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Woman wants answers after she says police removed her hijab following arrest at Temple
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A Muslim woman said the Philadelphia Police Department forced her to remove her hijab following an incident at Temple University in September.Johara Shama, the Muslim woman who had her hijab forcibly removed, said she was held for 20 hours by police without access to her religious headwear.Now, Shama and the Council on American-Islamic Relations want answers from the department.Shama and several others were arrested while protesting the war in Gaza at Temple's Howard Gittis Student Center last Thursday. After she was detained by Philadelphia police, Shama said an officer removed her hijab and under-cap. She and officials at...
1 killed, 1 hurt after shootout during apparent attempted robbery in Philadelphia corner store
Police are searching for two suspects who crashed into a SEPTA bus after a fatal shootout inside a corner store in the Philadelphia's Mantua section. The incident left one person dead and another injured.It happened at around 10 p.m. on Wednesday at 40th and Brown streets.Investigators said the tables were turned on a 17-year-old who was shot multiple times while he was allegedly trying to rob a man inside a corner store.That teenager survived, but the man was shot and killed.All of it was seen on surveillance video."You can see our initial shooting victim who died inside the store playing...
Retro Norristown Sandwich Shop Has Statewide Reputation for One, Single Menu Item
Regional signature dishes are common: Chicago deep-dish pizza; New England chowder; New York bagels. But Pennsylvanians excel at so many foods — cheesesteaks, scrapple, soft pretzels — it’s difficult to peg one as best. The Travel Maven may, however, have unearthed a statewide standout menu item from Eve’s Lunch, a Norristown sandwich shop.
2 dogs left living in ‘disgusting mess’ in Bucks County apartment
MORRISVILLE, Pa — A woman who police say left a dog and her puppy inside an apartment without any food or water for nine days has been charged but not yet found. According to the affidavit in the case, neighbors called the police on Aug. 28 regarding the dogs inside an apartment located on Delmorr Avenue in Morrisville. An officer looked through a window and saw that both dogs were very thin, and one appeared to have a medical condition with its skin.
Woman searches for photographer who captured her dog's last walk
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- If you like taking pictures in Fairmount, you may have taken a photo recently that could help heal a broken heart. One woman says she was approached by a man on the street to take a photo of her and her beloved dog, and that image ended up being the last picture ever snapped of the pair. "He was my best friend for 13 years," Kristina Cusenza said of her beloved hound mix Weston.Cusenza spends a lot of time reflecting these days. That's what happens when you lose a pet who becomes family. And for Cusenza, that was...
Minerva Perez-Ramos Arrested For Stabbing Man
Minerva Perez-Ramos, 34, of Willow Grove, was arrested on assault and related charges on Monday, Sept. 30, Warminster Township Police said. The incident happened as Perez-Ramos was about to get into a Lyft vehicle that was called for her at an apartment building in the first block of Madison Avenue in Warminster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, according to the criminal complaint.
9-year-old girl threatens to stab another student at Delaware County school: Police
Parents in one Delaware County neighborhood are on edge after police say a 9-year-old girl threatened to stab another student at school.The incident happened Tuesday at Hillcrest Elementary School in Drexel Hill.Upper Darby police were called to the school after a group of students made educators aware of the threat. Police say they also found a concerning list on the back of one of the girl's copybooks."It's not unbelievable nowadays. You never know what's going on," said Tony Vettese, a grandparent. "It's a shame that you have to worry about something like that."Police say the child did not have any...
Group of Philly students return home from NC camping trip after Hurricane Helene stranded them in mountains for days
About 30 Philadelphia high school students are back home after Hurricane Helene left them stranded in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina for days during a school-led camping trip.
Bucks County Breaks Record for Biggest Real Estate Transaction Ever, But Sale Wasn’t to Who Was Rumored
The sale of more than 100 acres in Plumstead marks the biggest real estate transaction in Bucks County history. A recent sale of more than 100 acres in Plumstead broke the record for the biggest residential real estate sale in Bucks County’s history, writes Joe Ciavaglia for Philly Blurbs.
Columbia County man caught at Philadelphia airport with meth packed in a shotgun shell
PHILADELPHIA — The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday it stopped a Columbia County man from boarding a plane in Philadelphia because he tried to smuggle in methamphetamine packed in a shotgun shell and hidden in his groin. The catch happened Monday at Philadelphia International Airport, the TSA announced. In...
Madelyn Edwards Of Cheltenham Is Missing, Possibly In Danger
Madelyn Edwards, 81, was last seen in the area of Old Farm Road, Cheltenham Township at 12 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, police said. She's described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall, 110 pounds, with black hair, and brown eyes. Edwards was last seen driving a gray 2017 Hyundai...
6ABC Meteorologist Gives Emotional Goodbye
It's amazing how you can get attached to your favorites TV news and weather people. They're in your home each and every day - it's almost like they really are in your home each and very day. Channel 6 Weatherman says goodbye. Over the weekend, Philadelphia 6ABC Meteorologist Chris Sowers...
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