Gunshots, Fire at Suburban Philadelphia Home Leave 2 Officers Wounded, 6 People Missing

Published on February 8, 2024

EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa.—At least six people were unaccounted for following a fire at a home that started after two police officers were called there and wounded by gunfire Wednesday, authorities said. “Our fear is there may be multiple people inside that home who have died,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said. “We are hopeful that that is not true.” Officers responded to the house in East Lansdowne around 3:45 p.m. after a 911 call reporting that an 11-year-old girl had been shot, Mr. Stollsteimer said. They immediately came under fire. One officer was shot in the arm and the other in the leg, officials said. They were both described by Mr. Stollsteimer as male, veteran officers. One works for the East Lansdowne department, and the other for neighboring Lansdowne....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Taylor Swift Is Demanding This College Student Stop Tracking Her Private Jet

February 8, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO—When it comes to dealing with a Florida college student who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians, and other celebrities, Taylor Swift apparently can’t just shake it off.In late December, Ms. Swift’s camp hit Jack Sweeney, a junior studying information technology at the University of Central Florida, with a cease-and-desist letter th

Trapped in Her Home, Cape Breton Mayor Wept When a Snowplow Arrived on Her Street

February 8, 2024
The mayor of Cape Breton’s largest municipality says she wept the night of Feb. 6 when a huge snowplow rumbled down her street in Sydney, N.S., where she had been trapped with her family since a weekend storm dumped 150 centimetres of snow on the community.“My three-year-old … was so excited,” Amanda McDougall said in an interview on Feb. 7, recalling the arrival of the plow. “It was palpable in t