A family faced with tragedy is using their loss to help others in Montgomery County. NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal has their story.

If you live in New Jersey, it's pretty likely that you're no stranger to stress. More than 1.5 million residents in the Garden State -- more than 25 percent -- say they have "a great deal of stress" in their lives, and another 44 percent report at least "some stress," a new study finds. 

Rutgers Center for State Health Policy conducted a study to determine which factors stress New Jerseyans out the most. The results of its 2016 New Jersey Health and Well-Being Poll were released on Wednesday. 

Researchers asked about stress or worry overall in the past month. The No. 1 stressor? Not having enough money to pay bills. Twenty-two percent of respondents (about one in six) reported a great deal of stress from that in the past month. Close behind, though, is not having enough time (21 percent) and stress over jobs or looking for employment (18 percent). 

Poll participants appeared to be more concerned about their family's health than their own. Fifteen percent of respondents reported major stress over family or an immediate family member's health, while just 11 percent said "personal health" caused a great deal of stress in the last month. 

While family was a comparatively low stress generator overall, it varied greatly across racial/ethnic groups. Latinos, for example, were the most likely to report major stress or worry about family members (24 percent). That compared with 16 percent for black respondents and 13 percent each for white and Asian respondents. 

"Not having enough time to do the things you want or need to do" also showed disparities across racial/ethnic groups. Twenty-nine percent of black respondents reported that caused them "a great deal of stress" over the last month, compared with 23 percent for Latinos, 24 percent for Asians and 19 percent for whites. Those who were in fair or poor health or concerned about finances also were more likely to report "not enough time" as a major stressor. 

The poll was conducted with 1,202 adults in New Jersey from Oct. 24, 2016 through Nov. 22, 2016 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percent. Click here for the full results and methodology.

From ghosts of Revolutionary soldiers to a woman who never got to share her love, NBC10's Deanna Durante digs into the background and strange happenings of Graeme Park in Montgomery County.

A gunman shot up the South Philadelphia home Friday morning of a person of interest in the murders of two 16-year-old boys earlier in the week, police said.

Numerous bullet holes marked the front of the home, which NBC10 is not identifying because the person of interest is a juvenile and has not been named by police.

"No one was struck by gunfire," Police Commissioner Richard Ross said later Friday of the newest shooting.

The shooting occurred in the midst of an ongoing search by detectives for suspects in slayings of the teens Tuesday night during an argument near 12th and Ritner streets.

Philadelphia police said late Thursday night they wanted to question a South Philadelphia boy, but did not call the teen a suspect.

Caleer Miller and Salvatore DiNubile, both high school juniors, were shot in the chest Tuesday night near 12th and Ritner streets in South Philadelphia. Both died a short time later.

Police have been working to identify six possible suspects.

While the investigation was ongoing, a shooting occurred early Friday morning at the South Philly home of the person of interest, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said. "No one was struck by gunfire" in the Friday shooting, Ross said.

Dozens had gathered Thursday night at the Chew playground to remember Caleer Miller. 

"It's just very senseless," Caleer Miller Sr. said at the vigil for his son. "It wasn't meant for him. He's a really good kid... I lost half of myself."

Nearly 1,000 people attended a vigil at the shooting scene Wednesday night. The boys were both high school juniors with Miller newly enrolled at Mastery Charter School and DiNubile at St. Joseph's Preparatory School.

Funeral arrangements have been revealed for Salvatore DiNubile. A viewing will be held Saturday at the Epiphany of Our Lord Church located at 11th and Jackson streets in Philadelphia will be held starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at 11 a.m. DiNubile will then be buried at Locustwood Memorial Park in Cherry Hill.

CORRECTION (Oct. 26, 2017 at 3:35 p.m.): An earlier version of this article stated that two people had been taken into custody in connection with the shooting deaths of two teens in South Philadelphia Tuesday night. Philadelphia police now say that is not the case. The investigation remains ongoing.

Michael Corsello had help from a "Guardian Angel" after leaving rehab. NBC10s Aaron Baskerville tracks down the Good Samaritan that stepped in to help.

A 6-yr-old boy is expected to survive after getting hit by a school bus.

The accident happened just before 5 p.m. in Camden, N.J. Police said the boy got off his school bus, walked behind it, and was hit by another school bus. Investigators are still looking into exactly how the accident happened.

A witness said he heard the 6-yr-old screaming and crying. Paramedics were seen working on the boy’s leg, and he was taken to Cooper Hospital where he was treated for serious, but not life threatening, injuries.

No charges had been filed against the driver of the bus.

We hear from a breast cancer survivor, Betsy Fagan, who believes NBC10's Tracy Davidson helped save her life after the NBC10 anchor shared her own battle with breast cancer.

NBC10 photojournalist Jim Friedman looks into stories of a spooky spirit inside Room 932 and other parts of Historic Hotel Bethlehem. The Hope Diamond even has a role in the haunt, according to the hotel.

A man on his way to work who stopped to help a woman and her son after their car became disabled on a dark New Jersey road wound up dead.

A car struck Kenneth Chivalette as he and Brandon Pilecki pushed the broken down car off Pomona Road near Vera King Ferris Drive in Egg Harbor City around 4:30 a.m. Friday, Galloway Township police said.

The 52-year-old Good Samaritan died at the scene while Pilecki suffered minor injuries, police said.

"It’s a tragedy. He died helping others," ex-wife Clara Chivalette told NBC10’s Ted Greenberg.

Chivalette, a Galloway Township resident, was on his way to work in North Jersey when he spotted the people in need of help and did what he normally did in that situation -- stop to help, Clara Chivalette said.

“He was a great human being," Clara Chivalette said. "He always liked to go out of his way for others and that’s how he died this morning. Trying to help a lady on the road who was broken down.”

The driver of the striking Honda Civic remained at the scene, after calling 911, and no charges were immediately filed.

Philadelphia police say surveillance video they shared has led to the arrest of four of five suspects in a carjacking that saw one suspect knock a pizza driver unconscious and another drive away in the car the driver was using.

Police haven't released the names of the suspects in the Oct. 20 attack that left the driver in a three-day coma, but say they include a 13-year-old, two 15-year-olds — one of whom has been charged as an adult — and a 22-year-old.

The 56-year-old pizza delivery person was returning to his car at the Lukoil Gas Station at 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue around 11 p.m. when he was approached by an unidentified suspect who pulled out a gun from his waistband.

Surveillance video captured the suspect pistol-whipping the deliveryman and knocking him unconscious. A second suspect then got in the victim’s Chevy Prism, and drove off.

The first suspect can be seen going through the victim's pockets while another man drives away in the car, which reportedly belonged to the driver's employer.

The victim suffered severe head injuries and was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where he remained unconscious until Monday.

If you want to get some fresh, Fall air this weekend, look no further than taking a walk on streets from Old City to North Philadelphia.

Philly Free Streets temporarily closes roads in the city, encouraging people to walk, run, bike and play safely. Saturday's event runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

With many main streets closed due to the event, here is everything you need to know about driving and parking in the city this weekend.

Police will be monitoring and directing traffic for locals on the one-way streets that lead into the Philly Free Streets route.

Beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, the following roads will be CLOSED:

• Chestnut St. from 2nd St. to 5th St.
• 3rd St. from Walnut St. to Wood St.
• Vine St. from 3rd St. to 4th St.
• 4th St. from Vine St. to Fairmount Ave.
• Fairmount Ave. from 4th St. to 3rd St.
• 3rd St. from Fairmount Ave. to Germantown Ave.
• Thompson St. from Orianna St. to Germantown Ave.
• Germantown Ave. from Thompson St. to Berks St.
• 4th St. from Oxford St. to Jefferson St.
• Oxford St. from Lawrence St. to 4th St.
• 5th St. from Cecil B. Moore Ave. to Clearfield St.

Parking will also be limited, and it is PROHIBITED TO PARK on the following streets starting at noon on Friday, Oct. 27:

• Chestnut St. from 2nd St. to 5th St.
• 3rd St. from Walnut St. to Wood St.
• Vine St. from 3rd St. to 4th St.
• 4th St. from Vine St. to Fairmount Ave.
• Fairmount Ave. from 4th St. to 3rd St.
• 3rd St. from Fairmount Ave. to Germantown Ave.
• Thompson St. from Orianna St. to Germantown Ave.
• Germantown Ave. from Thompson St. to Berks St.
• 4th St. from Jefferson St. to Oxford St.
• Oxford St. from Lawrence St. to 4th St.
• 5th St. from Cecil B. Moore Ave. to Clearfield St.
• Dauphin St. from Reese St. to 5th St.
• Cumberland St. from Reese St. to 5th St.
• Huntingdon St. from Reese St. to Orkney St.
• Somerset St. from Reese St. to Orkney St.
• Cambria St. from Reese St. to 5th St.
• Indiana Ave. from Reese St. to Orkney St.
• Callowhill St. from 2nd St. to 6th St.
• Delaware Ave. from Spring Garden St. to Frankford Ave. (EAST SIDE)
• Lehigh Ave. from 5th St. to 8th St. (NORTH SIDE)

All parking restrictions will be lifted at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Certain SEPTA routes will be detoured around the road closures:

• Route 5 (beginning at 10:00PM on 10/27)
• Route 9 (beginning at 2:00AM on 10/28)
• Route 21 (beginning at 2:00AM on 10/28)
• Route 42 (beginning at 2:00AM on 10/28)
• Route 39 (beginning at 2:00AM on 10/28)
• Route 47 (beginning at 10:00PM on 10/27)
• Route 57 (beginning at 2:00AM on 10/28)

Broad Street and Market Frankford Line subway service will operate on its normal weekend schedule during the event.

Penny Howard arrived in Philadelphia last month anxious to see her daughter, Harper, again. It had been more than one year since Penny's little girl died from a rare disease called CDKL5 that marked her short life with violent seizures and developmental disorders.

Her daughter now lives on through groundbreaking research being done at Penn Medicine that could eventually help others with the disorder. Doctors and researchers there are trying to understand what caused her seizures and what could have been done to treat them. Among those possible remedies is cannabis. Howard believes Harper proved it before dying last year.

“Oh wow!” Howard said while gazing at a tiny sample of her daughter’s brain. It was dyed a bright pink and would soon be magnified under a microscope.

Taking a minute for herself, the Texas mom reflected on what it means to see her daughter in this way.

“We really walked a fine line of hope and hopelessness for a very long time. Because we realized that this was something bigger than what we were able to fix,” she said.

Harper Howard was just two weeks old when she had her first seizure. By 19 months, she was having as many as 40 per day.

She was eventually diagnosed with CDKL5, a little known genetic disorder. Harper couldn’t walk, talk or even make eye contact. She depended on her parents for everything.

“The first three years of Harper’s life were just a blur … of hospital visits, of treatments and procedures and just trying to keep her alive,” Howard said. “All she was really doing was existing.”

The Howards always knew Harper would die at an early age. Even though experts still know little about her condition, one thing was clear: she didn’t have much time.

So when Harper died in 2016, just shy of her sixth birthday, the Howards donated her brain, tissue and blood to medical research. Harper’s death would not be in vain.

Some of that brain tissue traveled from the family’s home in Texas to Philadelphia where it is now being studied by Dr. Frances Jensen, chair of neurology at Penn Medicine. She hopes to pinpoint what causes CDKL5 and what treatments, if any, can be used to pacify the seizures.

The exact number of people afflicted with CDKL5 is unknown, but experts estimate there could be several hundred patients in the U.S. It is considered an orphan disease because it has largely gone unstudied.

Like others with the condition, Harper’s life was carefully monitored but not necessarily improved by traditional medicine. 

Then, in 2013, the Howards stumbled on Real Scientific Hemp Oil (RSHO), a cannabis-based treatment without high-inducing properties that was gaining traction with families in Brazil and Mexico. Because RSHO doesn’t contain THC, it was legal but not necessarily well-known in the United States.

Within the first three days of using RSHO, Harper’s seizures subsided and she made eye contact with her parents, Howard said. While she still couldn’t speak, Harper attempted to communicate by making small sounds. Soon, several days would pass without a seizure and her parents noticed that underneath her disability, Harper was actually a very sassy little girl.

“She could participate in what we did,” Howard said. 

Epilepsy frequently comes up in the medical marijuana debate. Last year, British company GW Pharmaceutical released findings in clinical trials for a new anticonvulsant, Epidiolex, a liquid form of cannabidiol that contains no THC. It reduced the number of seizures in patients with Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet syndromes, both rare and severe forms of early-onset epilepsy. When combined with traditional treatment, Epidiolex decreased the number of monthly seizures in young patients by up to 42 percent.

Mexico has also started importing the same medication that helped ease Harper’s overactive brain. RHSO is being used to treat at least one little girl with hypoxia in a small rural town in Veracruz. Like the Howards, the parents of Alina Maldonado Montes de Oca tried at least 14 different medications. Each one came with its own set of unbearable side effects, including liver damage and gastritis.

Maldonado’s father petitioned the Mexican government to allow RSHO to cross international lines and, in 2016, won. 

Still little is known about why cannabis-based treatment relieves seizures and other symptoms associated with early onset epilepsy. And in the U.S., studying marijuana remains restricted. It cannot be studied without getting permission from local, state and federal governments.

That is starting to change. At Penn Medicine, Dr. Jensen is about to try something she previously hadn't considered as a neuroscientist: administering cannabis to mice.

“I wasn’t looking at cannabidiols at all,” she said. “But there is some evidence, from clinical trials, that there are certain subsets of patients that seem to respond, at least partially.”

Since the medicinal pot debate started, countless families have used cannabis to treat everything from cancer to multiple sclerosis. In Pennsylvania, state Sen. Mike Folmer, who co-sponsored the medical marijuana program, admitted to crossing state lines to get cannabis while undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His wife also used it to treat chronic pain. These types of stories have propelled research into uncharted territories.

But questions remain:

“How safe are they in the developing brain? Is it safe in normal brains, or is it only safe in brains that have really bad seizures and it’s a way to get the seizures to come down? These are all questions that need answers,” Dr. Jensen said.

To answer some of these mysteries, Dr. Jensen and her team are using Harper’s brain and an army of lab mice.

To date, Dr. Jensen has made an annoying discovery: the brain of someone with CDKL5 doesn’t look all that different from a normal brain on the surface. So they have to keep digging.

“We keep a brain slice alive for many hours, and we can be recording from the cells talking to each other,” she said. “We can see them have mini-seizures, or hyper excitability, and we can then try out drugs to see if the drugs block that abnormal activity.”

For Penny Howard, her daughter's generosity in the after life helps Penny appreciate their time together even more.

“For the longest time I couldn’t say Harper’s name without crying,” Penny Howard said. “I had to learn that it’s okay to talk through the tears and talk about her. That’s the first place to start.”

A 16-year-old boy, wanted for murder in the shooting deaths of two teens on a South Philadelphia street corner earlier this week, turned himself into police Friday evening.

His head and face covered under a black hood, Brandon Olivieri walked into the Philadelphia Police Administration Building alongside his attorney and two friends just before 7 p.m.

Hours before, police issued an arrest warrant for the 16-year-old for murder and firearms violations.

Caleer Miller and Salvatore DiNubile were shot Tuesday night during an argument at the corner of 12th and Ritner streets in South Philadelphia. Both 16 year olds took bullets to the chest. They died at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital shortly after the shooting.

Through the week, detectives have been working to identify potential suspects as pressure built in the normally quiet neighborhood where the slayings happened.

An internal police bulletin with Olivieri's name, photo, and address was leaked to a neighborhood Facebook group Thursday night. A few hours later, a gunman riddled Olivieri's row home with bullets.

It not clear if Olivieri is the only person sought in the killings. Police previously said they were looking to identify six possible suspects.

Miller and DiNubile were both high school juniors with Miller newly enrolled at Mastery Charter School and DiNubile at St. Joseph's Preparatory School. They were not friends, but how they came together Tuesday night remains unclear.

Nearly 1,000 people attended a vigil at the shooting scene Wednesday night.

"It's just very senseless," Caleer Miller Sr. said at a vigil for his son. "It wasn't meant for him. He's a really good kid... I lost half of myself."

Funeral arrangements have been revealed for Salvatore DiNubile. A viewing will be held Saturday at the Epiphany of Our Lord Church located at 11th and Jackson streets in Philadelphia will be held starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at 11 a.m. DiNubile will then be buried at Locustwood Memorial.

NBC10's Tim Furlong joined Delaware State Police on Friday to see the training it takes for them to save people from dangerous situations on the water.

Neighbors in a South Jersey community are in a anonymous dispute over a haunted house in their area. The homeowners of the popular haunted house feel that it is a fun holiday tradition for the kids. NBC10's Dray Clark has more on the story from Cinnaminson.

Sunday will not be pretty.

A strong frontal system moving eastward from the Ohio Valley and a tropical disturbance moving north from the Caribbean will combine to bring heavy rain, high winds, and lightning (yes, it is the end of October) to the entire region on Sunday. That’s why we’ve issued a First Alert for the entire region from Sunday morning through the evening.

The timing of the storm will surely drum up bad memories for those who experienced the worst wrath of Superstorm Sandy. Sunday will mark the 5th anniversary of Sandy's landfall in Brigantine, New Jersey.

Fortunately, this storm will not be like Sandy.

Track the rain with our Live Interactive Radar

Here’s how conditions are expected to go:

9 a.m. Sunday

The winds will start to pick up and rain will be falling. The temperatures will still be pretty mild in the 60s as strong southerly winds usher moisture into the region. You’ll want to take extra care on the roads as wet falling leaves are sure to give your tires traction issues and cause localized flooding by blocking storm drains.

1 p.m.

By the time the Eagles kickoff against the 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field, the heavier rain will begin to fall. Tailgating will not be fun in this weather. Fans will want to invest in a poncho because the stadium will be soaked. Winds will also continue to increase. A silver lining is the temperature should be hovering around 65 degrees. Be prepared for game delays if lightning is in the area.

7 p.m.

Here comes the super soaker! Steady, heavy rain will drench the region. There could be local street flooding in low lying areas with clogged storm drains and standing water. Folks in New Jersey or at the Shore may see flashes of lightning.

Midnight

The rain will still be falling. It should continue through the overnight hours, but tapper off from west to east. Winds will continue to strengthen as the storm moves out.

7 a.m. Monday

Heavy rain will be replaced with howling winds. Expect to experience gusts of 40 mph across the region with higher gusts along the Jersey Shore. Tree limbs and wires could come crashing down so take care as you walk, bike, and drive. You’ll definitely need the jacket as well. High temperatures will get to the mid-50s.

Check back over the weekend through the free NBC10 app to learn of any changes to the forecast. In the app, you can also track the storm with live radar and get alerts when severe weather is headed your way.

Richard Byrd thought he was helping a stranded driver outside his Claymont home, but soon a gun was in his face and the suspect told him to get in the car. NBC10's Drew Smith has the rest of the tale.

Throngs of first responders descended on Penncrest High School in Delaware County late Friday after more than a dozen football players were overcome by an odor, county officials tell NBC10.

It all started around 10:30 p.m. in the locker room at the school along Barren Road in Media, Pennsylvania. At least 13 people were overcome by the fumes, officials said.

Penncrest hosted a football game on the campus Friday night. An ozone machine — a device used to purify air and prevent mold — in the boys' locker room caused an "irritant" to some players, Middletown fire official Mark Kirchgasser.

"The football players were all treated by local EMS," Kirchgasser said.

Some of the students were later taken to area hospitals for observation, Kirchgasser said. Symptoms ranged from watery eyes to coughing, officials said.

The students are expected to be OK with some "fresh air," Kirchgasser said.

County officials called in a hazmat team to the scene.

"We suspect its the ozone purifier that is common in many locker rooms," Kirchgasser said.

Someone pulled a fire alarm causing the evacuation of the building.