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Bronx Links, Monday

It will be in mostly sunny in the Bronx today, with temperatures in the mid-50s. A chance of rain is expected for tomorrow. Here are some top local headlines in the news this morning:

Seven members of a Bronx family died in a horrific car crash yesterday afternoon when their SUV hit a median on the Bronx River Parkway and plunged off of an overpass, landing near the Bronx Zoo. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, which killed a couple visiting from the Dominican Republican, their two daughters, who lived in the Bronx, and three grandchildren.

Two people were charged with attempted murder yesterday for stabbing a 19-year-old man near the Fordham Road subway station, in an argument over an iPhone.

In another iPhone robbery: two Bronx men are being held without bail in the killing of Riverdale resident Hwangbum Yang, 26, who was shot on April 19 during an attempt to steal his phone.

The Bronx County Historical Society is facing some financial burdens after the recent death of one of its major funders.

A 22-year-old Bronx man was shot and killed last week while attending a candlelight vigil in remembrance of friend who was shot to death nearly a year ago, the New York Times  reports. Jonathan Lewis was shot outside of a Webster Avenue apartment building on Wednesday, where he and others were celebrating what would have been the 25th birthday of Michael Ikoli, who was shot there the year before. Police say there does not appear to be a link between the two killings.

The Bronx Home Pigeon Club, one of the largest organizers of pigeon races in the northeast, is facing accusations of illegal gambling and animal cruelty. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says it has been investigating the organization and will present its findings to the FBI and the NYPD today.

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