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Being Tired Vs. Chronic Fatigue

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The NBC10 Morning Team explores a condition keeping people in bed as part of its sleep series.


Attempted Murder Charges in 2-State Shooting Spree

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A Delaware judge has ordered the man accused of killing three people and wounding three others during a two-state shooting spree to remain jailed on $2.1 million cash bail.

Radee Labeeb Prince was arraigned via video in Delaware Thursday morning on attempted murder and three weapons charges.

Prince was prohibited from possessing a gun after being found guilty of third-degree burglary in New Castle County, Delaware in 2003, police said in court documents obtained by NBC10.

A preliminary hearing was set for Oct. 31.

It's unclear when Prince will be sent back to Maryland to face possible murder charges.

The 37-year-old shot five co-workers at a kitchen countertop company in Maryland Wednesday morning before driving to Wilmington, Delaware, and opening fire on a man with whom he had "beefs" in the past, wounding him, police said.

The shooting rampage set off a multi-state manhunt. Police cruisers were stationed in medians along the Interstate 95 Northeast corridor, and overhead highway signs displayed a description of Prince's sport utility vehicle and its Delaware license plate. The FBI assisted state and local authorities in the manhunt.

Prince was arrested by ATF agents Wednesday night after his unoccupied getaway vehicle was found next to Glasgow High School in Newark. Police say Prince was spotted by a witness leaving the vehicle and walking toward the high school. The witness then contacted law enforcement. 

Officers from multiple departments arrived at the scene, secured the vehicle and set up a perimeter around the area.

Around 6:45 p.m., police received another tip that Prince was spotted walking on foot behind the Four Seasons Shopping Center, according to investigators. Prince was then taken into custody by the three ATF agents at 7:05 p.m. after a brief foot chase, police said.

During the chase, Prince allegedly threw away a .380 firearm which was later recovered by police, according to Wilmington Police Chief Robert J. Tracy. No one was hurt during the arrest.

"This couldn't have been done without our federal, state and local officers working together," Chief Tracy said.

"A coordinated effort brought this to a very successful conclusion on a very, very bad day."

Prince is accused of walking into his job at Advanced Granite Solutions, a Edgewood, Maryland granite company, just before 9 a.m. Wednesday and opening fire on his co-workers.

Five staffers were hit. Three were killed, police said. The two victims who survived were left in critical condition.

The gunman then sped 51 miles north in his black 2008 GMC Acadia to Wilmington where he confronted an acquaintance, Jason Baul, investigators said. 

Baul was working at his used car dealership, 28th Street Auto Sales and Service, along the 2800 block of Governor Printz Boulevard when Prince shot him twice around 10:30 a.m., police said.

Baul suffered gunshot wounds to his head and body, but was alert when officers arrived and told investigators Prince shot him, police said. Baul was hospitalized in stable condition.

Prince's SUV was still near the second shooting scene when Wilmington police arrived. Baul pointed out the SUV to police and it sped away before they could give chase, Tracy said.

The motive for both shootings remains unclear, though he knew all of the victims.

"How do you get into a mind of a person that's capable of shooting five people that are coworkers? What gets in his mind? What precipitated that? It's tough to rationalize," Tracy said during a Wednesday night news conference following Prince's arrest.

Barak Caba, owner of Advanced Granite Solutions which designs and installs stone countertops, told the Associated Press that Prince worked there as a machine operator for the past four months. He was scheduled to work Wednesday.

Prince's co-workers said the man kept to himself and barely talked. They remain baffled by the killings and say there were no signs of any issues. Four workers at the company told NBC10 they were only feet away as Prince opened fire and killed their three co-workers, including one victim identified as Jose Hidalgo Romero.

"They were all family," said Ibrahim Kucuk, a manager at Advanced Granite Solutions. "We've been working together for a long time. It's just tragic."

Friends and relatives of Baul didn’t know why Prince allegedly targeted him. They said they actually don’t recognize Prince at all. Investigators, however, said they believe Prince targeted Baul because of a past history related to criminal case. 

Real estate records link Prince to a home along the 500 block of Kiamensi Road in Wilmington.

Margaret Melton, a woman who resides at the home, told NBC10 that Prince does not officially live at the Wilmington address. "He lives in Maryland," Melton said. Court records show he most recently lived in Elkton, Maryland — along the Maryland-Delaware border.

She has known Prince since he was in the fourth grade, she said.

"He lived here on and off, when he had issues," Melton said. She did not go into details about what issues he had.

Another neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said she knows Prince's family.

"That boy had a good upbringing," she said. "It wasn't like he was a madman or he was a crazed maniac, because he wasn't."

Prince, according to court records in Washington state, lived in the Seattle area for a few years earlier this decade. The online records indicated he had court cases for unspecified proceedings between 2010 and 2014.

He apparently was back on the East Coast by 2015, as court records in Cecil County, Maryland, show he was in court on illegal firearm possession charges. Those charges apparently were dropped.

But court documents cited by The Baltimore Sun claim Prince has had run-ins with people he worked with in the past.

Prince was fired from a job in February after he allegedly punched a co-worker in the face and threatened other staffers, the Sun reported citing court documents

The assaulted co-worker later asked a Maryland judge for a restraining order against Prince. The request was denied because a burden of proof was not met, Maryland court records show.

In all, Prince was arrested 42 times in Delaware alone, including 15 felony convictions, leading some people to wonder why he was free when he allegedly went on a shooting rampage.

"If there's violent people that are causing carnage in the community and have some violent crimes, we've gotta find a way to keep them behind bars, so they can't go out and re-offend," Tracy said.

The FBI says they are treating the case as workplace violence and don't see ties to terrorism.


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GM to Pay Pa., NJ Millions in Ignition Switch Settlement

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General Motors is going to fork over $120 million — with about $10 million going to area states — as part of a settlement over the cover-up of safety issues related to faulty ignition switches that resulted in dozens of deaths including a 21-year-old Pennsylvania woman, state attorneys general Josh Shapiro and Christopher Porrino announced Thursday.

"We’re holding General Motors accountable for misleading consumers about the safety of their cars and changing their corporate behavior so public safety comes first," Pennsylvania AG Shapiro said in a news release announcing the settlement between GM and 49 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia. "This settlement will help us investigate and prosecute similar cases of corporate misconduct in order to protect Pennsylvanians."

About $4.7 million of the settlement will go to Pennsylvania to investigate and prosecute "future deceptive practices" that harm consumers, Shapiro said.

"This case is about much more than GM paying for their deception," Shapiro said. "It’s about changing corporate behavior and protecting Pennsylvanians well into the future."

Another $4.1 million will go to New Jersey.

"Like any other business — large or small — automakers have an obligation to represent the products they sell honestly, to ensure those products are safe, and to alert consumers when they discover a product defect that threatens consumer safety," New Jersey AG Porrino said. "When they fail to do so, as was the case with GM, we are committed to holding them accountable."

Delaware will get $1.12 million for its consumer protection fund, according to Attorney General Matt Denn's office.

The faulty GM ignition switches caused vehicles to lose power and turn off, officials said. Kelly Ruddy, 21, was one of the victims of the faculty switches when she lost control of her mother’s Chevy Cobalt while driving along Interstate 81 in 2010, Shapiro said.

"General Motors took our last surviving child, everything we had," Mary Ruddy, who lost her oldest daughter to an illness shortly before Kelly died, said Thursday. "I’m glad to see Attorney General Shapiro standing up for us and our daughter and deeply appreciate this group of Attorneys General holding GM accountable for their corporate misconduct and defective vehicles."

Individual families have already settled with GM over the ignition switch problem that impacted about 9-million GM cars recalled nationally — and 412,000 cars recalled in Pennsylvania.

In a statement, GM acknowledged the settlement and its purpose of safety.

"The resolution includes a financial component, and assures GM will continue ongoing improvements made to ensure the safety of its vehicles," GM said. "These improvements include continuation of a new organizational structure devoted to global vehicle safety and the company's 'Speak Up for Safety' program."

Under the settlement, GM is required to improve the recall process, ensure safe vehicles and protect whistleblowers and empower employees to report safety issues, Shapiro said.

Theses are areas of focus, Shapiro said:

  • Maintain a Vehicle Safety Owner Engagement Team to improve and enhance recall awareness to car owners with open recalls – GM has to provide a report within 60 days after the one-year anniversary of this agreement summarizing their efforts.
  • Not represent that any GM car is safe unless they have complied with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
  • Maintain a Global Vehicle Safety Organization that identifies and investigates safety issues.
  • Maintain a "Speak Up for Safety" program for its employees to report safety-related issues and require all U.S. employees to confirm annually that they have reported safety issues appropriately -- and not faced internal reprisals as a result.

The hope is to also continue to hold GM responsible.

"General Motors’ conduct here was unconscionable," Porrino said. "It put profit ahead of integrity and, more disturbingly, sat on its corporate hands as unwitting drivers and their passengers traveled throughout New Jersey – and throughout our nation – in GM vehicles that had the potential to fail and become uncontrollable at highway speeds."



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587K Wind-Up, Musical Plush Toys Recalled Over Choking Risk

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More than half a million plush toys that wind up to play music have been recalled because the wind-up handle can detach from the toys — sold nationwide at Walmart, Target and other stories — posing a choking hazard.

No injuries have been reported as of the Thursday recall, but six instances of the handle detaching have been reported to the toys' maker, Kids Preferred.

The recall affects 587,000 units, which came in a variety of characters and colors sold between January 2016 and August 2017; they should be taken away from young children immediately. Kids Preferred is offering a free replacement.

To see which models and batch codes are named in the recall, click here.

To reach Kids Preferred, call toll-free at 888-968-9268 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays, email recall@kidspreferred.com or visit this site.



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Recently-Diagnosed Cancer Patient Wins Big at Flyers Game

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"Kayne of PA" had a heck of a night at the Philadelphia Flyers game Tuesday.

That's how the Flyers nicknamed Kayne Lermitte on the out-size check for $16,730 they presented to Lermitte after he won the 50/50 raffle held during home games at the Wells Fargo Center.

To the lifelong Bryn Athyn resident, the surprising cash windfall is the most recent sign of optimism after tough news he received last month.

On Sept. 29, the 33-year-old husband and father of three learned he has a rare form of leukemia.

"I work out a lot and play volleyball on a hard floor. I thought, 'Well, I'm getting bruised a lot,'" Lermitte said. "Then I went to the Eagles game last month and I threw the ball around maybe 30 times. My rotator cuff was hurting me the next day."

After a couple trips to doctors, he was diagnosed with the immunodeficient disease.

"I had a 2,000 (blood) platelet count. A healthy person has 150,000 to 400,000," he said.

Lermitte is a huge Philadelphia sports fan. Ironically, his form of leukemia involves what is known as the Philadelphia chromosome. (It was so-named because of research done by two local researchers.)

But Lermitte has vowed to stay optimistic through the treatment process ahead. And he pointed out his diagnosis coincides with winning ways by all of Philly's sports teams in the last several weeks.

And he's going to give back some of his winnings to the place where he has put much of his hopes: the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Before the winning numbers were announced Tuesday night, he and his friend Garrett Nash were laughing about holding the winning ticket.

"I was joking around with him and said, 'It's only 10 minutes until they announce us as the winners,'" Lermitte said. "When they announced 466605, it's how it is whenever they announce the winning ticket, 'Oh, I don't have that number.'"

And then he realized that, incredibly, he did. "There was no screaming or jumping up and down," he said. "Just shaking our heads."

For now, he said he's vibing off everyone's kindness. And he feels great, for now.

"I'm in the honeymoon phase of the treatment," Lermitte said. His treatment will eventually include chemotherapy commonly associated with cancer: hair loss and fatigue.

"I'm just trying to live it up however I can," he said, noting that going to Flyers games will not be part of the routine as he goes through treatment.

Lermitte is on leave from his work at a Bucks County technology consulting company. His doctors, he said, are encouraged by his reaction to treatment so far.

And his sister just found out she's a 10-out-of-10 bone marrow match. Lermitte will eventually need a marrow transplant.

"Winning the 50/50 was longer odds than that, but having a 10-out-of-10 match was even better news," he said.



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Cameras Take Aim at Making Schuylkill River Trial Safer

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After a series of sex assaults and attacks targeting women, especially, security cameras are being installed along the Schuylkill River Tail as city officials look to strengthen safety along the popular recreational trail.

"Over the past two years we've been working on improving safety along the trail as a result of a couple assaults of young women along the trail," Democratic City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson said while announcing the installation of 21 cameras covering eight entrances along the trail from Arch Street to the South Street Bridge Wednesday.

Calling it "a big step in the right direction," Johnson joined Council President Darrell Clarke in funding the $150,000 safety project along that trail that has had some highly-publicized incidents occur on it.

"If you're outside enjoying yourself in any public space here in the city of Philadelphia you should feel safe" regardless of where you are, Johnson said.

The first camera was being put in place near Locust Street Wednesday. Johnson hopes the rest of the cameras will be in place within the coming weeks.

The plan goes beyond cameras as the city dispatches undercover officers, bicycle officers and town watch people on the trail. They also improved lighting and added mileposts to make it easier for people who are victimized to report their location, Johnson said.

In the future Johnson wants to also have call boxes installed since people running along the trail may not have their cellphone phone on them.

"We know at the end of the day that we're not going to eliminate all sort of crime along the trial but this is a step in the right direction because no incident should be taking place along the trail at all," Johnson said.

Johnson would like a live feed to go to the Philadelphia Police command center but for now the cameras can provide police with an important investigative tool.

"The police officers can also use the footage in reviewing who's hanging out on this trail on a day-to-day basis and if they're up to no good," Johnson said.

The overall goal is "more public safety along the Schuylkill River Trail," Johnson said.



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What We Know About the Victims in Delaware, Maryland Rampage

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There's the Wilmington car dealer quick to lend a helping hand. Another is a native of Mongolia who emigrated to the United States in 2005.

In all, six people were shot, three fatally, during a two-state shooting rampage Wednesday, allegedly by a man who police say was acquainted with all of the victims. Those killed have been identified as Bayarsaikhan Tudev, Oscar Hidalgo and Enis Mrvoljak.

Here's what we know about the victims. They include five employees of Advanced Granite Solutions in Maryland and a Delaware small business owner.

Jason Baul

The 36-year-old owner of 28th Street Auto Sales and Service in Wilmington is engaged to be married.

His future mother-in-law Ethel Jenkins said her daughter was devastated by the sudden attack. She and other relatives said Baul is an gregarious young man willing to lend a helping hand, especially to those most in need.

Recently, he loaned tow trucks to help out after a recent hurricane.

“He was the type of person if he could help you he would help you. He’s a good-hearted man,” John Broomer, of Wilmington, said.

He was shot twice shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday, but later in the day, police said Baul was conscious at a nearby hospital. Relatives and friends didn't know what his relationship to Prince is, but police said they were acquaintances.

Bayarsaikhan Tudev

The Arlington, Virginia, husband and father was born in Mongolia and came to the United States with some of his family in 2005, NBC4 in Washington, D.C., has reported.

He worked as a polisher at Advanced Granite Solutions. He was 53, his daughter said. Two of his sons still live in Mongolia.

Tudev was a devout Christian who hosted Bible studies.

""He was the best dad and the best husband, the most humble person," his daughter said daughter said. "He was a very friendly, soft-hearted, very easygoing guy."


Oscar Hidalgo

The 34-year-old polisher at Advanced Granite Solutions was a native of El Salvador, and has a child living there, according to his brother. He lived in Maryland.


While picking up his brother's car Thursday, Noah Orellana said they had the devastating task of figuring out how to get Hidalgo's body returned to his native country in Central America for the funeral and burial there.

"It’s hard to see how this is happening for us, how this lunatic took his life," Orellana said. "This was a great man here. He was a very humble guy. He was just from home to work (to) church. He was not one of the guys in a bar. Or, you know, doing bad things out there."

Enis Mrvoljak

The 48-year-old reportedly lived in Dundalk, Maryland. He also was a polisher at the granite company in the Emmorton Business Park in Edgewood, Maryland. According to a Facebook page, he too emigrated to the East Coast, coming from Bosnia with his family.

Two unidentified survivors

Both are workers at Advanced Granite Solutions. They remain at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition.



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Elderly Vet's Death at Assisted Living Home Ruled a Homicide

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An 84-year-old man's death at a Lehigh Valley assisted living facility was ruled a homicide this week.

Daniel Scanlan died on April 4 from complications of blunt force trauma to the head, according to the Northampton County coroner. The injuries prompted the coroner to rule the man's death a homicide.

Scanlan, a U.S. Army veteran and former Conrail freight conductor, was a resident of Arden Courts of Old Orchard along Freemansburg Avenue in Easton, Pennsylvania.

It's still unclear how Scanlan was injured.

The Northampton County District Attorney's Office is investigating. A spokesperson said prosecutors have yet to determine whether charges will be filed.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Arden Courts said they can't comment on Scanlan's death because of the on-gong investigation, but that resident safety and well-being is a "primary concern."



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Philly Fights for Amazon Headquarters

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Major cities across the country are pulling out all the stops to convince Amazon to build their new headquarters there. Philadelphia is among those cities pushing for the spot. NBC10's Aundrea Cline-Thomas explains what Philadelphia is doing.

Deer Found Hanging From Football Stadium

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Police in Doylestown are investigating after a deer was found hanging from a high school football field. Now, students and parents are expressing concern. NBC10's Cydney Long explains.

NBC10 First Alert Weather: Warm Weekend Ahead

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If you're planning to go pumpkin picking or to go on a hayride, this weekend is the weekend to do it. Some warmer temperatures will return to our region, but how long will they stay? NBC10 Chief meteorologist Tammie Souza has your forecast.

How Much Will Boardwalk Renovations Cost?

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The worn wood on the Ocean City boardwalk between 10th and 12th streets is now closed for repairs, but what is the construction costing the city? NBC10's Ted Greenberg explains.

Police Investigating Caring Facility Death

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After an 84-year-old died in a care facility from blunt force trauma, police are determining whether charges will be filed, even though the death was ruled a homicide. NBC10's Steven Fisher explains.

President Obama Speaks in New Jersey

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Just ahead of the New Jersey November elections, President Obama spoke in the state on Thursday. Mr. Obama addressed the upcoming election, his own achievements, and the current political climate. NBC10's Rosemary Connors explains.

October Is the Best Month to Book Holiday Airfare

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The idea that the sooner you book, the more you save, isn't necessarily true. 

If you waited until this month to purchase your flight home for Thanksgiving, you won't pay much more than others who booked months in advance, NBC News reported.

Prices start high because airlines know that travelers don't have a lot of flexibility in terms of dates and destinations, according to research from Hopper. As long as you book before Halloween, prices for Thanksgiving travel remain stable throughout the month of October. 

The first week of October is the best time to book flights for Christmas. Prices go up daily thereafter. 

"October seems to be the sweet spot for holiday travel deals, with prices fluctuating based on the supply and demand of flights," said personal finance expert Kimberly Palmer. 



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NBC10 First Alert Weather: Warm Air Sticks Around

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It'll be a mile fall weekend across the region as warm air sticks around. NBC10 First Alert Weather Chief Meteorologist Tammie Souza has your most accurate forecast.

PennDOT Announces Color-Coded Map to See Plowed State Roads

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Governor Tom Wolf announced that a color-coded map is now offered by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for Pennsylvanians to see when each of the nearly 40,000 miles of state-maintained roads were last plowed.

The map can be found at www.511PA.com, under the plow trucks section.

PennDOT has $220 million budgeted for this winter's statewide operations and has more than 652,000 tons of road salt on hand across the state at this time.

When winter weather hits, PennDOT's primary focus is on interstates and expressways. The more traffic a roadway has, the more attention it will get from the plows. Drivers may refer to the map to see which roads are safe for driving.

This is all thanks to PennDOT’s Automated Vehicle Location technology which uses more than 2,200 department owned and rented plows to send a signal that shows the trucks location.

By the way, PennDOT is seeking approximately 480 temporary equipment operators statewide for the winter season to supplement the full time staff. Details and requirements can be found here.

Emergency Meeting at Washington Twp. High Amid Racial Fight

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Washington Township High School administrators called an emergency meeting Thursday night after a fight in the school broke out over racially charged text messages shared by a student. NBC10's Drew Smith reports.

6 Vehicle Crash Shuts 16-Mile Stretch of Northeast Extension

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A serious crash involving two tractor-trailers and four vehicles shut down a 16 mile-long stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension (Interstate 476) Thursday night into early Friday.

The crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. in West Rockhill, Bucks County and involved vehicles in both the north and southbound lanes.

Three people were hurt, police said. They were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The center concrete barrier was damaged in the crash.

The highway was shut down in both directions between the Lansdale and Quakertown interchanges. Police reopened the roadway around 1:30 a.m. Friday.




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Cover Up Claims: Parents Allege District Ignored Mold

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Parents in Monroe Township, New Jersey claim mold has been an issue in their schools for more than a year and that school administrators ignored the problem. It's an accusation the district denies. NBC10's Aaron Baskerville reports.

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