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2 Dead in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Highland Township

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Two people were killed in a multi-vehicle accident in Highland Township, Chester County Wednesday.

Three vehicles were involved in a crash on Route 10 near Friendship Church Road around 5:45 p.m. State Police told NBC10 two people died in the accident. Their identities have not yet been revealed.

Route 10 was closed for about three hours before it reopened. State Police are currently investigating the cause of the accident.



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NRG Let's You Choose to Give

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If NRG is your energy provider you have the opportunity as a customer to donate money through their electricity service. Through the Choose to Give program you can contribute to your favorite non-profit organization. Mike Starck, the general manager of NRG, is in studio to tell us more about the program and Maria Vaca from Nemours Alfred I. Dupont for Children is also in studio to tell us how the program is benefiting her organization.

10 at 7: What You Need to Know Today

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Here are the 10 things you need to know to start your day from your friends at NBC10.


TODAY'S TOP STORY 

Slain Temple Student Asked Friends for Help: About two hours before her life came to a violent end, Jenna Burleigh reached out to a pair of friends asking for their help, law enforcement sources tell NBC10. The 22-year-old Temple University film major called a childhood friend about 30 minutes before closing time at a North Philadelphia pub early Thursday morning. The friend had been at the bar with his roommate and Burleigh. But he and his roommate left to get food shortly after arriving. The friend missed the call and Burleigh left a voicemail, sources said. A short time later, Burleigh sent a text message asking for help. Sources said Burleigh also sent a direct message over Instagram to another friend with a similar plea. It’s unclear whether Burleigh’s messages came because she was fearful for her life or something else. Sources said they were sent between 1:15 and 1:30 a.m. Thursday — 30 minutes before Pub Webb, the bar along Cecil B. Moore Avenue, closed for the night. Neither friend saw the messages until the next morning. They're said to be very upset about missing her attempts to reach them.

    YOUR FIRST ALERT FORECAST  

    Rain is possible for Thursday. But the sun is expected to return for the weekend. Get your full NBC10 First Alert forecast here.

    WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY

    2 Men Tie Woman Up in Upper Darby Home: A woman cried for help after two men tied her up inside her Upper Darby home Wednesday afternoon, according to neighbors. The suspects went into the woman’s home on the 6800 block of Clover Lane and tied her up before fleeing through the backdoor of the house. Investigators have not yet revealed whether anything was stolen. There also was no forced entry and investigators say the suspects may have pretended to be deliverymen in order to get inside. Tiah "JD" Slanger, the woman’s neighbor, told NBC10 he heard the woman screaming for help. He then called 911.

    AROUND THE WORLD

    Hurricane Irma Brings Death, Destruction to Caribbean: Hurricane Irma has killed at least three people and injured others in the Caribbean islands as the dangerous Category 5 storm roared over the Caribbean and headed toward the Domincan Republic. Speaking on French radio France Info, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said rescue teams have yet to finish their inspection of the islands Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthelemy, where at least two people have died, NBC News reported. Irma blacked out much of Puerto Rico, raking the U.S. territory with heavy wind and rain while staying just out to sea, and it headed early Thursday toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

      TODAY'S TALKER                

      Airlines Cancel Flights, Cap Prices Out of Florida as Irma Nears: Airlines are canceling many Florida flights that are in the path of Hurricane Irma as it approaches the U.S. East Coast, on track to hit Florida by early Sunday. American Airlines says it will begin wind down operations in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Sarasota and West Palm Beach by Friday afternoon and cancel flights through the weekend. The airline has canceled more than 2,000 flights Sept. 7-11. JetBlue Airways said Wednesday afternoon that it had canceled about 130 flights. United said in a statement that it offered additional flights out of Florida on Thursday and Friday to allow more customers to leave the area. American, JetBlue, United and Delta also offered waivers letting customers change travel plans to Florida and the Caribbean without the usual charges for changing a ticket. Dates and covered locations varied.

      SPORTS SPOT

      Phils Lose to Mets: The Phillies lost 3 to 6 against the New York Mets. Get your full sports news at CSNPhilly.

      PHOTO OF THE DAY

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      THROUGH IGER'S EYES

      @lifeinframephl captured this cool shot in nature.

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      TODAY'S VIRAL VIDEO

      Mayim Bialik talks about flags and Big Band Theory: Click here to watch.

      A LITTLE SWEETENER 

      College in Montco Opens New Food Pantry: In Jenkintown, Manor College will open its brand new campus food pantry Wednesday. It is called the Bird Feed and it is the culmination of an idea brought up by the student senate. The pantry meets a growing need of college students who are not sure if they can afford their next meal. There are other colleges that also provide services for food insecure students across our area. Read more.


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      Bulldozer Runs Over, Kills Man on Construction Site

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      A bulldozer struck and killed a man on an active construction site in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday morning.

      Medics pronounced the man dead shortly before 6:30 a.m. after he was struck by the construction vehicle at a site off the 5100 block off Pennypack Street in the city’s Holmesburg section, Philadelphia police said.

      SkyForce10 captured Philadelphia police and fire vehicles on the scene, which is mostly a mud-covered area.

      No word yet on what caused the construction accident.



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      Temple Killing Suspect's Dad's Death Remains Unsolved

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      On an overcast winter day 24 years ago, a worker walking into a brick contracting business in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania came across a grisly scene: a man’s body wrapped in a trash bag.

      It was Jan. 21, 1993 when the body of Octavio Hupperterz, father of Temple University killing suspect Josh Hupperterz, was discovered outside the Altomare Sewer Brick Contracting Company along Queen Street, a Philadelphia Inquirer report from the time said.

      The 32-year-old died from a gunshot to the back of the head. The 5-foot-9 man had his hands tied behind his back when he was shoved into the garbage bag.

      A month later, 4-year-old Josh Hupperterz would learn his father was gone forever after his mother identified the body.

      Sources tell NBC10 that investigators believed the elder Hupperterz, who lived in Philadelphia’s Germantown section, was killed at another location and his body dumped in Montgomery County.

      His murder remains unsolved.

      Kate Delano, spokeswoman for the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, stopped short in calling the case cold, saying that investigators are "always working all outstanding murder cases."

      The fatal shooting wasn’t the first time Octavio Hupperterz ended up on the wrong end of a gun barrel. A Inquirer report from October 1989 said he took the brunt of a shotgun shell to the stomach as he walked into his home along the 5100 block of Pulaski Avenue. He was returning home from work as manager of Splash, a restaurant in Center City.

      The shooting left Hupperterz critically hurt, but he survived only to be gunned down three years later.

      While Octavio Hupperterz’s killer remains at large, the man’s son is confined to a Philadelphia jail cell.

      Police contend the 29-year-old murdered Temple student Jenna Burleigh inside his apartment just off the university's North Philadelphia campus early Thursday. The 22-year-old's body was then stuffed in a plastic storage bin and transported to Wayne County, Pennsylvania in the trunk of a Lyft ride-hailing car, sources said.

      Josh Hupperterz's grandfather discovered Burleigh's body Saturday while doing maintenance in a lakeside shed on the property.

      Investigators are looking into whether others were involved in Burleigh's killing.

      It's unclear what kind of relationship Josh Hupperterz had with his father.

      NBC10 has not yet been able to speak with him or his family about the cases.

      Scholarship Honors Fallen Delaware Trooper

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      Donors gave $100,000 for Delaware State University to provide an annual scholarship in the memory of Cpl. Stephen Ballard who was gunned down earlier this year.

      75 Students Ordered to Get Blood Test Over Can of Beer

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      Parents of students at a New Jersey high school were ordered to get their children’s blood and urine tested after a can of beer was discovered at a football game. 

      The can of beer reportedly landed on the ground and was spotted by a school official during a game at Randolph High School on Friday night.

      It’s unclear if the can was thrown or fell, but it came from bleachers filled with students, according to a letter from Randolph Superintendent Jennifer Fano, who said some of the students appeared drunk and that several additional opened containers of alcohol were later discovered. 

      After the can of beer was found, about 75 students who were in the bleachers were taken to classrooms as school officials contacted parents so they could pick them up. Each student was given a form — a rule-out test — requiring blood and urine samples.

      Parents were given two hours to get to health facilities in Morristown, Dover and Denville so their children could be screened. The students faced suspension from school if they didn’t complete the screening. 

      "District policy and regulation states that failure to comply with a screening is deemed a positive test result and will result in a suspension from school," the letter from Fano read. 

      Some parents were outraged by the incident. In the end, fewer than five students tested positive for alcohol, according to DailyRecord.com.

      "Everybody was just so confused, miscommunication," said parent Stephanie Pangaro. "As a parent, you're going to defend your child to the fullest when you know they're innocent." 

      If a student tested positive for alcohol, his or her parents had to pay for the test, while negative tests were covered by the board of education, according to district policy, NJ.com reported.

      Pangaro said she was on the defensive when she was first told to get her son tested for alcohol, but that she now has more sympathy for school officials.

      "A few days have passed, and you sit back and you look at the whole picture," she said. "It wasn't handled correctly, but I think the intentions were good at the time, and it was really to protect everybody." 

      Superintendent Fano released a follow-up letter Wednesday, in which she apologized to the parents and kids who were inconvenienced by going to the emergency rooms for screenings. But she said she stands by the decision of staff to carry out the procedure at the game. 

      Fano also said social media video later surfaced showing kids drinking at pregame parties, a video that has since been turned over to police. 

      "Teenage drug and alcohol abuse is a national epidemic and Randolph is certainly not exempt from the problem. I am hopeful that Friday’s events will serve as an important learning experience for all of us," she said in the letter. 

      Flying to Philly to Escape Irma

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      NBC10's Matt DeLucia visited Philadelphia International Airport Thursday and spoke to travelers escaping Hurricane Irma's path.


      Details of Investigation Into Deadly Philly Police Shooting

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      Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross is expected to reveal details Thursday about the investigation into a deadly June police-involved shooting during a traffic stop.

      Watch Ross' comments LIVE on this page at 11 a.m.

      The June 8 shooting along Whitaker Avenue in North Philadelphia left David Jones dead.

      Several members of the group Black Lives Matter and other groups have since demonstrated, demanding answers in the deadly police-involved shooting.

      Officer Ryan Pownall, a 12-year veteran of the police department, shot the 30-year-old in the back and buttocks following a struggle, police earlier said. The officer stopped Jones for riding an illegal dirt bike.

      During a pat down, Pownall felt a gun in Jones' waistband, police earlier said.

      A witness in back of Pownall's police vehicle watched Pownall pull his service weapon and warn Jones not to touch the gun, police said. The two men scuffled before Jones allegedly grabbed his handgun, investigators said.

      Jones then fled. Surveillance video obtained by NBC10 appears to show Jones running away when he was shot.

      The witness later told NBC10 that Jones had dropped the gun before running, according to earlier reports. A fully loaded 9 mm handgun was recovered at the scene.

      Jones died at Temple University Hospital.

      The shooting has remained under investigation by both police and the Pennsylvania attorney general's office. Earlier, Ross said the department would look into whether protocol was followed.


      Pownall has remained on administrative leave.

      Philadelphia Police Department policy directs the release of officers' identities within 72 hours of a police-involved shooting if there is no credible threat against the officer. The policy falls in line with U.S. Department of Justice guidelines.



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      Victims' Families Gather at Bucks Co. Farm Slayings Hearing

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      Cosmo DiNardo made a brief appearance, via closed-circuit video from Bucks County Jail, in a courtroom Thursday and spoke in short garbled answers to a judge’s questions.

      “My lawyer explained it to me and that’s what I’d like to do, your honor,” he said when Common Pleas Judge Maggie Snow asked if DiNardo would like to waive his preliminary hearing in three separate cases.

      All are related to four slayings in early July that DiNardo, of Bensalem, has already confessed to executing or taking part in. His lawyer, Michael Parlow, acknowledged his confession in the days after the deaths July 5 and July 7 on the DiNardo family estate outside New Hope.

      A couple dozen family members of the victims in the cases were present at the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown along with two well-known Philadelphia attorneys representing them in potential future civil litigation against DiNardo and his alleged accomplice in three of the homicides, Sean Kratz.

      Those killed during alleged drug deals turned murders earlier in the summer are Dean Finocchiaro, 19, of Middletown Township; Mark Sturgis, 22, of Pennsburg, Montgomery County; Tom Meo, 21, of Plumstead Township; and Jimi Taro Patrick, 19, of Newtown Township. 

      A preliminary hearing for Kratz, of Northeast Philadelphia, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. His attorney told NBC10 Wednesday that he does not expect to waive the hearing.

      DiNardo and Kratz, both 20, each face multiple counts of criminal homicide and conspiracy to commit homicide, according to court records. DiNardo is charged with all four of the slayings while Kratz is charged on three.

      Attorney Thomas Kline, who said after the DiNardo hearing that he is representing the Finocchiaro family, described DiNardo’s appearance and responses on the television screen in the front of the courtroom as “odd and awkward.”

      “It was short,” Kline said of the hearing. “Rather than describe it as short and sweet, I would say it was short and bitter.”

      He said the Finocchiaros are determined to see DiNardo serve the rest of his life in prison, adding that they remain shocked and saddened.

      DiNardo allegedly confessed to the murders in return for the Bucks County District Attorney’s promise not to seek the death penalty. DiNardo also provided investigators with the locations of all four young men’s bodies on the sprawling 70-plus-acre farm in Solebury Township.

      Kratz's attorney Neils Eriksen, of Langhorne, declined to comment specifically on the proceedings. 

      Both men are being held without bail. DiNardo faces a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon, receiving stolen property for allegedly stealing one of his victim's cars and multiple counts of criminal homicide, conspiracy and abuse of a corpse.

      DiNardo lawyer Michael Parlow previously said his client gave a "full confession" to police days after an investigation led to DiNardo's arrest after the grim discovery of four bodies at a farm in Solebury.

      Investigators believe the victims were killed at the 70-acre property owned by the DiNardo family. It is a few miles outside of the borough of New Hope on the Delaware River.

      Patrick was shot to death by DiNardo on July 5 as the two were alone on the farm, according to the affidavit. DiNardo told authorities that he and Patrick had arranged to meet on the farm for a marijuana drug deal, but once Patrick had arrived, DiNardo fatally shot him instead. He said he used a backhoe to dig the hole in which he buried Patrick's body.

      The other three victims were killed July 7 in two separate incidents at the farm, both of which were under the guise of a drug deal, according to the criminal affidavit.

      Kratz and DiNardo had planned to rob Finocchiaro after luring him to the farm, but instead Kratz shot him in the head, the affidavit said. Later in the day, Kratz and DiNardo met up with Sturgis and Meo and shot them to death in a similarly sudden manner, the charging document said.

      After killing Finocchiaro, Sturgis and Meo, DiNardo and Kratz put their bodies into a large container — what DiNardo called a "pig roaster" — and burned them using gasoline, according to the affidavit.

      Three of the men's remains, however, were found by law enforcement in a common grave on the property. A fourth, Patrick, was found in a very remote section of the property.



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      Florida Prepares for Irma

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      NBC10's Tim Furlong reports from Hollywood Beach, Florida, where it is calm before the storm.

      Temple Students Hold Vigil for Murdered Classmate

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      The Temple University community will come together Thursday to remember a student murdered after she spent a night out at a bar popular with students.

      The Temple Student Government and the Progressive NAACP planned the vigil for Jenna Burleigh for 3:30 p.m. at Founder's Garden just off Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The event will feature open mic time as well as a space for students to write letters to the Burleigh family.

      The 22-year-old Temple University film major -- who had just transferred to Temple this semester -- was killed early on Aug. 31 after leaving a bar with Josh Hupperterz. Hupperterz, a former Temple student, is accused of killing Burleigh in his apartment near campus then leaving her body in a bin in a shed at his grandmother's home in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

      Hupperterz is charged with murder and related offenses in Burleigh's killing. He is being held in a Philadelphia jail and has not yet entered a plea in the case. His attorney couldn't immediately be reached for comment.

      Investigators are still working on determining a motive in the killing.

      Thursday night's vigil comes just before Burleigh's family holds a viewing in Telford, Pennsylvania. Burleigh will be laid to rest following a funeral Mass Friday morning in Hatfield, Pennsylvania.

      Local Travel Impacted by Hurricane Irma

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      For the thousands of people fleeing Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma, traveling can be frustrating. The impact of those evacuations can be felt here in Philadelphia, too. NBC10's Lauren Mayk explains.

      Thousands Evacuate Florida Ahead of Irma

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      While a few people walked along the beach in Florida on Thursday evening, signs hung behind them on local businesses telling people to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irma. NBC10's Tim Furlong is in Florida to see how the state is preparing.

      Local Volunteers Prepare to Help Irma Victims

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      As thousands of Floridians prepare for Hurricane Irma to hit the state, local volunteers are preparing to help. NBC10's Ted Greenberg spoke to some of those volunteers about their mission.


      NBC10 First Alert Weather: Will Irma Impact Philly?

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      As residents in Florida evacuate the state ahead of Hurricane Irma, people in our region are wondering if we will feel any of Irma's impact. NBC10 Chief meteorologist Tammie Souza has the details.

      New Jersey Couple Stuck in Hurricane's Path

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      A New Jersey couple who thought they were going to paradise ended up stuck in Punta Cana as Hurricane Irma quickly approached. Now, they are thanking one "angel" they say helped them out with just minutes to spare.

      Irma Impacting Vacation and Travel Plans

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      For people who had vacations or trips planned, Hurricane Irma is posing a new threat. Now, some vacationers are scrambling for a change of plans.

      Reward Increased After Dogs Found Starving, Abandoned

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      After two dogs were found starving and abandoned, a reward for information leading to the person who left the dogs behind has now been increased. NBC10's Steven Fisher has the story.

      Man Dies After Shot in the Face in Front of 2-Year-Old

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      A man died after he was shot in the face by a would-be robber in front of his 2-year-old daughter Thursday evening, police said.

      The 38-year-old father was shot near his car outside his home along the 1500 block of Melon Street at about 8 p.m., Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

      Police said the man had just gotten out of his car when he was confronted by two men. Police said they believe the men were trying to rob the victim.

      The victim was shot during the altercation and the two suspects ran off.

      The man's young daughter and family dog were in the car at the time.

      Neighbors told NBC10 the victim is the father of two daughters, the 2-year-old in the car and another newborn.

      Two suspects ran from the scene and the victim was taken to the hospital, where police say he later died.

      Police say they received many 911 calls about the incident. No arrests have been made.

      Stay with NBC10 News as more information becomes available.

      Police originally said the child was 3-years-old.





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