Anyone looking to add a furry friend to their family is in luck this weekend, as the Brandywine Valley SPCA hosts its Mega Adoption Event at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.
Adopt a Furry Friend at Mega Pet Adoption Event
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Officer Donates Kidney to Former Co-Worker
A local police officer donates his kidney to later find out it's going to save the life of an old friend and coworker.
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NBC10 Responds: How to Protect Your Personal Info from Hackers
The FBI says Russian hackers are targeting personal routers, which could put your personal information at risk. NBC10 Responds has the steps on how you can protect yourself.
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4 Couples Seek Refunds After Wedding Venue Shuts Down
At least four local couples were impacted after a Fishtown wedding venue unexpectedly shut down last month. With the help of NBC10 Responds, they will be getting refunds.
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City Moves People Out of Homeless Camps
The city moved people out from the homeless encampments in Kensington Wednesday as part of a program to fix the area's opioid epidemic. Those living there were offered shelter and treatment programs.
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Grand Reopening for Newly Renovated LOVE Park
Philadelphia's iconic LOVE Park reopened Wednesday night. The renovated space was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony and party open to the public.
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Make a Wish Grants 10,000th Wish to 8-Year-Old Girl
The Make A Wish foundation in New Jersey grants its 10,000th wish to an 8-year-old girl from South Jersey who wanted a new wheelchair.
Photo Credit: NBC10
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Local Students Discuss Race Relations in Aftermath of Roseanne Tweet, Starbucks Arrests
Recent public issues involving race relations have sparked conversations in the classroom at one local high school.
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey Lead Country in Lyme Disease Cases
Recent studies conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties are leading the nation for cases of Lyme disease in the United States.
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The blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick, has been the cause of rising Lyme disease cases throughout the Philadelphia area in recent years, state and federal agencies found.
The two states with the two highest number of reported cases are Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Pennsylvania's more than 12,000 cases in 2016, the most recent year available through the CDC, accounted for nearly 38 percent of the entire country's total. New Jersey had more than 3,800 cases.
Pennsylvania's outsize and dangerous predicament has steadily gotten worse since 2000.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the number of cases per 100,000 people quadrupled between 2000 and 2016.
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Deer ticks get the disease from rodents, mostly the white-footed mouse, and then use the deer to feed, mate and reproduce. The large deer population in Pennsylvania makes the perfect conditions for Lyme disease to travel.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bacteria is transmitted to humans through the bite of the infected ticks, with symptoms including fever, headache, fatigue, and a skin rash. “Most cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with a few weeks of antibiotics.”
The following counties had the most reported and confirmed cases of Lyme disease in 2016.
5. Berks County
Total cases since 2000: 3,643
2016 cases: 463
4. York County
Total cases since 2000: 5,145
2016 cases: 349
3. Montgomery County
Total cases since 2000: 7,393
2016 cases: 606
2. Bucks County
Total cases since 2000: 8,215
2016 cases: 500
1. Chester County
Total cases since 2000: 10,682
2016 cases: 371
There are ways to protect your body from tick bites and prevent the spread of Lyme disease. The CDC recommends using insect repellent, checking for ticks often, applying pesticides, and reducing tick habitat. Removing leaf litter and clearing tall grasses are both ways to lower the risk of ticks in your yard.
Photo Credit: AP
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Rainy Weekend Trend Continues With Possible Flooding
Tired of the rain? Bad news. We’ve got another rainy stretch on the way.
Heavy rain, thunderstorms and even flooding are possible from Thursday night through Sunday morning. We’ve issued a First Alert for that time period to keep you prepared.
Now, different neighborhoods may see the worst impacts — including slow travel, washed roads, or rising rivers — at different times.
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Beginning Wednesday night, tropical moisture starts to bog down on the region. This will enhance rain chances Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Thursday late day into the evening, pockets of heavy rain will begin to impact the region as a warm front approaches. Scattered thunderstorms are possible with the frontal passage.
Due to our rain-soaked grounds, lower rain totals have the capability of causing flooding. The Pennsylvania Suburbs, Philadelphia, and Mercer County are under the lowest Flash Flood threshold. That means only a couple of inches may cause problems in those locations. Regardless, any neighborhood could see issues with heavy pockets.
Friday will be hot and steamy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Late in the day, a cold front will approach the region. Yet again, just moderate rain totals may cause road ponding and creek swelling.
By Saturday an area of low pressure (often referred to as a storm center) begins to develop over our region. It will slowly shift over Delaware and wobble around—getting stuck atop of us. Since winds wrap counter-clockwise around low pressure, the system will continually pump coastal moisture our direction.
This triggers heavy rain and thunderstorms through Saturday. While rain is possible all day long, the steady to heaviest storms will pass in the afternoon and evening. All neighborhoods will be impacted by rain Saturday, but the heaviest may hit our western neighborhoods. Take a look at one model projection below:
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Sunday rain chances are highest in the morning, but scattered showers may continue through the afternoon. Rain won’t be as heavy or long-lasting, so the threat of flooding tapers. Regardless, it won’t be a great day. With an east wind, temperatures will be cool—only hitting highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Both Saturday and Sunday will be considerably cloudy as well. Don’t expect much (or any) sunshine in any neighborhood.
Even Monday, rain is expected. More showers will pass periodically into the evening.
How much rain are we talking through Monday? Another 2-5” of rain could fall in any neighborhood. The highest totals depend upon the location of the storm center.
Unfortunately, rain this weekend will make it the SIXTH straight weekend we’ve seen at least sprinkles across Philadelphia. We haven’t had an entirely dry weekend in Philly since April 21-22!
Here are the stats at Philadelphia International:
April 28 (0.14”) – April 29 (0.15”)
May 5 (Trace) – May 6 (Trace)
May 12 (1.49”) – May 13 (0.49”)
May 19 (0.74”) – May 20 (0.01”)
May 26 (0.85”) – May 27 (0.08”)
How much rain fell on weekends in the last 5 weeks? 3.95”! Another couple inches (or more) may be added to this by Sunday.
The light at the end of the tunnel hits Tuesday, when the region begins to FINALLY dry out. Updates to this forecast, including rain totals and neighborhoods under the biggest threat of flooding, will be posted online and on air in the days to come.
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What Keeps Exploding in Rural Pa. Towns? ATF Joins in Search
Explosions without explanation have erupted in a rural region about an hour north of Philadelphia more than 20 times in the last two months, and federal experts have now joined in the effort to solve the ear-popping mystery.
The loud booms have awakened residents in the northern section of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, but state police have been unable to determine the cause of the sounds. The first blast was reported April 2 in the Quakertown area.
State police did not say what they think may be the origin of the unusual disturbances, which have led to numerous conspiracy theories among the locals: from alien landings and meteor strikes to stolen military munitions.
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Each of the incidents over the last two months have occurred between the hours of 1 and 3:30 a.m., state police said May 30 in the first statement on their investigation.
A police spokesman said he could not provide more details about the exact dates and locations of each blast.
An agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms confirmed that the ATF is now involved in the investigation. She said the bureau is aiding the state police and local police departments, including Springfield, Nockamixan and Richlandtown.
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Police Release Body Cam Footage of Violent Beach Arrest
Police have released body camera video footage showing the violent arrest of a Philadelphia woman accused of underage drinking in Wildwood, New Jersey, over the Memorial Day weekend.
Emily Weinman, 20, was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated assault by spitting bodily fluids at/on a police officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstruction and minor in possession of alcohol.
A video of the arrest posted on social media shows three officers holding Weinman down on the sand. One officer punches her on the back of the head as they restrain her.
Police identified the officers involved as Thomas Cannon, John Hillman and Robert Jordan.
Wildwood Commissioner of Public Safety Tony Leonetti told NBC10 Weinman assaulted one of the officers first by kicking him in the groin and then running away, which the video does not show.
In the first body camera video released Wednesday, an officer approaches Weinman and a friend and confronts them about underage drinking. The officer asks both women to take a breathalyzer. Weinman argues that she did not drink and the alcohol belongs to her aunt, adding that "[the test] didn't come out positive."
The officer asks Weinman about her aunt's whereabouts, and then is heard telling the other officer that he is going to have the women pour the alcohol out. The video then cuts off.
The second video begins with Weinman telling the officer it's not illegal to carry a closed container of alcohol. She argues that the alcohol isn't opened, but one of the officers tell her that because the bottle is visible, she can be charged for an "open display."
The officer again asks Weinman where her aunt is. Weinman tells him she's on her way. When Weinman refuses to give the officer her last name, the situation escalates.
"Okay, that's it. I'm done with you," the officer says and cant be heard asking his colleague for handcuffs.
"Don't f------ cuff me," Weinman tells the officer.
"You're about to get dropped," he responds.
As the officer approaches her, Weinman puts her hands up and appears to touch the camera. The video then turns off. Police say Weinman forcibly struck the officer in the torso where the body camera was mounted and caused the camera to turn off.
The third video begins with the officer grabbing Weinman's hair and forcing her to the ground as she screams, struggles, curses and tells him repeatedly to get off of her. At one point a fist is seen hitting Weinman three times.
"You're not allowed to beat me like that," she yells. "I'm a woman. It doesn't matter...You're not allowed to hit me and choke me like that!"
She continued, "My daughter is right there seeing this! I didn't do anything wrong!"
As an officer places handcuffs on Weinman, she can be seen in the video spitting at him.
The video ends with one of the officers reporting the incident to another officer. The officer claims Weinman tried kicking another officer so he "slammed her on the ground."
"She kicked him and I just hit her a couple times," the officer says. "And I put her in cuffs and locked her up."
Weinman's attorney Stephen Dicht told NBC10 that after seeing the new body camera footage, his view hasn't changed.
"My perception is the same," Dicht said. "My reaction is the same. It's an overreaction to the situation and an excessive use of force."
The initial video sparked debate on social media, with some supporting the officers’ actions, others insisting that people wait for the entire story to emerge before passing judgment and others condemning what they believe to be excessive force from the officers.
"If you refuse to give your name, than does that give them the right to pound you in the head?" Dicht asked.
Wildwood Police say an internal affairs investigation was immediately initiated on the incident and the three officers were reassigned to administrative duty pending the outcome.
"Chief Regalbuto stated that while he finds this video to be alarming, he does not want to rush to any judgment until having the final results of the investigation,” a Wildwood police spokesman wrote in a statement to NBC10.
The Cape May County Prosecutor's Office would not comment on the incident outside of saying it's under review.
Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano, Jr. told NBC10 the incident was not a reflection of the Jersey Shore town.
"It's really a shame that one minuscule incident happened that ruined it for the whole entire weekend which has been a great weekend," he said.
Weinman has faced charges prior to Saturday's incident, including simple assault and criminal mischief, according to court records.
Her attorney told NBC10 she is currently on probation for a previous simple assault charge in Philadelphia, her attorney said.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident and has more video to contact Detective Lieutenant Kenneth Gallagher at 609-522-0222.
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4 Escaped Peacocks Slow Down Traffic on I-76 WB
We swear it’s not our mascot. Four peacocks slowed down traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway.
The birds were found walking down I-76 westbound near the Girard Avenue exit Wednesday around 8:30 p.m. State police told NBC10 they escaped from the nearby Philadelphia Zoo.
Two lanes on I-76 westbound were closed as police drove near them. Traffic was backed up for miles as police appeared to escort the four birds down the highway.
SkyForce10 was above the scene as the peacocks approached Roosevelt Boulevard.
Police managed to form a barricade around the peacocks but the four birds then flew away into nearby trees, with one of them managing to fly across the highway.
State Police told NBC10 they're no longer trying to capture the peacocks now that they're off the road and the two lanes were reopened.
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7-Year-Old Girl Survives Being Shot in the Back
A 7-year-old girl is back home after she was shot in the back. Now her mother is speaking out.
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'Trenton Makes, the World Takes' to Glow Again
The "Trenton Makes, the World Takes" will glow again over the Delaware River.
Photo Credit: NBC 10
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2 Philadelphia-Area Students Go for National Spelling Bee Crown
Shruthika Padhy and Phoebe Smith are both finalists in the National Spelling Bee.
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Thief Tries to Steal Car With Child Inside, Police Say
Surveillance video shows a man trying to steal a car with a child inside in Bucks County. Police say the suspect, identified as Donald Darnell, is known to them and has been linked to other crimes.
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Delco DA Wants to Help Prevent Identity Theft
Thieves want to steal your identity. Delaware County District Attorney Kat Copeland is trying to keep your personal information safe.
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Jersey Shore Tour: Avalon Restaurant Week
Eat this up, Avalon's annual Restaurant Week kicks off next week as things heat up along the Jersey Shore.
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Mural Honors 'West Philadelphia Raised' Will Smith
"In West Philadelphia born and raised..." "The Fresh Prince" is now a piece of Philadelphia's expanding mural art project as a Will Smith mural is painted in his hometown.
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