Showers and thunderstorms will become widespread through Friday afternoon.
The entire area is at risk for severe thunderstorms, meaning that any strong storms could provide winds near 60 miles per hour, along with heavy rain, lightning and possible hail.
These storms are expected through the afternoon and evening. On the bright side, the bad weather clears out overnight and it remains dry for the weekend.
The president of the Point Pleasant Beach Little League faces charges that he stole $10,000 from the league via ATM withdrawals from its bank account.
Dectectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office arrested Vincent Cicalese, 57, at his home Friday morning. He faces charges of computer theft in the 2nd degree and theft in the 3rd degree. A judge set bail at $25,000.
Prosecutors opened a probe into the alleged theft after a report from the league's board.
Information on an attorney for Cicalese was not immediately available.
In 2012, the last year for which the league filed a publicly avaiable tax return, it had assets of just under $18,000.
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Friday
The Philadelphia Orchestra performed with Bobby Hill at the Delaware River Waterfront Friday evening, followed by the first fireworks show of the festival.
Thursday
The South Philadelphia String Band performed outside the Mummers Museum Thursday night. Fans enjoyed the sounds while showing off their Mummer moves.
Wawa Welcome America! Hoagie Day event on June 30 is definitely the tastiest day of the celebration! More than 5 tons of Wawa hoagies were built for this year's event.
Wednesday
Fitness enthusiasts had a chance to channel their inner Rocky Balboa at the Wawa Welcome America! Go 4th & Workout Like Rocky event at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The workout included squats, crunches, and of course, a run up those famous steps!
Check out who is performing at the Wawa Welcome America! Festival on the Ben Franklin Parkway on July 4.
Your full guide to events can be found here.
Nestled among the cramped row houses, vacant lots and spray-painted walls of North Philadelphia lies an unlikely treasure from the Victorian era. The Wagner Free Institute of Science is a window back to the 1840s, with its aisles of glass cases containing hundreds of biological specimens from vials of squidgy sea worms in formaldehyde to toothy skulls and taxidermy of every description. The slightly macabre collection might even resemble the more famous Mutter Museum, if it were focused on natural history instead of medical history.
Philadelphia merchant William Wagner, the "gentleman naturalist," was known for his extensive natural history collection of fossils, minerals, and biological specimens and the free informal lectures he gave in his home during the mid-1800s. The Victorian building was built in 1865 to display Wagner's ever growing collection and also included a grand lecture hall on the ground floor for Wagner to continue offering free scientific education to the public.
Famed biologist Joseph Leidy took over the Institute after Wagner's death in 1885, and expanded and reorganized the collection according to Darwin's theory of evolution. The museum has not changed since, and the labels have not been updated for over a century. Outdated depictions of lumbering dinosaurs and classification errors abound, providing a rare glimpse of natural science during the Victorian Era.
The Wagner still hosts free guest lectures, as well as class trips and other educational programs where you can learn just as much about modern science as you can about the past.
The Wagner Free institute is open Tuesday-Friday 9am- 4pm
Michelle Servey- Purcell thought she would have a regular night out last weekend but it quickly went awry when she lost her symbolic wedding rings passed down by her mother.
Michelle and Steve Purcell Jr. were married this past Memorial Day Weekend.
“It was 85 degrees, sunny, and a little humid. It was perfect. I could not pick one bad thing out about the wedding. It was barbecue style, 75 people, and I could have not imagined a better day,” Michelle said.
Her husband is an army veteran and just finished school to become a Philadelphia firefighter. The only things missing from this love story are Michelle's two wedding rings.
Michelle remembers losing them at the bathroom sink around 10:30 p.m. inside Via Marconi's Sports Bar and Pizza Pub in Hatfield, Pennsylvania on June 25.
Her rings were passed down from her mother who passed away when she was seven years old.
“I’ll do anything to get them back. Those rings are the only thing I have left of my mom’s. They are priceless and sentimental to my family. I can’t find them and I feel hopeless,” Michelle said.
Breaking the news to her dad that she had lost the rings was also extremely difficult.
“He was heartbroken," she said. "My husband told me I was being hard on myself but I am just devastated. I can’t even look at wedding photos because I have the rings on in the photos."
Purcell has since made fliers, Facebook posts, and filed a report with the Hatfield Police Department.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Michelle's rings, email NBC10 at PhillyWebTeam@nbcuni.com.
PENNSYLVANIA
Berks County:
Governor Mifflin High School, 101 South Waverly Street
Saturday, July 9 at Dusk
Bucks County:
Over the Delaware River
Monday, July 1 at 9;30 p.m.
Sesame Place 4th of July Fireworks
Sesame Place Theme Park, 100 Sesame Rd.
Sunday, July 3 at 9:25 p.m. and Monday,July 4 at 9:25 p.m.
Quakertown Community Day July 4th Fireworks
Memorial Park, 600 Mill Street
Monday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m.
Chester County:
Nottingham County Park Freedom Fest
Nottingham County Park, 150 Park Rd.
Tuesday, July 2 at 9:45 p.m.
Phoenixville Independence Day Celebration
Friendship Field, Filmore Street and Franklin Ave
Monday, July 4 at 9:15 p.m.
Delaware County:
Penn Wood High School,100 Green Avenue
Saturday, July 2 at 9:00 p.m.
Radnor High school, 130 King of Prussia Rd.
Monday, July 4 at Dusk
Upper Darby Concert and Fireworks
Upper Darby High School Memorial Stadium, 601 Lansdowne Ave
Sunday, July 3 at 9:20 p.m.
Montgomery County:
Wissahickon High School, 521 Houston Road
Friday, July 1 at Dusk
Sutcliffe Park West, 9th Freedley Street
Sunday, July 3 at Dusk
Narberth 4th of July Celebration
Narberth Playground 100 Conway Avenue
Monday, July 4 at 9:30p.m
Upper Merion Township Fireworks
Heuser Park 694 West Biedler Road
Monday, July 4 at Dusk
Leigh County:
Allentown 4th of July Fireworks
J Birney Crum Stadium, 2027 W Linden Street
Monday, July 4 at Dusk
Dorney Park July 4th Celebration
Dorney Park, 3830 Dorney Park Road
Monday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m.
Leigh Valley Fourth on the Field
Coca-Cola Park, 1050 IronPigs Way
Monday, July 4 at Dusk
Upper Macungie Township Independence Day Fireworks
Earl Adams Memorial Park, 8935 Breinigsville Rd.
Saturday, July 2 at Dusk
Philadelphia County:
Wawa Welcome America! Festival
Friday,July 1- Monday, July 4
Lawncrest Recreational Center, 6000 Rising Sun Ave.
Monday, July 4 at Dusk
To find other fireworks celebrations in Pennsylvania click here.
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic County:
AC Boardwalk and Marina District
Monday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m.
Buena Vista Township Hosts Independence Day Fireworks
Michael Debbi Park in Richland
Monday, July 4 at Dusk
Burlington County:
Bordentown Township’s Fireworks
Joseph Lawrence Park on Ward Avenue
Friday, July 1 at 6:00 p.m.
Evesham Township Fireworks Celebration
Cherokee High School, 130 Tomlinson Mill Rd
Monday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m.
Mounty Holly Township Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks
Ironworks Park 157 Wollner Drive
Sunday, July 3 from 5:00-11:00p.m.
Camden County:
Battleship New Jersey Fireworks
Battleship, 100 Clinton Street.
Friday, July 1- Monday, July 4 at 7:00 p.m.
Over the Delaware River
Monday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m.
Cape May County:
30th Street Beach
Sunday, July 3 at 9:00 p.m.
Congress Hall
Monday, July 4 at 9:00 p.m.
Ocean City’s 4th of July Fireworks
Ocean City Boardwalk
Monday, July 4 at 7:00 p.m.
50th Street beach
Monday, July 4 at 9:00 p.m.
Glouchester County:
Deptford Township Night at the Phillies Game Post Game Fireworks
Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia
Friday, July 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Williamstown High School Grounds
Monday, July 4 at Dusk
Mercer County:
East Windsor Independence Day Celebration
Etra Lake Park
Saturday, July 2 at 6:00 p.m.
The College of New Jersey Green Lane
Saturday, July 2 at 5:00 p.m.
The Trenton Thunder Post- Game Fireworks
Arm & Hammer Park
Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3
For more fireworks locations in New Jersery click here.
DELAWARE
New Castle County:
Wilmington’s 4th of July Celebration
Tubman Garret Park Riverfront
Monday, July 4 at 3:00 p.m
Bayside
Monday, July 4 at 9:00 p.m.
Kent County:
Dover Fourth of July Fireworks
Legislative Mall, Legislative Avenue
Monday, July 4 at 9;30 p.m.
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Hillary Clinton’s campaign is holding a contest to select a supporter who will give a speech on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to formally nominate her as the party’s presidential nominee, NBC News reports.
Supporters have to submit a video explaining what Clinton’s nomination means to them and why they think she should be the next president.
Judges are looking for “comfort on camera, charisma” and “a compelling personal narrative,” according to the contest rules. The winner will be flown to Philadelphia to speak at the event and will receive one night in a hotel for an estimated value of $2,500.
The campaign has been holding a number of high-profile contests to inspire small-dollar fundraising, including dinners with Clinton and tickets to see the Broadway hit "Hamilton" with the former secretary of state.
A man recorded video of a possible funnel cloud in Millville, New Jersey Friday afternoon as severe storms moved through the region. Joe Lacivita said he spotted it near Route 49 and Sugarman Avenue around 4:30 p.m.
Officials have not yet confirmed whether a funnel cloud actually touched down in the area. NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Glenn Schwartz says it’s possible however given the conditions Friday.
“In that area we did detect some rotation in the clouds on the Doppler Radar so it is possible,” Glenn said. “It was over a field so we don’t have any damage to investigate.”
The possible funnel cloud was spotted amid a stormy day in South Jersey in which several areas, including Vineland, dealt with flash flooding.
