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A joint investigation into the death has been launched by Montgomery County Detectives and Horsham Police. The initial investigation found that a large group of people were at a “birthday celebration” in the cemetery at the grave of Tyrek Fairel, who was shot and killed in 2013 in Norristown. Gunfire broke out within the group, killing Hawkins and injuring Davis

AThanksgiving dinner turned tragic inside a Pennsylvania home when a 25-year-old man was shot and killed by a stray bullet that pierced through a window, CBS Philly reports. The man, Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma, was eating Thanksgiving dinner with his family at the time and had nothing to do with the shooting, according to authorities. "A sad scene, man. It was a sad scene, very bad," said William Holmes, a resident of Norristown, where the shooting took place. "Sitting in there, you know, with your family for Thanksgiving and you would never expect for anything like that," Holmes said. [snip]

Donald Trump has united some of his supporters and detractors in buying shares in his new company and hoping to score a big win. Anthony Nguyen, a 49-year-old software consultant from Austin, Texas, is a Republican who refused to vote for the former U.S. president in last year's election. Last week he joined the millions of online day traders who drove up the value of the company that will house Trump's new social media venture to almost $12 billion. The company's app has yet to be rolled out even on a trial basis, and Nguyen said he invested because he...

A young girl is in the hospital after authorities responded to an emergency call and used Narcan to revive her Friday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m. officers responded to a call for a child in distress outside the Sister Mini Market at Marshall and Arch Streets in Norristown. A witness on the scene tells FOX 29’s Jeff Cole a woman set an unconscious 2-year-old girl down in the street in front of the store. The witness, identified as John, says he attempted to help the child while police were called. As opened the child's mouth, the witness said he pulled a...

One big brawl, caught on camera, involving police, teenagers and a whole lot of chaos. Things got ugly at a local church carnival and the video is everywhere. People are upset and demanding answers from police. Reaction from the 14-year-old girl seen in the video going viral on social media as Norristown police were called after several fights and confrontations broke out on the last night of the annual St. Francis of Assisi carnival. “I kept telling him I couldn’t breathe and he kept telling me to shut up over and over,” Bates added. “For that cop to come behind...

Bill Cosby’s PR team put on a brave face Tuesday after the once-beloved comedian was sentenced to three to 10 years in Pennsylvania state prison. “They persecuted Jesus and look what happened,” publicist Andrew Wyatt told reporters outside the courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, after Cosby was taken into custody following his April conviction for three counts of aggravated sexual assault. “Not saying Mr. Cosby is Jesus,” Wyatt quickly clarified. “But we know what this country has done to black men for centuries. So Mr. Cosby is doing fine. He’s holding up well and everybody that wants to say anything negative,...

Authorities have been called to the report of a suspicious package at the Norristown Transportation Center. The incident was reported at 1:21 p.m. Sunday at the center located at West Lafayette and Swede streets. Police have evacuated the area as a precaution. …

A Norristown, Pa., resident has continued a campaign to remember a little boy who was violently killed and raise awareness of child abuse. Jeff Messantonio is encouraging Facebook users to participate across the country in another Light Up the Night for Scotty remembrance Thursday. Jillian Tait, the mother of Scotty McMillan, and her boyfriend Gary Fellenbaum were charged earlier in the month with the torture murder of the 3-year-old. "Its time to wake up and do something about child abuse, and the time is now. So in honor of little scotty, please join us on November 27th and light a...

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Victory Christian Fellowship, a.k.a., 422CHURCH.COM, has made a huge move to a much larger facility, during this recession, in order to be more accessible to meet the growing needs of people. At a time many are cutting back Victory is advancing. Pastor Ed Crenshaw observes, “Sure, it was a risk for us, but God often calls people of faith to step up during risky times to meet the needs of people.” The move is to a much larger facility on the first floor of the J.P. Mascaro & Sons building at 2650 Audubon Road, off Highway 422 at the Trooper...

Victory Christian Fellowship, a.k.a., 422CHURCH.COM, has made a huge move to a much larger facility, during this recession, in order to be more accessible to meet the growing needs of people. At a time many are cutting back Victory is advancing. Pastor Ed Crenshaw observes, “Sure, it was a risk for us, but God often calls people of faith to step up during risky times to meet the needs of people.” The move is to a much larger facility on the first floor of the J.P. Mascaro & Sons building at 2650 Audubon Road, off Highway 422 at the Trooper...

Church Youth Leader Accused Of Touching Girl, 13Group Leader Was Helping Girl With Sacrament Classes   NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- A youth group leader from a local church has been arrested, accused by prosecutors of inappropriately touching a 13-year-old girl. Video Report Members of the Carmel Presbyterian Church found it difficult to believe an employee there was arrested.   "I'm surprised, a little disappointed if it is true," Denise Bottinger, a church member, said.  Montgomery County prosecutors charged 61-year-old Norman Brooks with indecent assault. Investigators said Brooks inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl.  Investigators said Brooks was the girl's church youth group leader...

Montgomery County results explain Clinton's win TRIBUNE-REVIEW By: Salena Zito By all accounts, Pennsylvania's Montgomery County should have been Sen. Barack Obama's low-hanging fruit. From Norristown with its abundant black vote to the Main Line with its affluent well-off latte liberals, "Montco" was tailor-made for the Illinois senator. "I was shocked," said Karen Matthews, wife of GOP Montgomery County chairman Jim Matthews. Karen, who made her own news by switching to Democrat so she could vote for Obama, fully expected a big Obama win. "My only explanation is that people say one thing, and then do another," she said. Karen...

COURTHOUSE - Democratic poll worker Jacqueline A. Kilroy, accused of lying to detectives when she claimed that she heard Republican state House candidate Jay R. Moyer make racial slurs against Democratic challenger Netta Young Hughes, is now in custody. And authorities now believe that the 41-year-old Kilroy was responsible for a second racial complaint filed in connection with that campaign. "We believe that Jacqueline Kilroy is responsible for the racial text messages," said county District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. "Jay Moyer and his campaign workers had absolutely nothing to do with either incident," Castor emphasized. Authorities last Friday had...

<p>FBI agents have arrested eight men in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania in a suspected scheme by Islamic extremists to engage in "holy jihad" to drive India out of the disputed Kashmir territory in South Asia.</p> <p>The men, along with three others, were named in a 41-count federal grand jury indictment handed up in U.S. District Court in Alexandria accusing them of conspiracy to "prepare for and engage in violent jihad" against foreign targets in Kashmir, the Philippines and Chechnya. Nine of the 11 were identified as U.S. citizens.</p>