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A man is recovering in the hospital after being shot by a Bensalem police officer Saturday evening following a road rage incident, police said. According to Bensalem Township police, officers responded to a 911 call around 5:45 p.m. from a motorist who reported that a man on a motorcycle had pointed a gun at them near the intersection of Bristol Pike and Biddle Lane. An officer in the area found both the motorcycle and the victim’s car near Bristol Pike and Appleton Avenue, where they were stopped in traffic. Police said the officer positioned his patrol car between the two…
The weekend is here, and Philadelphia is more than ready for it! From Phillies alumni celebrations in South Philly to a Grammy Award-winning artist performing down in South Jersey, there’s something on the docket for everyone this weekend. Musikfest 2025 is also underway in Bethlehem, as is BlackStar Film Festival in the City of Brotherly Love. That’s just a teaser for an incredibly vibrant weekend in the Philadelphia region. Here’s what else is going on. Musikfest 2025 A sure sign of summer is back in the Lehigh Valley — it’s Musikfest 2025! This 10-day festival in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is nothing…
Monica Conn, 53, describes menopause as “hot flashes, anxiety, night sweats, irritability.” Instead of continuing to suffer silently through the brutal hormonal transition that 47 million women experience annually around the world, Conn has decided to do—and say—something about it. “I want to take away an attitude that I’m looking forward to my next chapter and not that something has just ended,” Conn said. She signed up for the Canyon Ranch Health Spa’s M/Power program, a four-day holistic menopause retreat in the Massachusetts Berkshires that promises relief, education and counseling. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines menopause as…
By naming its game world “Philabieldia,” did a Japanese video game developer just give a shoutout to the real-life city of Philadelphia? That’s how some local gamers are interpreting a recent trailer. Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct event Thursday, announcing several new games coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 console from partner developers. And one game by Square Enix, “The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales,” is getting some attention from Philadelphians. “This is Philabieldia, a continent overrun by beast tribes,” a narrator says in a trailer for the game, as the name “Philabieldia” appears on the screen. Social media…
At 42, Tameka Bostick decided she wanted to learn how to swim. Bostick said she tried to sign her teenager up for lessons, too, but her daughter said she wanted her mother to learn to swim first. “‘Ma, you do it first and see how it is, and then I’ll do it,'” Bostick recalled to CBS News right before starting her beginner swim class in Westbury, New York, run by the not-for-profit organization Black People Will Swim. “I did want to learn how to swim, so I was like, ‘You know what? I’ll do it.'” Bostick said she grew up…
Police in South Jersey are investigating after a man was killed in a farming accident in Cinnaminson Sunday morning. Multiple emergency response crews were sent to Hunters Farm, on Union Landing Road, for a reported farming accident at around 10:15 a.m., Cinnaminson police said. Investigators arrived at the farm and said that 77-year-old John Howard Hunter had died as a result of a machinery accident. Exact details surrounding the accident were not immediately provided by police. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
Actor Gary Busey has pleaded guilty to a sexual offense stemming from an appearance at a 2022 horror convention in New Jersey, according to his representatives and court records. The 81-year-old “Buddy Holly” star’s manager, Ron Sampson, said in an email Friday that the actor admitted to touching a woman’s buttocks “over clothing during an 8-10 second photo op.” Busey entered a guilty plea to a single count of criminal sexual contact during a virtual hearing in state court in Camden on Thursday. The actor had been accused of inappropriately touching at least three women at the Monster-Mania Convention at…
As Central Texas communities continue recovering from a devastating flood that claimed more than 130 lives, CBS Texas and Chef Tim Love are hosting the “Loud for Love” benefit concert to support those impacted. The event will take place Sunday, Aug. 3, at Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the show running from 6 to 10 p.m. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS CBS Texas anchor Madison Sawyer will host the concert, which will feature a mix of storytelling and live performances. Texan and country artist Amanda Shires will headline the…
Part of Market Street in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood will be closed for up to three months as the city begins construction on Monday aimed at making the road safer. The Streets Department announced on Sunday that the partial closures and detours on Market Street will begin on Monday between Front and 6th streets. The project, named the Market Street Old City improvement project, will include sidewalk-level bike lanes, concrete bus boarding bump-outs and left turn lanes, according to the city. When the project was introduced, the city hoped it would be completed in time for the country’s 250th birthday…
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania’s schools and human services will be delayed, as he and the politically divided Legislature struggle to end what is now a monthlong budget stalemate. State-supported universities, libraries, early-childhood education programs and county health departments also will see delays in payments, Shapiro’s administration said in letters sent Tuesday to providers. “I recognize this information is concerning, and it is equally concerning to both me and the governor,” Budget Secretary Uri Monson said in the letters. “Our administration continues to work diligently to find agreement between the House and…