Severely burned body found near cemetery in Mercer County, officials say

Police say woman stabbed to death in University City. PHILADELPHIA - Police responded to the scene of a brutal stabbing Saturday morning after a woman was reportedly found dead inside a car.The victim, a woman in her early 30s, was stabbed to death and left inside a gold Honda Odyssey on the 5300 block of Chestnut Street, according to police.She reportedly suffered multiple stabs wounds to her body and one to her face.Police say her body was discovered around 8:25 a.m.

Photo of man accused of stealing from a Home Depot in Henry County, Georgia. (Henry County Police Department) HENRY COUNTY, Ga. - A man with an uncanny resemblance to actor Bradley Cooper is wanted for allegedly stealing from a Georgia Home Depot, according to police.The unidentified man is accused of stealing a Bosch Rotary Laser Kit from a Home Depot in McDonough, Georgia.

Python image captured by Liz Barraco from the FWC EVERGLADES, Fla. - More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money.The python hunt officially began Friday morning and runs through 5 p.m. on Aug.

NESCOPECK, Pa. - Fire tore quickly through a house in northeastern Pennsylvania early Friday, killing seven adults and three children and horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover the victims were his own family, authorities said.The three children who died were ages 5, 6 and 7, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release, while the seven adults ranged from the late teens to a 79-year-old man. Autopsies were planned for this weekend.Harold Baker, a Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company firefighter, said by phone that the 10 victims included his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two other relatives.

LOS ANGELES - A police chase that went about two hours finally ended in an arrest late Friday night.The suspect, believed to be driving a stolen car, led police on a chase across the San Fernando Valley before eventually ending up in handcuffs in the Tujunga area.Over the course of the lengthy chase, the suspect passed through parts of North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, Studio City and Sunland-Tujunga.The Los Angeles Police Department, Burbank Police Department and the California Highway Patrol took turns taking over the pursuit before one of the responding officers finally stopped the suspect.Officials did not say where the car may have been stolen from. A car, believed to be stolen, is leading LAPD on a chase across the San Fernando Valley.

Texas jury on Friday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he has to pay for the suffering he put them through by claiming for years that the nation’s deadliest school shooting was a hoax.The total – $49.3 million – is less than the $150 million sought by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 children and six educators killed in the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history.

PHILADELPHIA - The scorching weather didn’t stop people from getting outside in Philadelphia Friday, but beating the heat was a challenge."It’s very hot today, but we got to keep practicing, so we can make it," Reidi Gjuzi said.Soccer on the South Philly Pitch doesn’t stop for heat, especially when the season is around the corner."It is really hot, but we’re just staying hydrated, so we don’t have heat stroke," Raejaun Faulkner stated."It’s tougher to get the moves in and get practice when it’s hot and we have to stop and drink water and take it slower," Jacob Kaplan added.Over at Penn Treaty Park, it was music, food and a big cake to celebrate Alliaani’s first birthday. "It’s actually pretty nice where we are.

Today we are reporting 4,790 community cases and 648 current hospitalisations.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Delaware say an emaciated dog died after it was found "clinging to life" inside a wire crate surrounded by brush on the side of the road.Officials say workers from the Delaware Department of Transportation made the gruesome discovery off North Little Creek Road near the Route 1 overpass.The female dog, estimated to be around 2-years-old, lost most of its hair and was covered in sores and scabs. It was wearing a blue, orange and white collar, and didn't have a microchip. Officials from the Office of Animal Welfare rushed the dog to a nearby animal hospital, but vets say she died from her injuries.

Police are searching for 31-year-old Shameeka Thompson who they say was abducted by 26-year-old Dehmier Harmon. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Pennsylvania are searching for a woman who they say was abducted on Friday by a man wanted for murder.The Pennsylvania State Police issued a Missing Endangered Person alert for 31-year-old Shameeka Thompson on Friday night. According to police, Thompson was abducted 26-year-old Dehmier Harmon.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Madison County school system in North Carolina says it plans to put AR-15 rifles in emergency safes in all of its six schools as part of a new incentive for increased security in the wake of the deadly Uvalde, Texas, school shooting earlier this year when 19 children and two teachers were killed in a fourth-grade classroom. "We were able to put an AR-15 rifle and safes in all of our schools in the county," Sheriff Buddy Harwood told the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Reading YMCA READING, Pa. - A Hazmat situation at a Berks County YMCA caused over 10 people to be treated for respiratory and skin irritant reactions.Crews were called to the YMCA on Washington Street in Reading for a reported Hazmat situation.Officials said a mixture of chemicals created a gas which caused somewhere between 10 and 20 people to have mucus, irritation and rash reactions.According to authorities, some people were treated at a fire station, while two to three people were transferred to a nearby hospital.No one suffered life-threatening injuries.Crews are working to investigate the cause of the chemical mixture.

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Officials in Bucks County say they have started spraying for mosquitos in areas where colonies of West Nile Virus-carrying insects have been found."If we have an area where we have positive mosquitoes in a number it might spill over to the human population we set up spraying in those areas," Bucks County Environmental Health Director Phil Smith said. Most people infected with the virus do not feel sick, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in five people who are infected develop a fever and other flu-like symptoms, and about one out of 150 infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, illness, according to the agency."If you’re over 50 with a suppressed immune system and go on a full-blown West Nile virus with meningococcal symptoms with, extremely high fever, you could require hospitalization," Smith warned. The Pennsylvania Health Department has reported four West Nile virus cases, and officials says that number can multiply quickly as mosquitoes breed and potentially carry the virus to humans.

BURLINGTON, N.J. - The alleged ringleader of a GoFundMe scam involving a homeless veteran was sentenced Friday in a New Jersey court. A Burlington County judge sentenced Mark D'Amico to 5 years in state prison for concocting a fundraising scam with his former-girlfriend, then using the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online. The 5-year sentence will be served congruently with a 27-month federal prison sentence that was handed down in April. That ruling also included a 3-year probation sentence, restitution and gambling, drug and mental health counseling.He had pleaded guilty before Hillman in Camden in November to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Health Canada has issued a public warning after it says counterfeit COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits were found in Ontario.The agency says the counterfeit tests were sold online in 25-pack boxes by a distributor called Healthful Plus without the required licence.It says the packaging resembles authentic products by BTNX Inc. and uses the device identifier “COV-19C25,” but also has several key differences.

Polio in New York state is circulating more widely than thought, with wastewater sampling revealing traces of the virus in a second county, the New York Department of Health (NYDH) announced yesterday.Positive samples were detected from two geographic locations in Jun

Jose Paulino Pascual-Reyes (Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office) DADEVILLE, Ala. - A 12-year-old girl who was held captive for a week in an Alabama mobile home with the dismembered remains of her mother and brother provided key information that led to the arrest of the woman's live-in boyfriend, authorities said Thursday.The girl, who gnawed through restraints to escape from the residence while the man was away, "is a hero for surviving the incident and coming forward with the information that she provided us in order to charge him," said Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett.Discovered along a country road by a passerby following her escape on Monday, the child is now safe in the custody of state child welfare officials. Assaulted and plied with alcohol to keep her in a stupor, the girl fled after chewing through the ties that held her down on a bed, authorities said in court documents.José Paulino Pascual-Reyes, 37, was charged with kidnapping and multiple counts of capital murder in the slayings of the girl's mother, 29-year-old Sandra Vazquez Ceja, and her son, who court records show was younger than 14."They were boyfriend and girlfriend," Abbett said of Pascual-Reyes and Ceja.

12-year-old girl who escaped from her captor and was found walking along an Alabama road on Monday morning.After she was discovered by a passing motorist who called 911, the girl led police to a mobile home where authorities discovered two decomposing bodies on the property. Hate crime reports in Canada surged during COVID-19 pandemic, StatCan On Thursday, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office claimed the bodies — which had been brutally dismembered — belonged to the girl’s mother and brother.

FILE - A Great White Shark swims just off the Cape Cod National Sea Shore in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on July 15, 2022. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) BARNSTABLE, Mass. - More than 20 shark sightings have been confirmed off the coast of Massachusetts’ Cape Cod this week, resulting in several temporary beach closures in the area. Cape Cod has long been known as a hot spot for sharks on the East Coast, with July being a "prime time" for great white sharks, according to Boston.com.

Five people are dead after a car crash in West Los Angeles on Thursday.

WASHINGTON - DC Police have confirmed an elderly couple from Wisconsin has died after four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening near the White House.Members of the U.S. Park Police and the Secret Service were the first to witness the lightning strike at Lafayette Park on the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW. They said they immediately notified D.C.

FILE - A "now hiring" sign is displayed in a window in Manhattan on July 28, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images The American job market has defied raging inflation, rising interest rates, growing recession fears.

Ramsey County Sheriff's Office Deputy Dallas Edeburn. ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A deputy with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office was found dead Monday after he failed to return home after work.The sheriff’s office said deputies began looking for Deputy Dallas Edeburn after learning he left the patrol station in Arden Hills on Sunday but never made it home.

Covid-19: India's active caseload currently stands at 1,35,364. India recorded 20,551 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country's active caseload to 1,35,364 at present, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The daily positivity rate stands at 5.14% while the weekly positivity rate stands at 4.64%.

PHILADELPHIA - The monkeypox outbreak reached a concerning new threshold in the United States as the federal health regulators declared the virus a public health emergency.The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.The monkeypox virus spreads through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact, including hugging, cuddling and kissing, as well as sharing bedding, towels and clothing. The people who have gotten sick so far have been primarily men who have sex with men.

WASHINGTON - Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Members of the U.S.

Today we are reporting 5,296 community cases and 605 current hospitalisations. 

WASHINGTON - Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Members of the U.S.

WASHINGTON - Four people were struck by lightning Thursday evening, and are currently in the hospital with critical life-threatening injuries, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. A spokesperson for D.C.

COVID-19 and will be cleared to play for Toronto when the Blue Jays return to Canada.Merrifield was acquired in a trade with Kansas City on Tuesday for two minor leaguers. The two-time All-Star was in the starting lineup in center field for his first game with his new team Thursday night at Minnesota.

A view of Honolulu from Aloha Tower, Oahu Island, Hawaii, United States of America. (Getty Images) Finding affordable housing for the majority of Americans is becoming increasingly stressful and difficult given the scarcity of quality homes nationwide and hourly pay is stagnant. A new report sheds light on the hardships many endure to find a quality place to live while trying to earn a competitive wage. RELATED: This is how much money you need to make per hour to afford rent in NYCIn 2022, the national housing wage is $25.82 per hour for a modest two-bedroom rental home and $21.25 per hour for a modest one-bedroom rental, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a housing advocacy group. The NLIHC released its 2022 "Out of Reach" report, an in-depth study examining how many hours an individual must work to afford a one or two-bedroom rented apartment in their state — the "housing wage."RELATED: This is how much money you need to make per hour to afford rent in CaliforniaAccording to Out of Reach,in no state, metropolitan area, or county can a full-time minimum-wage worker afford a modest two-bedroom rental home, and these workers cannot afford modest one-bedroom apartments in 91% of U.S.

File: Congresswoman Liz Cheney with her dad, former Vice President Dick Cheney, at his house in Virginia after she was ousted from her GOP leadership role, May 12, 2021, McLean, Virginia. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly/Center for Creative Photography/ Former Vice President Dick Cheney excoriated Donald Trump in a new campaign video for his daughter Rep. Liz Cheney, calling the former president a "coward" and saying there has never been anyone who is a "greater threat to our republic."The video was released Thursday by Rep.

BRISTOL, Pa. - It’s hot and so hot, the Delaware Valley may break a 30-year record. This is dangerous heat and the National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for most of the Delaware Valley and extending into Lancaster County and the Lehigh Valley.Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania are included, as well as Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties in New Jersey and New Castle County in Delaware.In Bucks County, umbrellas are shut and patio dining is not happening at the historic King George II Inn, on the Delaware River, in Bristol.MORE HEADLINES:"Well, it’s too hot, with the heat index today over 100. It’s too hot not only for the customers, but for the staff," General Manager Robert Strasser said.Another week of record-high temperatures and outdoor dining isn’t much fun, even in a picturesque waterfront locale.

TSA confiscated a revolver and five knives from a Cumberland County man July 30. (Courtesy: TSA Philadelphia International Airprt)SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Three guns and five knives were confiscated at Philadelphia International Airport security checkpoints in five days, the Transportation Security Administration announced.July 30th, TSA officers recovered a revolver and five knives from a Millville, New Jersey man, prior to boarding a flight.

Police are searching for a white truck cab after a witness reported seeing a woman inside screaming for help and bleeding from the face. SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Authorities in New Jersey are searching for a truck cab and its driver after a witness reported seeing a woman inside screaming for help and bleeding from her face. Officers from the South Brunswick Police Department were called to Route 130 near Dayton Toyota around 2 p.m.

New Castle County Police investigate an incident in which a 49-year-old man died after a hay bale fell on him. HOCKESSIN, Del. - A 49-year-old man died after a large hay bale fell on him in Hockessin, Delaware, officials said.The incident occurred Wednesday on McGovern Road.New Castle County Police were called to the location on the report of an injured person.New Castle County Police investigate an incident in which a 49-year-old man died after a hay bale fell on him.

a shooting last month at an eastern Iowa state park were shot, stabbed and/or strangled, according to autopsy results released Thursday.Tyler Schmidt, 42, died from a gunshot wound and "multiple sharp force injuries," while his wife, 42-year-old Sarah Schmidt, died from multiple sharp force injuries, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said in a news release. Their 6-year-old daughter, Lula Schmidt, died from a gunshot wound and strangulation, officials said.All three family members’ deaths have been ruled homicides.

flight schedule is changed significantly or the airline makes major changes to their itinerary.The proposed rule announced Wednesday would require airlines to give refunds if their departure or arrival time changes by three hours or more for a domestic flight or at least six hours for an international one.Refunds would also be due if the airline changes the passenger’s departure or arrival airport, adds stops in their itinerary, or causes "a significant downgrade" in the travel experience by switching to a different type of plane.The rule would apply even for travelers who buy nonrefundable tickets, which usually cost less and are favored by many leisure travelers.The proposal comes after the department was flooded with complaints by passengers whose flights were canceled or changed — or who were afraid to fly during the early months of the pandemic — and who couldn't get refunds.RELATED: Delta passenger explains why he declined $10K offer to give up airplane seatAirlines prefer to hand out travel vouchers instead of refunds.The department proposes to require that airlines and ticket agents give vouchers that don't expire for passengers who are told not to travel during a pandemic for health reasons or because borders are closed.RELATED: Amid delays, American Airlines earns $476 million on record revenue in 2QThe proposal faces a public-comment period and likely opposition by airlines. Their trade group, Airlines for America, did not immediately comment.JetBlue Airways passengers in a crowded terminal April 7, 2022 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.The announcement will free up federal money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. - A Rolling Meadows father who was critically injured in a two-vehicle wrong-way crash that killed his wife and four children, and another child who was a family friend, has died.Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, the family's minivan collided with a car on I-90 in McHenry County and burst into flames. The mother and five children inside were all killed.

Brittney Griner to nine years in prison after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia despite them being illegal.She was also ordered to pay a fine of one million Russian rubles (approximately CA$20,965).Her sentencing could pave the way for a high-profile prisoner swap between Russia and the United States that would include the 31-year-old athlete and an imprisoned Russian who was once a prolific arms dealers. Jaw-dropping trove of treasure recovered from wreck of 350-year-old Spanish ship Griner earlier pleaded with a Russian judge not to “end her life” with a harsh prison sentence for bringing in vape cartridges containing hashish oil, before breaking down in tears in court.The Russian prosecutor called for Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, to be sentenced to 9-1/2 years in prison if she is found guilty of bringing illegal drugs to Russia.Griner was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Feb.

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canadian Forces members will train Ukrainian soldiers in the United Kingdom in an effort to bolster their fight against theRussian invasion.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A Central Florida woman was arrested Saturday evening for allegedly driving a golf cart on Interstate 95 while under the influence, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers were called out to I-95 North at mile marker 167 in Brevard County – about six miles away from SR-514 – after several drivers reported seeing a golf cart being driven on the interstate, an arrest report stated. When FHP arrived in the area, they found a semi truck on the shoulder with the golf cart nearby.The semi truck driver told troopers she saw the driver of the golf cart, later identified as Diane Hawk, 58, of Barefoot Bay, passing out behind the wheel. She then guided Hawk off the road and took the keys to the golf cart from her, as Hawk was reportedly trying to drive on the interstate again.(Photo via Brevard County Sheriff's Office) MORE LOCAL HEADLINES:As law enforcement spoke with Hawk about what happened, she said she was trying to get to SR-528 and told troopers it was legal to drive a golf cart on I-95 "because she saw it on the news," the report stated.Hawk's speech was reportedly slurred and troopers smelled the odor of an alcoholic drink.

ARLINGTON, Texas - A woman who police say set her boyfriend on fire will soon face a murder charge, according to Arlington police.According to police, 24-year-old Breana Johnson got in an argument with her 25-year-old boyfriend, Ricky Doyle, on July 18 at a gas station on East Mayfield Road.Investigators say Johnson pumped gasoline into the backseat where the victim was sitting, and intentionally set it on fire.As bystanders rushed to put out the flames with fire extinguishers, police say Johnson drove off.Johnson was arrested on one count of aggravated assault the next day.Doyle suffered burns on most of his body.