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CBS News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Taste of Elmwood Park kicks off its 40th year on Thursday. Here's what attendees can expect
The four-day food Taste of Elmwood Park festival kicks off Thursday in the northwest suburbs. The event takes place near North 75th Avenue and Fullerton Avenue. This is the Taste of Elmwood Park's 40th anniversary. There will be nonstop entertainment and fun for the entire family. The weekend will also feature a fitness in the park session Saturday morning, followed by a bocce tournament, and a meatball-eating contest later in the day. Local bands, Ocean's Rat Pack, and The Shagadelics will hit the stage on Thursday. The event runs Thursday from 5 to 11 p.m., Friday from 4:30 to 11 p.m., Saturday from noon to 11:30 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m.
CBS News
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Rebuilding hope as renovations begin of beloved bandshell Fire Chief's Memorial in Norristown, Pennsylvania
A beloved community landmark in Montgomery County is rising from the ashes, just in time for summer. Nine months after a fire destroyed Norristown's historic Fire Chief's Memorial in Elmwood Park, renovations have finally begun. The memorial recognizes the service of more than 20 former fire chiefs. But it also serves as a bandshell for the borough's summer concert series and July 4 celebrations. Crews are racing to complete the restoration in time for the series' first concert on June 29. Tru-Blu Band is scheduled to perform that day. Jim Hartman plays bass for M.A.F.I.A. (Middle-Aged Funk in Abington). His band is scheduled to perform at the bandshell on July 6. "We're super excited for it," Hartman said. "After the fire last year, we didn't know what was going to happen." Silence fell over the bandshell after flames tore through in August 2024. Investigators said it was arson. The fire wasn't just physical. It cut into the borough's spirit. "It's really a shame," Hartman said. "I believe the building was there for over 80 years and to hear that it got destroyed like that, again, it was a great thing to bring the community together on Sunday nights and have some music in the summer." While the borough promised to rebuild quickly, the process took time. Officials are hoping the summer concert series will bring a record turnout. "I'm just looking forward to coming here and hanging out with my friends while watching something fun," Serenity Hooks, from Norristown, said. With lawn chairs ready and blankets set to be spread across the grass once more, the borough is planning to heal through harmony.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Two teens arrested after deadly shooting at Columbia, South Carolina Airbnb
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WJBF) — A shooting at an Airbnb in Columbia, South Carolina, left one teenager dead and three others hospitalized. At a news conference Sunday afternoon, authorities said the shooting happened around 5:15 a.m. Friday. Officers were patrolling the Elmwood Park neighborhood when they got a call about a possible break-in. That call quickly escalated to reports of shots fired — and then to someone being shot. When officers got to the home on Lincoln Street, they forced their way in after hearing screams inside. 'They immediately encountered an incredibly chaotic scene with multiple victims,' Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said. 'Four young people shot multiple times.' Eighteen-year-old Jayden Cavon Brackens died at the scene. 'He died from multiple gunshot wounds and nothing else,' Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford said. 'Please be mindful of what you post on social media. His mom, his family, his community. They're reading these posts that you're putting out that contain false information.' The three other victims — two 18-year-olds and a 17-year-old — are still in the hospital. All are from the Columbia area. Police described the scene inside the Airbnb as devastating. 'This shooting crime scene can only be described as a war zone,' Holbrook said. 'The level of destruction caused by the gun and the gunfire was really just indescribable.' More than 30 shell casings were found from multiple weapons, including an assault-style rifle. So far, two arrests have been made. A 15-year-old male is facing charges including armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a crime. An 18-year-old has been charged with murder, three counts of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and more. His full name was not released. Police are still looking for a third suspect, another 15-year-old boy. 'We anticipate additional charges and additional arrests,' Holbrook said. 'This investigation is advancing rapidly and effectively.' Cornerstone Properties owns the house where the shooting happened and was being rented as an Airbnb. Police have issued a notice of intent to declare the property a public nuisance. 'The owner has been ordered to cease operations of the Airbnb immediately,' Holbrook added. 'They've been 100% cooperative.' Some neighbors say they've long had concerns about short-term rentals in the area. Holbrook said that's a separate issue that the city's code enforcement division may address. As for motive, police say it's still unclear. 'We have some working theories,' Holbrook said. 'But we do not have a motive that we're in a position to speak on with certainty.' Anyone with information is asked to contact Columbia Police or call Crime Stoppers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
