Meet Jimera who has a sweet tooth and a love for baking.
Wednesday's Child: Jimera
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Gunman Dead After Nine-Hour Standoff in Bethlehem Township
An entire neighborhood in the Northampton County township was on lockdown for much of Friday after police initially responded to a report of a "medical emergency." A suspected gunman armed with an automatic weapon held police at a distance for hours. A possible female victim may have been killed as well, according to reports.
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Restaurant Boom in Philadelphia Still Exploding into 2018
The long-established culinary scene in Philadelphia apparently still has room to grow. NBC10's Keith Jones toured some of the newest additions to Center City's still-expanding foodie haven.
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3 Children Thrown From Burning House
Three Children survived a second-story fall into the arms of a waiting person as their house burned in Philadelphia. The close call left some of their neighbors visibly shaken.
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Clear the Shelters: You Can Adopt Gingerbread
Ame Dorminy, from ACCTPhilly, spoke to Krystal Klei about their Winter Whiskerland adoption event in case you're still looking for that perfect gift. Ame brought along Gingerbread, a pitbull mix, to introduce you to one pet you could adopt. NBC10 is committed to clearing the shelters.
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Super Saturday Shopping in Cherry Hill
Time is running out to finish Christmas shopping. NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal is in Cherry Hill where a few shoppers got up early to beat the rush Saturday.
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Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Ideas
NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal suggests Eagles gear as a possible gift for people looking to get those final items checked off their lists on the last Saturday before Christmas.
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Drive-by Targeting Her Dad Leaves Girl, 4, Shot
A 4-year-old girl was shot after a group of men turned around their car to target her father in a drive-by.
The girl was listed in stable condition after being shot in the leg at 59th Street and Springfield Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia late Friday.
"There is a child’s toy on the sidewalk showing where the tragedy happened," police Capt. Drew Techner said.
Witnesses told investigators the girl's father had just parked and gotten her out of the car around 11 p.m. when a group of men in a passing car spotted him, police said.
Dad and daughter "were talking toward his house on the sidewalk when four males in a sedan did a U-turn in front of them and started firing shots," Techner said.
A car parked between the parties took the brunt of most of the seven shots fired, police said.
But the girl was struck and treated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her father wasn’t injured.
The men drove off westbound on Springfield Avenue.
Investigators hoped private surveillance video could help them track down the suspects.
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Sack Machine Trent Cole to Ceremoniously Retire as an Eagle
Eagles fans will get a chance to cheer for Trent Cole one last time as the rusher calls it a career as a Bird.
Cole, 35, will sign a one day contract officially retire as an Eagle before Monday night’s game against the Oakland Raiders at Lincoln Financial Field. The beloved defender will serve as an honorary captain for the game and be recognized during a first quarter break in action, the team announced Saturday.
The defensive end/linebacker made two Pro Bowls in his 10 seasons in Philadelphia after being selected in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Cincinnati.
His 85.5 sacks trail only legend Reggie White in Eagles history. He is also second in team history with four double-digit sack seasons and third with 20 multi-sack games from 2005 to 2014. He was named to two Pro Bowls (2007 and 2009).
He also exhibited impressive durability with the Eagles, playing at least 14 games each season and appearing in all 16 games six times.
He spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.
Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Delco Mall Evacuated on 2nd-Biggest Shopping Day of Year
Thousands of last-minute shoppers who chose Springfield Mall in Delaware County saw their day complicated on "Super Saturday" when a fire broke out in the food court, forcing a full evacuation.
The mall on Baltimore Pike was evacuated sometime after 3 p.m. after firefighters arrived to extinguish a kitchen fire at Sbarro's, county emergency communications officials said. It was a grease fire, according to reports.
The mall was reopened about 4:30 p.m.
The evacuation, much to the chagrin of the Christmas shopping class and the many merchants making sales on the second-biggest shopping day of the year behind Black Friday, was due to heavy smoke throughout the mall, officials said.
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Warm, Rainy Weather Ending, Then Cold Arrives
Get ready for a big dip in the temperatures across the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley regions. But rain returns again late Sunday. A tiny bit of snow could fall.
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NBC10 First Alert: Rain and Snow and Rain for Christmas
Snow for some may be a gift on Christmas, but even for those lucky few, it'll only be an inch or so. Still, lots of precipitation lies ahead.
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End of SEPTA Tokens Finally, Truly, Absolutely Here. Really.
The hard-to-kill SEPTA token, an enduring symbol of 20th-century public transportation in America, will be sold for the last time at cashier's booths and vending machines on or about March 1.
That's worth repeating after years of speculation and debate: SEPTA says token sales will be discontinued once and for all by March 2018. The era of the SEPTA Key is upon us.
The March date will be largely ceremonial. All but 40 token machines will be removed over a six-week period starting in mid-January, SEPTA said in a statement Wednesday.
"The phase-out of token sales represents the next major step forward for the SEPTA Key fare modernization project," the statement said. "Earlier this year, SEPTA ended sales of 'legacy' magnetic strip TransPasses at its sales offices, which has resulted in most weekly and monthly TransPass customers moving to reloadable SEPTA Key Cards."
The number of vending machines for tokens have already been cut in half due to declining sales and the availability of the Key Card.
"Customers who currently use tokens, paper transfers or pay with cash can transition to the Key – and leave behind the days of worrying about having exact change or pre-purchasing tokens. The Travel Wallet will automatically deduct single-rides at the discounted token rate, and process transfers," the SEPTA statement said.
Have a bunch of tokens and worried about using them all before they're purged? SEPTA said they can be turned into cashiers and their value transferred to a Key Card.
Here's some more information for customers about moving from tokens and paper transfers to the Key Card:
- Visit a fare kiosk on the Broad Street Line, Market-Frankford Line or major bus loop. Follow the directions on the touch screen menu and select Travel Wallet;
- Load funds (between $10-$250) using cash, debit or credit card. In addition, customers who have tokens can load them onto their Travel Wallet at fare kiosks;
- Once you have a Key Card, you are ready to tap-and-go to pay fares on all Transit modes;
- Reload funds at kiosks, sales offices, online at the Key ecommerce website, www.septakey.org, or by calling the Key Customer Service Center at (855) 567-3782;
- Customers are also urged to visit www.septakey.org or call (855) 567-3782 as soon as they get their Key Card to register it and protect from loss or theft.
Additional details about the SEPTA Key is available at www.septa.org/key.
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Shots Fired at a Police Cruiser in South Jersey
An officer in Millville, New Jersey, suffered injuries from shattered glass when his patrol car was struck by gunfire. Police are still trying to figure out why bullets riddled the car.
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Gunfire Strikes Police Vehicle in South Jersey City
A police vehicle was hit by gunfire Saturday afternoon in Millville, New Jersey, but authorities said no officers were injured.
The vehicle was struck sometime around 8 p.m. in the 300 block of North 2nd Street in the Cumberland County town.
Onitial reports indicated that an officer may have been injured by shattered glass. Millville police said in a post online that no officers were injured.
Police said the investigation into the shooting was still ongoing. No details about the shooter were immediately released.
The shooting involving police is the third of its kind in two days. On Friday, shootings involving police brought out in Harrisburg and Bethlehem.
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Water Main Break Shuts Down Northern Liberties Neighborhood
Some residents and several businesses were without water on the eve of Christmas Eve. The Philadelphia Water Department was working along Girard Avenue to fix the utility issue caused by a main break Saturday afternoon.
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A Cannoli-Filled South Philly Christmas Eve Tradition
NBC10's Randy Gyllenhaal is at Termini Brothers in South Philadelphia taking part in a Christmas Eve tradition. Families line up to wait for the doors to open at 6 a.m. and pick up ricotta cheese cannolis and other Italian desserts for Christmas meals.
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DHS Calls Pa. Shooting Spree by Immigrant a 'Terror Attack'
As officials search for more clues about the motive for an Egyptian immigrant’s shooting rampage that targeted law enforcement in Pennsylvania’s capital city, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is calling it a "terror attack."
Pennsylvania State Police, Harrisburg police and other Pennsylvania authorities have yet to classify Ahmed Aminamin El-Mofty’s Friday afternoon shooting rampage as terror.
The 51-year-old shot at local and state police during the shooting spree that spread two miles across Harrisburg. Law enforcement officers shot and killed El-Mofty. Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said he has "no doubt" the gunman targeted law enforcement.
Tyler Q. Houlton, the acting press secretary for DHS, posted a statement on Twitter late Saturday confirming El-Mofty emigrated from his native Egypt on a "family-based immigrant visa" and became a naturalized citizen before going on the shooting spree that Houlton called a "terror attack."
The gunfire began shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, when the man fired several shots at a state Capitol officer in downtown Harrisburg, striking his car several times and sending one shot "that went very close to hitting him," Marsico said. About 20 or 30 minutes later, he fired several shots at a state trooper, striking her once.
The trooper is "doing well," is in good condition and is expected to make a full recovery, Marsico said.
El-Mofty pursued the trooper to a residential neighborhood, where city and state police encountered him.
"He approached them with two handguns ... firing many shots at those police officers," and the officers returned fire, killing him, Marsico said.
The "series of shootings" in the center of Pennsylvania's capital city had the entire city gripped with angst and confusion. Those feelings lingered into the evening when news that gunman was dead emerged.
El-Mofty was armed with two handguns, believed to be 9 mm weapons, authorities said.
Marsico said El-Mofty has ties to the Middle East and recently traveled there, but the motive for the attack isn't yet known.
A relative, Ahmed Soweilam, told PennLive.com that he and his family have no idea what to make of the reported actions by El-Mofty, his sister's ex-husband.
"That's not his behavior at all," said Soweilam, co-owner of a Halal store in Camp Hill. "That's not him. I still don't believe it."
Soweilam said the family had been estranged from El-Mofty, who had been married to his sister until they separated about six years ago. He said El-Mofty worked as a security guard and then moved back to Egypt, his former home, until returning a few months ago. He said El-Mofty had no history of violence or mental illness.
"He's not the perfect guy, but he's not an aggressive person," Soweilam said.
Family members and friends told NBC affiliate WGAL that they were unaware El-Mofty had even returned to central Pennsylvania.
"The long chain of migration that led to (El-Mofty's) admission into the United States was initiated years ago by a distant relative," Houlton said.
Houlton said incidents like the one involving El-Mofty "highlight the Trump administration's concerns with extended family chain migration." He said chain migration and the diversity visa lottery program have been exploited by extremists.
"Not only are the programs less effective at driving economic growth than merit-based immigration systems used by nearly all other countries, the programs make it more difficult to keep dangerous people out of the United States and to protect the safety of every American," he said.
Gov. Tom Wolf said Saturday he had talked to the director of Homeland Security as federal, state and local law enforcement authorities investigate the "attack on law enforcement."
In an earlier series of tweets, he thanked officers who "were directly in harm's way."
"They did not hesitate and protected others from harm," Wolf said.
Marsico also expressed gratitude to state and local police for bringing a rapid end to an episode he said could have been much worse.
"This could have been a really tragic incidence with this individual firing many shots at police cars in downtown Harrisburg in the midst of rush hour traffic on a Friday afternoon and then coming up here in a residential neighborhood and firing again many shots," he said.
The district attorney's office asked anyone with information about El-Mofty to call 911 or submit a tip online.
The Associated Pres contirbuted to this report.
Photo Credit: Eric Heisler / Dauphin County District Attorney's Office
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Troopers Save Baby After Mom Gives Birth on NJ Turnpike
A mom and dad will spend the holidays with their healthy newborn girl after state troopers came to the rescue when she unexpectedly went into labor on the New Jersey Turnpike.
The mom and dad were driving from Pennsylvania to a New York hospital early Friday morning when she began to give birth, according to police.
The father pulled over to the shoulder, where the mother delivered the baby girl. He began driving towards the hospital again, but became worried about the child, who was pale, lethargic and not crying. He pulled over again and called police.
When troopers arrive, they determined the newborn was losing blood through her uncut umbilical cord.
Sgt, Robert Ravotto cut and tied the umbilical cord, then suctioned the baby’s airways with a bulb syringe, police said. The girl’s breathing improved and her skin regained color.
The mom and baby were taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where baby Olivia weighed in at 7 pounds and 4 ounces.
“We are glad to report that baby Olivia is doing well, home with her family for the holidays!” New Jersey State Police wrote on their Facebook page.
Photo Credit: New Jersey State Police
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Police Eye Recovered Car in Hit-&-Run That Killed Cyclist
Police in Bucks County believe they have found one of the vehicles involved in possible street racing crash that killed a cyclist riding along a Bucks County road.
Police found the Mercedes in a garage in Levittown Saturday night, Bristol Borough police said. The owner of the car doesn't live in the area.
As of Sunday, no one faced charges in the hit-and-run death of 52-year-old Kevin Williams along Bristol Pike (U.S. Route 13) on Dec. 19. Investigators would examine the Mercedes to confirm it is the one that struck Williams.
A decorative license plate with an eagle emblem and a mangled bicycle marked the scene along Bristol Pike near Corson Street where Williams died around 8 p.m. Tuesday.
A vehicle, believed to be a silver Mercedes Benz AMG, struck him then kept going, police said. Police believe the Mercedes was possibly street racing another car along Route 13 before the wreck.
"I don't understand how you would just leave someone there," Williams' daughter, Brittany Williams, told NBC10. "I don't know what that person was doing or what they were thinking. That you could just hit someone like that and leave them."
Williams lived less than a block away and was riding home from work at the time, Brittany Williams said. She saw the wreckage on Tuesday night but didn't realize her father died in the wreck until Wednesday morning.
"He was right here," she said while in tears. "He was so close to home."
Kevin Williams became a grandfather last year and did HVAC work for a company 10 minutes from his home. The deadly crash occurred a block away from where he and his wife raised three children.
"All of this just right before Christmas and it just, like I would just like the person to come forward and just accept what they did," Brittany Williams said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Bristol Sgt. Pete Faight at 215-788-7813, ext. 2429. You can also contact Philadelphia Police who are helping with the investigation.
Photo Credit: Bristol Borough Police / NBC10 / Family Photo
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