports indicate the incident happened near the intersection of Snyder Avenue and South Christopher Columbus Boulevard around 9 p.m. FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce reports the female officer was taken to Jefferson Hospital and her condition is not known at this time.It's still unclear what caused the officer to suffer a health emergency.

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Local first responders head to Florida to offer aid as Hurricane Ian approaches the Gulf Coast

PHILADELPHIA - A VMSC Emergency Medical Services paramedic and EMT left their homes in Lansdale, Pennsylvania Tuesday morning and are in route to Florida to help the communities that have been damaged by major Hurricane Ian.It's the first deployment for paramedic, Jay Hughes, who is alongside his fellow first responder, Rich Roberts. Hughes says he's never done anything like this before, but people need help, and he feels as if it's his duty to offer that help."It's all about helping people, right? That's kinda why we got into this," said Hughes.FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce spoke with Hughes and Roberts as they were on the road Tuesday afternoon.

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Fire chief reflects on tornado that ravaged South Jersey town on anniversary of Ida

HARRISON TWP, N.J. - Harrison Township Fire Chief Matthew Cardile remembers exactly where he was when the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida put his town in the crosshairs of a EF-3 tornado. "I never thought in 28 years of doing this business that I would see something like this," Cardile told FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce. "This is like something you see in the movies." Cardile captured the devastating scene from afar, recording the twister with 150 MPH winds and heavy rain as it bowled over a quiet community in Mullica Hill. He and other first responders immediately jumped into action to help victims who bore the brunt of the damage. The remnants of Hurricane Ida plowed over the Delaware Valley in late August of 2021.

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New Jersey Buddhist temple targeted by thieves twice in three months

VOORHEES, N.J. - A New Jersey Buddhist temple in on high alert monks say the sanctuary was burglarized for the second time in three months. Director of the Preah Buddha Rangsey Buddhist Temple Alexander Kahn said the alleged theft happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday and was all caught on camera. The suspected thief is seen entering a building rummaging through personal items before casually leaving with a few hundred dollars stolen from another monk and an immigrant family. "$100 is a lot from someone coming from Cambodia, going back to Cambodia people live off of a cup of rice," Khan said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESHe believe Wednesday's theft was carried out by someone from the same group that has tormented their temple before. "They knew the landscape of the property like they were in there before," Khan said. The Voorhees Police Department said a man was arrested on-site and charged with burglary and theft.Last spring, Khan told FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce that their head monk thwarted a thief who was attempting to steal $12k that was intended for another monk's family in Cambodia. The Voorhees Police Department said a man was arrested on-site and charged with burglary and theft.

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'It's horrible': Police investigating spike in crime along Kelly Drive

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are investigating a spike in crime along one of Philadelphia's most popular areas for recreation and exercise. A police source tells FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce that the Philadelphia Police Department is investigating several gunpoint carjackings near Kelly Drive. One of the most recent carjackings happened last Friday in broad daylight along Lemon Hill Drive. The spate of violent crimes took a deadly turn early Sunday morning when police said 30-year-old Taion Carter was fatally shot in the head on the 2400 block of Kelly Drive. Witnesses told police they heard gunshots, then saw what appeared to be two teenage males jump in a car and flee the scene in a dark-colored vehicle.A law enforcement source said most of the crimes have happened between 9:30 p.m.

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South Street shooting suspects captured in Virginia arrive in Philadelphia, sources say

PHILADELPHIA - Law enforcement sources say two young men each accused of fatally shooting innocent bystanders during the chaotic South Street shooting arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday after being tracked down by federal authorities last week in Virginia. FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce was at the Philadelphia Police Administrative building Wednesday afternoon where two silver cars ushered the suspects into a basement parking garage.Quadir Dukes-Hill and Nahjee Whittington, both 18, were taken into custody at an apartment building in Richmond, Virginia by a team of U.S. Marshals. A law enforcement source told FOX 29 that the apartment where the pair were hiding belongs to a friend who also may have ties to Philadelphia.Officials say Dukes-Hill is facing murder charges in the shooting death of 24-year-old Alexis Quinn.

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Double infections, seasonal illnesses drive spike in NJ pediatric emergency room, doctor says

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - A local pediatric emergency room is managing a spike in young patients that experts believe is due to double infections and normally seasonal illnesses.Medical Director for Pediatrics for Virtua Health System Dr. Jeff Seiden said the pediatric emergency room is 30%-40% busier than normal in a pre-COVID year."We’re seeing a compression of all the usual seasonal illnesses coming in at once," Dr.

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Philadelphia Police Department shows off new $250M Public Services Building

PHILADELPHIA - After decades headquartered in Chinatown, the Philadelphia Police Department has a brand-new home in an historic Spring Garden building. FOX 29’s Jennifer Joyce was taken on a tour of the new Philadelphia Public Services Building on Thursday.History has been reborn at 400 North Broad Street, the former home of the Philadelphia Inquirer, built in the 1920s. Several historic features remain intact, like the nod to the Inquirer in what’s referred to as the Historic Lobby. "The building was registered as a historic building back I 1996 and as we completed this renovation we had to maintain that historic integrity of the building," explained Andrew Brown of Talson Solutions. Brown, the project manager, says the three-year project cost $252 million to complete. When you enter the building you’re greeted by a sculpture made up of more than 1,400 real police badges, and an updated seal of the City of Philadelphia shining a light on inclusivity. The entire building is 470,000 square feet and a majority of that space is occupied.

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Local Ukrainian-American who traveled overseas to help refugees shares harrowing experiences

PHILADELPHIA - A Ukrainian-American educator from Philadelphia flew to Romania a week ago to help refugees fleeing from their war torn homeland. FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce first spoke to Svetlana Tikhonov a week ago, on the eve of her flight to Romania to travel to the country's border to help Ukrainian refugees. Tikhonov is the founder of Quadrat Academy, a Montessori middle and high school in Northern Liberties. In the days leading up to her trip, school collected supplies for her humanitarian journey. Tikhonov personally collected monetary donations through givebutter.com with a plan to use the funding on the front lines.A local Ukraine-American boarded a flight to Romania with a goal of reaching Ukraine to help those fleeing the ongoing war."We’re bringing the money there, and I’m going to hopefully provide supplies: medical aid, housing, anything we need to do not he ground," Tikhonov said. A week later, Tikhonov described the emotionally distressing moments she has witnessed in her short time on the Romania-Ukraine border. "A baby so scared because the house was bombed baby would not let go of her mother," Tikhonov said.

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Philadelphia's public high schools will start at 9 a.m. in the fall, district says

PHILADELPHIA - High schools in the Philadelphia school district will start at 9 a.m. this fall as the next wave of changes that officials hope will improve transportation and education. Spokesperson Monica Lewis said the district's plan to phase to a three-tiered bell schedule started last fall, impacting kindergarten through 8th grade. "The American Academy of Pediatrics whim have stated that a later start time for high school students would help them arrive to school more alert and prepared to learn," Lewis said. In a letter to families, the district said the plan also "promotes safer travel in the mornings" since most high school students are responsible for their own commute to school. "This effort improves the overall transportation experience for our students, even as we continue to face a nationwide bus driver shortage," the letter said. FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce spoke to parents who are onboard with the change. "I would rather him go in a little later a little lighter out in the morning considering all the things going on in city," Cherise Dandy-Miller said. Philadelphia isn't the first local district to push its start time back for high school students.

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New Jersey man trying to bring Ukrainian daughter, granddaughter to U.S. has hit visa snags

PHILADELPHIA - A New Jersey native is trying to bring his daughter and granddaughter stateside from Ukraine, but he said they haven't been able to get visas cleared despite the U.S. government's promise to welcome refugees. Bruce Ahrens said he is trying to get temporary tourist visas for his daughter Yullia and his granddaughter Dasha.

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At least 7 killed, multiple injured in Philadelphia during violent weekend in the city, police say

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police responded to several violent incidents across the city this weekend, including a double and triple homicide. On Friday night, a person opened fire on a group of teenagers walking in North Philadelphia, striking a teen in the behind, police say. A teenager is in stable condition after being shot in North Philadelphia on Friday evening. FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce has the details.According to authorities, a 29-year-old man was found shot and killed on the same night in North Philadelphia. Violence in North Philadelphia continued into the early morning when a suspect in a stolen car caused a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Broad and Oxford Streets around 2:25 a.m., authorities say. >> GUN VIOLENCE RESOURCES IN PHILADELPHIAOn Saturday afternoon, police responded to the 1200 block of North 58th Street in West Philadelphia and found two young men with gunshot wounds.

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Philadelphia's Ukrainian communities rally for peace as Russia invasion continues

PHILADELPHIA - Members of Philadelphia's Ukrainian community gathered Thursday to rally for peace as Russia's invasion of their homeland continued for a second day. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Ukraine’s government pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee.Members of the First Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church in Northeast Philadelphia gathered for a special night of prayer. "It's kind of like this state of not knowing what to do next," Pastor Denis Sichkar said.

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Suspects charged with holding family hostage inside Philadelphia home for days, DA says

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities have announced two arrests following an investigation into situation where police say a Philadelphia family was held captive throughout a weekend.Police say the situation began back on Friday, Feb. 4 when a 45-year-old man was robbed and abducted by three suspects in front of his home on the 4600 block of Decatur Street in Holmesburg. Philadelphia Police Captain Jack Ryan told reporters that the "criminal gang" ten entered the home and held the family of three, including a 10-month-old child, captive throughout the weekend.When the victim’s father and a friend came to the house during the weekend, police say they were also held captive by the group. During the weekend, police say the suspects forced the victim to withdraw significant amounts of cash from various banks as his family continued to be held hostage. Ryan says at one point during the weekend one of the family members was tortured.

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Mother searching for strangers who saved her daughter from dog attack in Pennsauken

A local mother is looking for a group of heroes who saved her daughter from being mauled by a dog at Madison Park in Pennsauken. PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - A group of strangers quickly became heroes to Erika Rivera and her nine-year-old daughter Toni after saving the child from being mauled by a dog. Rivera spoke to FOX 29’s Jennifer Joyce via Zoom as she sat by her daughter’s bedside at Cooper University Hospital. She said her daughter was attacked by a neighborhood dog on Monday in Pennsauken’s Madison Park.The Good Samaritans saw the attack and rushed in to help. "They’re the ones who called the police," Rivera said.

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New Jersey fifth grader dies days after medical emergency during arrival

GLOUCESTER TWP, N.J. - Families of a Gloucester Township elementary school are urging officials to share more information about what happened aboard a school bus that caused a fifth grader to have a deadly medical emergency. According to school officials, the child suffered a medical emergency during arrival on Jan. 24 and died a week later on Feb.

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Man wanted for knife-point assault of pregnant woman at South Philly SETPA station

PHILADELPHIA - Police are searching for a man accused of a knife-point assault of a pregnant woman at a SEPTA station Wednesday night in South Philadelphia. Authorities believe that 26-year-old David Dash grabbed a 20-year-old pregnant woman from behind while she was using a SEPTA kiosk at the Lombard-South Station and held a knife to her throat.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe woman managed to escape by kicking the suspect, but was left with a minor laceration, according to police.FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce has the latest on the search for a man who police say grabbed a pregnant woman at knifepoint on a SEPTA platform.Authorities on Saturday said Dash is wanted on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, and related offenses.Anyone with

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Man was killed outside of Pat's Steaks over parking spot, father says

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - David Padro Jr., 22, was shot and killed over a parking space outside of Pat’s Steaks in South Philly early Thursday morning, according to the young man’s grieving father who is now planning his funeral. "He was a very humble kid, loved everybody, "Didn’t deserve this at all." David Padro Sr. said.Padro Sr.

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Montgomery County mourns loss of volunteer firefighter killed in the line of duty on 4th of July

LOWER MERION, Pa. - Montgomery County residents honored a firefighter who lost his life battling a fire in Lower Merion Township on the Fourth of July.Volunteer firefighter Sean DeMuynck, who was 35-years-old and dedicated to the Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company, and his wife were set to return home to family in Canada before he died in the line of duty. "You never think one of your guys is going to pay the ultimate sacrifice and so we are struggling," said Lower Merion Township Chief Fire Officer Chas McGarvey.Jennifer Joyce has the story of a volunteer firefighter who lost his life fighting a fire in Lower Merion Township July Fourth.Janelle Gan says she lives across the street from where the fire happened on Rosedale Rd. Neighbors

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Impending showers could cause floodwaters to rise again in Chester, Delaware counties

CHADDS FORD, Pa. - Philadelphia suburbs inundated with water from Tuesday's heavy rainstorms might not be out of the woods yet. Forecasters on Wednesday called for another round of showers and popup thunderstorms that could cause receding floodwaters to rise again. Brief but powerful thunderstorms with pounding rain caused several roads to flood in Chester County on Tuesday and prevented some from reaching their homes.

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'Absolutely concerned': Marlton residents alarmed after man approached teen girl exiting school bus

MARLTON, N.J. - A local teen wants to warn parents and kids about a potentially dangerous situation. She says she walking home from the school bus when a stranger approached her."I never had it happen to me before.

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Wolf receives second negative coronavirus test, will continue to quarantine

HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday announced a second consecutive negative coronavirus test and indicated that his positive test came towards the end of his infection. Wolf entered isolation on Tuesday after he received a positive PCR test, according to his office.

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New Jersey gas tax to increase more than 9 cents starting Thursday

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey’s gas tax is going up 9.3 cents a gallon, a roughly 22% increase.The increase to 50.7 cents a gallon from 41.4 cents goes into effect on Thursday. It stems from a 2016 law that requires the state fund supporting bridge and road infrastructure maintain a $2 billion program annually. It also requires an annual adjustment to the fuel tax if receipts don’t meet that level.Get ready to pay more at the pump.

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Sixers' Tobias Harris calls for commissioner to resign following Black Lives Matter remarks

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Center City shop owner joins "Comfort Project" benefiting frontline workers and helping small businesses

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Center City shop owner joins "Comfort Project" benefiting frontline workers, helping small businesses

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Bordentown animal control officer rescues injured baby raccoons

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New Jersey wedding venue will host mini wedding during pandemic at low cost

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Delaware to lift stay-at-home order, out-of-state quarantine effective June 1

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Myth-busting some chatter on COVID-19 back-to-school guidelines

COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. - There are so many rumors: Toddlers in masks? Three days in the classroom? What will schools really look like in the fall?

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New Jersey businesses reopen for curbside pickup Monday

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People head to New Jersey beaches as social distancing guidelines remain in place

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People head to New Jersey beaches as social distancing guidelines remain in place

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NJ food pantry sees spike in demand amid coronavirus pandemic

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ER nurse collects donations for fellow colleagues at Virtua Hospital in Marlton

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Philadelphia students win lottery to enroll in West Oak Lane Charter School

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NJ man intentionally removes mask, repeatedly coughs on police officers

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Catalytic converters stolen off food trucks of Northeast Philadelphia business

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COVID-19 cases in South Jersey appear to be reaching peak

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Families concerned as elective surgeries put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic

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Should you be wearing a mask while exercising outdoors?

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New Jersey cover band performs in live-streamed concerts

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'Mask Angel' leaves boxes of masks outside Camden County coffee shop

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COVID-19 patient on ventilator receives plasma transfusion

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COVID-19 patient on ventilator awaits plasma transfusion

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Everything you need to know about your stimulus check

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0