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But, on Wednesday, Listenbee said, Abdul-Rahman had not only made bombs, but he had considered placing bombs in trashcans along the route of last year’s Philadelphia Pride March and intended to move to Syria in the hopes of becoming a bomb-maker for a terrorist group. “He wanted to leave America and go to Syria an join a terrorist group. Also seized at that time, Listenbee said, were two phones, and on them, he claims officials discovered “frightening searches” including focused searches on the Philadelphia Pride March. “He was at least considering targeting the LGBT community and the Pride parade,” Listenbee said. Officials said Abdul-Rahman has not entered a plea.

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☆ Atlantic City mayor and his wife indicted after allegations they physically and emotionally abused teen daughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and his wife were indicted Tuesday on charges related to the alleged abuse of their teenage daughter. Prosecutors also accused him of "punching his daughter repeatedly in her legs causing bruising" during another alleged incident. The mayor's wife, who is the superintendent of Atlantic City Public Schools, is alleged to have hit the girl on several occasions. "Another incident alleged that La’Quetta Small punched her daughter in the mouth during an argument." Mayor Small was with her at the time and told the nurse the same story, according to NBC Philadelphia.

Persons: Prosecutors, Marty Small, La’Quetta, Ed Jacobs, Jacobs, Smalls, Jan, Mayor Small, Small Organizations: Prosecutor's, NBC, NBC Philadelphia, Atlantic City Public Schools, Mayor Locations: Atlantic City , New Jersey, Atlantic, NBC Philadelphia

Music fans both here in Philadelphia and around the world have reason to mourn on Wednesday as legendary R&B artist, songwriter and producer Frankie Beverly has died. On Wednesday morning, Beverly’s family announced the founder of the funk and soul band Maze -- who was born Howard Stanley Beverly -- passed away the day before. He lived for his music, family and friends. “After catching the attention of legendary songwriter and producer Kenny Gamble, the group had several releases under Philly-based record label Cameo Parkway,” wrote Tribune correspondent O.J. Earlier this year, after performing and touring for 50 years, Beverly played a farewell show at the Dell Music Center in North Philadelphia.

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☆ Johnny Gaudreau’s wife reveals in eulogy she’s pregnant, expecting 3rd child
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Ariana Brockington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

On Sept. 9, Meredith Gaudreau delivered a heartbreaking speech for the Columbus Blue Jackets player during the joint funeral for him and his brother. Through tears, Meredith Gaudreau recalled their love story and spoke about welcoming their first child together, a baby girl named Noa. Three kids.’”She added that their oldest child, Noa, has not celebrated her second birthday yet. Her pregnancy news came after her sister-in-law Madeline Gaudreau read her eulogy to husband Matthew and also mentioned being pregnant. Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau previously played together at Boston College before their professional careers.

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☆ Authorities find chain saw, dismembered couple and ‘signs of extreme trauma’ in Pennsylvania home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Pennsylvania woman was accused of shooting her parents in their heads and dismembering their bodies with a chain saw, authorities said Wednesday. Beck appeared in court Wednesday for a preliminary arraignment and was ordered held without bail, criminal court records show. Police investigate the scene of a double homicide in Abington Township, Pa., on Wednesday. Inside, officers found Verity Beck, who also lived there, and the victims' bodies, according to the statement. Authorities found at least three guns inside the home that belonged to Verity Beck, NBC Philadelphia reported, citing a criminal complaint.

☆ Body of Pennsylvania mother is found partly buried 2 weeks after she vanished
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The body of a Pennsylvania mother who disappeared this month was found partly buried after what authorities described Wednesday as an intensive search. Jennifer Brown, 43, was discovered in Royersford, roughly 32 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele told reporters. Montgomery County District Attorney's OfficeAerial video captured by NBC Philadelphia appeared to show authorities examining possible evidence behind a warehouse. Brown had been preparing to open a restaurant and dealing with family and work stress, a friend, Antonio “Blair” Watts-Richardson, told NBC Philadelphia last week. Watts-Richardson told the station he watched her son the day she disappeared and had no idea what her plans were.

☆ Philadelphia woman jailed for nearly a week after being wrongfully arrested in mistaken identity case
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Following her arrest, Hudson's family contacted law enforcement in both Texas and Philadelphia in a bid to clear her name. The Harris County District Attorney's Office in Texas said that after learning about what happened it dismissed the case "within five minutes," citing insufficient evidence. “We accept charges based on the sworn evidence presented to us by law enforcement,” a spokesperson for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office wrote in a statement to NBC Philadelphia. In a statement Thursday, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner apologized for Hudson's ordeal. “The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office became aware of Julie Hudson’s predicament last evening, thanks in part to media reports out of Houston and in Philly,” Krasner wrote.

Depiction of the "Boy in the Box". "I don't cry much, but my wife and I cried the other night," he told NBC Philadelphia after Philadelphia police told him they had identified the child. The grave of the "boy in the box" in Philadelphia, on Dec. 1, 2022. “Every time I heard the word(s) Fox Chase, I didn’t think of Fox Chase, I saw that little boy’s picture,” Fleisher said. It's believed the boy is connected to a prominent family in Delaware County, a Philadelphia suburb.

Two seemingly random attacks in New York City and Philadelphia last week could be connected to a single person, authorities said Friday. Two separate shooting incidents in New York, left, and Philadelphia appear to be linked by a similar looking suspect. Philadelphia Police via YouTubeThe shooter in the Philadelphia attack the afternoon of Nov. 25 used a silver revolver, police said. Investigators believe the shooter arrived by car and then walked up to the victim to carry out the attack with a single shot before fleeing, according to NBC Philadelphia. In the Philadelphia attack, rewards for information leading to an arrest and conviction amounted to $20,000.

☆ Four students injured in drive-by shooting near Philadelphia high school, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Four students were injured in a drive-by shooting near a Philadelphia high school Wednesday, shortly after students were dismissed early for Thanksgiving, officials said. Four students — two 15-year-old girls and two 16-year-old boys — were injured and hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday, police said. Overbrook High School was placed on lockdown at 11:47 a.m. due to the shooting and it was lifted at 1:02 p.m., police said. Its impact extends to all students, staff, and school communities,” the School District of Philadelphia said in a statement to NBC Philadelphia. "Our administration will work with @PHLschools to support the Overbrook High School community and with law enforcement to ensure the perpetrators are found and held accountable."

☆ At least 9 injured in Philadelphia shooting after multiple people started firing at a crowd
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Kurt Chirbas | Mirna Alsharif | Kurt Chirbas Is A Senior Editor For Nbc News Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

At least nine people are injured in Philadelphia, four critically, after multiple shooters started firing at a crowd Saturday night, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood when multiple people got out of a vehicle and opened fire at a group of people. The shooting happened outside a bar in the northern Philadelphia neighborhood, NBC Philadelphia reports. There are at least 40 pieces of ballistic evidence on the scene, NBC Philadelphia reports. A motive is not known as of Sunday, but police say it seems like the shooters saw someone they were after and started firing, according to NBC Philadelphia.

☆ Ex-Philadelphia deputy accused of selling illegal guns, including 2 used in 'ambush' shooting at high school scrimmage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A former Philadelphia sheriff's deputy is accused of illegally selling firearms, including two which had been used in a deadly "ambush" after a high school football scrimmage, court documents state. The former deputy, Samir Ahmad, 29, faces charges of firearms trafficking and selling firearms to a person unlawfully in the U.S. Law enforcement gave the informant an audio recording device and instructed him to buy the gun from Ahmad. Three people — two teenagers and a 21-year-old man — were arrested in connection to the shooting, NBC Philadelphia reported. It's not clear if Ahmad knew the weapons had been used in the shooting prior to his obtaining them.

☆ Teen dead after gunmen 'ambushed' 5 high school football players in Philadelphia, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Five high school football players were shot Tuesday in a deadly “ambush” after a scrimmage in Philadelphia, authorities said. Two gunmen are thought to have opened fire after a game at Roxborough High School, killing the 14-year-old boy, Philadelphia Police First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford told reporters. Officials investigate a shooting that killed a teenage boy and injured four other people near Roxborough High School in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The gunmen appeared to have fired "a lot" of bullets at the players, Stanford said. There have been 400 homicides, a 1% drop from the same time last year, the city's most violent on record, according to NBC Philadelphia.

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