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A New Jersey woman is charged with killing her husband, who vanished six years ago. You won't believe where investigators say they found his remains. More>>
A Delco rowing team remembers one of their own after a deadly crash Thursday night. More>>
A couple of Good Samaritans helped rescue a 3-year-old boy's lifeless body from an Allentown creek. Their quick thinking and help from police helped bring the boy back to life. More>>
A 16-year-old girl with cerebral palsy is on the mend after being savagely bitten on her back and shoulder. The questions: who did it, when and where? More>>
A woman who lived with a Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding her 11-year-old daughter has agreed to plead guilty to child endangerment charges and testify against him. More>>
The search is on for the thief who targeted a family's home in Centre County. The loot that was taken? Thirteen snakes. More>>
Investigators now say the gun used by a man while holding three children and two dead bodies inside a home was actually fake. More>>
The father of a Navy SEAL from Philadelphia discusses why he's suing the president of the United States. More>>
When SEPTA trains roll into stations in Radnor Township, Main Line passengers aren't the only ones getting on and off. Police say criminals are now using the rails to pull off home burglaries here and make their getaway. More>>
A man in Montgomery County is determined to shock and disgust unsuspecting women, even if they're with their young children.
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Police are investigating a bizarre confrontation at a local elementary school. The alleged combatants were a grown woman and an 11-year-old girl. More>>
Philadelphia students walked out of school Friday and flooded the streets of Center City to protest district budget cuts. More>>
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire in the basement of the Please Touch Museum. More>>
Fox 29's Sue Serio got up extra bright and early this morning to kick off Fox 29's 'Comeback Down The Shore' series.Sue visited come local restaurants that were hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. As you can More>>
This duo may not see the joy they bring to busy commuters. But that doesn't stop them from belting out songs in rush-hour harmony. More>>
How to avoid letting your handheld device lead you down a dangerous path. More>>
A worker was killed during a wall collapse Friday morning in Camden, police said. County police identified the victim as Keith Rainer, 42, of Camden, an employee at Harris Camden Terminal, located at 2201 More>>
Skyfox was over the scene of a fire in Douglass Township, Montgomery County early Friday afternoon. There is no word on the cause of the fire.The farm is located in a fairly rural area on Congo Road.There More>>
Henna tattoos are very popular, but Fox 29's Joyce Evans has a warning everyone should see regarding black henna. More>>
Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. More>>
Police have confirmed to Fox 29 that a pedestrian was struck by a car on Atsion Road in Medford Township on Friday afternoon.The vehicle fled the scene. The injured man was transported via ambulance to More>>
With hundreds of millions of dollars up for grabs this weekend, lottery fever is fueling tickets sales across our region. More>>
Authorities say a couple found shot to death in a northern New Jersey park had a dating relationship. More>>
Prom night is a right of passage for teens everywhere, but for the kids at the children's Hospital of Philadelphia, it's a chance to ditch the hospital gown and dance their cares away! Fox 29's Stacey More>>
Crime doesn't pay, but your parking ticket could get you something free. One guy's rant could be your free lunch! More>>
A new drug is popping up in schools in the suburbs. What parents need to know before it's too late. More>>
The superintendent of Philadelphia's public schools says ending teacher seniority may be the only way for the cash-strapped district to get the money it needs. More>>
Some of 40 chaperones and students visiting Penn State's main campus say they came home with bedbug bites. More>>
Officials have suspended a New Jersey teacher with pay after she said she was the victim of a sexual assault. More>>
He became an Internet celebrity for his interview after stopping a murder. But now it appears the tables have turned for "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker." More>>
Hurricane Sandy slammed into the coast of New Jersey last October.The beloved shore towns of so many millions were battered.Businesses were destroyed. Homes were demolished. Many tears were shed.But, More>>
The father of a Navy SEAL from Philadelphia is suing the president of the United States. This comes nearly two years after his son was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. More>>
Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas suburb was largely undone during an outbreak of 12 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens. More>>
A massive drug bust in Berks County leads to 19 arrests in what police call a major drug operation. More>>
Police are looking for the person who hit a 9-year-old girl with a car in Oxford Circle, then took off. More>>
They're barely old enough to see over the seats but that doesn't stop these kids from targeting a bus aid with profanity-laced insults, FOX 29's Bruce Gordon reports. More>>
Friends forever! It's an unlikely bond between a cat and a dog. Find out why this kitten owes a lot to its new mother. More>>
One unwanted passenger takes a free ride on a city bus in Pennsylvania. Glass shatters as a white-tailed deer crashes through the windshield. More>>
New Jersey Transit has announced new rail schedules that will take effect next month to accommodate an Amtrak project on the Northeast Corridor.Officials said Thursday the new timetables will take effect More>>
A group of protesters affiliated with the Occupy movement has returned to Easton and the mayor says they're breaking the law. The Express-Times reports Occupy Easton first came to the More>>
There was no jackpot winner in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, and now comes word that the pot has gotten even larger than first thought. More>>
Parents, ever wonder what kind of crazy stuff your kids are trying when you're not around? Some are harmless. But we'll show you a few that are really dangerous. More>>
One of the top football prospects in Pennsylvania is giving up a free ride to college. Hear the reason why, in his own words, he'd rather run into a recording studio than into the end zone. More>>
David Beckham says he is retiring from soccer at the end of the season.The 38-year-old Beckham recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He has become a global superstar More>>
Investigators say a police-involved shooting occurred early Thursday morning after someone broke into an off-duty officer's shed outside a home in Northeast Philadelphia. More>>
Firefighters finally got control of a brush fire that sparked dangerously close to an oil refinery Wednesday night in Gloucester County. More>>
Robin Griggs is No. 9 on the jury that convicted abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell. She tells her story only to FOX 29. More>>
A black bear spooks residents of one Bucks County community, including a teenager as she takes her dog for a walk. More>>
A stray bullet bursts through a local home, hitting an innocent woman inside. The search is on for the gunmen who opened fire, wounding four in all. More>>
Police shut down the area around the Social Security Administration building early Thursday morning as they investigated a suspicious vehicle. More>>
Residents in one Bucks County neighborhood are checking their yards. Somebody snapped a picture of this bear, and now people are wondering where he is. More>>
It's video that will make you gasp. A stroller with a baby strapped inside rolls off a SEPTA ramp and onto the train tracks below. More>>
These Crime Scene Investigators have processed thousands of gruesome crime scenes over their careers, but what they saw inside Doctor Kermit Gosnell's abortion clinic back in 2010 was a nightmare. More>>
For the first time since they delivered their verdict, we heard from the jurors themselves. Wednesday. More>>
AP imageThe city of Keene, N.H., has sued a group that feeds change into parking meters that are about to expire, saying members are harassing enforcement officers. The group calls itself "Robin Hood of Keene." More>>
"Kermit Gosnell at some point became a monster." District Attorney Seth Williams shot straight from the hip as he spoke for the first time since abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was found guilty this More>>
Want to save 50 percent or more on your grocery bills? A new smartphone app says you can. Does it work? FOX 29's Iain Page puts it to the test. More>>
Stephen John Groch, 27Last month, a woman and her five-year old twin daughters were crossing Lancaster Avenue in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, when they were hit by a car.The car fled the scene and police began their search More>>
There's a controversial proposal in the city of Philadelphia that would have both residents and visitors to the city seeing higher taxes. More>>
The FBI and Philadelphia police are trying to find the man seen on surveillance video wearing a Notre Dame "Fighting Irish" sweatshirt as he robs a bank. More>>
Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has been sentenced to a third life term for killing an aborted baby that he described as so big it could "walk to the bus." More>>
A middle school in eastern Pennsylvania had to be locked down as a precaution after a student found a bullet in the boy's bathroom. More>>
Authorities have charged a Delaware man with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a class trip to a New Jersey amusement park.Police say 34-year-old Glen San-Andreas of Wilmington, Del., is held More>>
Revel is dropping its one-of-a-kind non-smoking policy.The Atlantic City casino says it plans to allow patrons to light up on 25 percent of the casino floor, possibly within two or three weeks.Interim More>>
The Phillies and former All-Star pitcher Carlos Zambrano have agreed to a minor-league deal, a source told Fox Sports. More>>
It was early in the morning when Kacie and Jenn set out for the Jersey shore - Matoloking to be exact. The mission was to catch Prince Harry's eye - maybe meet and chat with the Prince. Kacie diligently More>>
See the disgraceful way rich moms are getting to the front of the line at the Disney resorts. More>>
Eagles' running back LeSean McCoy is being sued. More>>
A local athlete is in the headlines for the wrong reasons. A woman is suing Sixers' guard Nick Young, claiming he met her at a bar, drugged and raped her two years ago. More>>
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he hasn't been feeling better three months after undergoing secret weight-loss surgery. More>>
A traffic stop in northern New Jersey has led police to an apartment, where they say the found bomb-making materials. More>>
Neighbors say developer that withdrew application to build is a stall tactic. More>>
Powerball fever is about to take over our area as the jackpot has ballooned to a whopping $360 million! More>>
A teenager is behind bars after allegedly pointing a gun at police during a chase overnight in West Philadelphia. More>>
Officials are looking for a missing nuclear gauge that fell off a truck in West Virginia. More>>
Code enforcement officials in Pottsville say they had recommended smoke detectors for a home where two adults and four children were killed in a Mother's Day fire. More>>
Will Smith's son Jaden has a wild birthday wish! Find out why his famous dad just may give it to him. More>>
Kermit Gosnell will spend the rest of his life in prison. The 72-year old abortion provider has waived his right to appeal the first-degree murder charge issued by a jury just one day ago. More>>
A jury convicted a mother of six of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday in the starvation death of her infant at a Philadelphia homeless shelter. The jury also convicted 34-year-old Tanya Williams of the More>>
A Hollywood A-lister takes the world by surprise by opening up about a very private matter. Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday she chose to have a double mastectomy to lower her risk of getting cancer. Jolie's not the first woman to do it, but she may be the most high profile. Her decision is touching off a serious conversation about the preventive measure. More>>
Investigators say it was around 4 a.m. when Delanco Police Officer Francisco Ambrifi responded to a disorderly person radio call on the 400 block of Delaware Avenue in this riverfront community. That's More>>
The Philadelphia 76ers have named former Houston executive Sam Hinkie team president and general manager.Hinkie was formally introduced by the team Tuesday. Hinkie was the executive vice president of basketball More>>
MILTON, Del. (AP) - Delaware State Police say a body found on a Sussex County beach has been identified as a missing New Jersey fisherman. Police say the remains More>>
The iconic roller coaster that became a defining image in the wake of Sandy's aftermath is finally starting to come down. More>>
Authorities now say an early-morning shooting in Burlington County involved a police officer and a man he found in the street, both of whom were wounded. More>>
Gov. Chris Christie leads Prince Harry along the rebuilt boardwalk in Seaside Heights, where the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore" was taped. More>>
Donovan McNabb says he will retire with the Philadelphia Eagles this fall. More>>
Authorities have arrested three people following allegations of prostitution and drug use at a senior citizen housing complex in northern New Jersey.Authorities have charged 75-year-old James Parham and More>>
Attorney Ken Rothweiler reacts to the first-degree murder conviction of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell and talks about what happens next in the penalty phase, during which Gosnell faces a possible death sentence. More>>
Angelina Jolie has gotten a surgery she hopes will save her life. The actress says she had a preventative double mastectomy after finding out she carried the breast cancer gene. More>>
Skyfox was over a school bus accident on Salem Road in Burlington County, NJ. during the 9:00 hour this morning. According to Burlington Township School District, 15 children were on the bus at the time of the accident. More>>
Sadness is in the home of Katrina Fayne of Old City, Philadelphia. "I lost my love, my grand dog," she said. "I'm going to miss him sorely." More>>
Today's the day: Prince Harry is visiting our area to tour some of the shoreline damaged by Hurricane Sandy. More>>
Three people are shot overnight inside a Chinese restaurant in Kensington near 5th and Cumberland streets. More>>
A Toms River father has been charged with multiple counts of child endangerment after his 4-year-old boy shot and killed a 6-year old neighbor last month. More>>
Is this little device a ground-breaking tool to fight crime, or is it an over-the-top intrusion of your privacy? More>>
She wanted to spend Mother's Day with her children and new granddaughter. Instead, she spent it at a hospital and on the couch after she says she was attacked near the Frankford Transportation Center. More>>
Police are vowing to find the gunmen responsible for the Mother's Day parade shooting in New Orleans. Authorities released surveillance footage of the scene on Monday. More>>
You could use fancy mowers, trimmers and clippers to rid your property of tall grass, weeds and invasive plants. Or you could bring in a team of living, breathing "specialists." More>>
Newark police have arrested a suspect in the weekend stabbing of a University of Delaware student. More>>
AP imageThe roller coaster that plunged off a New Jersey pier during Superstorm Sandy is about to be removed from the ocean.Work is expected to start Tuesday afternoon to remove the Jet Star coaster from the surf More>>
"Kelly came out of the house, and she was screaming, you know, 'Help me, help me, help me!' that the kids and Eric, her husband, was still in there," one neighbor said.
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A house fire on Reiffs Mill Road in Amber, Pa has sent one firefighter to a local hospital.There is no word on the extent of their injury at this time. The American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania More>>
Police consider rebooting investigation of missing Delco mother as her mother marks Mother's Day without her. More>>
Bamboo may soon be banned in a community just outside Philadelphia.Officials in Upper Darby are set to vote on an ordinance that would ban the planting of new bamboo plants and regulate existing ones. More>>
The royal: His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales, otherwise known as Prince Harry. The young lady: Fox 29's Kacie McDonnell. The mission: Kacie would like to meet Prince Harry More>>
Fire crews confirm that six people have died, including four kids, after a late-night fire in Pottsville, Schuylkill County. More>>
The Philadelphia Montessori Charter School in Southwest Philadelphia is closed Monday. More>>
It was a heartbreaking Mother's Day for the mom of a shooting victim gunned down on South Street as she travels to Philadelphia to identify the body of her son. More>>
A 37-hour standoff with an armed man inside a Trenton home ends with a woman and her child dead inside and three of her other kids who were held hostage rescued. More>>
Police are searching for the shooters who opened fire during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans. More>>
Vice President Joe Biden is traveling to Philadelphia to offer advice to the graduates of the University of Pennsylvania. More>>
Authorities in Reading are investigating the death of a 7-year-old boy who was found hanging from a curtain while playing with his brother. More>>
Authorities say five pit bulls rescued from a home were part of an ongoing dog fighting and breeding ring that had been under investigation for months. More>>
It's becoming an all too familiar theme in Philadelphia's South Street area. Another robbery and this one turned deadly. More>>
Police say an armed man with multiple hostages is barricaded inside a New Jersey home in a standoff that began Friday afternoon. More>>
There's an update to the story of a burglar breaking into homes in Philadelphia through the mail slot. More>>
There has been a settlement reported following an incident caught on tape. More>>
A Delaware man made a startling discovery when he hit the beach this week: a shark. More>>
Rutgers says it made a mistake identifying new men's basketball coach Eddie Jordan as a graduate of the university. More>>
Motorists are seeing sharply higher prices at the pumps in New Jersey. More>>
An accused shoplifter in West Philadelphia is arrested but not before store employees teach him a lesson. More>>
A federal judge in California has ruled an auction house cannot sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of Kobe Bryant memorabilia offered by the NBA star's mother while courts sort out where the case should be decided. More>>
More than 100 family members and friends of murdered Atlantic County radio personality April Kauffman came out to honor her memory and rally for justice exactly one year after her death. The group More>>
A Camden mother relives the horror of her 12-year-old son accidentally being shot in the face by a friend More>>
Trenton Police and other authorities are on scene of a barricaded subject, and believe that there may be multiple hostages inside.The incident started around 3:30 P.M. Friday when police were called out More>>
A Philadelphia jury is breaking for the weekend amid deliberations in the capital murder case of an abortion provider. More>>
Texas law enforcement officials launch a criminal investigation into the massive fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people last month, after weeks of largely treating the blast as an industrial accident. More>>
For the week of May 6th through May 10th, Fox 29 honored teachers in our viewing area. May 7th was deemed 'Teacher Appreciation Day," but we had so many to honor, we stretched it out to a week! More>>
A former suburban Philadelphia public school principal is facing up to 10 years in prison in child pornography case.Troy Czukoski's pleaded guilty Friday.Prosecutors charged the 42-year-old in March, saying More>>
The royal:His Royal Highness Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales, otherwise known as Prince Harry. The young lady: Fox 29's Kacie McDonnell. The mission: Kacie would like to meet Prince Harry when More>>
Authorities say a 12-year-old was shot in the face by an 11-year-old Friday morning in a Camden apartment complex. More>>
A Pennsylvania mother who was thought to be dead after she went missing in 2002 is now in a Panhandle jail. More>>
Gregg Wolfe, like most parents, always thought he would look back on precious moments, like receiving Father's Day cards, with a smile. But instead he's fighting back tears. More>>
An eastern Pennsylvania barber has been jailed on criminal homicide and other charges because police say he fatally beat another barber who worked in the same shop. More>>
Heroin is killing young people at an alarming rate. And, parents, you think you'd recognize the signs. See what two grieving families missed until it was too late. More>>
A ordinance regarding stray cats is up for proposal in Radnor.It was the talk of the town tonight as the ordinance has been in the works and fought for almost two years. More>>
In Delaware County, local and federal agents raided Colwyn's Borough Hall and police department on Thursday. More>>
Laws against texting and driving aren't working – at least not for teen drivers. That's according to a new study. More>>
If the kids in Kate Gerhart's second-grade class at Friend's School Haverford in Delaware county look particularly happy, that's because this is payday. Students are rewarded for a week's worth of classroom More>>
Police say they've got an idea of who they're looking for in connection with a shooting in Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood. More>>
Two-and-a-half years after she was allegedly kidnapped and murdered by her former boyfriend, Diane Corado's body has been found and positively identified. More>>
A drive-by outside a funeral home in South Philadelphia sent a woman to the hospital Thursday afternoon. More>>
A young college woman and tennis captain reported missing last month has been found dead in the Hudson River. More>>
Gov. Tom Corbett has ordered state flags lowered to half-staff in honor of former Gov. George Leader. More>>
Food allergies can be scary, but you'll be surprised what you can learn from your kids! See what Jenn Frederick's son wants every parent to know. More>>
A brief scare led to an evacuation at a high school in Atlantic County earlier on Thursday. More>>
Interstate 81 and another Harrisburg-area roadway will be closed for a few days after a tanker truck loaded with diesel fuel overturned and exploded into flames. More>>
Officials at a New Jersey military base say they're searching for a teenage girl who is missing. More>>
The cicadas are coming. The noise is going to take over, but for how long? We're getting the facts from the experts. More>>
Kobe Bryant says in a court filing that he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos from his high school days and early professional basketball career. More>>
Philadelphia police are investigating an early-morning home invasion in Olney. More>>
Three people are taken to the hospital after an overnight fire in Gloucester County. More>>
A new controversy is surrounding Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters. See what's for sale that even has Congress riled up. More>>
Just a couple weeks after the city began a new crackdown on illegal dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles, a North Philadelphia boy is seriously injured by a hit and run driver on a dirt bike Sunday afternoon More>>
Convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend, Jodi Arias gives a shocking interview only to FOX. Hear the chilling sentence she hopes for. More>>
Twice in less than a week residents have reported a prowler in Lumberton, NJ. One even stood over a woman as she slept. Police are trying to find out if the incidents are connected More>>
Two men are accused of one crazy crime spree. Their alleged targets? Hard working men and women doing needed work at homes across the region. More>>
Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion More>>
A former educator has admitted that he secretly videotaped teenage boys in the shower at a Catholic high school in northern New Jersey for nearly four years. More>>
The man accused of impersonating a pilot at Philadelphia International Airport has pleaded guilty. More>>
Supporters and opponents of Philadelphia casino proposals agree that the project could transform a neighborhood - but they disagree on whether that would be a good thing. More>>
Thirty three year old cab driver Hafiz Sarfaraz was at the center of his family's whole world until a gunman took his life early Wednesday morning during what police say could be a robbery gone bad at More>>
You saw it only on FOX, a state representative so desperate to get away from investigative reporter Jeff Cole that he drove into traffic. Now, see what happened after our story aired. More>>
Jurors weighing murder charges against a Philadelphia abortion provider have been reviewing testimony from a key former clinic employee. More>>
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder. More>>
Late Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christe tweeted out the following message:"Maybe There Is Something To This Fleece" Attached to that post was a link to his Youtube page and a video that basically More>>
Singer, songwriter Josh Groban was our guest on Good Day this morning to promote his sixth album, All That Echoes. He also will embark on a tour, where he will employ a local orchestra to join him and More>>
Camden's school board is laying off nearly 100 teachers and support staff members and all 113 lunch aides. The cuts were deeper than expected. Some of the lunch aides might be hired by More>>
We've got a major mess on one of our biggest highways this morning. See the problems a jack-knifed tractor trailer is creating. More>>
A Wildwood woman has been homeless since Hurricane Sandy. Now, she says the town is making her life even worse. More>>
A cab driver picking up a fare is gunned down overnight on the streets of West Philadelphia. Now, police are searching for the shooter. More>>
Eleven people have been hospitalized after an accident involving a drunk driver in Northeast Philadelphia, police say. More>>
A woman is in police custody after she carjacked a man after she stabbed him in the hands tonight.Police say the incident happened tonight at 7 P.M. on the 700 block of Adams Avenue. The man went to pick More>>
It was all done with the stroke of a pen before a burst of cheers erupted inside Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware. Democratic Gov. Jack Markell signed historic House Bill 75 which made the First State More>>
Authorities are investigating a serious accident tonight in Montgomery County.A two-car accident occurred tonight just after 8 P.M. in Salford Township. Two cars went down an embankment in the southbound More>>
"He tried to out slick us and he did not," said police Captain James Clark after homicide investigators charged 75-year-old Louis Hartdegen with the strangulation murder of his wife, Judy. More>>
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took questions Tuesday afternoon on the revelation that he had lap-band stomach surgery, sparring with reporters and calling news coverage of it "ridiculous and silly." More>>
Lower Merion School District has announced that Harriton High School will host a "moving sale" by Tammy and Andy Reid. All proceeds from the sale will go to the Harriton football program and Laurel House.All More>>
Three men are under arrest in the case. They're identified by police as Ariel Castro, and his brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro.A woman missing for 10 years escapes from her captor in Ohio, calling 9-1-1 to let police know she's still alive. That call leads to the rescue of two other women. More>>
Philadelphia police say the 75-year-old husband charged with murdering his wife intended to kill her, first tried to pin the attack on a neighbor and then "tried to cover up his own tracks." More>>
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