Good Morning. Here are some of the top stories from around the region.
WEATHER
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NEWS
Haverford neighbors rescue woman from blaze
An elderly woman was injured with burns to her face and hands and smoke inhalation when her house burst into flames in the 700 block of Buck Lane on Sunday afternoon. The call came in just after 1 p.m. for the report of a person trapped. The victim was reportedly rescued by two neighbors who saw the fire ran up to the house and kicked the door open to reach the woman on the third floor. A nephew ho was living on the second floor also assisted the woman. She was treated by Narberth paramedics, then transported to Lankenau Medical Center, and transferred to Jefferson University Hospital, said James McCans, Haverford Township Chief Paramedic.
Kennett Square police officer, rescue workers, save woman’s life after SUV plunges into water
A Kennett Square police officer saved the life of a woman whose SUV plunged into a creek in Kennett Township, just outside of Kennett Square Monday morning. The accident occurred on Cypress Street near Mill Road. The woman apparently lost control of her Toyota RAV 4 and plunged it into a creek, rolling over but ended up in the water upright. Kennett Square Mark Todd was one of the first officers on the scene and witnessed the vehicle submerging with the woman inside. That’s when he took action.
Gun trafficking ring operating in Southeastern Pennsylvania dismantled
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Matthew P. Varisco, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Department of Justice, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division, announce arrests Monday related to the illegal buying and selling of 69 firearms in Montgomery, Philadelphia, Bucks and Lehigh counties during six and a half months in 2020. Arrested for running the gun trafficking organization were Tyrone Dansby, 24, of Philadelphia, and an 18-year-old charged for juvenile conduct, who is also from Philadelphia. Quamir Terry-Johnson, 22, of Philadelphia, is charged with felony firearms charges after buying two of the 69 guns originally purchased by Dansby.
Man admits to fatally shooting childhood friend in Lower Merion
A Philadelphia man is headed to prison after he admitted to fatally shooting his childhood friend as they walked along a Lower Merion roadway. Sean Jazzare Brown, 20, of the 1800 block of Farrington Road, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 19 to 38 years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to a charge of third-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 13, 2020, gunshot slaying of Nahray Mumakk Crisden, 19, also of Philadelphia, along Surrey Lane in Lower Merion.
Man faces 2 life terms without parole in Bucks County campground slayings
A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two men at a Philadelphia-area campground two years ago. Jurors in Bucks County deliberated for about seven hours before convicting Miles Jones on Monday in the October 2019 deaths at Homestead Family Campgrounds in West Rockhill Township. Jones, 42, was also convicted of weapons counts and more than a dozen counts of recklessly endangering another person, one for each other person present at the annual gathering of friends and relatives at the campground.
SPORTS
Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith can develop into memorable combination for Eagles
Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, they are not, and likely never will be. Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison? Not on their best days. But Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith are making plays those memorable quarterback/receiver combinations made routinely throughout their Pro Football Hall of Fame careers. When all is said and done, providing the Eagles give Hurts and Smith enough time together, the franchise passing and receiving records will fall in much the same way they did when Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens were buddies during the 2004 season.
Villanova looks to bounce back against Howard
Villanova’s 86-77 loss to No. 2 UCLA in overtime last Friday was a learning experience for the Wildcats, who dropped to fifth in the Associated Press top 25. Head coach Jay Wright said he liked his team’s mental toughness and the leadership the upperclassmen showed but felt the Wildcats could have made better decisions on the offensive end. Villanova had a 67-63 lead with 2:12 left in regulation but turned the ball over once and missed its final two shots. The Wildcats shot 2-for-7 and had a turnover in OT.
Penn State’s Jahan Dotson is named semifinalist for Biletnikoff Award
Penn State senior Jahan Dotson was named Monday as one of the 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is presented to the outstanding wide receiver in college football. Dotson is one of only two Football Bowl Subdivision receivers with at least 80 receptions, 990 yards and nine touchdowns in their first 10 games this season. He is the first Big Ten receiver to have such numbers in the first 10 games of any season. He leads the Big Ten with 80 receptions (fourth nationally), is tied for second (tied for eighth in nation) with nine touchdown catches and is third in receiving yards (14th in nation) with 993.
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