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  • Man Tries to Kill Stepdaughter in Drunken Rage Police

    A woman, who has not been identified, told police she was arguing with her stepfather inside their home on the 900 block of W. Silver Street around 1:15 a.m. on Saturday. During the argument, the stepfather allegedly pushed the woman to the floor. Police say the two then began to fight. After punching her stepfather in the nose, police say the woman went to the living room while the suspect ...

  • 85-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Lehigh County

    The incident occurred at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday in the 6600 block of Kings Highway South in Upper Milford Township. Authorities say the woman was struck by a vehicle. No other details surrounding the incident were released. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office will complete an autopsy on ...

  • Camden County Veterans Remembered At Memorial Day Weekend Ceremony

    CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS) — 16 Camden County veterans who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan were honored in a Memorial Day weekend ceremony at Harleigh ...

  • Cape May-Lewes Ferry Canceled For High Winds

    -- There’s some bad news for Memorial Day weekend travelers in Delaware. The Cape May-Lewes Ferry is closed Saturday because of high winds in the ...

  • Teen Girl Abducted Amber Alert Issued

    Police say Cassidy Bowers, 17, was abducted from a home on 305 Howard Avenue in Pottsville on Saturday, around 6 a.m. She was abducted by Stephen Campion Jr., 20, according to investigators. Police say Campion assaulted another person at the home before he abducted ...


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In Get Smart, Steve Carell steps into the shoes originally worn by comedian Don Adams in the late-60s parodic spy series, albeit there are no phones in the soles this time around. The general lack of mobile shoe-phone technology is not the only obvious change from the original televisi ... ...

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  • AP Sources Coyotes Sale Approved Hurdle Remains

    Two people familiar with the situation say the NHL has approved the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to a group of Canadian-led investors, but the deal is contingent on reaching a lease agreement with the city of Glendale. The NHL agreed to sell the team to Renaissance Sports & Entertainment, a group headed by George Gosbee and Anthony LeBlanc, according to the people, who spoke on condition ...

  • NJ Mom Wants To Withdraw Guilty Plea In Kidnapping Starving Of 8-Year-Old Daughter

    -- A New Jersey mom who admitted tying up, beating and starving her eight-year-old daughter is now seeking to withdraw her guilty plea to first-degree kidnapping. Plesi Nichols of Trenton was due to be sentenced Friday, but that was put on hold and a hearing was scheduled for this summer to consider her request. Nichols was facing an 18-year state prison term after pleading guilty last ...

  • Gun Rights Advocates March To Protest Philadelphia Ordinance That Bans Firearms On City Property

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A few dozen gun rights advocates rallied in Philadelphia’s Love Park and then marched down Market Street on Saturday to protest a City ordinance that bans the carrying of firearms in parks and recreation centers, even if the guns are legal. ';The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves in the state, shall not be questioned,'; ...

  • Man Arrested After Firing Shots At Stepdaughter Police In North Philadelphia

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Police say they arrested an intoxicated man who was firing shots at his stepdaughter and then officers in North Philadelphia. The incident happened around 1 a.m. Saturday in a home along the 900 block of West Silver Street. A woman was involved with a physical altercation with her stepfather and ran outside of the house. That’s when, police say, she heard a ...

  • Impact put home unbeaten record on the line vs. Philadelphia

    The Philadelphia Union's Jack McInerney has taken MLS by storm as the league leader in goals heading into his return to the site of his lone red card from a season ago. Not far behind him in the scoring race is Italian veteran Marco Di Vaio of the Montreal Impact. These forwards will be in the spotlight Saturday night when the Impact look to remain unbeaten at home as they meet the ...

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