Ryan Lewis, a young boy with cerebral palsy, had his wheelchair stolen from right outside his home over a week ago. Philadelphia police officers are building a ramp so he can go straight into his home without having to leave his wheelchair on the curb.
Philly's Finest Build Ramp After Boy's Wheelchair Is Stolen
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Wolf, Casey Still Hold Large Leads Over GOP Challengers
The Democratic incumbents in the top two races on Pennsylvania's ballots in the upcoming November midterm elections, Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, continue to hold commanding, even potentially growing, leads over their Republican challengers, new polling data suggests.
Wolf holds a "comfortable lead" over former state Senator Scott Wagner, 52 percent to 30, and Casey leads U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, 50 percent to 33, according to 545 register voters polled by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College.
Those leads are larger than the last poll publicly released in the two races, a survey of 825 adults conducted Aug. 12-16 by The Marist Poll in partnership with NBC News.
In that poll, Wolf lead 54 percent to 40 over Wagner and Casey lead 53 to 38 over Barletta.
From those races down to the U.S. House contests for Pennsylvania's 18 seats, the poll found that President Donald Trump is casting a large shadow over Republicans' hopes.
More registered voters prefer the Democratic candidate to the Republican candidate by a margin of 51 to 36 in the congressional races.
And three out of four polled who said they plan to vote for the Democratic candidate on their ballot said they "are casting their ballot mainly as a vote against President Trump and Republicans in Congress," according to the Franklin & Marshall Poll.
"The link between congressional choice as support or opposition to the President has intensified since August," according to the poll's findings.
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Sen. Chris Coons to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford: 'You Bore This Alone'
In his questioning at a hearing regarding sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware asked Dr. Christine Blasey Ford how the assault she speaks about affected her life. Here's the senator's full questioning.
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Video Shows Burglar at Murdered Model’s Apartment
Just days before former Playboy model Christina Kraft was murdered in Ardmore, a burglar stole items out of her apartment. Now, police say they have new video of the man they are searching for.
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Video Appears to Show Deputy Mayor Shoving Bar Workers
Surveillance video from a bar appeares to show a Deputy Mayor from South Jersey shoving a pair of workers at that bar. Now, Jason Ravitz says he acted that way because of racist, anti-semitic insults coming his way.
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Search for Sexual Predator Spans Two States
The search for a suspected sexual predator is now spanning two states as officials in Delaware believe he may have left Bucks County and entered Delaware. David Hamilton Junior went on the run after a warrant went out for his arrest for multiple charges of child rape, and now a car that Hamilton stole was recently spotted in New Castle County.
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Coons to Kavanaugh: Have You Been Aggressive While Drinking?
Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware asked Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about his demeanor and actions while drinking. Here's the full exchange.
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Fiery Testimony at Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
Fiery and emotional testimony Thursday by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh at his SCOTUS confirmation hearing.
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Testimony at the Kavanaugh Hearing Captivated the Nation
Around the nation and in our area, testimony at the Kavanaugh hearing drew people to televisions and devices to follow along.
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Cosby Team Talks About Incarcerated Comedian
Bill Cosby's team of confidants talk about the now famous inmate after his 3-10 year sentence for sexual assault.
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Moldy New Jersey School Remains Closed
Seneca High School will remain closed Friday due to mold.
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Senators Sorting Out He Said, She Said at Supreme Court Hearing
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gave her account of her alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the Senate Judiciary Board on Thursday. Kavanaugh then gave a fiery denial of the accusations. The Senate is expected to vote Friday about whether they will proceed with Kavanaugh's nomination or delay the confirmation vote until the FBI can further investigate.
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Son Shoots Parents, Killing Dad, Then Hides, Police Say
A heated family argument ended with a man shooting his parents, leaving his father dead and mother injured inside their Delaware County home overnight.
After an hours-long manhunt, Tinicum Township police announced they found Matthew Hox, 31, hiding in a wooded area about one block from his Iroquois Street home around 3 a.m. Friday.
Around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Tinicum officers arrived to the home to find Henry "Hank" Hox, 77, dead and his mother injured, Tinicum Township Police Chief Stephen Edmiston said. The 62-year-old mother was rushed to the hospital where she was conscious and speaking to investigators.
"The son of the two parents that live there had committed the shooting and fled on foot," Edmiston said.
For hours, multiple Delaware County agencies spent hours searching the area near Philadelphia International Airport. During the search, neighbors were urged to stay in the homes.
The shooting happened during some sort of family argument, Edmiston said. Police recovered a pistol at the home.
Hox was arraigned on criminal homicide, first-degree murder, aggravated assault and related charges Friday and denied bail. It was unclear if he has an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
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Tuition-Free Colleges in NJ to Start Rolling Out in 2019
Tuition-free community colleges are coming to 13 New Jersey campuses starting in January.
On Thursday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that about 13,000 qualifying students will be able to attend one of 13 community colleges for free in the spring semester of January 2019.
“Making community college tuition free will help New Jersey’s young people and working adults earn post-secondary degrees to advance their careers – and it will help build the talented workforce that is the engine of our state’s economy,” Murphy said in a statement.
All 19 of the state’s community colleges applied to participate in the Community College Innovation Challenge, signaling interest and need across the state. However, 13 were chosen to take place in the pilot.
The 13 community colleges participating in the pilot are: Atlantic Cape Community College; Bergen Community College; Camden County College; Cumberland County College; Hudson County Community College; Mercer County Community College; Middlesex County College; Ocean County College; Passaic County Community College; Rowan College at Gloucester County; Salem Community College; Union County College; and Warren County Community College.
Students enrolled at least half time at these 13 pilot community colleges are eligible to receive “last-dollar” Community College Opportunity Grants (CCOG), which will cover any remaining tuition costs and approved educational fees after applying all other financial aid grant awards to the student’s account.
Students who are coming from families with adjusted gross incomes between $0 and $45,000 will be eligible for CCOG awards, but to remain eligible for the program in the future, students must maintain certain grades.
The colleges’ applications were evaluated according to a standardized rubric. The Higher Education Student Assistance Authority estimates that the state will provide CCOG awards to about 13,000 students at the 13 selected institutions, with the funding appropriated for this purpose in the state’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget.
Current students who have completed a financial aid application for the fall 2018 semester will be automatically considered for CCOG if they enroll at one of the pilot institutions for at least six credits in the spring 2019 semester.
Students at one of these pilot community colleges who have not yet filed for financial aid for academic year 2018-2019 will have until February 15, 2019 to apply for CCOG awards by completing the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid or by completing the Alternative Application for New Jersey Dreamers.
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Former Church Youth Leader Accused of Abusing Girls
A former church youth group leader has been arrested following accusations he sexually abused five girls who attended his youth group meetings in Maryland.
A Cecil County grand jury indicted Allen L. Price, 58, Thursday, and he was arrested the next morning at his Quarryville, Pennsylvania, home, Maryland State Police say. Price has been charged with five counts of felony second-degree child abuse, 41 counts of felony second-degree sex offense, three counts of felony third-degree sex offense, 49 counts of fourth-degree sex offense, a misdemeanor, and 11 counts of second-degree assault, also a misdemeanor.
The investigation into Price began last summer when police received information about him.
Police say Price volunteered as a youth group leader at Grace Bible Chapel in Rising Sun, Maryland, from 1987 until 2001. Police say Price assaulted and abused five girls who attended the youth group meetings. The victims were between 11 and 16 years old at the time of the assaults.
Police say their investigation indicates that Price still has ties to Quarryville and Lewes, Delaware, where he has been involved in youth activities.
Anyone who would like to speak to police about Price should call 410-996-7811.
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Philly Mayor Wants to Target Deadly Gun Violence
Mayor Jim Kenney is calling the gun violence in Philadelphia a public health crisis. He's calling for a plan to prevent the deadly violence within the next 100 days.
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Child Rape Suspect Captured in Delco After Weeklong Manhunt
A three-state manhunt for a dangerous child rape suspect ended Friday with his capture in the Philadelphia suburbs.
U.S. Marshals captured David Hamilton Jr. around 10:15 a.m. after receiving a tip that Hamilton was in a home on Roberts Road in Aston, Delaware County, marshals said.
Marshals and Aston police found Hamilton hiding in a second-floor bedroom closet of the home that belongs to a family member and arrested him without incident.
"This sexual predator placed the community in significant danger," Marshals Supervisory Deputy Robert Clark said. "We are extremely glad we were able to bring Mr. Hamilton in custody without incident and in a timely manner."
The 47-year-old had led police and U.S. Marshals on a weeklong manhunt from the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area to Bear, Delaware, to Aston, after initially trying to arrest him after child rape charges were filed on Sept. 19. Along the way, Hamilton assaulted a New Hope police officer, stole a car and was spotted in the woods, police said.
Some schools in the Aston area were briefly put on lockdown Friday morning out of caution as police took Hamilton into custody, the Penn-Delco School District said. Sun Valley High School and Northley Middle School were dismissed early as planned midday Friday.
It was unclear how police found Hamilton. A $1,000 reward was offered for information leading to Hamilton's arrest.
Hamilton is wanted on a warrant out of Lower Southampton Township for allegedly carrying out multiple sexual offenses against kids, police said.
Police in Bucks County are expected to pick up Hamilton Friday so he can face charges.
Police found Hamilton's 2016 Toyota Corolla in Morrisville and he was spotted riding a bike across the Calhoun Street bridge into Trenton, New Jersey, last Friday morning.
Then, last Friday afternoon, a hunter saw Hamilton walking through the woods in the New Hope area. Officers responded and attempted to capture him, but police say he attacked a New Hope officer and tried to steal his gun. Hamilton was able to get away.
Police set up a 40-acre search area on the ground and New Jersey State Police scrambled a helicopter to assist from the air but Hamilton remained on the run for another week, allegedly getting help along the way.
A woman, Meredith Custodio, is accused of hindering the apprehension of Hamilton by hiding him in a New Hope home where she worked as the caretaker for an elderly woman, Solebury Township and Lower Southampton police and U.S. Marshals announced Wednesday.
Custodio, who hails from Philadelphia, was arraigned Wednesday and sent to county jail unable to post 10 percent of $150,000 bail. It is unclear if she has an attorney who could comment on her behalf. She is charged with hindering apprehension and theft by unlawful taking.
Photo Credit: U.S. Marshal's Office / Solebury Township Police Department
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Committee Showdown Ahead of Possible Senate Vote on Kavanaugh
College students were glued to the hearing Thursday to hear what both Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford had to say regarding the accusations. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote along party lines Friday.
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Leslie Odom Jr. to Celebrate Philly POPS Milestone
Leslie Odom Jr. will be performing with Philly POPS as they kick off the start to their 40th anniversary season this weekend.
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Booker: 'This Is Not a Partisan Moment for Our Country'
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., spoke about his experience in the Judiciary Committee and how he thinks the country sees this moment not as a partisan moment but a time to discuss sexual assault.
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