41+ min ago (163+ words) A Philadelphia police officer was injured after getting bit by a pit bull while responding to a call on Saturday night, police said. The incident took place as two officers responded to a domestic disturbance at around 7:46 p.m. at the 5200 block of Arbor Street in the city's Olney neighborhood, police said. As the two officers walked up to the home, a person came out with a pit bull and the pit bull attacked an officer, police said. The officer, who was bitten in the arm, is listed in stable condition, police said. However, according to Philadelphia Inspector DF Pace, the officer could have been more badly injured if she was not wearing added layers due to the cold. The pit bull was shot and killed by the other officer responding to the call, police said. No further details about the people…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago (188+ words) The bridge carrying Route 10 (Limestone Road) over U.S. 1 (Kennett Oxford Bypass)in Lower Oxford Township in Chester County is closed for emergency repairs after a large truck smashed into the bridge on Friday, PennDOT said. Chester County bridge undergoing emergency repairs after truck smashes into it The bridge carrying Route 10 (Limestone Road) over U.S. 1 (Kennett Oxford Bypass) in Lower Oxford Township in Chester County is closed for emergency repairs after a large truck smashed into the bridge on Friday, PennDOT said. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. TRAVEL ALERT: Emergency Repair Underway to Reopen U.S. 1 North, Route 10 Overpass Following Bridge Strike in Lower Oxford Township. For the time being, Limestone Road is closed from the U.S. 1 on-ramp and U.S. 1 off-ramp on either side of the bridge, and the Kennett Oxford Bypass is closed between the Route 472 (Lancaster Pike) and Limestone Road interchanges,…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago (199+ words) The Philadelphia Fire Department had to call the Philadelphia Police Department after they became victims to a burglary as they battled flames in Strawberry Mansion on Friday." As Philadelphia firefighters responded to a deadly fire in Strawberry Mansion on Friday, a burglar broke into two fire trucks and then stole a car at the fire house, police said. Police say they are still looking for the man who burglarized firefighters battling the blaze that took place on the 3200 block of Ridge Avenue in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia around 4:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28. At least two firefighters reported personal items stolen, including a set of car keys, a set of house keys and medication, police said. The suspect, who police say was seen on security cameras, also went to the fire house and stole a red Jeep using the car…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago (407+ words) Next week we expect a big decision from the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to controversial new congressional maps. Republican lawmakers passed maps earlier this year that could give the GOP five more seats in Congress. The final court decision for this election may come in the days ahead. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, on Saturday announced he would not seek re-election after the conclusion of his term. Nehls, a close ally of President Donald Trump who co-sponsored legislation proposing putting the president on the $100 bill and renaming Washington's Dulles International Airport after Trump, said he came to his decision after consulting his family during the Thanksgiving holiday " and said he intends to "focus on my family and return home after this Congress." Nehls said he called Trump to let him know of his plans. "President Trump has always been a…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago (728+ words) The Toronto Raptors against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Identity thieves have in recent years narrowed in on a particularly lucrative target: athletes on the verge of going pro. A report from the fraud detection company SentiLink found that NBA and NFL draft picks from a recent five-year period were far likelier than the average American to be victims of attempted financial fraud such as fake loans and credit cards taken out in their names. The figures have risen dramatically from 2020 through 2025. Of the NBA draft picks from that period, 20% saw suspicious credit activity such as credit card applications, and attempted auto and consumer lending loan applications. For NFL picks in the period, the figure was 15.2%. The national average is usually between 2-3%, the report found. The data only flags suspicious attempts to take out loans…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago (728+ words) The Toronto Raptors against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Identity thieves have in recent years narrowed in on a particularly lucrative target: athletes on the verge of going pro. A report from the fraud detection company SentiLink found that NBA and NFL draft picks from a recent five-year period were far likelier than the average American to be victims of attempted financial fraud such as fake loans and credit cards taken out in their names. The figures have risen dramatically from 2020 through 2025. Of the NBA draft picks from that period, 20% saw suspicious credit activity such as credit card applications, and attempted auto and consumer lending loan applications. For NFL picks in the period, the figure was 15.2%. The national average is usually between 2-3%, the report found. The data only flags suspicious attempts to take out loans…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago (271+ words) The population of sharks is declining because of overfishing and rising ocean temperatures " and the declining population can greatly impact our planet. NBC 6s Carlos Suarez reports Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that overfishing is driving some to the brink of extinction. Governments also agreed to enact zero-annual export quotas for several species of guitarfishes and wedgefishes, meaning the legal international trade will mostly be halted. "This is a landmark victory, and it belongs to the Parties who championed these protections," Luke Warwick, director of shark and ray conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society, said in a statement. "Countries across Latin America, Africa, the Pacific, and Asia came together in a powerful show of leadership and solidarity, passing every shark and ray proposal." Conservationists argued the measures…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago (859+ words) During a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that he "doesn't know" how many people died during the COVID-19 pandemic. His comment came after the CDC issued guidance requiring pharmacists to obtain a prescription before administering the COVID vaccine. The director of the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine division told agency staff in a memo that an internal review found that at least 10 children died "after and because of receiving" the Covid vaccine. The memo, sent Friday, did not include the children's ages or medical histories, timelines or documentation for the deaths he references and does not identify the manufacturer of the vaccine. The FDA's findings have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Experts who reviewed the memo say it is misusing information from VAERS, an unverified reporting system that allows anyone, including doctors, patients…...

12+ hour, 23+ min ago (984+ words) British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998s "Shakespeare In Love," has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died "peacefully" at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family. "He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language," they said. "It was an honor to work with Tom and to know him." The Czech-born Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation and was garlanded with honors, including a shelf full of theater awards. Tributes flowed in after news of his death, including from Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones who described Stoppard as his favorite playwright. Theaters…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago (464+ words) It's the biggest shopping weekend of the year and, NBC10's Neil Fischer has a look at how local businesses are celebrating Small Business Saturday." Big box stores and online retailers might have something of a stranglehold on the marketplace on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but this weekend, local businesses are showing that they too can offer customers something special, right here in shoppers' own backyards. That's because, Saturday marks Small Business Saturday, a celebration of local shops full of special deals, specials and other offerings, intended to help support local business owners. In Haddonfield, New Jersey, residents are invited to "Shop Small, Brunch Big," on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 and Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, as shops throughout the community's downtown have opened early to offer breakfast bites along with early-bird deals. In a statement, organizers of the day said that, studies have shown…...