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Six Victims Killed In Philadelphia Plane Crash Were Mexican Citizens, 7th Dies On Ground Six Victims Killed In Philadelphia Plane Crash Were Mexican Citizens, 7th Dies On Ground
Six Victims Killed In Philadelphia Plane Crash Were Mexican Citizens, 7th Dies On Ground The president of Mexico has confirmed that all six victims killed in the Learjet 55 crash in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, Jan. 31 were Mexican citizens. Claudia Sheinbaum shared the following statement Saturday morning, Feb. 1 on X: I regret the death of six Mexicans in the plane crash in Philadelphia, United States. The consular authorities are in permanent contact with the families; I have asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support them in whatever way is required. My solidarity with their loved ones and friends. The Learjet 55, a medical transport plane carrying six people, we…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
One Dead, 3 More Hospitalized In CT Fire — 8 Others Displaced: Report One Dead, 3 More Hospitalized In CT Fire — 8 Others Displaced: Report
One Dead, 3 More Hospitalized In CT Fire — 8 Others Displaced: Report An afternoon fire sent three people to the hospital, left one person dead in Connecticut, and displaced four others, a report said.  The blaze began just before 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, on Connecticut Avenue in Bridgeport, according to NBC Connecticut.  The cause of the fire was not released.  Paramedics rushed three people to an area hospital with unknown injuries and a fourth was taken to a morgue, per the report. The deceased's name was not released as of Thursday morning. The American Red Cross is assisting eight people—four adults and four children—who were displaced…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
15 Left Homeless After Fire Guts CT Home Days Before Christmas 15 Left Homeless After Fire Guts CT Home Days Before Christmas
15 Left Homeless After Fire Guts CT Home Days Before Christmas A late-night fire tore through a Connecticut home this week, sending one person to the hospital and displacing 15 people, authorities said.  Hartford firefighters received a 911 call around 4:40 a.m. about the blaze at a multi-family home at 62 Adams Street in the Upper Albany neighborhood.  Flames engulfed the home's first floor when crews arrived, but they were to battle them back and get the fire under control. No firefighters were injured in the incident.  Hartford firefighters extinguished a fire at 62 Adams Street just after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23. Pa…

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by Josh Lanier