3 Squares recalled nearly 175,000 rice and slow cookers Tuesday due to improper wiring that poses fire and shock hazards.
The company recalled their Tim3 Machin3 and Mini Tim3 Machin3 rice and slow cookers with fixed power cords after reports of sparking and the cookers turning themselves on, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
One shock injury was reported.
The electric cookers are stainless steel with black molded plastic and a keypad on the front. They were sold at home, hardware, mass merchandisers and department stores nationwide and online at Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Costco, Home Depot, Kohl's, Target and other websites from December 2015 through July for $30 to $70.
Recalled model numbers start with 3RC and end in 3010S, 3020S, 3434, 5020 and 9010S. The model number can be found on the side of the cookers.
Anyone with a recalled cooker should stop using it immediately and contact 3 Squares for a free replacement.
For more information, contact 3 Squares at 800-390-0249 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays or visit www.get3squares.com/recall.
A dashboard camera captured a fare named "James" stabbing a Philadelphia cabdriver in the middle of the day then jumping out of the moving taxi as the driver fought back.
The incident played out inside an All Threes taxi as it rolled along Race Street near 58th Street in West Philadelphia around 12:45 p.m. Sunday, said Philadelphia Police.
The driver had picked up a thin man in his 20s with a beard who was wearing a green hoodie and light-colored pants who identified himself as "James" after being dispatched to the 800 block of N Markoe street, said Philadelphia Police.
After driving about 1.5 miles to Race Street, the passenger grabbed the driver by the neck in what police called a robbery attempt. The driver freed himself from the suspect’s grip but then the suspect began repeatedly stabbing the driver from behind.
The driver continued to fight back and pushed his attacker onto the backseat. The suspect then darted out of the moving cab and fled north on 58th Street as the driver, appearing to be bloodied, got out of the cab and attempted to give chase.
The driver suffered several cuts that required treatment at Presbyterian Hospital.
Investigators asked anyone who recognizes "James" to contact Philly Police.
Weeks after the search for a missing Bucks County woman closed a Pennsylvania state park, searchers were set to return to the park in hopes of uncovering clues about Lindsey Marie Piccone's whereabouts.
Various state and local agencies planned to descend on Tyler State Park along Swamp Road in Newtown around 10 a.m. Thursday as they resumed the search for the missing Bensalem woman, said Bensalem Township Police Department Lt. William McVey.
Piccone was reported missing on Sept. 6, said officials. Piccone, 21, did not have her cellphone with her or her beloved and was last seen two days earlier, according to investigators.
Piccone, who stands around 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds, was wearing a black tank top when she went missing, said Bensalem Police.
Family members said Piccone’s car was found at Tyler State Park where search groups scoured the 1,711-acre park for days in early September, causing closures and hassles for parkgoers.
Police asked that any volunteers who want to join in the search for Piccone to report to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources parking lot on Swamp Road, said police.
If you have any information on Piccone’s whereabouts, please call Bensalem Police at 215-633-3719 or Bucks County Emergency Services at 610-982-5411.
Soccer may become the hottest new fall sport in North Philadelphia.
Street Soccer USA, a non-profit whose mission is to fight poverty and empower communities by expanding access to sports, debuted its first “Soccer for Social Change” field in Juniata Wednesday evening.
The $100,000 project was implemented in hopes of encouraging inner city kids to play soccer and bringing people together.
“Our ultimate vision is to use soccer as a means to connect communities,” said Lawrence Cann, Founder and CEO of Street Soccer USA [SSUSA]. “It’s a sport that breaks cultural barriers. People play for the experiences and positive environment, and build trust with shared experiences.”
SSUSA partnered with Comcast [NBC10’s parent company] and Kensington Soccer Club to make the field’s construction possible.
“We both have similar missions where we use soccer to advance the community and train the youth on health, nutrition, education, and leadership,” said Jim Hardy, founder of the local club.
The Kensington Soccer Club gets primary use of the new field, which will also be available to the community.
Both soccer organizations embrace the pay-what-you-can model of youth sports so anyone who wants to can join. As a result, the Kensington Soccer Club’s fall program is the biggest it’s ever been with over 1,000 kids enrolled — compared to about 300 kids on average.
“Soccer is such an easy game to play, but people need an easy means of access,” Cann said. “That’s why we build community clubs that are free. We just ask for people to get devoted.”
The Kensington Soccer Club runs leagues from ages 2 to 19 years old. If you or someone you know is interested in signing up, you can call at 267-850-1332 or email the club at kensingtonsoccerclub@gmail.com.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at 5 p.m. Wednesday and was open to the public. North Philly native and WBC welterweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia attended the event, located at the new field at 3781 Jasper Street.
Every Halloween season, the conversation of which candy is the greatest of all time is brought up.
Some enjoy the sweet chocolatey-peanut-butter blend of Reese’s Cups. Others prefer to taste the rainbow with Skittles.
This Nutrageous debate might never come to an end. So, Influenster— a product discovery and reviews platform with an online community of 2 million shoppers— went on a national quest to find the answer. The social networking site surveyed 40,000 of its subscribers about their favorite candy and gathered the results from each state. Here are the tristate area’s findings:
1. Pennsylvania - Swedish Fish
2. Delaware - 3 Musketeers
3. New Jersey - Sour Patch Kids
Did you Snicker at the results? What’s your favorite candy?
For the breakdown of which candy holds the throne state by state, click here.
A single-engine plane crashed in the backyard of a Camden County home Wednesday afternoon, trapping two people in the wreckage.
The aircraft landed upside down in the backyard of a home along Linden Avenue in Lindenwold shortly before 1 p.m. after somehow missing houses.
"It looks like it came between four homes kind of on a diagonal, struck some trees and then ended up on the ground," said Lindenwold Police Chief Tom Brennan.
As SkyForce10 hovered overhead a short time later, you could see firefighters from Lindenwold and Cherry Hill working on the aircraft that crashed into some trees and split into two.
"You could tell something wasn't right," said Willie Jones who heard the plane go down. "It was too low. The sound was too low."
After more than 30 minutes, crews pulled two men, the 66-year-old pilot and a 72-year-old passenger, from the upside down cockpit. Medics medivaced one occupant and took the other by ambulance -- they were conscious and breathing -- to Cooper University Hospital, said investigators. Police said they are expected to survive and their injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening. No one on the ground was hurt.
"It's kind of crazy," said Cydnei, who lives next door to the yard where the plane crashed. "There are so many houses and trees around here but somehow it managed to miss like everything."
Officials say the plane took off from Flying W Airport in Medford, New Jersey but it's unclear where it was headed. A search of the FAA registry shows the plane is a 1946 Ercoupe 415-C registered to a man from Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland. Investigators said 911 calls alerted them to the crash.
Besides the wreckage, crews also needed to clean up a fuel leak, said investigators.
County hazardous materials crews and the Federal Aviation Administration were called to investigate the scene, said Camden County spokesman Dan Keeshen.
Streets surrounding the crash were closed throughout the day but were later reopened late Wednesday afternoon.
It had been about 45 years since the last time a plane went down in Lindenwold.
A gunman shot and killed a teenager in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia Wednesday night.
The unidentified victim, who police say was in his late teens, was on the 3500 block of Wallace Street at 6:33 p.m. when a gunman opened fire. The teen was struck once in the right shoulder. He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:49 p.m.
No arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.
Police officers shot a man who allegedly aimed his weapon towards them after they responded to a reported domestic dispute in Northeast Philadelphia.
On Wednesday at 5:47 p.m., police responded to a domestic incident and a report of a person with a weapon at a home on Crafton and Levick streets. When they arrived they were met by a woman who told them her husband was standing in the doorway of the house, police said.
Police say they then saw the man in the doorway armed with a rifle. The officers ordered the man to drop the weapon but he refused, according to officials. The officers then told the man again to drop his weapon, police said. The man then allegedly lowered his weapon towards one of the officers. The officers then opened fire, striking the man once in the left arm.
The man was taken to the hospital where he is currently in stable condition. Police continue to investigate the incident.
For three years, real estate developer Richard Basciano remained silent.
The 91-year-old finally spoke publicly Tuesday about the catastrophe at his Market Street construction site that left seven dead and 12 others injured June 5, 2013.
Within minutes of taking the stand at the civil trial in which he is one of six defendants, Basciano lashed out at the accusation that he witnessed first-hand the collapse of a four-story wall that crushed the Salvation Army store next door.
“That is a damned lie! A damned lie! I’m going through hell here!” he yelled during questioning by plaintiffs’ attorney Steven Wigrizer. “You know this and you’re distorting this!”
He then appeared to cry as he turned to Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina and said, “I’m sorry, your honor. I’m sorry, your honor.”
Basciano’s outburst came as Wigrizer grilled him about one of the most startling revelations to arise in the three-plus years since the tragedy: Basciano and his wife, Lois, were actually at the demolition site between 21st and 22nd streets when the collapse occurred.
Wigrizer peppered Basciano about the moments that have never been fully fleshed out. The attorney showed video testimony from Basciano’s demolition contractor, Griffin Campbell, in which Campbell said he was talking to Richard and Lois Basciano and looking at the site when the collapse occurred.
After settling down, Basciano testified that he was in a bathroom at the parking garage next to the demolition site when the collapse occurred.
“Totally disagree,” Basciano said of Campbell’s testimony. “That is a gross distortion of the facts. I didn’t have a conversation with him other than I had to go to the bathroom.”
The long-awaited testimony was the most explosive yet in a trial that began last month. It is expected to last into late November.
Contributing to the drawn-out courtroom drama is the sheer volume of attorneys for the 19 plaintiffs and six defendants.
The defendants are Basciano and his company STB, his project representative Plato Marinakos, Campbell, Campbell’s excavator operator Sean Benschop, and the Salvation Army.
Campbell and Benschop were the only two people criminally charged and are each serving lengthy prison terms for involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment.
Before Basciano took the stand in the afternoon, his architect and representative, Marinakos, finished three days of testimony.
During his time on the stand Tuesday morning, Marinakos admitted that he and Basciano’s project manager, Thomas Simmonds knew that Campbell didn’t have his demolition permit from the city of Philadelphia when the project began in early 2013.
Marinakos also admitted he didn’t know how to apply International Building Code to the demolition project.
The Philadelphia-based architect was granted immunity from prosecution by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office shortly after the collapse. He testified as a prosecutor’s witness at the criminal trial for Campbell and Benschop.
Under examination from plaintiffs’ attorney Bob Mongeluzzi, Marinakos testified that the unsecured wall that eventually collapsed was “potentially” dangerous.
“It was imminently dangerous, true?” Mongeluzzi asked.
“True,” Marinakos said.
“And was it in imminent danger of collapse?” Mongeluzzi asked.
“Potentially,” Marinakos answered.
Mongeluzzi then showed the architect’s testimony from the criminal trial for Campbell and Benschop.
“Yes, it had to be corrected. Yes,” Marinakos testified at that trial of the wall.
The trial continues Thursday. Basciano may take the stand again in the afternoon.
Approval for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to operate statewide is nearing final approval in the Pennsylvania Legislature before temporary regulatory authority to operate in most counties runs out early next year.
The House voted unanimously Wednesday to send legislation back to the Senate, which approved an earlier version last year.
The bumpy ride for Uber and Lyft in Pennsylvania has included clashing with Philadelphia regulators and a record-setting $11.4 million state fine imposed on Uber.
Under the bill, Uber's fine would be limited to $250,000 while the companies would pay 1.4 percent of gross receipts in Philadelphia to the city and school district.
Companies and drivers would be subject to licensing and safety standards and requirements to carry insurance and report accidents in a timely manner. Criminal background checks would also required for drivers.
