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Blackstar Film Festival Brings Unique Stories to the Screen

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The Blackstar Film Festival is taking place through the weekend. Maori Holmes, the festival's artistic director, sat down with NBC10's Erin Coleman to talk about the films.


Pennsylvania SPCA Partners With Main Line Animal Rescue

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The Pennsylvania SPCA is teaming up with Main Line Animal Rescue in an attempt to find more animals forever homes.

From Reggie to B-Dawk: Plenty for Eagles Fans to See at Football Hall of Fame

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NBC10's Vai Sikahema gives you an inside look at the Eagles at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, from 2018 inductee Brian Dawkins to Chuck Bednarik to Reggie White to Nick Foles, that are immortalized in Canton, Ohio.

United Plane Backs Into Catering Truck at Newark Airport

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A United Express Jet was being pushed by a tug at Newark Airport when it struck a food service truck. The driver of the truck was injured when the vehicle was knocked onto its side.

Look Back: 25 Years of History for Philly's 'Biggest Mural'

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The History of Immigration mural on the edge of Old City tells the stories of people coming to Philadelphia and the struggles they faced along the way. Artist Jane Golden, founder and executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, looks back 25 years later on her epic artwork and how the subject of immigration remains a top priority in today's world.

NJ Trooper Accused of Stopping Women for Numbers Sentenced

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Former New Jersey State Trooper Eric Richardson was sentenced to three years probation after women accused him of pulling them over to try and get their phone number.

Musikfest 2018 Kicks Off in Bethlehem

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The Lehigh Valley will be rocking as the annual Musikfest music festival kicks off in Bethlehem.

Atlantic City Swimming Program Helps Kids in Need

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A new program is giving inner-city kids the opportunity to learn how to swim and their parents don't have to pay anything. The lessons are especially important for these children who literally live on an island.


12-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shots, Kills Himself in Wilmington

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A 12-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself Friday inside his Wilmington home. We speak to his sister about the tragedy and the family's loss.

5 Most Expensive Real Estate Listings in Bucks County

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One can dream right! Dream about one day owning one of these fabulous, multi-million dollar real estate listings in Bucks County. With numerous bedrooms, multiple (even a walk-in!) fireplaces, large outdoor pools, even larger theater rooms and barns, horse stalls and acres upon acres of land, these real estate gems are currently on the market, according to Trulia.com.

Location: 5453 York Road, New Hope

For Sale: $10 million

Type: Single Family Home

Elm Grove Estate is a more than 75-acre estate that dates back hundreds of years. It has seen restorations and renovations over the last 15 years that have preserved architectural details but added modern amenities. The main, stone house features detailed millwork, moldings, pocket doors, hardware, high ceilings and plaster walls. There are 10 fireplaces, including a walk-in fireplace in the hunt room. There is an expansive formal living room and a mansion-sized dining room with hand-painted ceiling, commercial-grade kitchen, butler’s pantry, a library, 10 bedrooms and seven full bathrooms. Additionally, the property offers a carriage house, three barns, 14 stalls, a workshop and plenty of storage space.

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Location: 402/404 Rockwood Path, New Hope

For Sale: $6.97 million

Type: Single Family Home

This 50-acre estate features a main house, a four-bedroom guesthouse, a two-car garage/barn that was once a 1739 farmhouse, a tennis court, stocked pond and we can’t forget, the fruit tree orchards. The five-bedroom, restored, hand-cut stone main house features 10-foot ceilings, arched doorways, quarter-sawn oak and marble flooring, six fireplaces, a conservatory and library and an elevator. The commercial-grade kitchen is not to be outdone by the 1,000-bottle climate-controlled wine room, outdoor pool or the 10-seat home theater either.

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Location: 2811 Aquetong Road, New Hope

For Sale: $3.45 million

Type: Single Family Home

This more than 36-acre property features a main house, converted-barn residence, a guesthouse, a pond, open fields and mature woodlands. Once a home to writer and playwright John Hess, the five-bedroom main, stone house features deep windowsills, numerous fireplaces and built-ins, custom millwork and moldings, hardwood floors and a dramatic two-story library with a curved stairwell and loft catwalk. The gourmet kitchen features Viking double wall ovens, Wolf pro-grade cooktop, a wine chiller, walk-in pantry and soapstone countertops. A geothermal heating and cooling system is featured, plus a backup generator for the house and barn. The family room offers sliding doors that open to the slate veranda and saltwater pool.

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Location: 7043 Phillips Mill Road, New Hope

For Sale: $1.59 million

Type: Single Family Home

Set on a hilltop, on a 12-acre pear orchard, this property couldn’t get any more ideal. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom, stone and stucco farmhouse features oak floors, a wood-burning fireplace and a 32-foot parking court with a barn-like three-car garage. There is a 600-bottle wine cellar, home theater with stadium seating (because everyone needs to see the movie!) and two master suites, one on each floor. The great room includes the bonus of a TV concealed behind a giant gold-framed mirror and there is a heated, saltwater pool outside as well.

Location: 3786 River Road, New Hope

For Sale: $1.59 million

Type: Single Family Home

The Bridgeview House offers just that! A gorgeous view of the Delaware River and footbridge to Bull’s Island from the classic front porch. The four-bedroom house features original Federal Greek Revival-style trim and millwork, oversized sash windows, 10-foot ceilings and hardwood floors throughout. There is a formal living room and dining room with built-in cabinets. The large country kitchen features quartz countertops, a pantry and a back staircase. The great room features a stone fireplace and French doors that open to an outdoor pool. The property also offers a carriage house/garage and a small barn with an office.



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Yes, Mr. President, You Have Met Sen. Bob Casey Before

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President Donald Trump took the stage at an arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Thursday evening as the main character in a campaign rally for Lou Barletta, the Republican candidate trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey in November.

Trump served as master of ceremonies for an event in which several thousand people came from across northeastern Pennsylvania and waited hours to see a president that Luzerne County voters overwhelmingly voted to send to the White House.

Barletta, who trails by double digits to the incumbent Democrat Casey, is hoping the rally serves as an ignition point for a campaign that so far has lacked fuel in the way of name recognition and campaign funding. At the last reporting deadline June 30, Casey had $10 million compared to $1.5 million for Barletta.

After the event started promptly at 7 p.m., the president spoke for much of the next 90 minutes. He talked about his long political relationship with Barletta, an early supporter of Trump's presidential run and what one pollster has called "Trump before Trump was Trump."

But Trump also talked about Barletta's opponent, Casey.

His initial remarks about the two-term senator included a claim that he has "never met" Casey. 


"I've been in Washington now for more than a year and a half, I hardly, I am honestly, I’m not sure I ever met Bob Casey, I never met him," Trump said.

But then he continued: "And I'm sure I did, I shook his hand. His father was a good man, a totally different person. I don't think, I don't know this man. He’s a senator, there’s 100 senators, I don’t know him."

To put Trump's confusion to rest, there is photographic proof that Trump has in fact met Casey:

That photo was taken Feb. 13 during a meeting at the White House. Trump and several House and Senate members from both parties, including Casey, discussed proposed tariffs on imported steel.

Here's the exchange Trump and Casey had during the meeting:

SENATOR CASEY: ... In your opening, you talked about the job impact, as well as the national security impact, and I’m glad you raised both. I’ll just focus on national security.

In Western Pennsylvania, as well as in Eastern Pennsylvania, you have two examples among several. But the two are AK Steel in Western Pennsylvania. They are the last remaining manufacturer of electrical steel, meaning the steel that goes into our electricity grid. They’ve been hammered by this, as you know.

In the eastern part of the state, as Senator Young from Indiana mentioned, ArcelorMittal

THE PRESIDENT: They’ve been hammered by what?

SENATOR CASEY: Hammered by not having the remedy — the 232 remedy.

THE PRESIDENT: Okay.

SENATOR CASEY: To the extent that you can focus on that, I think the steel executives — the letter they sent you on the 1st of February, I think, outlines the problem. But this really is a national security issue.

THE PRESIDENT: Why didn’t the previous administration help the steel workers? Why didn’t the previous administration work on 232?

SENATOR CASEY: Well, look, I think there are a lot of us that had disagreements over the years, with the administration then, about being more aggressive on this issue.

THE PRESIDENT: Tremendous disservice.

SENATOR CASEY: I just hope that in this — I know it’s a 90-day period you’re in, but I hope you can promptly determine it.

THE PRESIDENT: Good. Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

A spokesman for Casey's re-election campaign noted Friday that Trump may also recognize the senator from three other interactions in recent months, and as recently as this week.

"The president's attacks also haven't stopped him from signing into law three of Senator Casey's bills in the last four months, including the first major workforce training legislation in 12 years, which was signed just this week," Casey spokesman Max Steele said in an email.



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Bed Bug Found at Temple Dental School

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A bed bug was found last week at Temple's dental school. The discovery led to new precautions being taken to prevent future bugs from invading the space.

NBC10 Responds: Letgo App Scam

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A recent high school graduate paid $700 for a laptop she never received. She met the seller on letgo, an app that helps people buy and sell used merchandise. But after paying the seller, the woman said she was scammed.

Philly's Newest Diner (Literally) Rolled Into Town Friday

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Philadelphia's newest diner was greeted by eager guests and antique collectors as it literally rolled into town Friday.

The 1950s Mountain View diner traveled 244 miles south from Willimantic, Connecticut, to Berkley Street in Philadelphia. There, it will reopen as the Wayne Junction Diner. It'll be named after a restaurant formerly located across from Wayne Junction Station, which closed in the 1990s.

“The nostalgia of the Wayne Junction Diner will be a major draw to lower Germantown and a key ingredient to its revitalization,” said Ken Weinstein, President of Philly Office Retail, the company that owns the diner.

"Anyone can build a building and call it a diner, but it’s much more difficult and people appreciate it more if you do something like this.”

Moving the diner required a lot of coordination. Police in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania had to work together to make sure the building traveled safely and, once in Philly, the driver had to navigate the city’s narrow streets.

Area residents and visitors from other Philadelphia neighborhoods greeted the diner with enthusiasm as it drove up to its location.

Carolyn Sutton traveled from East Falls because of the diner’s long history.

“I collect antiques and things like that so I love everything that’s from the past,” Sutton said.

This isn't the first move for the diner. It has quite a travel history:

Originally manufactured by the Mountain View Diners Company in New Jersey, the diner’s first move was to Waterbury, Connecticut, where it originally opened as Egan’s Diner. The diner then moved to Willimantic and became the Windham Diner until 1971 when it made the move to Southington, Connecticut, as G. Otto’s Hiway Diner.

In 1986, it moved back to Waterbury and operated under the name Valley Diner until 1993. The diner found new life back in Willimantic in 2005 when it became Mickey’s and was later connected to the college-oriented nightclub Jonathan’s Café. They detached in 2016, and the diner was put up for sale.

In May 2018, Philly Office Retail purchased the diner as part of the Wayne Junction Revitalization Project. The project began in Oct. 2017.

While the diner won’t open as the new Wayne’s Junction until next year, children attending the opening already knew what they wanted to eat.

One of the kids told NBC10 she wanted “fries, a burger and some milkshakes—two milkshakes.”

The diner, which currently seats 65, will be expanded before the opening to include a larger seating area, a new kitchen and bathrooms. Weinstein believes the diner’s memorable move in will make it worth the wait.

“It is not every day that a 1950’s diner arrives in our city,” Weinstein said. “People will remember where they were on this day for years to come.”

The new Wayne Junction Diner will be the second diner Weinstein has delivered to Philadelphia. The first diner, a 1952 Mountain View, arrived in 1999 and opened in 2000 as Trolley Car Diner in Mount Airy.



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Mother of 5 Traveling From NYC to Philly Disappears, Man Found With Her SUV

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An SUV belonging to a New York woman reported missing has been found in Fairfax County, Virginia, and police have arrested a man for stealing the vehicle.

Vianele Tavera, 50, left her home in New York for a planned trip to Philadelphia. The mother of five has not been in contact with her family since Saturday, July 28, police said.

Fairfax County police said Tavera's Acura MDX was found in the 9000 block of South Park Circle in Fairfax Station on Monday.

Officers were initially called there about a man inside the SUV who needed medical attention, police said. They found 38-year-old Luis E. Negron-Martinez, of Philadelphia, inside the SUV.

Police then discovered the SUV belonged to Tavera and she had been reported missing. Officers then obtained a search warrant and found a handgun inside the vehicle.

Negron-Martinez was arrested on charges of grand larceny and possession of a concealed weapon. He was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and held without bond.

Fairfax County police said Negron-Martinez and Tavera know each other.

Police believe Tavera made it to her destination, but that she may have been harmed.

Fairfax County authorities said they have been working closely with the New York Police Department, Philadelphia Police Department and Pennsylvania State Police.

Police are asking anyone with information related to the disappearance of Tavera to call 703-691-2131.



Photo Credit: Fairfax County Police Department

Philadelphia Priest on Leave After Abuse Allegation

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A priest who served at Our Lady of Consolation in Chestnut Hill is now on administrative leave after an allegation of sexual abuse arose recently.

Fight for Freedom: Philly Man Behind Bars for 26 Years Maintains Innocence

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For the past 26 years, Eric Riddick has maintained that he did not kill his friend in Philadelphia decades ago. Despite his appeals for justice, the man has remained in prison. Now, new evidence suggests he may be innocent, but a legal technicality may be keeping him behind bars.

Things to Do In and Around Philly and the Shore This Weekend

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Philadelphia and its surrounding counties always have something going on. Whether it’s a film festival, kayaking race, outdoor movie, crab fest or artist exhibit, Philly and the Shore in the summer are filled with fun. We’ve found the top (and affordable) choices of what to do this weekend, Aug. 3-5, in Philadelphia and down the shore.

Aug. 3-5

What: BlackStar Film Festival

This four-day film festival showcases independent films about the global black experience and films by people of color.

Where: Various locations including Lightbox Film Center at International House Philadelphia, the Institute of Contemporary Art and Drexel University’s Pearlstein Gallery

When: Thursday, Aug. 2 through Sunday, Aug. 5

Cost: Varies


What: Friday Night Fireworks in Wildwood

Grab a blanket or a beach chair and head to the beach to watch this awesome fireworks display every Friday through the summer.

Where: Pine Avenue and the Beach, Wildwood

When: Friday, Aug,. 3, at 10 p.m.

Cost: Free


What: Outdoor Movie Screenings in Philadelphia: Invaders from Space

Where: Betsy Ross House

When: Friday, Aug. 3 at 8:15 p.m.

Cost: $5 cost includes tour of house


What: Wildwoods Got Talent

This multi-week talent contest will feature singers, dancers, magicians, musicians, comics and more. Judges and the audience vote on the winners each week and decide who moves on to the finals. The Grand Finale takes place on Aug. 24 with a $1,000 grand prize. Bring a beach chair or blanket. There’s no designated seating at the venue but there are food vendors.

Where: Fox Park Amphitheater, 4400 Ocean Avenue, Wildwood, NJ

When: Friday, Aug. 3 from 7 to 10 p.m.

Cost: Free to attend

 

What: Outdoor Movie Screenings in Philadelphia: Ferdinand

Where: Trolley Car Diner

When: Saturday, Aug. 4, 10 minutes before sunset

Cost: Free


What: Battle at the Beach Grappling Tournament

This mixed martial arts fighting competition features competitors of all ages from the tri-state area.

Where: Wildwoods Convention Center, 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ

When: Friday, Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 5

Cost: $15 at the door, children under 7 are free


What: Stone Harbor Arts & Crafts Festival

This 56th annual festival showcases more than 200 artisans from more than 12 states. Families can stroll the displays and enjoy the live music, children’s activities and plenty of food.

Where: Stone Harbor Recreation Field, 8100 Second Avenue, Stone Harbor, NJ

When: Saturday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cost: Free

 

What: Down on the Farm

Families can experience an early American farm with hands-on activities and exhibits at this open-air living history museum.

Where: Historic Cold Spring Village, 720 Rt. 9 S., Cape May, NJ

When: Saturday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


What: New Jersey State Crab Festival

This block party festival offers bushels of blue claw crabs, a beer garden, craft vendors, live music and kids’ activities like the crab race that takes place at 6 p.m.

Where: Ice House Restaurant, 4415 Park Blvd, Wildwood, NJ

When: Saturday, Aug. 4 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.


What: Kerry Hallam – Along the Coast

Renowned British Impressionist Kerry Hallam will display his newest exhibit for the first time in Stone Harbor. The exhibit will feature many coastal themed paintings as well as his signature nautical chart paintings.

Where: Ocean Galleries, 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor, NJ

When: Friday, Aug. 3 through Monday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Cost: Free to view


What: Tuckahoe River Canoe, Kayak Race and Poker Run

This 37th annual, family-friendly event gets everyone in the water. Medals are awarded in all racing categories and the non-racing Poker Run receives a prize as well. Bring a beach chair to watch and cheer from land.

Where: Upper Township Municipal Beach, Mosquito Landing Road, Tuckahoe, NJ

When: Saturday, Aug. 5 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Rain or shine

Cost: Free to watch


What: 2nd Street Festival

This block party type festival features beer gardens, plenty of food, workshops, arts and crafts, street performances and two stages of live music.

Where: Northern Liberties, Second and Poplar streets between Germantown Avenue and Spring Garden

When: Sunday, Aug. 5 from noon to 10 p.m.

Cost: Free


What: ACANA Festival

The African Cultural Alliance of North America Inc. (ACANA) will host this annual outdoor African Festival concert experience. Families can enjoy musical and dance performances, arts and crafts, traditional clothing for sale and of course delicious African food.

Where: Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, 101 S. Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia

When: Sunday, Aug. 5 at 2 p.m.

Cost: Free



Photo Credit: Photo by K. Ciappa for Visit Philadelphia®

Clear the Shelters: 5K and Mutt Mile

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Are you looking for a four-legged friend to add to your family? Now is the perfect time! Faithful Friends Animal Society is hosting Delaware's largest dog-friendly 5k, and you could walk away with a new addition to your family.

Finally! Dry Weather on the Way

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After rain and clouds covered our region for days, Saturday will finally bring some dry weather and sunshine. But when will the rain return? NBC10 First Alert meteorologist Krystal Klei has your forecast.

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