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FISHTOWN - Philadelphia’s July 4th celebration Sunday night took place along the Delaware River waterfront at Rivers Casino, with a big party on the pier and fireworks lighting the night sky.It was the place to be for many people from all over the area, all celebrating the country’s independence."Glad to be down here! I’m glad it didn’t rain and I’m just waiting for everything to kick off so I can get my party on!" Antoinette Hannibal exclaimed."To enjoy the city!" Twanna Vans said. "To get some good food, hear some good music, hopefully and just have a nice time out celebrating."RELATED COVERAGE:So, it’s the second year for all the food, fun and festivities on the pier and it’s bigger and better than ever.

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting in West Philadelphia that left an 18-year-old in critical condition.The shooting happened on the 300 block of South 58th Street, just before 9:30, out on the street, officials said.Responding officers found the young man suffering with a gunshot wound in his back.He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition.Police are actively looking for a suspect or suspects and say no weapons have been found.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online, here.

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - A Bucks County man is being called a hero for giving his own life to save two children from drowning in a lake.It happened at Lake Nockamixon on Thursday night.37-year-old Marvin Fernandez was an avid fisherman. Marvin’s brother Eddy Hernandez said was at the park with some friends and when he saw the children in danger.

ESPN laid off roughly 20 prominent on-air personalities. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It was a bloodbath at ESPN on Friday, as the Disney-owned network axed roughly 20 prominent jobs during a brutal round of layoffs."Given the current environment, ESPN has determined it necessary to identify some additional cost savings in the area of public-facing commentator salaries, and that process has begun.

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - A man drowned after rescuing two children who got into trouble while swimming at a Bucks County state park, authorities said.The Bucks County coroner's office said Marvin Alexan Fernandez Chicas, 37, "disappeared in the water" after rescuing the children who were swimming at Nockamixon State Park on Thursday evening.The coroner's office said Friday that the cause of his death had been confirmed as drowning following an autopsy and the manner of death appeared to be accidental. Coroner Meredith Buck said in a statement that the office is extending "its deepest condolences" to his family.Wesley Robinson, spokesperson for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, said the two children were seen struggling in the Tohickon Creek in the cliffs area at about 5 p.m.

MAPLEWOOD, N.J. - Officials closed a dog park and other areas in a North Jersey nature reserve following an attack by what they called an "aggressive" coyote that bit a 13-year-old girl and a dog.Essex County officials said the attack occurred at about 3 p.m. Friday in a wooded area near the dog park in the South Mountain Reservation.The teenager was taken to Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center with puncture wounds to her leg, a spokeswoman for Essex County Sheriff’s Office told reporters.

PHILADELPHIA - Several shots were fired in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry section early Saturday morning, leaving at least one man injured.Officers responded to the 1500 block of South Bailey Street around 3 a.m.

SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 1: Clashes between police and protestors continue after the death of 17-year-old Nahel, who was shot in the chest by police in Nanterre on June 27, in Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France on June 30, 2023. The poli PARIS (AP) - Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1,311 arrests, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest.France's Interior Ministry announced the new figure for arrests around the country, where 45,000 police officers fanned out in a so-far unsuccessful bid to quell violence.Despite an appeal to parents by President Emmanuel Macron to keep their children at home, street clashes between young protesters and police raged on.

LOS ANGELES - SkyFOX was over a bizarre setup in the San Fernando Valley Friday evening. A makeshift RV park was spotted in a Los Angeles resident's backyard.The makeshift park just off Hubbard Street in Sylmar was packed with at least 15 RVs on the resident's property. Neighbors complain the "tenants" from the RV park are dumping human waste onto the street at night. It is unknown how long the homeowner has been hosting this many vehicles.

Sunrise over the Goose Neck of the Colorado River in Meander Canyon. Bears Ears National Monument.

A view of the accident site after a truck crashed into a bustling market in the Londiani area of Kericho in Western Kenya on July 01, 2023. At least 45 people have been killed and dozens were seriously injured in a road accident at a busy junction.

HAVERFORD, Pa. - Nearly two dozen kids and teens are facing charges after authorities in Delaware County say a 15-year-old was beaten up and robbed of his Yeezy slides while a crowd watched and filmed.Officers from the Haverford Township Police Department were called by a neighbor to the 100 block of Glen Arbor Road Monday night for a reported assault. A 15-year-old boy with "visible injuries" told police that 6-8 juvenile males and females assaulted him and robbed him of his Yeezy slides behind Chatham Park Elementary School.Police later found a group of teens and kids who matched the suspect's descriptions on the 600 block of Derby Road.

OLD CITY - Protesters filling Chestnut Street in Old City Thursday night outside the Museum of the American Revolution and demonstrators hurling insults at members of Moms for Liberty, arriving by bus for their opening night event and annual summit."I think these people are a sham and they’ve completely twisted reality and absolutely this is an insult to Philadelphians. This is the birthplace of democracy," Dorothy Daub Grossman stated.The Center City Marriott under heavy security as the headquarters for the group’s weekend event.

PHILADELPHIA - The FOX 29 Weather Authority has a new tool in the arsenal of forecasting, bringing on-the-spot weather and the latest updates to viewers in the form of the Weather Beast.It is a Ford F150, built as a storm chasing vehicle. It’s a large vehicle, with extra monster tires.

PHILADELPHIA - Businesses impacted by the fiery collapse of Interstate 95 earlier this month say they are starting to see normal volume of customers again following the highway's expedited reopening. Alison Korbik, Catering Manager at Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse, told FOX 29 that business has "definitely been busier" since the once cratered overpass was repaired with an innovative fix.Investigators say on the morning of June 11 truck driver Nathan Moody, 53, was navigating a curve on the Cottman off-ramp when his tanker truck overturned and caught fire. Soon, the southbound stretch of the highway collapsed, killing Moody and miraculously sparing other motorists and bystanders on the heavily trafficked artery of highway. Most Northeast Philadelphia residents are happy I-95 is reopened and traffis returning to normal.The collapse spiraled traffic into chaos, with ever-changing detours and reroutes designed to navigate motorists that sometimes sent motorists into unfamiliar parts of the city. Nearby businesses, like Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse and Sharkeys Grill and Ale House, had their customer bases stunted by having a main route to the restaurants severed. "We did have a lot of people come during that time and say that they weren't going to come here because of the closure even though there were other ways to get to us," Korabik said.Pennsylvania state leaders, together with the federal government, worked around the clock and concocted a plan for a temporary fix that would ensure the safe reopening of I-95. Meanwhile, businesses that weren't impacted by the collapse showed some neighborly hospitality by promoting the businesses that were feeling the pinch. I-95 COLLAPSE COVERAGE"If you're nearby and it's on your route, stop on

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Philadelphia are investigating a spate of violent abductions and robberies that they believe may have been carried out by members of the same group.The Philadelphia Police Department's Special Victim's Unit outlined three incidents that happened within a 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday. Authorities say a woman was walking along the 1200 block of Academy Road around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday when she was robbed at gunpoint and forced into a U-Haul van by four gunmen. Several items were taken from the victim, according to police, and she was punched in the face and shot at twice as she exited the U-Haul van. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESA short time later, investigators say a man was using a drive-thru ATM machine at a TD Bank of the 6300 block of Roosevelt Boulevard when he was boxed in by a U-Haul cargo van. Two gunmen exited the van and demanded the victim to withdraw money from the ATM before stealing his 2011 Mercades-Benz. The suspects in both incidents are described by police as 3-4 Black males in the late teens or early 20s.

PORTLAND, Maine - Debris from the lost submersible Titan has been returned to land after a fatal implosion during its voyage to the wreck of the Titanic captured the world's attention last week.The return of the debris to port in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a key piece of the investigation into why the submersible imploded, killing all five on board.

PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania residents are being urged to remain cautious as the Department of Environmental Protection declares a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for the entire state.Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered officials to issue an air quality alert for all of Wednesday, stating that conditions "degraded overnight."Fine particulate matter in the air may make it difficult for young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory problems to breathe, according to health officials.Vulnerable individuals should avoid outdoor activities, while officials ask everyone to reduce any prolonged or heavy physical activity.RELATED COVERAGE: Philadelphia air quality: Streets empty as residents heed Code Red AlertOfficials believe the smoke will affect air quality Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with some relief possible on Saturday. The new alert comes just weeks after Philadelphia was thrust into a Code Red from wildfires in Canada, emptying typically busy streets.To check current conditions in your area, and tips on how to protect yourself from air pollution, visit the EPA AirNow website.

CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after exchanging sexually explicit videos and images with a 13-year-old New York girl and later paying $20,000 in bitcoin to have her killed, eventually calling it off.John Michael Musbach, 34, of Haddonfield, received his 78-month prison term Tuesday during a court hearing in Camden, according to federal prosecutors. He will also have to serve three years of supervised release after prison.Musbach pleaded guilty in February to using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot.He began communicating online with the girl in 2015 and eventually began using those chats to request and receive sexually explicit videos and photographs of the girl, and send her similar videos and images of himself.

PHILADELPHIA - A young man has died at a Philadelphia hospital after being shot multiple times, police say. According to authorities, the shooting erupted on the 3100 block of North Stillman Street in the North Philadelphia section of the city on Tuesday at 9:42 p.m. Police say officers with the 39th District responded and found a 22-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his head, chest and back. The victim, later identified as Nadir Smith of North Philadelphia, was transported to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 11 p.m. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOfficials say the scene was held, no weapon was recovered and no arrest was made. The investigation is ongoing and active with the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Detective Unit. 

Police in riot gear stand guard as firefighters work to put out fires after a protest in Nanterre, west of Paris, on June 27, 2023, after French police killed a teenager who refused to stop for a traffic check in the city. (ZAKARIA ABDELKAFI/AFP via NANTERRE, France - France’s government on Wednesday announced heightened police presence around Paris and other big cities and called for calm after scattered violence erupted over the death of a 17-year-old delivery driver who was shot and killed during a police check.The death prompted nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences, including from soccer star Kylian Mbappe.It also triggered unrest in multiple towns around Paris.

PHILADELPHIA - Rise and shine hoagie lovers, it's officially the best day of your year!The Wawa Welcome America celebration continues with yet another free event - Wawa Hoagie Day!Hundreds of Wawa workers spent the morning assembling more than 25,000 hoagies ahead of Wednesday's big block party.The party kicks off at noon as workers hand out 15,000 free turkey hoagie on Arch Street between 5th and 6th street.RELATED COVERAGE: Wawa Welcome America: You can visit these museums for free over next 2 weeksThe remaining 10,000 will be donated Philabundance, the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia and the Veterans Multi-Service.Over 1,000 Wawa stores are also celebrating Hoagie Day by giving 30,000 hoagies to first responders and healthcare heroes in their own neighborhoods.

The Bronco Wildland Firefighting Command Rig. (Credit: Ford Motor Co.) Ford Motor Co.

People gamble in a casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 8, 2016.Atlantic City, the famous US gambling resort town and setting for hit TV series "Boardwalk Empire" is in the crosshairs of financial crisis, in a battle pitting New Jersey Governo TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's casinos want to expand the state's tops-in-the-nation internet gambling market for another 10 years, but state lawmakers may only approve it for an additional two years.A state Assembly committee approved a bill Tuesday that originally would have allowed online casino gambling to run through 2033.But the committee amended it to reduce the extension to just two years. The changes were not made public during the hearing, and lawmakers could not be reached for comment after the vote.It is unclear when a final vote might be held.Internet gambling has been a success story in New Jersey, which has won more from online gamblers than any of the five other states that also allow it.Since New Jersey began taking online bets in November 2013, Atlantic City's casinos and their online partners have won $6.29 billion from gamblers, according to the American Gaming Association, the casino industry's national trade group.

FILE - Florida, Miami Beach, Fourth 4th of July fireworks display. (Photo by: Rosie Betancourt/Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Whether you’re planning to host a Fourth of July barbecue or traveling for the long weekend, food will certainly be part of the holiday plans.  There are several deals and freebies that have been announced by food chains during America’s birthday.Here’s a roundup of some being offered nationwide in celebration:7Rewards and Speedy Rewards loyalty members can get a free small Slurpee drink between July 1 and July 10.

Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court at on June 28, 2023, in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) LONDON - Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey walked into a London courtroom Wednesday to face trial on charges of sexually assaulting four men as long as two decades ago.The actor was dressed in a dark blue suit, light blue shirt and pink tie as he was called by his full name and asked if he was Kevin Spacey Fowler."I am," he said as he stood behind a window in the dock.Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges including sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in sex activity without consent.

Gas taxes have been used for more than a century for the purpose.The problem that has developed is those taxes are generating less each year due to inflation, fuel efficiency and the rise of electric cars. States are experimenting with various ideas that could eventually replace those taxes.One proposal that seems to be gaining in popularity would be to charge drivers by the mile instead of the gallon. Other ideas that have been presented include taxing electricity from public vehicle charging stations.Another is to tack charges onto door-to-door package deliveries. States are now weighing whether to start making the programs mandatory.In 2015, Oregon began a pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles.To participate, drivers plug a device into their vehicle and create an account to capture mileage data.The federal government is about to pilot its own program, funded by $125 million from President Biden's infrastructure measure that he signed in November 2021.So far, only three states, Oregon, Utah and Virginia are generating revenue from road usage charges.Hawaii will join them next.Last year, Colorado began adding a 27-cent tax to home deliveries from Amazon and other online retailers to help fund transportation projects.Other states have been testing electronic toll systems.Electric car sales in the U.S. rose from just 0.1% of total car sales in 2011 to 4.6% in 2021, according to the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA received its share of a billion dollar federal infrastructure plan that will support modernized upgrades to its bus fleet and facilities as it moves towards a zero emissions fleet. The $80M grant will fund the instillation of safety systems, power feeds and fire suppression systems that will support clean energy buses. Frankford, Germantown, and Upper Darby are among the six bus districts that are in line for upgrades. "One of the most effective ways to lower emissions is through electrification.

PHILADELPHIA - Two people are fighting for lives after a shooting Monday afternoon in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 3100 block of G Street just before 5 p.m. for reports of gunfire. Police found a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and a graze wound to the head.

Police lights are pictured in an undated file image. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - Two women were arrested last week after authorities say they stole thousands of dollars worth of clothing from a Pennsylvania mall Lululemon store.The Upper Merion Police Department said the theft happened June 17, just before 6 p.m.

Archäologie-Büro Dr. Woidich / Sergiu Tifui BERLIN (AP) - A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it "almost still shines" has been unearthed in Germany, officials say.Bavaria’s state office for the preservation of historical monuments says the sword, which is believed to date back to the end of the 14th century B.C.

PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - Leaders at a New Jersey church are preaching forgiveness after they say the church was hit with two acts of vandalism just weeks apart. Surveillance video from Mount Zion Church shared with FOX 29 shows a young person riding a bike outside the church who may have been responsible for hurling rocks through the church windows and doors last Monday. "Faith-based institutions are the pillar of every human family in every community, and it is sacred places that we all must protect," Imam Amin Muhammad said.The Pleasantville Police Department is investigating the incident, but the church and local leaders say they're focused on forgiveness and support. "Hopefully we'll be able to find out who this is, turn the other cheek, and give them the support that they need so that they can then trickle that down to their community so that acts like this don't occur again," Atlantic City Councilmember Caren L. Fitzpatrick said.Church leaders say the damage will likely take thousands to repair.

ATLANTA - People all over the world are enamored by a man who just returned from Turkey where he had surgery to grow from 5-feet-5-inches tall to 6-feet.Some men view their height as either a blessing or a curse. Dynzell Sigers says he always knew he was smaller and found himself saying those two words Skee-lo made a music hit: "I wish."He wished he was a little bit taller, but not to be a baller."I don’t do sports," he said.Not even to make all the pretty women holler.Dynzell Sigers said he wanted to have the surgery to become the best version of himself. "Women have said some crazy things to me, especially since the surgery.

NEW YORK - The United States has seen five cases of malaria spread by mosquitos in the last two months — the first time there’s been local spread in 20 years.There were four cases detected in Florida and one in Texas, according to a health alert issued Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Malaria is caused by a parasite that spreads through mosquito bites. Infected people can suffer fever, chills and flu-like illness.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Check it out – SkyFOX stumbled upon a giant Barbie-themed mansion in Malibu.The dream house featured shades of pink on the walls, on the roof, on the chimney, and even down to the pool's water slide.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an "absolute necessity," as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 using cables made in the U.S."These investments will help all Americans," he said. "We’re not going to leave anyone behind."Biden announced that more than $40 billion would be distributed across the country to deliver high-speed internet in places where there's either no service, or service is too slow."But it’s not enough to have access — you need affordability and access," the president said, adding that his administration is working with service providers to bring down costs on what is now a household utility — like water or gas — but often remains priced at a premium.With Monday’s announcement, the administration is launching the second phase of its "Investing in America" tour.

PHILADELPHIA - As the Pennsylvania Legislature nears a budget deadline by the end of the week, the controversial issue of school vouchers has emerged as a hot topic with Governor Josh Shapiro in the thick of it.Opponents of using public money to pay for students attending private or religious schools, known as school vouchers, argue they drain money from public schools which most students attend.  Democrats most often oppose vouchers, but not Governor Shapiro."I believe every child of God deserves a shot here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. One of the best ways to guarantee their success is to make sure every child has a quality education," Shapiro said.If that includes vouchers focusing on students attending low-achieving public schools, Shapiro is on-board and willing to sign legislation soon.

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - Holy cow! Neighbors in Kutztown, Pennsylvania were told not to approach a cow that had broken loose Monday night. Video captured by Aaron Merkel and shared to Storyful shows the animal hoofing it down Main Street with a police officer hot on its trail.Students and staff at Kutztown University were told to avoid the north side of campus.It's unclear if the cow has since been wrangled. 

Fox News Channel will debut a new primetime lineup on July 17. (Fox News)Fox News Channel will debut a new primetime lineup on July 17, FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott announced on Monday. "The Ingraham Angle" with Laura Ingraham will kick things off at 7 p.m. ET, followed by "Jesse Watters Primetime" shifting to 8 p.m.

FILE IMAGE - A bouquet of flowers are left at the crosswalk at Sunset Boulevard and Yorba Street in San Francisco, Calif. on Feb.

(Greenwich Township Police Department)GIBBSTOWN, N.J. - The Greenwich Township Police Department is following a case of illegal dumping after a suspect threw trash bags from their vehicle containing adult diapers and urine pads.Over the past week, multiple instances were observed in the township’s Gibbstown section as well as other towns in the surrounding area, according to police. A photo released by police shows the suspect driving a recent model gray Nissan Altima with no spoiler and a New Jersey license plate.The police department issued a warning to the suspect on Facebook asking them to stop or face fines. "We don't know who you are.

General view of an emergency shelter site in Sonoma County, California, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The ESS is operated by DEMA Consulting & Management.

MrBeast attends the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards at Microsoft Theater on March 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Leon Bennett/Getty Images) A social media star alleges he was invited to join the trip on the Titan submersible that imploded but decided not to go. Mr.

University of Idaho students.DNA from three other unidentified males was found at the crime scene, including on a glove found outside the Moscow, Idaho, home where Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, were killed in November, according to the June 22 court filing.A split photo showing the crime scene and the victims, University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital | Instagram | @xanakernodle/@kayleegoncalves) "It remains unclear what the police first relied on in focusing their investigation on Mr.

SEATTLE - The union organizing Starbucks workers said Monday that a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle.The strike will continue through this week and is expected to close or disrupt operations at more than 150 stores, Starbucks Workers United said. The Seattle Roastery was closed all day Friday and was open for just five hours on Sunday instead of its usual 15, the union said.Workers are protesting reports that some Starbucks stores banned LGBTQ+ Pride displays this year after backlash against companies like Target, where angry customers tipped over Pride displays and confronted workers.

Titanic wreckage.She didn't initially understand what it meant that the Titan submersible had lost contact with the ship an hour and 45 minutes into its voyage, Dawood told the BBC Monday. It would be four more days before she would learn the fate of her husband Shahzada Dawood and son Suleman Dawood, when authorities announced Thursday the vessel carrying five people had imploded and there were no survivors."We all thought they are just going to come up," she said. "That shock was delayed about 10 hours or so.

FOX 59 Indianapolis, the area surrounding the couple's home was described as rural and surrounded by multiple trees that were brought down by the severe storms.Martin County is in southern Indiana, some 100 miles southwest of Indianapolis.Tornadoes were also spotted in other parts of Indiana on Sunday. Flattened buildings were seen in Greenwood, Indiana.Debris was lofted into the air as the tornado ripped through Johnson County. Heather Holeman says she watched as a tornado moved through Whiteland.

FILE - A crate of free vibrator sex toys which were being distributed by the Trojan condom company from their "Pleasure Carts" on August 9, 2012, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) HARARE, Zimbabwe - Sitabile Dewa was content with her sex life when she was married, but after her divorce, she found her prospects for erotic pleasure rather bleak.In socially conservative Zimbabwe, divorced women and single mothers are often cast as undesirable partners for men, and in her frustration Dewa decided she wanted to use sex toys.The problem is sex toys are against the law in Zimbabwe."I should not be deprived of self-exploration and indulgence in self-gratification," said Dewa, 35.Part of Zimbabwe's "censorship and entertainments control" law makes the importation or possession of sex toys illegal as they are deemed "indecent" or "obscene" and harmful to public morals.