An investigation is underway after over a dozen animals were found living in filthy conditions inside a home in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania SPCA officers responded to a home on the 7900 block of Marsden Street Saturday after they received a tip from police of several animals living in unsanitary conditions.
PSPCA officers found 15 small dogs and two cats inside the home. The animals were taken to the SPCA’s Erie Avenue headquarters where they will be examined and cared for by the shelter’s veterinary team.
No arrests have been made. Officials continue to investigate.
Anyone with information about the case should call the PSPCA Cruelty Hotline at 866-601-SPCA. Tips can be left anonymously.
The sister of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump received a threatening letter in Philadelphia, according to a source with NBC News.
A source familiar with the investigation told NBC’s Katy Tur that Maryanne Trump Barry, a federal appeals court judge in Philadelphia, received the letter Friday, only one day after Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump received a suspicious letter with white powder inside.
It’s unclear at this point whether Trump Barry, 78, received the letter at her office or home address. The source says there was no white powder in the letter sent to Trump Barry. The source also says the message was similar to the threat against Eric Trump which demanded that Donald Trump drop out of the presidential race.
The FBI and the secret service are currently investigating the threat.
A shooting in Southwest Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood left a man injured overnight.
Police were called to 58th Street and Beaumont Avenue about 2:30 a.m. for the shooting. A 23-year-old man suffered three gunshot wounds, police said, and was taken to Presbyterian Hospital.
He was listed in stable condition Sunday morning.
Police were investigating. No arrests were reported.
A two-alarm house fire in Chester, Delaware County sent a person to the hospital overnight.
Firefighters responded to the blaze, near 5th Street and Concord Avenue, about 12:30 a.m. Officials said when crews arrived, they found heavy fire and smoke on the third floor of the house. The fire spread to two attached buildings as well, and crews struck a second alarm.
One person was taken to an area hospital to be treated for injuries suffered in the blaze. That victim's condition was not known early Sunday morning.
A firefighter suffered a minor injury when he was hit by a wire at the scene, but officials said he did not need hospital treatment.
After about an hour, firefighters had the blaze under control. Its cause remained under investigation Sunday morning.
The moment Eagle Cam watchers had been waiting for came early Sunday morning: As the world watched, a second eaglet was born to two bald eagle parents in Washington D.C.
The second eaglet, DC3, hatched in the early morning hours Sunday on the live D.C. Bald Eagle Nest Cam. The first eaglet, DC2, hatched at 8:27 a.m. Friday.
The parent eagles are known as Mr. President and the First Lady.
You can watch the Eagle Cam live here.
Firefighters battled a rowhouse fire in Philadelphia's Brewerytown neighborhood.
Crews were called to the fire, on 30th Street near Jefferson, Sunday shortly after 2 p.m.
Heavy flames could be seen pouring out of the house as firefighters worked to douse the blaze.
Firefighters were able to bring the flames under control. No injuries were reported. Neighbors told NBC10 someone owned the home but was in the process of making repairs prior to the fire. Officials have not yet revealed the cause.
Villanova closed the first half on an explosive 41-16 run and ended six years of frustration and disappointment by returning to the Sweet 16 with an 87-68 win over Iowa Sunday in the NCAA South Regional second round at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
No. 2 seed Villanova led No. 7 seed Iowa by as many as 34 points four minutes into the second half. Iowa got as close as 16 in the final minutes.
Villanova was eliminated in 2010, 2014 and 2015 as a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the second round against No. 7 or 8 seeds and faced constant questions about its ability to win in the NCAA Tournament against underdogs.
Going back to 2009, the Wildcats had lost six consecutive NCAA Tournament games against teams seeded higher than 15th.
But all that is history. Villanova played a near-perfect first half, shooting 61 percent from the field and 58 percent from three and limiting Iowa to 40 percent shooting on the way to a 54-29 halftime lead — the largest by any team in this year’s tournament.
The game was tied at 13 before Villanova outscored Iowa, 52-18, over the next 17½ minutes to go up 65-31 four minutes into the second half.
Josh Hart led Villanova with 19 points on 7 for 11 from the field. Ryan Arcidiacono (16), Kris Jenkins (15) and Jalen Brunson (12) also reached double digits. Phil Booth came off the bench to add eight points and three assists.
Even with a sluggish second half in which it was outscored 39-33, Villanova shot 59 percent from the field and 53 percent from beyond the arc.
Villanova is now off to the Sweet 16 in Louisville, where it will open play Thursday against Miami.
Brunson, Jenkins, Arcidiacono and Booth combined to shoot 9 for 15 from beyond the arc.
Villanova’s 54 points in the first half are its most ever in an NCAA Tournament game.
What it means
This is Villanova’s 17th trip to the Sweet 16 and fifth in the last 12 years, but it’s the Wildcats’ first trip since 2009, when they reached the Final 4.
Villanova avoided becoming the first team in NCAA Tournament history to lose as a top-two seed in the Round of 32 three years in a row.
Villanova improved to 31-5, and the 31 wins are second-most in school history, behind only last year’s 33.
Iowa, which eliminated Temple on Friday, finished the season 22-11 after a 16-3 start.
Turning point
With the score tied at 13, Darryl Reynolds scored in the paint and added a foul shot and then Jenkins hit back-to-back jumpers, the second one from three, for an eight-point lead. The lead grew exponentially from there.
By the numbers
• Ochefu had 11 rebounds, four assists, six points and three blocks.
• Villanova has won 32 straight games going back to 2012 when it shoots 40 percent or better from three.
• The Wildcats made 40 percent of their threes in just five of their first 27 games but six of their last nine.
• Iowa made its first two threes, then made five of its last 22.
• Brunson, Jenkins, Arcidiacono and Ochefu all had four assists for ‘Nova.
What's next
The Wildcats will face Miami on Thursday in the South Regional semifinals at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville. Game time has not yet been announced.
Miami beat Wichita State, 65-57, in Providence on Saturday in a South Region quarterfinal.
The Hurricanes are 27-7 and a Philly native, Ja’Quan Newton of Neumann-Goretti, is averaging 10.8 points and 2.4 rebounds.
Villanova and Miami have never met in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats went 13-10 against the Hurricanes during the 13 years they were together in the Big East — 1992-2004.
The two teams haven’t met since March 2, 2004, when Miami beat the Wildcats, 59-56, at the Pavilion.
