While some people hit the roads, others chose to fly away from Hurricane Florence as it moves closer to the coast. Philadelphia International Airport is urging all travelers coming from the south to check in with their carriers to make sure that their flight hasn’t been canceled.
Fleeing North From Hurricane Florence
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Hurricane Florence Fuels Rip Currents at Jersey Shore
While our stretch of the coast will be spared the worst of Hurricane Florence’s wrath, other places will still be impacted by it. Jersey Shore rip currents are already increasing and life guards are keeping most people from going in too deep.
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NBC10 Responds: Delivery Delays for Ikea in Our Area
If you are expecting an item from Ikea there's a high chance that it may not come on time. Ikea is asking customers who are experiencing these issues to contact them.
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Region Prepares For Hurricane Florence
South Carolina has turned into a complete ghost town due to Hurricane Florence. The families who decided to stay have been shopping in bulk to prepare for it. Most of them are trying to enjoy this last day of sunshine before the storm.
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Police Donate 500 Pounds of Shoplifted Clothes to Poor
Crime led to charity for the needy in our area thanks to a local police department.
Gloucester Township police donated close to 500 pounds of shoplifted clothing that was later recovered to The Unforgotten Haven, a local food pantry in Blackwood, New Jersey.
The clothes were recovered by police from various shoplifting arrests. Never claimed and now property of the police, the stolen clothes were put to good use.
The Unforgotten Haven is staffed various Saturdays and Sundays throughout each month, with locations in Blackwood, Camden, and Magnolia.
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Abington Police Warn Parents After Finding Edibles
Abington Township police are warning parents after they found more than 100 baked goods, candy and cereal laced with marijuana during a routine traffic stop.
“We are warning parents because these candies and baked goods are packaged to simply look like candy treats, and this is troubling since it has the potential to attract an unsuspecting child,” Abington Police Chief Pat Molloy said.
The marijuana edibles were found inside a vehicle police pulled over.
“The real danger with drugs packaged in this manner is that innocent children might ingest them, believing that they are just a sweet treat,” Chief Molloy said. “Additionally there have been instances of people overdosing from ingesting drugs in this manner, since the effect of these laced treats typically take longer.”
Parents are asked to carefully watch what their children are eating, and to contact the police and seek medical assistance if they suspect their kids consumed the laced treats.
Photo Credit: Abington Police Department
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Lincoln Square to Provide Housing and Retail in Philly Neighborhood
Lincoln Square will be providing more than just housing and new retail options for local residents. It will also be creating hundreds of job opportunities which will shed new light on the South Philadelphia neighborhoods.
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Hurricane Florence Evacuees Travel Through Our Area
Many of the evacuees who are fleeing Hurricane Florence are stopping here in our region. Some of the people who decided not to head north do not have anywhere to go or enough money to travel anywhere.
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Man Secretly Records Girlfriend’s Daughters in Bathroom
A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for using a hidden camera to secretly record his girlfriend’s two underage daughters while they were using the bathroom.
On Aug. 17, 2017, Roger Wallach, 38, was having dinner with his girlfriend when she told him to give his two-month-old son a bath. After he left the room, the woman looked through Wallach’s phone and came across several videos of her two daughters, ages 10 and 11, naked in the bathroom and showering.
In the videos, Wallach could be seen setting up a smart phone to record and then walking out of the bathroom, according to the criminal complaint.
The woman then confronted Wallach who began to cry and apologize, the criminal complaint states. She then contacted Philadelphia police and Wallach was arrested.
The secret recordings occurred over a three-month span.
Wallach pleaded guilty to nine counts of manufacturing and attempting to manufacture child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
After the guilty plea, Wallach admitted to hiding a spy watch in the bathroom which recorded the girls as they undressed and showered.
Wallach also used the webcam on his laptop to record them undressing and sent hundreds of sexually explicit images of the two girls.
In addition to his prison time, Wallach will also have to serve another 20 years of supervised release and undergo sex offender evaluation and treatment.
“Child predators are among the worst type of criminals,” U.S. Attorney William McSwain said. “They prey on those whose very innocence makes them the most likely to be targeted. While the lengthy prison sentence and 20-year term of supervised release ordered today does not erase the defendant’s deplorable actions, it is a stern punishment that will help to protect some of society’s most vulnerable victims.”
Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Please Vote to Name New Please Touch Museum Mascot
Squiggles, Ziggy, Squish, Pip or Curiosity Kid?
That’s the question — in bright purple letters — that Please Touch Museum wants its visitors to answer.
Four months after updating its visual brand, the Fairmount Park children’s museum is taking votes on the name of its new mascot.
Please Touch Museum chose to rebrand in May, but held off on naming its mascot until this fall. The character, inspired by children’s drawings, is a compact figure with enormous eyes and wild hair.
Founded in 1976 by a Montessori educator, Please Touch Museum began as a pilot project in Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences, "nestled among the dinosaur skeletons and woolly mammoths".
In 1983, it relocated to a three-story building in the heart of Philly’s museum district, and in 2008, it opened the doors of its current location in Memorial Hall.
Web visitors can vote for their favorite name out of the final five through September 25th.
The winner will be announced at Please Touch Museum’s birthday party event October 7th.
Photo Credit: Please Touch Museum
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Flooding Leads to Closures on MLK Drive, Ford Road
Flooding caused road closures in parts of the Philadelphia area Wednesday.
MLK Drive was closed from the Falls Bridge to Montgomery Drive while Ford Road was closed at Chamounix Drive in Wynnefield due to the flooding.
One car was completely submerged at the intersection of Ford Road at Chamounix Drive though the driver was able to escape without injury.
The roads later reopened and no injuries were reported.
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Bucks Co. Candidates Fitzpatrick, Wallace Go on Offensive
The traditionally bellwether congressional district encompassing Bucks County, Pennsylvania, will once again feature a knock-'em-down, drag-'em-out race this year in the November midterm elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a moderate, and Democratic challenger Scott Wallace, have begun running commercials in the leadup to what is expected to be a very close race.
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People From the Carolinas Escape Ahead of Florence
Evacuees from the Carolinas are arriving at Philadelphia International Airport to escape Hurricane Florence. They spoke out about their emotions.
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How to Help Potential Victims of Hurricane Florence
People from our area are already lending a helping hand to potential victims of Hurricane Florence. Find out how you can help.
Links: American Red Cross
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Bradley Cooper Goes 'Gaga' for 'A Star Is Born'
Philadelphia-area native Bradley Cooper talks about the perfect match with "A Star Is Born" co-star Lady Gaga.
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NJ First Responders Prepare to Hit Road for Florence
First responders across the tri-state are getting ready to stare down Florence down south. Brian Thompson reports.
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Apartments Start to Crumble in Northern Liberties
A large crack in the wall of a century-old apartment forced residents out of their homes on 2nd Street near Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood Thursday morning.
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Hurricane Florence Causes Surf Advisories in NJ and Del.
Hurricane Florence is already causing dangerous ocean conditions in our area. There is a high surf advisory with a rip current risk along the Jersey Shore and Delaware beaches.
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Silence on Suicide Won't Stand for These People
It is Suicide Prevention Week. We have stories of people in our area who are trying to turn their own tragedy into something positive. SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting ‘Home’ to 741741.
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I-95 Serving as a Getaway Route for Florence Evacuees
Many Carolina residents are traveling long hours to stay safe from Hurricane Florence. They are stopping along Interstate 95 as they flee the storm.
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