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DELAWARE COUNTY - A day at the park ended with one 13-year-old being stabbed and another 13-year-old in custody after police say a girl was attacked over the weekend.The girl, 13, was found stabbed in the back and stomach when police responded to a park on the 400 block of Kent Lane in Delaware County Sunday evening.The victim, along with witnesses, told police she was stabbed twice by a 13-year-old boy in an unprovoked attack.

The TikTok logo is seen in this photo illustration on 31 March, 2023. (Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina has used it to explain the complex fight over raising the debt limit.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY - Monday morning commute just got a even more difficult for some drivers in Montgomery County after Saturday's severe storms shut down part of a major highway.Route 422 near King of Prussia is closed in both directions from Pennsylvania Route 23 Valley Forge exit and PA 363 at the Audubon/ Trooper exit, PennDOT says.The highway was closed after a string of thunderstorms pummeled the Delaware Valley Saturday night, causing damage to roads and properties.Officials say a utility pole was knocked down on Route 422, leaving power lines along the highway.MORE HEADLINES:PECO crews have been ‘feverishly’ working to erect a new pole and make necessary repairs since Sunday, according to authorities.Although the hoped to have the highway open by Monday morning, officials say they now expect it to be closed beyond Monday rush hour.FOX 29's Steve Keeley was on the scene as several cars and buses were forced to turn around and find alternate routes.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. - Residents in one Gloucester County township are being told to remain in their homes as an investigation unfolds in the area Sunday afternoon.Police activity is ongoing near Patterson Avenue and McDevitt Boulevard in Greenwich Township, according to the Gloucester County Emergency Management.Officials have been asking resident to stay indoors, and locals to stay out of the area, since Saturday afternoon. An updated alert was posted just hours ago.It is unclear what prompted the investigation, or how long it will last.This is a developing story.

With increasing covid cases in India, the Union government is ensuring the prior availability of drugs and lifesaving equipment. New Delhi: The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has extended till June the price cap on five essential medical devices such as oxygen concentrators that are largely used for treating covid-19.

RCMP says he would support additional laws that allow police to further crack down on foreign interference in Canada, as well as ways to further collaborate with intelligence officials on the issue.But Mike Duheme adds multiple investigations remain underway that he’s confident will lead to criminal charges, though he did not give specifics.“When you ask any police officers if we can have more laws — if we can have additional legislation that would ensure that it would assist us as we move forward, but also ensure the safety of the public and of Canadians — I’d say yes, I’m favorable for that and very supportive,” Duheme told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block. Read more: On foreign interference, Canada playing ‘whack-a-mole’ to China’s chess: expert He pointed to the case in November where a Hydro-Quebec employee was charged with alleged espionage on behalf of China as an example of a successful RCMP investigation into foreign interference.“We were successful in laying charges against this individual, and we have other files that are moving forward that we will be successful in laying charges,” said Duheme, who was previously deputy commissioner of federal policing and oversaw foreign interference investigations as part of his mandate.Duheme would not say if those charges were related to the alleged Chinese-operated “police stations” the RCMP says it is investigating in the Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal areas.He said those investigations are ongoing and urged anyone with information to reach out to investigators.

PHILADELPHIA - Forget the peanuts and crackerjacks, an unforgettable baseball season requires some delicious, new eats!Citizens Bank Park is debuting some brand-new food as the Philadelphia Phillies take the field for their home-opened against the Cincinnati Reds on April 6.Looking for something spicy? Aramark is unveiling its Mexican Street Popcorn at Pass and Stow, the sports pub and beer garden near the third base gate.The popcorn is tossed in-house with Tajin spices, lime and cojita cheese.But that's not the only new food item at Pass and Stow! Phillies fans can also grab some South Philly disco fries doused with roast pork, provolone cheese broccoli robe and roast peppers.Chicken and doughnuts? Federal Donuts is going savory in Section 140 with its new crispy hand-battered chicken tenders.Sink your teeth into an all-new jerk chicken sandwich just feet away in Section 143.And it wouldn't be Philly without a new cheese steak - especially one named after Charlie Manuel! Grab Uncle Charlie's classic with chips on the side near Section 109.

PHILADELPHIA - Illegal drag races in Philadelphia's Fishtown section came to a hostile end as officers and racers engaged in an altercation that left several police cars damaged.Police say a large crowd of drag racers gathered from Frankford Avenue to River and North Delaware roads early Sunday morning.The crowd surrounded police as an altercation broke out, according to authorities.

KENSINGTON - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a 27-year-old man in critical condition after he was shot multiple times on a Kensington street.Officials say the shooting happened on the 600 block of East Westmoreland Street just before 5 p.m. Saturday evening.25th District officers responded to the call and found the 27-year-old man suffering with multiple gunshot wounds across his body.He was taken to Episcopal Hospital in a private vehicle and, from there, transferred to Temple University Hospital by medics.

Wendy's logo is seen near the restaurant in Streator, United States on October 15, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A Wendy's customer is suing the fast food chain after she was hospitalized after eating a contaminated burger.Court documents obtained by McClatchy News allege that customer Jena Vogt has been plagued by long-term health issues and staggering medical bills as a result of her meal, which contained a preformed toxin.Jena Vogt ordered a medium double cheeseburger combo from a Wendy's restaurant in St.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The body of a 2-year-old Florida boy who had been the subject of a frantic search after his mother was slain was found Friday in a lake in the jaws of an alligator, police said.St.

ATLANTIC COUNTY, N.J. - A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged after being accused of sexually assaulting minors he coached in Atlantic County.Jonathan P.

carbon price is set to go up starting Saturday.The fuel charge is rising by 30 per cent from $50 per tonne of emissions to $65 on April 1. This will translate to an increase of roughly three cents per litre for gas, reaching a total of 14 cents per litre.The scheduled increase will apply in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon and Nunavut.Meanwhile, the carbon price jump will go into effect in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island on July 1.

A woman who knew 16-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes when he was younger was coming home from work Saturday night when she found the teen with stab wounds at a Toronto subway station and tried to save his life.

AMES, Iowa - A well-preserved sabertooth cat skull found in southwest Iowa may have been one of the last of the species to walk the planet as glaciers receded and temperatures rose, according to researchers.Radiocarbon dating indicates the male cat died at the end of the Ice Age between 13,605 and 13,460 years ago before getting buried in the East Nishnabotna River, according to Matthew Hil, an associate professor of archaeology at Iowa State and expert on animal bones. Hill analyzed the specimen along with David Easterla, professor emeritus of biology at Northwest Missouri State University. Their findings were recently published in Quaternary Science Reviews.Hill said the chance of finding any fossilized remains from a sabertooth cat is slim, and finding one in Page County is even rarer.Ventral side of sabertooth cat skull (Credit: Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University) "The skull is a really big deal," he added.

SALEM, N.J. - Police are looking for the people responsible for killing a 13-year-old boy in Salem, New Jersey Thursday night."They shot through this window, I got a bullet hole right there," said Daffonie Moore. "They have to try to dig that out."Moore said she’s lived on 9th Street over 40 years and nothing like this has ever happened."We’re usually sitting right across from here or in the kitchen," said Moore. "It’s kind of frightening to know it came through.

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. - Police in Camden County are investigating a shooting that left two people dead in a motel room, according to police. Authorities say the Gloucester City police and fire departments responded to a motel on the 1200 block of Rt.

Actor Gwyneth Paltrow speaks with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson after the verdict was read in his $300,000 suit against her over a skiing accident on March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Rick Bowmer-Pool/Getty Images) PARK CITY, Utah - As Gwyneth Paltrow left a Utah courtroom Thursday, she touched the shoulder of the man who sued her and whispered something in his ear."I wish you well," she told Terry Sanderson, the 76-year-old retired optometrist who sued Paltrow over injuries he sustained when the two crashed on a beginner run at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016."Thank you, dear," he reportedly responded.READ MORE: Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash trial: biggest bombshellsThe exchange came after Paltrow won her highly publicized court battle –  a jury decided Thursday that the actor wasn’t at fault for the crash.Paltrow looked to her attorneys with a pursed-lips smile when the judge read the eight-member jury’s verdict in the Park City courtroom.

WYOMISSING, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a police shooting that left a suspect dead on Thursday. Limited details were released by officials who say the shooting occurred on the 900 block of Spring Street in Wyomissing. No additional details were released by law enforcement authorities.Pennsylvania State Police are expected to release more information at a press conference scheduled for 2 p.m. You can watch the press conference live on FOX29.com. 

PARK CITY, Utah - A jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon in Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial over a 2016 ski collision at a Utah resort.Attorneys for Gwyneth Paltrow and the 76-year-old man suing her described their clients in closing arguments as aggrieved victims participating in a yearslong legal battle to take a stand for truth. The eight-person jury is tasked with weighing dueling versions of who was the downhill skier, making the other side culpable according to a skier responsibility code.During closing arguments, Paltrow’s attorneys asked jurors to disregard the opposing side's emotional pleas for sympathy of Terry Sanderson over the state of his relationships.

Tokitae, a Southern Resident killer whale also known as Lolita, home to the Pacific Northwest after she was forcefully removed from a cove near Whidbey Island more than 50 years ago.The movement, once thought impossible, could happen within 18 to 24 months.Full details of a plan have not yet been released, though one speaker at today’s event mentioned the need to use a C-17 aircraft – what is traditionally considered a military transport plane.Tokitae has spent 52 years in a small pool in the Miami Seaquarium. For decades people have been trying to bring her back to her ancestral waters – Lummi elders, activists and marine biologists have spent decades trying to negotiate her release.A whirlwind of events made today’s announcement possible.

PHILADELPHIA - Officials from Pennsylvania State Police and the Philadelphia Police Department say a missing two-month-old baby has been found safe after being reported missing. Authorities asked for the public's help searching for the missing baby and a 26-year-old suspect after they were last seen in the fashion district on Tuesday morning. According to officials, the suspect volunteered to watch the baby but then later could not be reached by the child's mother or family. Police say a witness told investigators the suspect was observed sleeping in a U-Haul in Philadelphia. Information about the missing baby was publicly released by law enforcement on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after Philadelphia Police said the child was found safe and reunited with her mother. No additional details have been made available by police. 

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The newly-appointed board for the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District – formerly known as the Reedy Creek Independent District – and governs Walt Disney World and its properties, said Wednesday that that previous board signed an unexpected decades-long agreement with Disney, effectively stripping the new board of its power."I cannot tell you the level of my disappointment in Disney. I thought so much better of them," said Board member Ron Peri ."This essentially makes Disney the government.

coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 7.45 per cent on Monday. The city logged 153 cases with a positivity rate of 9.13 per cent on Sunday and 139 cases with a positivity rate of 4.98 per cent on Saturday. It saw 152 cases with a positivity rate of 6.66 per cent on Friday and 117 cases with a positivity rate of 4.95 per cent on Thursday.

SHARON HILL, Pa. - A Delaware County family dog had quite an adventure. The little pup disappeared from home more than a year ago and a 14-year-old boy lost his best friend and emotional support dog.FOX 29 first met Christina Bolar and her then 14-year-old son with special needs in February 2022. They were desperate to find Amari’s emotional support dog, Rusteze.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A shooting on the SEPTA Broad Street Line, at the Snyder Station, in South Philadelphia has led to an arrest and two people hospitalized.According to SEPTA officials, the shooting happened Wednesday evening, just after 9:30, on the northbound SEPTA Snyder Station platform.A man was shot in the back. He is in critical condition at a local hospital.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A shooting on the SEPTA Broad Street Line, at the Snyder Station, in South Philadelphia has led to an arrest and a victim hospitalized.According to SEPTA officials, the victim was shot on the mezzanine level.A suspect was arrested by Philadelphia Police.The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital.

NICETOWN - Philadelphia Police are searching for four suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Simon Gratz High School sophomore.Devin Weedon was shot down in broad daylight while on his way to school Monday morning, just after 7:30 a.m., on North 16th Street and West Hunting Park Avenue, in Philadelphia's Nicetown section.According to officials, no arrests have been made. Police believe the motive may have been robbery.  Anyone that has information regarding the individuals in the photographs or information regarding the shooting is urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334.RELATED COVERAGE:There is a $30,000 reward for information that leads to their arrest and conviction, authorities say.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847).

A sunken boat is re-emerged as unprecedented drought reduces Colorado River and Lake Mead to critical water levels on September 18, 2022 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Skeletal remains found in a severely dry Lake Mead near Las Vegas last year have been identified as those of a man who vanished from the area in the 1970s, officials say. Donald P. Smith of North Las Vegas was 39 at the time of his reported drowning in April 1974, according to a news release from the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner."The identification was based on DNA analysis and reports from the original incident," the office said.

NORTH WILDWOOD N.J. - Erosion along the shore is only getting worse and, it has officials in North Wildwood worried as the busy summer season approaches."I don’t know what the next steps are here. Someone’s going to get hurt and someone eventually will be held accountable, possibly criminally, because they knew about a hazard and ignored it," North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello explained.Rosenello says North Wildwood could handle the whole thing in-house, as township backhoes and loaders would regrade a cliff the ocean has carved in the beachfront. The mayor says he needs a green light from NJDEP, but he’s only seeing red.RELATED COVERAGE:"The court ordered us to submit an emergency application to the state to fix this," Mayor Rosenello said.

MERCER COUNTY, N.J. - A 76-year-old man is being accused of sexually assaulting a student when he was his teacher in Mercer County at least 23 years ago.Joseph DePuglio was arrested Monday and charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.Officials say DePuglio engaged in a sexual relationship with the victim at his home between the years of 1998 and 2000.

Building 21 in Philadelphias West Oak Lane was abruptly closed due to asbestos. PHILADELPHIA - Asbestos forced students and staff out of one Philadelphia school earlier this month, and now alarming new findings will leave them in limbo for even longer.The School District of Philadelphia says more asbestos, as well as flaking and peeling lead paint, were found in West Oak Lane's Building 21 school during additional inspections.These inspections took place after asbestos was initially found in the schools stairwells and the auditorium on February 28.Students were abruptly moved to remote learning with plans with continue the school year at a temporary Strawberry Mansion location, leaving parents and students very upset."It’s unsafe around here, so how do you expect us to come to Strawberry Mansion when we’re already unsafe at Building 21?" Building 21 senior Taylor Gatewood said.RELATED COVERAGE: Students will learn remotely after asbestos discovered in West Oak Lane's Building 21 schoolThe future of the school year remains unclear after officials reveal flaking and peeling lead paint were found in several parts of the school March 7-13.A day later, new samples also confirmed that plaster used for walls and above ceilings tiles does contain asbestos.

CLEVELAND (AP) - Two men accused of stuffing fish with lead weights and fish fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament last fall pleaded guilty Monday to charges including cheating.The cheating allegations surfaced in September when Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament Director Jason Fischer became suspicious when the fish turned in by Jacob Runyan, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and Chase Cominsky, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, were significantly heavier than typical walleye.A crowd of people at Gordon Park in Cleveland watched as Fischer cut the walleye open and found weights and walleye fillets stuffed inside.RELATED: Ohio fishing scandal: 2 men caught cheating at tournament charged, prosecutors sayAs part of a plea deal, Runyan and Cominsky pleaded guilty to cheating and unlawful ownership of wild animals and agreed to three-year suspensions of their fishing licenses. Cominsky also agreed to give up his bass boat worth $100,000.Prosecutors agreed to drop attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools charges.Both men are scheduled to be sentenced May 11.

FILE - Hitting Coach Ken Griffey Jr. #24 of Team USA looks on during batting practice prior to the 2023 World Baseball Classic Championship game between Team USA and Team Japan at loanDepot Park on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (Mary DeCicco/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)Ken Griffey Jr.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 07: Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto (10) behind home plate during the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals on July 7, 2022 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, DUNEDIN, Fla. - Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T.

North Dakota late Sunday, officials said.The Canadian Pacific train derailed around 11:15 p.m. about a mile southeast of Wyndmere in Richland County, Canadian Pacific said in a statement.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A shooting was reported on Monday at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, with emergency crews reporting "multiple patients" and the alleged suspect dead, according to officials. The shooting was reported at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 students from preschool to sixth grade, according to its website. Students walked to safety Monday, holding hands as they left their school surrounded by police cars, to a nearby church to reunited with their parents.The Nashville Fire Department confirmed there were "multiple patients" after responding to "an active aggressor" reported at the school, located at 33 Burton HIlls Boulevard.Their conditions were not immediately clear.

PARK CITY, Utah - The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 collision at one of the most upscale ski resorts in North America is expected to take the stand on Monday as the closely watched trial goes into its second week in Utah.Attorneys said Friday that retired optometrist Terry Sanderson, 76, would likely testify first on Monday, before his attorneys rest and hand the courtroom over to Paltrow's defense team to make their case. Paltrow's attorneys are expected to call her two children — Moses and Apple — and a ski instructor who was present the day of the collision.(L) Terry Sanderson, the Utah man suing Gwyneth Paltrow, appears in court during her testimony on March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah.