A man died after being shot in the heart on a street in Philadelphia's Kensington section late Sunday night, police said.
The unidentified man in his late 20s, early 30s was shot on the 3500 block of Stouton Street around 10:30 p.m. Police said the bullet went into his arm and through his chest to his heart.
He was rushed to Temple University Hospital and died a short time later, according to officials.
Police ask anyone with information to contact them.
A fire engulfed a small church in New Jersey late Sunday and spread to an adjacent building, displacing about 80 residents, officials said.
Firefighters battled the blaze at the Word of God Temple, an Assembly of God church on Columbia Avenue in Passaic. The two-story structure was gutted and partially collapsed.
The fire spread to a three-story apartment house next door to the church and two other structures, fire officials said. Mayor Alex Blanco said 80 people were displaced. The Red Cross was helping those who needed assistance finding shelter for the evening.
The Bergen Record reports a total of 12 buildings along Washington Place and Columbia Avenue were evacuated.
There were no reports of injuries from officials.
Police closed the Ackerman Avenue exit on Route 21 because of the fire.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
One person was rushed to a local hospital following an accident that forced one side of a busy Philadelphia roadway to shut down Monday morning, police said.
Lincoln Dr. southbound was closed near Gypsy Lane after two cars collided during the morning rush.
One person was transported to Einstein Medical Center in unknown condition, according to officials.
Their condition is unknown at this time.
Traffic was delayed until the southbound lanes reopened a short time later.
The Philadelphia Eagles teamed with regional Verizon Wireless stores to help raise awareness about domestic violence for the entire month of April.
The Birds partnered with the telecommunication company for the "Pass Along Hope" campaign and are asking that customers donated their old phones to help raise money for anti-domestic abuse organizations in the area.
The campaign, which officially wraps up Tuesday at the opening of a new Verizon store in Springfield, Delaware County, gave a $1 to the HopeLine program for every phone donated.
Proceeds raised during the wrap ceremony will be presented to the Asia Adams Save OUR Children Foundation and the People's Emergency Center.
During the campaign, customers were also encouraged to leave a personal message of hope along with their donations on social media using the hashtag #EaglesVZHope to spread the word.
A collection of all customer messages shared were posted on the Eagles website.
"Pass Along Hope" Closing Ceremony
Tuesday, May 5; 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
Verizon Wireless Smart Store
731 W. Sproul Road
Springfield, Pa.
Update: A runner has claimed his ring. We're in the process of getting it back to him.
We are trying to make a love connection!
A wedding ring was found Sunday along Broad Street during the 36th Annual Blue Cross Broad Street race.
We don't know if it belongs to a runner, a fan or maybe even somebody who wasn't involved at all in the race.
A Philadelphia police officer picked the ring up near the starting line, where 40,000 runners began the 10 miler.
If it's your wedding ring, or you know someone who lost their ring, have them call NBC10 at 610-668-5701.
There are specific markings on the inner band that we will use to identify the owner.
A crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lehigh County killed a truck driver Monday afternoon.
Two trucks crashed on the northbound side of the Turnpike's Northeast Extension in Lower Macungie shortly after noon.
The driver of one of the trucks died at the scene, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Rescue crews and accident investigators shut down the northbound side of the highway at mile marker 53.1 during the early afternoon.
Police cleared the debris and worked to open lanes in time for the afternoon rush. The roadway remained closed for hours before police opened one lane shortly before 4 p.m. About 45 minutes later, police reopened all lanes.
A sheep was found dead Monday in what appeared to be the latest in a series of Coyote attacks in New Jersey, authorities said.
The carcass of the animal was found on a private farm off Twin Brook Road in Saddle River, according to Tyco Animal Control. It would be the town's third coyote attack in a month.
Police in New Jersey have been warning residents to be on alert. Last month, a coyote walked away from a home in the Morris County township of Randolph with a dog in its mouth. Neither were seen again.
Earlier in April, a man walking his dog was attacked in Bergen County by a coyote that later tested positive for rabies. A second aggressive coyote was also found dead in a trap, but it was found non-rabid.
In Saddle River, another rabid coyote attacked a man and his dog while he was working in the yard.
Coyotes have also been turning up more frequently in New York City.
Wildlife experts say people can reduce the risk of coyote conflicts by not feeding them and securing trash and pets, among other steps.
Two former political allies of Gov. Christie entered not guilty pleas Monday after they were charged for their alleged involvement in politically motivated lane closures of the George Washington Bridge in 2013.
Christie's former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, and his former top appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Bill Baroni, entered the pleas through their attorneys in the nine-count indictment unsealed Friday after a yearlong investigation.
"I would never risk my career, my job and my reputation for something like this," Baroni said after the brief court hearing. "I am an innocent man."
Kelly didn't talk to reporters Monday, but said she was also innocent at a news conference on Friday.
Bail for both was set at $150,000 and U.S. District Court Judge Susan Wigenton set a tentative trial date of July 7.
David Wildstein, who went to high school with Christie and later became a top official in the Port Authority, pleaded guilty Friday to two criminal counts. He admitted that he helped plot lane closures in Fort Lee on an approach to the world's busiest bridge as political payback against that community's Democratic mayor for failing to support Christie's re-election campaign.
"If David Wildstein was willing to repeatedly lie to settle a petty political grudge, nobody should be surprised at his eagerness to concoct any story that he thinks will help him stay out of federal prison," said Baroni's lawyer Michael Baldassarre. "We're confident that everyone will see this desperate ploy for exactly what this is."
Kelly's attorney, Michael Critchley, said that the case was built solely on information from Wildstein. He said that her brief appearance with Baroni in court Monday was the longest Kelly and Baroni have ever spent together.
Christie has not been implicated in the criminal case.
The charges provide mixed news for Christie as he tries to regain momentum in support of an expected presidential bid.
Christie appears to have been cleared of any allegations that he personally participated in the scheme, but the charges brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey still hit close to home.
A Monmouth University poll of 500 New Jersey residents conducted from Friday through Sunday and released on Monday found that half believe Christie was personally involved in the decision to close the toll lanes. Sixty-nine percent don't believe he's been completely honest about what he knew.
Less than one in 10 believe the three individuals who've been charged in the scheme were the only ones involved. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
Several recent polls have found Christie's job approval rating in the state has also sunk to an all-time low.
Christie's aides and backers hope the developments will allow the governor to put this chapter behind him less than a year before the first presidential primaries, even as legal proceedings have just begun. In many ways, the outcome was the best he could have hoped for — little new information and no names mentioned beyond those Christie had already cut ties to.
Did you run the Blue Cross Broad Street Run on Sunday morning? If so, treat yourself to a brew!
As thousands of runners chugged along and poured in past the finish line, they were awarded a finisher's medal, crafted specifically for this year's race. To top it all off, it soon began filtering through social media that the medal could potentially double as a bottle opener.
A photo posted by Zach Thornbury (@mrthornbury) on
Instead of putting your medal up on the wall or framing it, hang it up next to your fridge and use it to open a cold beer or soda! Other medals simply pale in comparison to those with a second function.
Blue Cross likely hasn't started a draft for next year's medal, but this stout discovery might make some people hop out of their seats and start training for 2016.
As the May 19 primary quickly approaches, the six Democrats vying to get the party’s nomination for Philadelphia mayor took to Temple University to debate over education, taxation, economic development and other issues facing the City of Brotherly Love's next mayor.
Democrats Lynne Abraham, Nelson Diaz, Jim Kenney, Doug Oliver, T. Milton Street and Anthony Hardy Williams will square off Tuesday night at "The Next Mayor Debate" hosted by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com, with partners WHYY, Temple University's Center for Public Interest Journalism, Committee of Seventy, WURD Radio, Young Involved Philadelphia, and Technical.ly Philly.
The debate runs form 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Temple's Performing Arts Center.
Daily News Editorial Page Editor Sandra Shea and WHYY Senior Reporter Dave Davies will co-moderate the debate.
The Democrat that emerges from the primary as the victor will be the favorite against Republican Melissa Murray Bailey in November's general election.
WATCH IT LIVE by clicking here
A brush fire caused crews to block a lane of Interstate 95 in Bucks County Monday evening.
The blaze caused troubles along I-95 near Hilltop Road in Yardley, Pennsylvania around 5:45 p.m.
As SkyForce10 hovered overhead, crews could be seen battling back the flames as one northbound lane of the highway remained closed.
The fire was near homes but no one was evacatued and no one was injured.
The blaze was one of many brush fires that broke out during a Red Flag Warning for much of the region.
A New Jersey man smashed through a car window to stop his girlfriend from driving drunk, according to a published report.
The Bergen Record reports the 25-year-old man was trying to stop his 27-year-old girlfriend from driving after they left a party early Saturday in Dumont.
The boyfriend, who was unidentified, jumped in front of the car as the woman tried to drive away on Chestnut Street, the newspaper reported. When she stopped the car, he punched through the driver’s window and grabbed the keys, cutting his right arm on the glass in the process.
The couple was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries from the glass.
The woman was charged with driving while intoxicated and careless driving, according to the Record.
