After several days of rain, locals took advantage of the sunshine on Sunday.
Locals Take Advantage of the Sun
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Meet Aphrodite: A Lover Of a Dog Up for Adoption
Linda Torelli from the Brandywine Valley SPCA brought Aphrodite to discuss their Mega Adoption Event. On June 2 and 3, the Brandywine Valley SPCA will have 1,000 pets available for adoption.
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Arrest Warrant Out For Man Who Lied His Way Into 3 Schools
Philadelphia police have issued an arrest warrant for a man who gained entry to three local high schools by pretending to be a DJ for Alicia Keys, officials confirmed Sunday.
Jerez Stone-Coleman of Brentwood, Maryland, allegedly lied his way into South Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin and CAPA high schools earlier this month by claiming to be a famous DJ.
A suspicious student alerted their mother, who then told school district officials that something did not feel right.
It turned out that Coleman was a convicted felon with a record. In 2015, he was charged with making terroristic threats against D.C. metro stations, buses and trains.
"We apologize. We accept responsibility for this," Philadelphia School District spokesman Harold Whack told NBC10 earlier this month. "He should have been more thoroughly checked."
Coleman also formerly starred on the MTV show "Catfish," the entire premise of which is to intentionally mislead unsuspecting people.
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19-Year-Old Man Dies in Knife Fight, Police Say
An investigation is underway after a young man died in a knife fight in Paulsboro, New Jersey Sunday afternoon.
Paulsboro Police responded to a reported fight involving knives in the area of West New Street shortly before 1 p.m. When they arrived they found a 19-year-old man suffering from stab wounds.
He was taken to Inspira Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
No arrests have been made and police have not yet released the victim’s identity or information on any suspects.
If you have any information, please call Det. Michael Bielski at 856-649-9716 or Sgt. Kenneth Ridinger of the Paulsboro PD at 856-423-6222.
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Construction to Begin on Center City Bike Lane Project
Construction begins Monday morning for the creation of a new bike lane project.
Construction and lane closures will take place overnight on Market Street and JFK Boulevard from 15th Street to 20th Street.
The closures are part of the Market/JFK Vision Zero Project, which will run for up to nine months and include parking protected bike lanes and new turn lanes on JFK Boulevard and Market streets. The bike lane will hug the curb while parking will move one lane over, creating a buffer between the bicycles and moving traffic.
“You have to understand and learn that this is shared space for everyone,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said. “We need to be safe together and these bike lanes do help.”
The pilot project will test re-configuring the roadway from four traffic lanes to three to reduce speeding and weaving. The project will also feature pedestrian safety improvements, including shorter crossing distances and painted pedestrian areas defined by flexible delineator posts.
NBC10 spoke with both cyclists and drivers who endorse the plan.
“I was dropping somebody off on the corner and they opened the door,” Michael Simbo said. “The biker was coming and they didn’t see the biker and hit the biker.”
The project is part of the city’s goal to eliminate traffic deaths by 2030. The project also comes after the death of cyclist Pablo Avendano, a cyclist who was struck and killed in an unprotected bike lane.
To find out more about the project, click here.
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New Details on Pitbull's Huge July 4th Philly Performance
Mr. Worldwide is coming to Philly! Pitbull is the headliner for the Wawa Welcome America concert only on NBC10! We have exclusive new details on the Party on the Parkway!
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Plastic Surgery Apps Target Young Girls and Teens
From the runway to magazines to billboards, young women and girls are often bombarded with images emphasizing outer beauty.
Yet a disturbing addition to the body image trend has many people both outraged and concerned; plastic surgery apps targeting girls as young as 8 or 9.
“Hey, here’s a cartoon. Give it plastic surgery,” Jessica Yvonne of Marlton, New Jersey, said. “That’s appalling!”
The often free apps feature kid-friendly cartoons and super hero themes and allow users to inject and give surgery to digital subjects.
“The apps that I was able to really pull up and see actually have, like a scalpel,” Board Certified plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Davis told NBC10.
Dr. Davis warns that the apps can promote unrealistic expectations.
“The patient does become a little bit overzealous, if you will, with what they think they can really achieve,” Dr. Davis said.
Yvonne doesn’t allow her daughter, who’s in the 6th grade, to download the apps.
“They all talk about their lips. They all want the ‘Kylie’ lips,” she said. “What? You know you’re 11.”
Esma Cakmak, 10, of Haddonfield, told NBC10 she also doesn’t use the apps.
“There’s all those drawing and there’s like those big lips which really creep me out,” Cakmak said. “Surgery is also very painful. Because it takes a long time to heal and you’re in all those bandages.”
Emily Smith, a teen girl, said she plans to monitor her younger sister’s app store activity.
“I just don’t want them getting in their heads that they should be changing anything about themselves,” Smith said.
The apps are not new. Many disappear from the app store before resurfacing. That's why worldwide watchdog and advocacy groups are standing together with mothers who started the #SurgeryIsNotaGame hashtag to hold the creators of the apps accountable.
Dr. Davis also has a message to anyone who uses the apps. Making changes to your body is not as easy as a download. It’s painful and permanent.
“It’s not like you rub something on it and make a magic wish happen and all these fairy dust kind of comes down and a person looks different," he said.
Teen therapist Sarah Temel says peer pressure among teens to change their bodies causes deep anxiety and depression.
"There's a lot of comparing, especially I feel like with social media, they see these beautified images of their peers even," Temel said.
While Temel is disappointed by the plastic surgery apps, she's not shocked.
"I feel that companies do have a moral and social obligation to try and promote things that are helpful for society," she said.
At the Mindful Soul Center for Wellbeing in Audubon, New Jersey, Temel promotes strong self-esteem and positive body image.
She advises parents to praise their children for non-physical attributes, such as being kind, generous and smart, and to teach them self-love by focusing on health over appearance.
"Building up the self-esteem," Temel said. "Building up the self-compassion. So being kind to yourself."
Temel also recommends limiting or managing what your children post on social media. While selfies, for example, can boost self-esteem, children should not be measuring themselves by an outpouring or lack of endorsement online.
Temel's biggest message for parents is for them to be good examples for their children.
"The best thing that we can really do is to model for our kids," she said. "We might think that they're not watching us and they don't see how we're talking about our own bodies. But they're watching and they're taking it all in."
Esma Cakmak put it simply.
"Stay the way that you are," she said. "You're perfectly fine."
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First Alert Weather: Here Comes the Sun
NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Bill Henley is tracking a sunny week with some chances of showers.
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11 Straight Days of Rain in May
NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Brittney Shipp has the numbers on how rainy days in May compare to sunny days.
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President Demands DOJ Investigation
In the midst of the Robert Mueller probe into President Donald Trump's campaign, the president is demanding the DOJ investigate whether the FBI sent someone to spy on his campaign.
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Pitbull to Headline 2018 Wawa Welcome America Concert
Mr. 305 will be heating up the 2-1-5 on the Fourth of July as superstar rapper Pitbull headlines the 2018 Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert.
The Grammy award-winning performer will share the stage with fellow Grammy winner Heather Headley and The Philly POPS BIG Band.
Nicknamed Mr. Worldwide, the Cuban-American music powerhouse from Miami, Florida, has been charting No. 1 hits in over 15 countries for a decade. Some of Pitbull's most popular songs include "Give Me Everything" featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer; "Timber" featuring Kesha; "Don't Stop the Party" featuring TJR; and "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)".
Once Pitbull finishes rocking the Parkway, the party isn't over. A huge fireworks show — the largest July 4th display in a decade — will paint the sky above the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the colors of the rainbow.
The concert and fireworks show, which is free and open to the public, will again be held along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway starting at 7 p.m. on July 4.
If you don't want to brave the crowds, you can watch the entire event on NBC10 or TeleXitos via your TV. Or you can stream the concert and fireworks to your smartphone and tablet through the NBC10 and Telemundo62 apps or websites.
NBC10, TeleXitos, Telemundo62, and our parent company Comcast NBCUniversal are proud, exclusive media sponsors of the Wawa Welcome America celebration.
The 26th annual event will cap off a full seven days of free fun as Philadelphia celebrates the 242nd birthday of the United States. Beginning Thursday, June 28, Philadelphians and visitors can enjoy 50 free events that include food, concerts, movie showings, cultural experiences and more.
See you this summer!
Photo Credit: Getty Images for iHeartMedia
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Women Make a Big Splash in 2018 Primaries
NBC10's Rosemary Connors looks at Pennsylvania primary results and what they could mean for November's general election.
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Philly Pushes to Make Home Ownership More Affordable.
Council members Darrell Clark, Maria Quinones-Sanchez and Mark Squilla talk to NBC10's Rosemary Connors about local efforts to help potential home buyers.
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Addicted to Phones
The average American checks their phone 80 times a day, making phone addiction a real concern.
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Police Cruiser Collides With Another Car in Camden
Camden police are investigating a crash that involved a police cruiser. The police car and another vehicle collided on Morgan Boulevard early Monday morning.
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5 People Rushed to Hospital Following Montco Crash
Emergency responders rushed five people to the hospital following a head-on crash in Montgomery County. Two cars collided on Route 309 late Sunday night, and police are still investigating how it happened.
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Man Shot While Waiting in McDonald's Drive-Thru
A man was waiting in the McDonald's drive-thru near Fishtown when he was shot. The victim was treated at the scene and is expected to make a full recovery. Police are investigating whether or not he was targeted.
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Man Plunges 30 Feet in Center City
An intoxicated man fell 30 feet from an overpass above 8th and Vine streets after his car broke down.
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Double Shooting Inside Car in Olney
Police are on the scene at West Rockland and North Marshall streets where a man and woman were shot inside of a vehicle. They are expected to survive but there are no suspects so far.
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Frisbee Like You've Never Seen Before
Ultimate Frisbee is no-contact sport that includes the jumping of basketball, the running of soccer, and the diving of football. The sport is inclusive and safe alternative for players who fear concussions.
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