DA: Man found shot to death on Schuylkill River Trail in Montgomery County

Glenn Close will no longer attend the 95th annual Academy Awards. On Sunday, the 75-year-old's rep confirmed that she contracted COVID-19, and will miss the ceremony.«She was very much looking forward to taking part in the show,» Close's publicist told CBS News in a statement.

PERKASIE, Pa. - The Bucks County Fire Marshal is investigating a house fire that claimed the life of a 75-year-old woman, in Perkasie.Officials said fire crews were called to the 1300 block of Parkridge Court, in the Bucks County town, Sunday morning, just after 10:30, for a building fire.Firefighters got into the residence and found the woman dead in an upstairs bedroom.Crews spent about three and a half hours gaining control of the fire and dousing hot spots.The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

UNIVERSITY CITY - Police are investigating a crash that killed a 70-year-old man after he was struck by a car. According to police, the crash occurred on March 8, just before 8 p.m., at the intersection of Civic Center Boulevard and University Avenue. Authorities say a silver or gray SUV hit a 70-year-old man. The driver of the vehicle got out of his car and saw the 70-year-old on the ground before he got back into his car and left the area going south on University Avenue, officials say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say the victim was transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.

Preparations for the inauguration of West Virginia governor Jim Justice at the West Va., statehouse. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A bill that would ban evidence-based health care for transgender minors in West Virginia, the state estimated to have more transgender youth per capita than any other in the nation, is headed to the desk of Gov.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say a woman was just trying to get off a bus when she became the victim of a stabbing in the city's Frankford section.The victim, a 44-year-old woman, was stepping off a bus on Pratt and Saul sreets just after midnight when she was stabbed in the forehead by a male suspect.She was transported to a local hospital, where she was placed in stable condition.MORE HEADLINES:Police say a 42-year-old man was taken into custody, and charges are pending at this time.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical condition after police say he was shot at least six times in West Philadelphia early Sunday morning.Police say the shooting erupted on 59th and Market streets just after midnight.A man in his 50s was struck six times; once in the chest, once in the stomach and four times in the arms.MORE HEADLINES:The man, whose identity is unknown, was transported to a local hospital and placed in critical condition.Police say no weapon has been recovered, or arrest made, but believe the offender is a male.

File photo of Black's Beach in San Diego, California. (Sam Hodgson/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The San Diego Police Department told Fox News Digital that eight people are confirmed dead so far after two boats carrying a "group of immigrants" crashed off Black's Beach. The police spokesman said San Diego Lifeguards is handling the incident as rescue and recovery efforts continue. A tweet from a KNSD reporter, initially listing the death toll at 6, says Coast Guard, the San Diego Fire Department, and U.S.

Last night's episode of ITV Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway left viewers worried, after one of its stars suffered a small accident live on air. The mishap didn't go unnoticed by viewers, who spotted it in the background.

Jimmy Kimmel will take centre stage as host of the 2023 Oscars. It will mark the comedian’s third time hosting the awards ceremony.

Hawaii's second-largest volcano is not erupting, scientists said in an update to a previous warning.The U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement late Saturday that seismic activity beneath the summit of Kilauea "has returned to background levels, ground deformation has stabilized, and no lava has been observed at the surface."The statement cautioned "another intrusion or resumption may occur in the near future with little or no warning."The agency previously said a shallow earthquake storm signaled "resumption of eruptive activity at Kilauea summit is likely imminent."Scientists said Tuesday that lava had stopped flowing after 61 days of volcanic activity.In this handout photo provided by the U.S.

Colombo (News 1st) – Local Government Elections are 'critical' for Sri Lanka, stated US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung.She made the statement while speaking as the Guest of Honour at the 2023 edition of the National Law Conference, the most prestigious event of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, in Colombo on Sunday (12)."Democracies are understrained across the globe and no democracy stands without the rule of law. You, all of you are the guardians of that precious rule" the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka stated."The United States support for the rights of everyday Sri Lankans to voice their concerns peacefully and participate in their government is unwavering," Ms.

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - Fire crews arrived to find a raging fire and two people needing to be rescued immediately at a house in Burlington County early Saturday morning.The fire broke out at a 3-story home on Main Street around 1:30 a.m.Two people inside the house had escaped the fire, making their way to the roof, according to officials.MORE HEADLINES:Officials say one person was hospitalized after either falling or jumping to safety.

Towns along the Jersey Shore are preparing for beach season, but erosion is making things difficult.  NEPTUNE, N.J. - Coastal communities around the world are adding a tropical twist to shoreline protection, courtesy of the humble coconut.From the sands of the Jersey Shore to the islands of Indonesia, strands of coconut husk, known as coir, are being incorporated into shoreline protection projects.Often used in conjunction with other measures, the coconut material is seen as a cost-effective, readily available and sustainable option. This is particularly true in developing countries.

PHILADELPHIA - Horrifying scenes in Philadelphia's latest murder as a shooting victim was struck by more than 70 bullets.Police found the man on the porch of a home on the 3400 block of 16th Street in Tioga just before midnight Saturday.He was suffering from over 70 gunshots wounds, and pronounced dead.

Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. - A Northern California agricultural community famous for its strawberry crop was forced to evacuate early Saturday after the Pajaro River’s levee was breached by flooding from a new atmospheric river that pummeled the state.Across the Central Coast’s Monterey County, more than 8,500 people were under evacuation orders and warnings Saturday, including roughly 1,700 residents — many of them Latino farmworkers — from the unincorporated community of Pajaro.Officials said the Pajaro River’s levee breach is about 100 feet (30.48 meters) wide. Crews had gone door to door Friday afternoon to urge residents to leave before the rains came but some stayed and had to be pulled from floodwaters early Saturday.An aerial view shows people making their way around a flooded neighborhood in the unincorporated community of Pajaro in Watsonville, California on March 11, 2023.

Arizona says his dash cam appears to have caught what looks like a ghost – but of course, that's unconfirmed.William Church said he was driving on SR 87 near mile marker 200 around 2:30 a.m.

(Photo by Rainer Binder/ullstein bild via Getty Images) A suspected bank robber in Utah demanded $1 from a bank teller Monday and waited for police officers to arrive because he wanted to be jailed in federal prison.Donald Matthew Santacroce, 65, was instead booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on a robbery charge, the Salt Lake City Police Department said. UTAH SUSPECT CHARGED WITH MURDER OF MISSING 19-YEAR-OLD MAN NEARLY A YEAR AFTER HIS DISAPPEARANCE"Please pardon me for doing this but this is a robbery. Please give me $1.

CAMDEN, N.J. - A historic home in Camden went up in flames, the fire badly damaging a home where the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stayed during his time living in the Delaware Valley.Historians have been planning to restore the home for years and create a museum, to share Dr.

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A man was shot multiple times and killed on a West Philadelphia street, outside of a convenience store and police are searching for a suspect.Officials say the shooting happened Saturday night, just after 8:30 p.m., near the intersection of North 52nd and Haverford Avenue, in West Philadelphia.16th District officers arrived to find the victim, a 26-year-old man, shot numerous times across his body, outside a convenience store.MORE HEADLINES:Police rushed the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died.Police are actively searching for the shooter and say no arrests have been made.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online, here.

NEWARK, N.J. - History was made Thursday when a monument of Harriet Tubman was unveiled in the newly named square bearing her name, in Newark, New Jersey.The "Shadow of a Face" monument replaced a statue of Christopher Columbus which was removed in June 2020. The new exhibit features an audio installation of Tubman’s life narrated by singer and actor Queen Latifah, who was at the monument’s unveiling.Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), American Abolitionist, Portrait, circa 1885. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) City officials livestreamed the unveiling as a crowd gathered at a ribbon cutting. RELATED: Biden administration looks to 'speed up' efforts to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill"It’s incredibly beautiful to have it here in Harriet Tubman Square, down here in Newark.

A man walks near the Gateway International Bridge, between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas on March 15, 2021. in Brownsville, Texas. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) - It was supposed to be a fun road trip to Mexico, a post-pandemic adventure for a group of childhood friends.One was treating herself to cosmetic surgery after having six children.

Air Force One on Ottawa Tarmac (Photo by �� Christopher J. Morris/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) President Joe Biden decided to stick with blue and white for the exterior color scheme of the next Air Force One aircraft, though the classic design will be slightly modernized.The U.S.

ODESSA, Del. - A large house fire that damaged four other homes and displaced 16 people in New Castle County is under investigation by the Delaware State Fire Marshal.The fire broke out early Saturday morning, just before 4 a.m., on the 600 block of Corbit Drive, in the Cantwell Ridge neighborhood of Odessa, Delaware, according to officials. It began in one home and quickly spread to two other residences.Crews arrived to find flames devouring the first home.

Buffalo Wild Wings exterior on February 1, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Buffalo Wild Wings) CHICAGO - A Chicago man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings, saying the restaurant chain is charging too much for its boneless wings, which are basically nuggets and not made from the actual wing of a chicken. Aimen Halim filed the complaint this week against the restaurant and Inspire Brands, Inc.

CHICAGO - Thousands of green-clad spectators gathered in downtown Chicago Saturday for the city's grand annual St. Patrick's Day celebration. Plumbers Local 130 dyed the Chicago River a brilliant emerald green, while other boats followed to mix it in.

RELATED: Born 4 months early, world’s most premature twins celebrate their 1st birthdayDeschamps and the infant Buddha recently appeared on an episode of BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.  Lee Young, a Managing Director of Dore and Rees auctioneers who specializes in Asian Art, confirmed that the object originated from the Ming Dynasty, dating its origin between 1368 and 1644.The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the "most exciting possible explanation for the object’s presence in WA is that it came on the 1421 Ming treasure voyage," which "could mean the Chinese visited the region almost 200 years before Dutchman Dirk Hartog landed in 1616." Another possible explanation was that "it arrived in the 150 or so years since the 1870s, when the Chinese are first known to have come to the northwest coast."RELATED: Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen in December 2024, Paris officials say"In the last four years, it has cost us significant personal capital and time to be able to investigate and protect the Buddha appropriately," Deschamps wrote in a statement to Storyful. Breaking down the fees, Deschamps added that "it makes our investment in time and capital well over $100K, which is how we have now decided to set our reserve for the auction."Storyful contributed to this report.

PHILADELPHIA - A man getting off a SEPTA bus was attempting to cross the street when he was struck by a car, leaving him in critical condition Friday night.Police say the 33-year-old victim stepped off a SEPTA bus at Germantown Ave and Butler Street in Nicetown around 7:30 p.m.When the man tried to cross the street in front of the bus, police say a car drove around the bus and hit him. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.MORE HEADLINES:The driver of the vehicle, a 78-year-old man, stayed on scene and is said to be cooperating with police.

PHILADELPHIA - A night out quickly turned into a shooting investigation when shots were fired inside a bar in Philadelphia's Nicetown neighborhood.Police say the shooting happened inside Tender Touch Lounge on the 1900 block of Hunting Park Avenue around 2 a.m. Saturday.MORE HEADLINES:At least two bullets struck a 29-year-old man in the lower body.

Exterior view of facade of the Doubletree Newark Airport hotel by Hilton Hotels in Newark, New Jersey on a sunny day, March 16, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) A terrifying crime wave of rapists allegedly targeting women in hotel rooms is unfolding at well-known hotel chains in the U.S., a new report has found. "I think this has been a longstanding modus operandi.

PHILADELPHIA - Gun violence continues to plague the streets of Philadelphia, becoming more frequent and senseless over time. However, the District Attorney's Office is making a shift, trying to bring the focus back to community solutions."I should say, be available to answer some questions about the homicide death of the 14-year-old, which occurred over the weekend," DA Larry Krasner said during a recent weekly gun violence press conference.Instead, the Philadelphia official took the opportunity to address the most common complaint from community groups out on the street doing the work to combat violence."There will be more forfeiture money distributed within a few weeks, and we want to make sure that every nonprofit organization in Philadelphia is aware of this and understands the details of how they can apply," Krasner said.These groups say they need help, but they are too busy trying to save lives to apply for grants or raise money.The DA’s office says they can provide directly to the neighborhoods that need it the most using seized drug forfeiture funds."We try to take the money that came from a particular zip code and put that money back into the zip code because we do not think that drug dealers and other people who engage in criminal activity should be tearing apart that neighborhood," Krasner says.

Outer Banks of North Carolina.According to the U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet, it happened this week about three miles offshore from Avon.

This article is part of Global News’s Home School series, which gives Canadians the basics they need to know about the housing market that they never learned in school.Entering the housing market is viewed by many Canadians as an attractive choice, both financially and for the security of having a home to call your own.The goal is common enough, but the how and when are trickier. How do you know when the timing is right to jump to owning from renting or living with family? Read more: Should you rent or buy a home? Why that calculation might be changing What makes the question so difficult is that it’s not just a matter of dollars and cents — personal circumstances, long-term goals and other life changes all factor into what ends up being, for many, the biggest financial decision of their lives.Here’s what you need to know before you look to buy your first home.There’s one thing that can’t be ignored when buying a home — how much money you’re bringing in.Comparator site Ratehub.ca recently took a look at the minimum income needed to afford a home across 10 Canadian cities.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 28: Head coach Nick Sirianni of the Philadelphia Eagles speaks with the media during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The NFC champions have several high-profile free agents, and general manager Howie Roseman has said the Eagles won’t be able to sign them all. Philadelphia’s needs will depend on how many high-profile free agents leave. Their biggest departures could come on defense. Hargrave had a career-high 11 sacks to help the Eagles to an NFL-leading 70 sacks last season.

PHILADELPHIA - Several shots were fired in a West Philadelphia double shooting, striking both a man and woman.Police were called to 51st Street near Market Street around 2:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting.Two people were found shot; a man and woman both suffering two gunshot wounds.The woman was shot twice in the knee, while the man was shot in the arm and shoulder.

Maritza Rios, Marina Rios and Dora Saenz (Penitas Police Department) Two sisters from Texas and a friend are missing in Mexico after they crossed the border last month to sell clothes at a flea market, U.S. authorities said Friday.The abduction of four Americans in Mexico that was caught on video last week received an avalanche of attention and was resolved in a matter of days.

China lowers the chance of armed conflict between the Mideast rivals — both directly and in proxy conflicts around the region.The deal, struck in Beijing this week amid its ceremonial National People’s Congress, represents a major diplomatic victory for the Chinese as Gulf Arab states perceive the United States slowly withdrawing from the wider Middle East. It also comes as diplomats have been trying to end a long war in Yemen, a conflict in which both Iran and Saudi Arabia are deeply entrenched.The two countries released a joint communique on the deal with China, which brokered the agreement as President Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as leader earlier Friday.Xi, whose administration in recent days has relaunched a campaign to challenge the U.S.-led Western liberal order with warnings of "conflict and confrontation," was credited in a trilateral statement with facilitating the talks through a "noble initiative" and having personally agreed to sponsor the negotiations that lasted from Monday through Friday.READ MORE: Sister of Kim Jong Un warns North Korea ready to act against US, SouthVideos showed Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, meeting with Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban and Wang Yi, China's most senior diplomat.The statement calls for reestablishing ties and reopening embassies to happen "within a maximum period of two months." A meeting by their foreign ministers is also planned.In the video, Wang could be heard offering "wholehearted congratulations" on the two countries' "wisdom.""Both sides have displayed sincerity," he said.

CAMDEN, N.J. - One person was rushed to the hospital early Saturday morning after a fire broke out inside a house in Camden.Officials say the fire ignited inside a house on the 700 block of Walnut Street, then spread next door.Several fire crews were called to the scene shortly before 3 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - A single-car crash claimed the life of a man police say was ejected from his vehicle onto Broad Street early Saturday morning.The deadly crash unfolded on Broad and Lehigh streets around 3:30 a.m.Responding officers found a 29-year-old man in the street. He succumbed to his injuries after being ejected from what appeared to be a red pickup truck.MORE HEADLINES:Details surrounding the crash are unknown at this time, but the truck suffered severe damage to its front and back with debris scattered across the street.Broad Street was closed for about two hours as crews investigated and cleared the scene, but has since reopened.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Law enforcement finally got their man who surrendered after a tense Friday night barricade on Detroit's west side.There was an exchange of gunfire between him and police, injuring two Michigan State Troopers. The armed suspect was also wounded in the exchange of gunfire.  "A very violent night.

World Health Organization declared the COVID–19 outbreak a global pandemic.Schools across the world shut down, workplaces turned remote and the fast-spreading virus revealed the fragility of many countries’ health-care systems. Since then, the virus has claimed close to seven million lives, of which more than 51,000 were Canadians.

A promising new clinical trial will see women given a potential new treatment for endometriosis and if it’s successful, it could be the first ever non-surgical and non-hormonal treatment for the condition.This is fantastic news for women... everywhere. Endometriosis is a long-term condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes.There are many symptoms, but the main ones include heavy periods, excruciating period pains, and pelvic pains.

Texas and a friend are missing in Mexico after they crossed the border last month to sell clothes at a flea market, U.S. authorities said Friday.The abduction of four Americans in Mexico that was caught on video last week received an avalanche of attention and was resolved in a matter of days. But the fate of the three women, who haven’t been heard from in about two weeks, remains a mystery and has garnered relatively little publicity.

Orcas, commonly called killer whales, are known to be ferocious apex predators — but scientists were left scratching their heads after one orca whale was recorded seemingly caring for a long-finned pilot whale calf.

Vincent Ke has resigned from the Progressive Conservative party following a Global News report of allegations by intelligence sources that Ke was involved in an election interference network directed by China’s consulate in Toronto.Ke, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Don Valley North, denies the allegations.“While the Global News allegations about me are false and defamatory, I do not want to be a distraction to the government and take away from the good work Premier Ford is doing for the province of Ontario,” he wrote in a statement posted on Twitter.Ke will now sit as an Independent.“Mr. Ke offered to step away from the Ontario PC caucus,” wrote Caitlin Clark, a spokesperson for Premier Doug Ford, in a statement.

Glenn Youngkin and Maryland Governor Wes Moore have come up with a fun way to settle the matter.  On Thursday, Governor Moore tweeted a clip of him shooting a basketball at the Capital One Arena before the Wizards played the Atlanta Hawks.

CLIFTON HEIGHTS, Pa. - A Delaware County bar is shut down Friday night, ordered to close its doors because of complaints about gunfire and noise.There won’t be a happy hour at Rose Bar and Kitchen in Clifton Heights until June 10th. The corner bar in the tiny Delco borough has been a big problem for months."Over two years, we’ve had about 20 complaints," Clifton Heights mayor, Mark Campbell, said.

A person changes the time with the hands of a clock, on 24 March, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. In the early hours of Saturday, March 26 to Sunday, March 27, 02.00 hours will be 03.00 hours.