Woman, 19, shot as boyfriend cleans gun in apartment near Temple University campus, police say

LAUREL SPRINGS, N.J. - A person was killed in a Camden County house fire late Wednesday morning.The fire broke out on the 100 block of Washington Avenue, in the town of Laurel Springs, Wednesday, just before noon, officials said.Firefighters, along with Camden County’s Major Crimes Unit and Laurel Springs police, all responded to the blaze.MORE HEADLINES:No identifying information was released about the victim.An investigation into what sparked the fire is active and authorities ask anyone with information to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit Detective Jason Roland at 856-225-5125 or Laurel Springs Police Detective Michael Wolcott at 856-783-2887.

Global News outside HSC him and around 30 of his peers were walking over a bridge in the fort when it collapsed.The student was not injured, but emergency personnel loaded most people who fell into ambulances.“And then we got to the hospital and then they did a check on everybody,” he said.A bystander, Chantel Craig, said she saw children being treated and loaded into ambulances, while the Major Incident Response Vehicle took more children from the scene.“These are kids and my heart is breaking. I hope they’re all okay,” she said.A statement from SJR confirmed it was a group of grade 5 students involved in the accident.“There was an incident that resulted in emergency services transporting 17 members of the SJR community to hospital.

Sonic Corp. signage stands on display outside a drive-in fast food restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., on Sunday, June 24, 2018.

PHILADELPHIA - Luck was in the air when a man took home a record-breaking jackpot from a casino in South Philadelphia over Memorial Day weekend!Pete Mitchell, of Narbeth, Pennsylvania, won nearly $1 million after going all-in for his final wager in Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. He was dealt a Royal Flush for his $300-buy-in, which ended up earning him one large check totaling $936,996.The jackpot is the largest progressive jackpot ever won on either slots or tables games for the casino.

David Joseph Dalesandro, 25, is pictured in a booking image. (Credit: York County Sheriffs Office) YORK COUNTY, S.C. - A man in South Carolina is accused of robbing a store with a gun-shaped controller from the 1980s Nintendo game "Duck Hunt," authorities said.David Joseph Dalesandro, 25, was arrested following the reported incident at a Kwik Stop convenience store in the small town of Sharon, located about 45 miles southwest of Charlotte, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office.Dalesandro is accused of walking into the store around 5:45 p.m.

SAYREVILLE - A 28-year-old man from Virginia has been arrested and charged in the slaying of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, Middlesex County prosecutors said.Rashid Ali Bynum, of Portsmouth, was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder, as well as unlawful possession of a handgun.Rashid Ali Bynum, of Portsmouth, Virginia. (Prosecutors office of Middlesex County) Prosecutors compiled a long trail of evidence, including surveillance video linking Bynum and a white Hyundai to the crime scene."Surveillance video was recovered capturing the suspect fleeing from the scene in the direction of Ernston Road," Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.

As Carla White looks out the window of her yellow-and-pink, plant-filled apartment in the heart of downtown Montreal, she wonders where she’s going to live next.“I look out there and say, where am I going now?” she says, gesturing at the highrises that tower above the building where she lives.The apartment is small and cluttered, it doesn’t have a working stove and her bed and small desk take up most of the floor space. But it’s home and, at $400 a month, the price is right.White, who declined to give her age, says she was homeless after multiple previous evictions before she found a home she could afford a decade ago.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison.Pauline Bauer was near Pelosi's office suite on Jan. 6, 2021, when she yelled at police officers to bring out the California Democrat so the mob of Donald Trump supporters could hang her.In January, U.S.

BRISTOL, Pa. - A Bucks County woman is facing charges after authorities say she shot and killed her husband at a local park Tuesday morning. Sammar Khan, 40, is accused of shooting 38-year-old Faisal Iqbal during what witnesses described to police as an argument at Bristol Borough Wharf. It's alleged that Khan, a Levittown resident, and Iqbal were talking near the coastline when Khan started speaking loudly in another language. Witnesses reported hearing a ‘pop sound’ followed by Khan and Iqbal wrestling. More gunshots were heard by witnesses before Khan and Iqbal started walking towards the parking lot, police said.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESIqbal asked a witness to call 911, at which time police say Khan shot Iqbal twice which caused him to collapse in the grassy area between the water and parking lot. It's alleged that as Iqbal laid on the ground defenseless, Khan walked over and shot him twice in the torso and once in the head. Responding officers from the Bristol Borough Police Department found Khan with blood on her clothing.

Former Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) found an “active campaign of voter suppression” by China against him and his party in the 2021 election.

Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn watch an Atlanta Falcons game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the Carter family announced Tuesday.The Carter Center tweeted a statement, which reads in part that the former first lady "continues to live happily at home enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones."Mrs. Carter, 95, has championed a number of causes, but is perhaps best known as a pioneer for mental health advocacy.

MERCER COUNTY, N.J. - One car burst into flames in a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of one person, and left six others injured Tuesday morning.Police say a 2011 Honda Accord was trying to cross all lanes of U.S. Route 1 in West Windsor when it collided with a 2023 Kia Sorrento around 4 a.m.The Honda hit a traffic light, street sign and several trees before catching fire in a nearby AT&T parking lot with five people inside.Two people were trapped inside the burning car as crews worked to extinguish the raging fire, eventually freeing all the occupants.MORE HEADLINES:Three of the passengers, as well as the driver, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police have released video of a suspect and vehicle they believe was involved in an incident where gel-like pellets struck a member of a FOX 29 News crew. The incident occurred on the west side of City Hall near 15th and John F. Kennedy Boulevard shortly after 10 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a two-car crash that left one person dead in Philadelphia. According to authorities, the crash took place on the 6100 block of Harbinson Avenue in the Wissinoming section of the city on Tuesday at 9:16 a.m. Officials say a man driving a black Mercedes C300 was traveling west on Benner Street when he ran a red light and was hit by a white Ford E150 going south on Harbinson Avenue. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe driver of the Mercedes was pronounced dead on scene by medics just before 9:30 a.m., per police.Authorities say the scene was held and no person is in custody at this time. 

PHILADELPHIA - A violent Memorial Day weekend in Philadelphia came to a rowdy end as police say more crowds of juveniles caused a large disturbance at a popular destination Monday night.Officers were called to Penn's Landing as a "high volume" of juveniles gathered around 7 p.m.It is unclear how many juveniles were present at the time, but authorities say multiple fights needed to be broken up by officers.Reports of gunshots just blocks away were investigated by police, who say two shell casings were found on South Front Street around 8 p.m. Police have yet to say if the shooting was connected to the crowds.MORE HEADLINES:Three vehicles were also vandalized by juveniles jumping on the windshields, according to police.The crowds were dispersed by 11 p.m.

FILE - People rally in support of affirmative action in college admissions as arguments start on the cases at the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill on Oct. 31, 2022, in Washington, DC.

TRENTON, N.J. - A police pursuit that ended in a crash on a New Jersey highway led to the discovery of firearms stolen from a Pennsylvania gun store, sources say.FOX 29 was on scene at Rt. 29 in Trenton near the Calhoun Street Bridge, where Trenton and Middletown Township Police were investigating and collecting evidence. Police say officers were chasing the car before it crashed on the New Jersey highway. Evidence collected from the vehicle's trunk included multiple firearms, both assault rifles and handguns, with tags from a gun store. Sources tell FOX 29's Steve Keeley, that the chase began in Pennsylvania at a gun store in Bucks County. Five people were captured on surveillance video using a Kia, reported stolen out of Philadelphia, to access the second story of the LugerMan gun store in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, sources say. While inside, the suspects broke glass cases and stole the firearms, per police sources. As officers from the Middletown Township Police Department arrived on scene, they chased the Kia and used stop sticks to disable the vehicle. Law enforcement sources say the vehicle made it over the Calhoun Street Bridge, where Trenton Police got involved, capturing three of the five suspects. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESEugene Golubtsov, the owner of the LugerMan store, spoke with FOX 29 and detailed the events he saw on his store's surveillance video.

Bernard Arnault, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos are pictured in file images. (Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP, Taylor Hill, Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images) As U.S.

ENSENADA, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 15: Great White Sharks seasonally gather off the coast of Guadalupe Island; divers dive inside cages off the boat Nautilus Explorer in order to safely swim with the sharks on September 15, 2016, 150 miles off the coast of OCEAN CITY, N.J. - Shark in the water! The last thing you want to hear when gathering on a crowded beach with your family to kick off summer.It appears that may have been the case this Memorial Day weekend as "Penny" the great white shark pinged off the coast of Ocean City Monday morning.Penny is a 10-foot-long female juvenile great white shark, whose journey brought her to the Jersey Shore around 7 a.m. However, it seems Penny's holiday visit went unnoticed by beachgoers - perhaps she arrived too early!OCEARCH says this is the first time they have tracked Penny swimming north since tagging her in North Carolina last month.

FILE - An Arbys restaurant is pictured in a file image. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A Texas family is suing Arby's for negligence and wrongful death after their matriarch, an employee, died inside a freezer at a Louisiana restaurant.The New Iberia Police Department said a female victim, later identified as Nguyet Le, 63, was found dead inside a walk-in freezer at an Arby's location on East Admiral Doyle Drive.

PHILADELPHIA - Smoke from a wildfire more than 600 miles away is impacting the Delaware Valley, bringing hazy conditions to the area. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, evacuations are underway as tens of thousands of homes are threatened by a burning wildfire. Several homes in the area have already been burned, officials say. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the wildfires in a tweet, calling the situation "incredibly serious." Despite being hundreds of miles away, smoke from the burning wildfires is impacting the Delaware Valley. In Chester County, the West Chester Fire Department is warning about hazy smoke and a burning odor in the air. Officials say there is no immediate threat to the area. FOX 29's Sue Serio says clockwise circulation around a low-pressure system is causing the winds to blow in the direction of the Philadelphia area. More smoke is expected to impact areas from New York down to Washington D.C., on Wednesday, according to Serio. Forecasters say it is likely an air quality alerts will be issued in several areas on Wednesday. 

TRENTON, N.J. - A police pursuit that ended in a crash on a New Jersey highway led to the discovery of guns, officials say. FOX 29 was on scene at Rt. 29 in Trenton near the Calhoun Street Bridge, where Trenton and Middletown Police were investigating and collecting evidence. Evidence collected included multiple guns, both assault rifles and guns, with tags from a gun store found in the vehicle's trunk. Authorities say officers were in pursuit of the car before it crashed in the area. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to investigators, the crash may be connected to the robbery of a gun store in Bucks County. At the LugerMan gun store in Langhorne, a police officer was observed collecting evidence on Tuesday morning. FOX 29's Steve Keeley reports that a ladder and a broken second-floor window were seen at the store. Police have not confirmed if the incidents are connected. This is a developing story.

PHILADELPHIA - Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department's Shooting Investigation Group are investigating a shooting on a SEPTA platform that left one person injured. According to authorities, the shooting took place at the 15th and Market SEPTA station just after 11:30 p.m. on Monday night. Officials say the man was shot and transported to Jefferson Hospital by police. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESSEPTA trains temporarily bypassed 15th Street Station due to police activity. Police have not given an update on the status of the victim's condition or the search for a suspect. This is a developing story.

Nanaimo, B.C., has won bragging rights in one of the world’s strangest competitions — though it came at the cost of a concussion and a brief period of unconsciousness.Delaney Irving won the women’s competition in the 2023 Coopers Hill cheese-rolling competition in Gloucester, England on Monday.The annual contest sees scores of risk-takers hurl themselves down a 45-degree slope chasing a three-kilogram hubcap-sized wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. The first to the bottom wins the cheese and the right to call themselves champion.Irving, who entered the contest for the first time this year, knocked herself out in capturing the title.“I’m good, now that I remember it I am good,” she told British media Monday morning.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — - Police are responding to a mass shooting incident near the beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida.

Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot is pictured during a hearing at the Lurigancho prison in Lima on January 13, 2012. Van der Sloot, who pleaded guilty earlier this week to the murder of a young Peruvian woman in 2010, will hear the sentence today.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Passengers aboard the cruise ship Carnival Sunshine were left distressed as large waves churned up by a powerful storm off the Southeast coast pounded the vessel, delaying its return from the Bahamas over the Memorial Day weekend.Video shared on social media Sunday by Brad Morrell, filmed outside his room onboard the cruise ship that was returning to Charleston, South Carolina, shows dark clouds covering the sky and large whitecaps raging in the surrounding waters of the Atlantic Ocean.Cruise ship passengers reported water damage and broken glass, as well as high waves that battered the vessel.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERCarnival Cruise Line released a statement to FOX Weather on Monday morning to describe the incident, which was reported to occur Saturday:"Carnival Sunshine’s return to Charleston was impacted by the weather and rough seas on Saturday. The weather’s prolonged impact on the Charleston area delayed the ship’s arrival on Sunday and as a result, the next voyage’s embarkation was also delayed.

HIGHLANDS, N.J. - A 15-year-old boy died and several other victims were taken to hospitals after six people were pulled from the ocean at an unguarded New Jersey beach over the weekend, authorities said.Officials said it happened at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Sandy Hook in the Gateway National Recreation Area.

DAVENPORT, Iowa - An eighth person was rescued overnight Monday after a Davenport, Iowa apartment building partially collapsed Sunday afternoon.Authorities have not disclosed if anyone was killed or the number of people, if any, that remain trapped after a portion of the six-story apartment complex collapsed and broke away from the rest of the structure."Our focus is rescue right now," Davenport Mayor Mike Matson said at a news conference."This is an active scene. We will continue to work, continue to evaluate, with the whole purpose of trying to find people and trying to get them out," he added, saying Gov.

FILE - A man sneezes into a tissue on March 14, 2020. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images) A lesser-known virus that causes a respiratory infection with symptoms like cough, fever, congestion, and shortness of breath, spiked this spring and filled hospitals, officials said. Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, can cause respiratory disease in people of all ages, but particularly among young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems, according to the U.S.

Justin Trudeau said in a tweet Monday.“We’re keeping everyone affected in our thoughts, and we’re thanking those who are working hard to keep people safe.”The wildfire situation in Nova Scotia is incredibly serious – and we stand ready to provide any federal support and assistance needed. We’re keeping everyone affected in our thoughts, and we’re thanking those who are working hard to keep people safe.— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 29, 2023A total of 13 active wildfires were burning in the province as of Monday morning.In the Halifax region, a local state of emergency has been declared because of the blaze that started Sunday afternoon in Tantallon.The exurban community is roughly a 30-minute drive northwest of downtown Halifax.Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said in a tweet Sunday that the federal government was following the wildfires in Nova Scotia “closely” and stands “ready to help if federal assistance is required.”“We have been in touch with Nova Scotia and our officials at the Government Operations Centre are engaging with provincial officials,” a spokesperson for Blair told Global News Monday.“Should the province request federal assistance, we will work with them to identify and mobilize the federal resources that meet the needs they outline.”In an update Monday morning, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Deputy Chief Dave Meldrum told reporters that the fire burning in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains area is “ongoing and still not under control.”He said firefighters were called to the Westwood subdivision of Tantallon, around 3:30 p.m.

CHESTER, Pa. - Police in Chester County are investigating a shooting, officials say. Authorities say the shooting took place near the parking lot of Subaru Park, the home stadium of the Philadelphia Union, around 11:20 p.m. on Sunday. According to the Chester Police Chief, officers responded to the area of Front and Norris Streets for a report of a woman being shot in the hand. Responding officers arrived and saw a large crowd on scene, police say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESWhile treating the injured woman, officers received calls about more shooting victims showing up to a local hospital, officials say. Five juveniles and two adults were injured as a result of the shooting, according to police. One juvenile is in critical condition, while the rest are expected to physically recover, officials say.

PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A Camden County house fire that caused multiple injuries on Memorial Day is under investigation, officials say. According to authorities, Camden County firefighters responded to a fire on the 3000 block of Finlaw Avenue just after 5 a.m. on Monday. FOX 29's cameras captured significant damage to the property after flames tore through the property. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe Pennsauken Fire Department says responding crews arrived on scene and found heavy flames on the first and second floors. Firefighters responded to a home on Finlaw Avenue in Pennsuaken Township that was engulfed in flames and sent five people to the hospital, officials say.  Officials say a person was trapped in the basement of the property and firefighters were able to rescue them. Another victim jumped from a second-floor window to escape the flames, according to authorities. Fire officials say five people were transported to local hospitals, including two people in critical condition and three in stable condition. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials say. This is a developing story.

PHILADELPHIA - A shooting claimed the life of another teen as Memorial Day gun violence continued overnight in Philadelphia.Police say they found the 16-year-old boy on the 2400 block of Clarion street just after midnight Monday.He was shot one time in the head, and pronounced dead on scene by medics.

PHILADELPHIA - Three 15-year-old boys became the victims of another act of violence that also claimed the life of a man over the Memorial Day weekend.The quadruple shooting erupted on the 4500 block of Mulberry Street just before 9:30 p.m Sunday.All three 15-year-olds were shot several times, and transported to a local hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - A traffic stop quickly became a homicide investigation after a deadly discovery was made in Philadelphia's Kingessing section Sunday night.Police had pulled over a speeding car on 57th and Springfield streets when they found an unresponsive man in the back seat.The 20-year-old was suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder.As officers transferred the victim to their patrol car, police say the driver and passenger jumped back into the car and sped off, leaving the victim behind.MORE HEADLINES:Police then transported the victim to a local hospital, where he died just minutes later.

PHILADELPHIA - A North Philadelphia community is grappling with the loss of a recently-opened grocery store after a stolen car crashed into the building, police say. According to officials, the stolen vehicle crashed into the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market on N American Street early Sunday morning. Crews remove a stolen vehicle from the inside of a Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in North Philadelphia.  Philadelphia police say the driver of the stolen vehicle did get injured in the crash, but no additional information was released. FOX 29 was at the supermarket's grand opening in North Philadelphia in July 2022. The neighborhood was considered a food desert prior to the opening of the store, which provided residents with quality groceries nearby. The front entrance to the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in North Philadelphia is blocked off after a stolen vehicle crashed into the building.  MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe next closest grocery store is more than a mile away and is known for high prices, according to residents. The store owner says they are unsure how long it will be closed but hope to reopen as soon as possible.

CHESTER, Pa. - Police in Chester County are investigating a shooting, officials say. According to authorities, the shooting took place outside of Subaru Park, the home stadium of the Philadelphia Union, on Sunday. MLS Next Pro team Philadelphia Union II played at Subaru Park on Sunday evening, defeating Columbus Crew 2. Police have not released any other information about the shooting or investigation. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESA FOX 29 crew is traveling to Chester to get more information. This is a developing story.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.J. - New Jersey State Police are asking for the public's help to identify and locate a man they say tried to abduct a 7-year-old boy in broad daylight Sunday.The boy was in a Wawa bathroom on Highway 47 in Cumberland County around noon when police say the suspect offered him candy to leave with him.After the boy said no, the man grabbed him by the arm and tried to abduct him, according to authorities. Luckily, the boy was able to escape, and return to his family.Police say the suspect fled before the boy's family could locate him.MORE HEADLINES:He is described as being an older male with gray combed back hair.

SMYRNA DUNES PARK, Fla. - A Florida woman was arrested and charged after authorities said she nearly drove into families at a beach in Smyrna Dunes Park Saturday, narrowly missing parents and children. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said Sarah Ramsammy, 26, of Orlando has been charged with DUI and reckless driving. Helicopter and bodycam footage released by authorities showed a blue vehicle parked in tire-high waterRamsammy was then seen n a green t-shirt standing beside a passenger who was also in the vehicle. She then told authorities she was "not sure" what happened.RELATED: Gang shooting at New Mexico motorcycle rally leaves 3 dead, 5 hurt"I was the driver, and they kinda stopped us, and they said that we almost hit a child.

PHILADELPHIA - A weekend meant to honor our fallen heroes, and usher in the start of summer, has been riddled with shootings in a city continually plagued by gun violence.Nineteen people became the victims of 13 shootings that erupted on the streets of Philadelphia during Memorial Day weekend. Four of those victims have succumbed to their injuries.The violence began just as the holiday weekend was about to kick off when a 20-year-old man chased by 2 gunmen was found shot in vacant lot around 1 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - A walking man was left for dead when police say a driver hit him, then fled the scene in a wanted vehicle.The deadly hit-and-run happened on the 3700 block of Broad Street around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.The man, said to be in his 30s or 40s, was pronounced dead a short time later.

WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JANUARY 15: The American flag (top) and National League of Families POW/MIA flag (bottom) wave in the air in Washington D.C., United States on January 15, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) PENNSYLVANIA - An Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later, military authorities said.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said last week that 2nd Lt.

PHILADELPHIA - A triple shooting left three people, including a 15-year-old boy, injured in West Philadelphia Saturday night.Police say several shots were fired on the 5200 block of Jefferson Street in the city's Parkside section just after 9 p.m.Three people were struck during the shooting, a 20-year-old man twice in the foot; a 15-year-old boy in the stomach; and a 33-year-old man twice in the chest and once in the shoulder.MORE HEADLINES:All three victims were transported to a local hospital by private vehicle and placed in stable condition.No arrests have been made, and no weapons recovered.

Mexican authorities say they have made an arrest in the killing of a Quebec man earlier this month in the Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido.

A two-year-old child tragically died after falling into a grain mixer on a farm in Quebec on Friday, provincial police have confirmed.

Republican leaders in the House of Representatives and the White House have reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the debt ceiling — just over a week before the deadline to avoid a potential default.