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As soon as the banner announcing the retrospective of Freda Williams hung from the red brick façade of Artworks Trenton, the excitement began. "She has so many stories to tell," Artistic Director Addison Vincent said of the 86-year-old artist who has lived all but the first five years of her life in Greater Trenton.

Teresa and Jeff Williams had their son, JJ, at home without medical help. They didn't know it would be nearly impossible to get legal documents for him.

(CAMDEN, NJ) -- Philadelphia public radio station WXPN has announced the first eight artists who will perform in its 2024 XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru. The annual outdoor music festival produced by WXPN will take place from Friday, September 20 through Sunday, September 22, 2024 at Wiggins Park on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront. Rosanne Cash, Phosphorescent, Blondshell, Bully, The Heavy Heavy, Lizzie No, Cedric Burnside and Grace Bowers will perform on the two stages in Wiggi...

Ilbusca/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A pet owner has caught a rare case of the bubonic plague, health officials in central Oregon say, and its believed they may have caught it from their cat. The Deschutes County Health Services confirmed the case of the plague in a local resident last week. The resident was likely "infected by their symptomatic pet cat," health officials said in a Feb. 7 press release. "All close contacts of the resident and their pet have been contacted and provide...

Cooper Neill/Getty ImagesThree-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce is adding film producer to his resume. Kelce is using President Joe Biden’s renewable energy tax credits to finance My Dead Friend Zoe, Variety reports. The indie film is headed to the SXSW festival and stars Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman and Sonequa Martin-Green. This marks Kelce’s first foray into the film industry. He’ll serve as an executive producer on the dark comedy movie. My Dead Friend Zo...

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Jon Stewart has announced a series of stand up comedy performances in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware. Produced by Live Nation, the tour comes to the McCarter Theatre Center with performances on Friday, March 29 at 7:30pm and Saturday, March 30 at 7:30pm.

Kali9/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Kenyan police have arrested two people they believe helped a man escape custody as he was awaiting extradition for allegedly killing his girlfriend in the U.S. last year. In addition to announcing the arrests, Amin Mohammed Ibrahim, chief of Kenyas Directorate of Criminal Investigations, said Tuesday they have made progress in their search for Kevin Kangethe. "Its unfortunate that after we made laborious efforts to apprehend him that through circumstances yet t...

In the latest Extra Time, we have more on New York 3rd District special election and a look at the clean-up across the Tri-State following Tuesday morning's winter storm.

Jason Marz/Getty Images(WICHITA, Kan.) -- A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the theft and destruction of a statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson that was stolen from a Kansas park last month, authorities announced on Tuesday. The statue was discovered missing from McAdams Park in Wichita on Jan. 25, with Robinsons feet the only part that remained. Pieces of the statue were found days later, on Jan. 30, in a burning trash can in Garvey Park, authorities said. A suspec...

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted former President Donald Trumps comments that he would "encourage" Russia to "do whatever the hell they want" to NATO-aligned countries that are "delinquent" -- calling them "shocking" and "un-American." "The former president has set a dangerous, and shockingly, frankly un-American signal to the world," Biden said in remarks at the White House. Trump made ...