Southwest Airlines canceled dozens of flights Sunday so the company can inspect engine fan blades, and more cancellations are expected this week.

The inspections were ordered after the mid-air incident last Tuesday, April 17, when an engine exploded on Flight 1380. The explosion damaged sections of the wing and fuselage where a passenger, 43-year-old Jennifer Riordan, was partially blown out of a window and later died.

Federal investigators are looking to see whether a broken fan blade on the engine was to blame for that event.

Southwest said in a news release that this move to cancel flights on Sunday comes as a part of their accelerated engine fan blade inspection program, announced on Tuesday night — not the emergency directive issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. The directive requires operators to inspect fan blades on certain engines within 20 days, according to the FAA's website. 

The total number of flights canceled by the airline as of Sunday afternoon was 48, according to the tracking website FlightAware.

The Dallas-based airline said they minimized impact to flights last week by re-routing aircraft and using spare aircraft when available. Additionally, they said they've conducted inspections overnight. 

"I'm glad they're getting the planes inspected," said passenger April Pollreisz. "Hopefully, that will tighten up more where they'll keep those types of inspections going and current.'

Sunday morning, Southwest cancelled Pollreisz's original flight from Amarillo to Dallas. Pollreisz said employees told passengers the cancellation is due to engine inspections. Staff re-booked her for another flight later the same day.

"I would rather be safe and get to my destination then for them to leave planes that should be inspected out," said Pollreisz. "I was OK with it."

As of Sunday afternoon, Southwest canceled more than a dozen flights to and from Dallas Love Field, according to FlightAware. As of early Monday morning, the website listed 21 Dallas Love Field flights canceled for Monday.

Southwest Airlines said it doesn't have exact operating details to confirm for the days ahead. FlightAware showed some cancellations expected on Monday and Tuesday. Southwest Airlines asks passengers to confirm flight status with the airline.

Several teen boys are being hailed as heroes after they saved a driver and her children following a crash in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia Sunday.

Kashon Crawley was playing basketball with his friends near 59th Street and Washington Avenue around 3 p.m. when they witnessed a car crash into an SUV, flipping it over into a traffic light pole.

“We heard this loud crash and I saw the car flip all the way over there,” Crawley said. “That’s when I heard the lady screaming and I just ran down there to get her.”

Crawley said the trapped driver yelled that her children were in the backseat and needed help.

“They were trying to open the door and I’m like, ‘Just break the window and pull her,’” Crawley said.

Crawley and his friends pulled the family to safety. Neighbors who witnessed the rescue told NBC10 they’re proud of the teens. 

“Heroes of the block,” one neighbor said. “Superman of the block.”

Crawley said he’d do it again and hopes that everyone involved will recover quickly.

“I like helping people so when I saw that happen, I’m like, ‘I’m going to get them. I’m going to go help them out,'" he said. 

The woman and her children were taken to the hospital though officials have not yet revealed their conditions.

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Missing Philly Woman Found Dead in the Poconos: Friends and family are mourning a Philadelphia woman who was found dead in Monroe County months after she was reported missing. On Friday, the Monroe County Coroner’s office responded to a home on the 500 block of Foliage Drive in Blakeslee, Tunkhannock Township, Pennsylvania, where they found the body of Nicole Murray, 24, in the back of the property. Murray was last seen alive on Kensington and Allegheny avenues in Philadelphia with an unidentified man the day after Christmas. Loved ones say the two were planning on going to the Poconos and they last heard from Murray a week later on January 3. They also say the man accompanying Murray claimed she got upset and left. He was using her phone at the time, he said. Police have not determined a cause of death though they say it’s suspicious. They continue to investigate.

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2 Dead, 1 Wounded in Shooting Near Temple: Police say a woman and a man were killed and another man wounded by gunfire in north Philadelphia near Temple University's main campus. Officers responding to the area early Saturday after a report of a person with a gun found a 20-year-old woman on the street with a gunshot wound to the back. She was taken to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday. A 21-year-old man was taken to the hospital by emergency responders with a gunshot wound to the head. He was reported in critical condition and police say he succumbed to his injuries shortly before 9:30 a.m. Saturday. A 21-year-old man is listed in stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital with a gunshot wound to his right leg. No arrests were immediately reported.

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Former NFL Player's 1952 Mantle Card Sells for $2.88M: A Mickey Mantle baseball card from 1952 was sold at auction for $2.88 million, falling just short of setting a record. The card, sold by former NFL lineman Evan Mathis through Heritage Auctions, earned the second-highest figure for a card at an auction, trailing only the $3.12 million paid for a 1909 Honus Wagner card two years ago. Issued as part of its first full set of baseball cards by Topps, the Mantle card is one of six versions to have been rated a Mint 9 by PSA, one of the leading sports memorabilia authenticators, with three others having earned a Mint 10 rating. Mathis decided to sell the card, which was estimated to be valued at $3.5 million by Heritage, to free up money so he could move his wife and daughters to Tennessee to be closer to where he grew up in Alabama. A third-round pick by Carolina in the 2005 NFL draft, Mathis retired in January 2017 after 12 seasons as an offensive guard with the Panthers, Miami, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Denver and Arizona. He was on the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50.

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4 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire at Nashville-Area Waffle House: A manhunt is underway for the gunman that opened fire with an AR-15 at a Nashville-area Waffle House early Sunday, killing four people, before his gun was wrestled away by a restaurant patron. Police are searching for 29-year-old Travis Reinking from Illinois, who had previously been arrested and had his firearms seized by law enforcement after breaching the White House grounds. Reinking was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's "Top 10 Most Wanted" list, and anyone with information about his whereabouts is encouraged to call 911. Reinking is 6 feet 4 inches, weighs 180 pounds and is considered armed and dangerous. Six people were shot at the Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee, Metro Nashville Police said. Four died, and the two others are being treated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. One patient was in critical condition and the other was in stable condition, according to a hospital spokesperson.

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The search for the gunman who opened fire on a Waffle House near Nashville, Tennessee. Police believe the suspect to be 29-year-old Travis Reinking, whose license to carry firearms had been revoked last year.

NBC10 First Alert Traffic reporter Jessica Boyington is following a crash in the eastbound lanes of Route 422 that is causing a slow Monday morning commute.

A suspected drunken driver struck and killed a 6-year-old riding a mini motorbike with his father in West Philadelphia late Sunday night.

The boy and his 27-year-old father were riding the motorized bike along 63rd Street near Callowhill Street when a Jeep SUV turned into their path around 11:10 p.m., Philadelphia Police chief Inspector Scott Small said.

Police police are expected to reveal more details at a 1 p.m. news conference you can WATCH LIVE on this page.

The boy died about an hour later at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. His father was taken to Lankenau Hospital where he underwent surgery overnight. The 28-year-old driver of the SUV was checked out at Penn Presbyterian Hospital, he appeared to be intoxicated, Small said.

“He had alcohol smell on his breath, he was staggering when he was standing and he was slurring when he was talking so he was arrested for suspected DUI,” Small said.

Police found a can and bottle of beer inside the man’s Jeep, Small said. The mas was driving on a suspended driver’s license.

"There is a very good chance that the (father), if he survives, could be charged with a crime," Small said.

The father was operating a mini bike that doesn’t have lights and isn’t registered. Neither the man nor his son had on helmets, investigators said.

The crash remained under investigation early Monday as a neighborhood sweeper cleaned up the debris leftover from the deadly crash.

"It could have happened to me," the man who asked to not be identified said.

A police officer crashed into a parked car in New Jersey on Sunday and died, officials said. 

Paterson police officer Tamby Yagan was on-duty in a marked patrol car when he crashed into a parked vehicle, the Passaic County prosecutor's office said. The crash was on Getty Avenue just before 11 a.m.

Yagan was taken to Saint Joseph's Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, prosecutors said. 

Paterson Councilman Luis Velez said losing Yagan is a heavy "loss for the city."

"In uniform he was the type of officer that would always orient people how to conduct themselves out there," Velez said "Without uniform he was a kind man."

No one else was injured. Yagan leaves behind a young son. 

State police and prosecutors were investigating. Officials said it's unclear whether the officer died as a result of the accident or from a medical emergency.

The Passaic County Sheriff's Office and the New Jersey state police union tweeted condolences to the Paterson Police Department and the officer's family. 

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School Resource Officer Beth Sanborn debuted an interactive presentation at Wissahickon High School to show parents how normal appearing objects could hide drugs, alcohol and other paraphernalia. 

Cherry Hill East and West high schools will no longer have an assigned police officer as campus police will now be armed. The Cherry Hill Police Department will also conduct patrols and occasional walk-throughs.

Just about two months after suffering a massive heart attack, actor and director Kevin Smith shared details about his journey back to health on "Today."

“Honestly, the heart attack was the best thing that ever happened to me,” Smith said, adding that his doctor saved his life.

The “Clerks” star and filmmaker suffered a heart attack Feb. 25 right after a standup comedy show in Glendale, California. The heart attack, called a "widowmaker" because of its low survival rate, was caused by total blockage of his left anterior descending artery (LAD), landing him in the hospital for surgery.

Smith's doctor used a stent to open up his vein.

“Suddenly I breathed — I felt a world better,” Smith recalled. 

“None of the blood was going through there for who knows how long. I had 100 percent blockage for years so I wasn’t getting proper oxygen. So now I feel great,” the New Jersey native said.

Despite his precarious condition, Smith says the doctors found him to be quite lively during the operation, saying he would constantly ask questions and would sing an occasional song.

“So the dude went in there and they keep you awake while it’s going on, they don’t knock you out, so I was talking the whole operation,” he said. “He told me later on, ’You’re very chatty.’”

Smith told "Today" hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin he sang the words to the teen drama series “Degrassi's” theme song because it’s “very hopeful.” “Whatever it takes, I know I can make it through,” he sang to the anchors.

Although Smith came across as a fun and positive patient, he said he still had his fears — death and nudity.

“I was afraid of dying, that’s my biggest fear ever,” the 47-year-old said. “My second biggest fear was anyone seeing me naked. And in the hospital your chances of dying and being seen naked go up real huge.”

Smith is now focusing on losing weight in order to maintain his health. His doctor recommended he lose 50 pounds and he says he has so far dropped 32 pounds. He credits vegetable-based diets and Weight Watchers to his success. He also read Penn Jillette’s book “Presto” for weight-loss inspiration.

“I joined Weight Watchers and they made me an ambassador. So it’s me, Oprah and DJ Khaled. I’m in pretty good company,” Smith said.

Philadelphia police officers descended on a neighborhood Monday morning as they searched for suspected killers.

SWAT, K-9 & other units responded to a van parked outside of a day care center at E Tioga and Emerald streets in the Kensington neighborhood after witnesses claimed to have spotted two men just after 9 a.m. who match the descriptions of suspects wanted for a homicide earlier in the morning along Germantown Avenue in the city’s Nicetown neighborhood.

The investigation continued as of 10 a.m. in both neighborhoods.

No word yet on the exact descriptions of the wanted men.

This story is developing and will be updated.

The days of zip-close baggies carrying drugs seem to be over, as police and school professionals are finding everyday items that have been transformed by teens to conceal drugs, alcohol and paraphernalia.

One Pennsylvania school resource officer has set out to alert parents of this new trend.

Lower Gwynedd Township Police Officer Beth Sanborn put together an interactive program that recently debuted at Wissahickon High School to show parents how drugs and other contraband can be hiding in plain sight.

"I'm not trying to make anyone paranoid," Sanborn said. "It's just that this is what's out there now."

Sanborn's program is a simulation of a teenage bedroom that includes more than 100 items such as soda cans, dental floss, hair brushes, deodorant and even Chapstick tubes that can be used to hide drugs.

These objects look and feel normal but can be opened to reveal hidden compartments for stashing drugs, alcohol or paraphernalia.

Some of the stash items have also been manipulated to mask the smell of drugs, and some are used not only to conceal drugs but to use them as well.

"I don't want you to be suspicious of every can of soda or bottle of water, but kids are getting sneaky," Sanborn said.

Police are even struggling to identify all items that teens have been using to conceal drugs. NBC10 will have more information about spotting drug paraphernalia Tuesday morning at 6 a.m.

Armed officers now monitor the hallways of two South Jersey high schools in a move the district hopes will protect students in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.

Campus police officers at Cherry Hill’s East and West high schools — two at each — began carrying guns Monday as part of a comprehensive new security policy. The officers, hired by the district, are fully trained by the state and have previously worked for police departments outside of the school district, Cherry Hill Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joseph Meloche said in a letter sent to parents Friday.

School officers have been in place without weapons for the past 35 years — some carrying empty gun belts, Meloche said. Now that school officers are armed, Cherry Hill township police officers will no longer be assigned to the schools. Township officers will, however, do occasional walk-throughs of the school facilities.

“The weapon they are carrying is a 9mm Sig Sauer handgun,” Meloche said. “It's the exact same weapon as Cherry Hill Police Department.”

The arming of school officers will not only take place at the high schools but also at the district’s three middle schools and 12 elementary schools. The district recently posted five openings for school officers who will patrol these schools. The hope is to have the additional armed officers in place by next school year, Meloche said.

Township police will continue to be assigned to the middle and elementary schools until the armed school officers are hired, Meloche said.

The arming of school officers came three weeks after the district’s director of security was armed, the district said.

School officials said the arming of school officers is intended to protect the district’s 11,100-plus students.

"The safety and security of our children will always remain the primary focus of our responsibility, every day," Meloche said.

Meloche says he doesn’t think most students will immediately notice much of a difference. The officers will build a rapport and relationships with students by talking to them on a daily basis, Meloche said.

The move to arm school officers came in the wake of East students walking out of class after a history teacher was placed on administrative leave after discussing security concerns in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people. The teacher allegedly told students something similar could happen at Cherry Hill.

The school district wouldn’t let news cameras capture the officers doing patrols and wouldn’t show any photos of the newly armed officers in the schools.

The officers will have full arresting power. The plan is to develop brighter uniforms and re-branded vehicles for the officers in time for next school year, Meloche said.

Firefighters are battling a fast-moving fire in a Burlington County apartment complex.

The fire, which has hit three alarms, is burning at the Willingboro Square Apartments along the 7100 block of Millennium Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, fire officials said.

A number of fire crews are on the scene trying to douse the flames with water from above.

The building has been evacuated. There are no reports of injuries.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Reports of brush and wildfires are keeping local firefighters on their toes. A large forest fire in Burlington County is 90 percent contained. But the fire danger still remains across the region.

A Montgomery County man is accused of driving while under the influence and crashing into a home, killing an elderly woman as she slept.

Joseph Bezanis, 21, of Telford, Pennsylvania, is charged with homicide by vehicle DUI, DUI, reckless endangerment of other persons, reckless driving and other related offenses.

Investigators say Bezanis was driving a 1995 Toyota late at night on April 5 on Harleysville Pike in Franconia Township when he jumped a curve. The vehicle drove through four lawns before becoming airborne and vaulting 21 feet into the side wall of a home on the 300 block of Harleysville Pike, striking 86-year-old Marianne Lambert as she slept inside a first floor bedroom, investigators said. 

Police responded to the home after midnight and found both Bezanis and Lambert. Lambert was found crushed against an interior wall and was pronounced dead at the scene. Bezanis was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Toxicology results revealed Bezanis had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .172 percent at the time of the crash, according to investigators. The legal limit in Pennsylvania while driving is .08. Officials also say THC, the major active component of marijuana, was found in his blood.

Investigators say Bezanis drove at least 83 mph before going airborne and crashing into the home. The speed limit for the area is 40 mph.

Bezanis was arraigned Monday and his bail was set at $100,000 unsecured. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on April 30.

“The defendant’s decision to use marijuana as well as drink at a local bar turned deadly when he got behind the wheel of his vehicle and drove impaired,” said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. “The defendant turned his vehicle into a lethal weapon that killed a grandmother as she was sleeping in her bed. His actions have left a family without a matriarch and have forever affected their feelings of safety in their own home.”

A father and son survived when their South Philadelphia home collapsed following a possible gas explosion.

The incident occurred at a home on the 1200 block of S. 20th Street at 7:35 p.m. Monday. The father told NBC10 he was washing his hands in the bathroom while his son was playing PlayStation when they heard the sound of an explosion. The home then collapsed, sending them from the second floor to the first.

The father and son managed to get out of the house and weren't seriously injured.

Officials say the collapse may have been caused by a gas explosion though they have not yet confirmed this. Firefighters and PGW officials are currently at the location.

The collapse occurred near the Philadelphia Police 17th District headquarters. That building was evacuated along with a building on 1216 S. 20th street.

For more details on this developing story and an interview with the father and son, watch NBC10 News tonight at 11.

Two people were shot and killed in Radnor, Delaware County Monday.

The shooting occurred at a home on Lowrys Lane. Police have not yet revealed what led to the shooting or the identity of the victims.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

Temperatures are rising and so are gas prices. People are paying more at the pump as the summer season draws closer. Prices in Pennsylvania have hit a three year high topping $3 a gallon in some parts of the state.