Lanterns lit the sky in Wayne Saturday night to bring attention to cancer treatment and research at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk. Walkers were there to honor those who lost their battles -- and those who won them -- and to help raise much needed money.
Light the Night Walk for Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness
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Racist Flyers Found on Cherry Hill Lawns
Someone is throwing racist flyers onto lawns in Cherry Hill -- and neighbors, who value their community's diversity, are concerned.
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3 People Shot Near Temple University After House Party
Three men were shot early Sunday morning near Temple University as they were leaving a house party, Philadelphia police said.
A gunman opened fire on the victims, who are all between 21 and 24 years old, after an argument broke out as the men were leaving a party, according to law enforcement sources. All three victims traveled to the party from West Oak Lane.
Police are still searching for a suspect.
The victims are in stable condition. No arrests have been made.
This story is developing. Please check back for updates.
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Police Catch 4 Men Red-Handed Breaking Into Philly Store
Witnesses say four men broke the windows to get into City Blue clothing store near Girard Avenue. They fled the scene on foot, but police have caught two suspects.
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Car Crash Causes Philadelphia Gas Main Break
Four homes in the 8000 block of Stenton Avenue are being evacuated because of a gas main break caused by a car crash. Police in nearby homes are asked to shelter in place.
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3 Suspects On the Loose Following Car Chase
Three suspects are on the loose after crashing their car during a late night police chase through Delaware County. It started in Glenolden, went through Sharon Hill and ended in Collingdale.
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East Mount Airy Gas Main Break Under Control
A car crash hit a gauge post used to measure pressure to a gas system in East Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, so crews have stopped the supply to that post. Service to homes is not affected and the scene is under control.
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Bucks Battle: Republicans Try to Maintain Hold
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is likely to hold onto the seat in the new congressional first district, according to some polls. But other polls say the race is much tighter.
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Bucks Battle: Democrat Scott Wallace Takes Aim at GOP
Newcomer Scott Wallace hopes to win a seat in Pennsylvania's first congressional district for the Democratic party. Does he have what takes?
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'Ride For Rell,' Dirt Bike, ATV Riders Swarm Philly Streets
Hundreds of dirt bike and ATV riders took to the streets of Philadelphia Sunday as a planned memorial for a popular dirt bike rider who was shot and killed four years ago.
Large groups of young riders drove all over the city, weaving through traffic, popping wheelies and causing a scene as police followed behind, monitoring the ride.
Riders participating in the event told NBC10 it was meant as a way to remember Kyrell Tyler, known as 'Dirt Bike Rell,' a stunt rider who gained popularity on social media. Tyler was found inside a car shot several times in the head four years ago Sunday in Southwest Philadelphia. He later died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was 23.
It is illegal to ride dirt bikes and ATVs on Philadelphia streets and police routinely target illegal rides, confiscating and impounding the vehicles.
Twenty people involved in Sunday's ride were arrested and thirty bikes were confiscated, police said. Two guns were recovered.
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Search for Suspect Who Sexually Assaulted Woman
The search is on for a man police say attacked and sexually assaulted a woman in Center City Saturday night.
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Driver Dies After Crashing Into Century-Old New Jersey Monument
A car crashed into the Cresskill Monument early Saturday, killing the driver, police said.
The 2016 white Infinity Q50 crashed into the monument at Knickerbocker Road and Madison Avenue just before 4:30 a.m., Cresskill police said.
The driver was the only person in the car, police said. No other vehicles were involved.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.
The 56-foot-tall monument was dedicated to victims of the 1918 flu epidemic while stationed at Camp Merritt, according to the city's website.
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Wires, Tree Down in Montco Crash
A car, a toppled tree and downed wires littered the roadway near Belmont Avenue and Rock Creek Road, near Interstate 76, in Lower Merion, Montgomery County Monday morning. Expect delays in the area and use alternate routes.
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Man Gunned Down at Birthday Party in 'Speakeasy'
A birthday party inside a makeshift bar ended with a man executed and police searching for three suspects that appeared to target their victim.
The killing happened around 11 p.m. Sunday in what Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small called a “speakeasy” along North D Street in the city’s Feltonville neighborhood.
“It appears that it was an execution-type shooting,” Small said.
Police found the victim bleeding heavily next to a pool table and rushed him to the hospital where he died a short time later from two gunshot wounds, Small said.
About 20 people were gathered in the makeshift bar at the time when three men walked in, investigators said.
“They walked right up to the victim, one of them pulled a gun and handed it to another male and that other male then fired at least two shots,” Small said.
The three men then fled in a car, Small said.
By the time police arrived, most of the witnesses were gone, police said.
Police believe, however, that they know the identities of all three men involved. The names were not released as of Monday morning.
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Fire Tears Through New Jersey Apartments
Flames ripped through the Windsor Commons in East Windsor, Mercer County, overnight, forcing dozens of people out into the cold and rain. No people were injured but a cat died in the fire, which impacted around 20 units.
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'Sassy Massey' Toy Drive Carries on After Girl Dies
Jillian Massey died of brain cancer last December, she was just 5 years old. She spent the majority of her short life at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and during her time she created a massive Christmas toy drive. This year, her loved ones are forging ahead with the Sassy Massey toy drive in her memory.
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Philly Salvation Army Brings Emotional Support to Florida
Crews for the Salvation Army in Philadelphia are getting ready to drive to Florida to give support and fellowship to those hit hard by Hurricane Michael.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Swells to $654 Million
The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to record territory after no ticket matched all six numbers in Friday's drawing.
Tuesday's estimated $654 million jackpot would be the second-largest prize in Mega Millions history, lottery officials said. The record prize for Mega Millions was $656 million for the March 30, 2012, drawing.
"It’s so exciting for our players, and all of us, to see the Mega Millions jackpot getting so close to an all-time record level," said Gordon Medenica, Lead Director of the Mega Millions Consortium and Director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming. "With a little luck, we may still break that record by Tuesday."
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The jackpot has been growing since July, when a group of California office workers won $543 million.
Three other Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year – $451 million on January 5 (Florida), $533 million on March 30 (New Jersey), and $142 million on May 4 (Ohio).
It costs $2 to play the game, but the odds of instant wealth aren't good. The chance of matching all six numbers and winning the jackpot is one in 302.5 million.
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Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot won in January 2016 by players in three states. That would make the estimated jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing the fourth largest overall.
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Voting While Broke: What Keeps Low-Income People from Polls
NBC10 is one of 20 news organizations producing BROKE in Philly, a collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty and the city’s push towards economic justice. Follow us at @BrokeInPhilly.
Voting would be nearly impossible for South Philadelphia resident Eric Drummond if his polling station was not around the corner.
Disabled by diabetes and a motorcycle accident, Drummond depends on his wife, who has a bad back, to push his wheelchair. But the thought of losing health care is enough to push them both to the polls on Nov. 6, Drummond said.
“My medication went up and I’m on a fixed income,” he said. “I can’t really move my hands but they’re talking about taking away Medicaid and Medicare.”
This is the reality of voting while broke. Many low-income Americans face increasing uncertainty when it comes to casting a ballot, from feeling politically disengaged to questioning whether they have the time and resources to find their polling place. As a result, millions of potential voters opt out of an electoral system they feel doesn’t serve them well.
In 2014, 94 percent of financially secure Americans said they were registered to vote compared to 54 percent of low-income people, according to the Pew Research Center. The numbers extend to political engagement, as well. Just 14 percent of low-income people have contacted an elected official in the last two years while 42 percent of wealthier Americans have done this, Pew concluded.
This is where 32-year-old Anton Moore comes in. As Philadelphia’s youngest ward leader, Moore canvases his West Passyunk neighborhood weekly to speak with residents and encourage them to vote. He isn’t surprised when people don’t answer the door.
“It’s tough, but you do what you can,” he said while walking up and down streets on a rainy October Sunday.
When he patrols the neighborhood, Moore carries a “hit list” of registered voters. He diligently knocks on every door, waits for an answer, introduces himself if someone comes out and then moves on to the next house. Rinse and repeat for several blocks.
It was during one of these outings that Moore paused to chat with Paul Verwey. The 23-year-old moved into the neighborhood with his fiance about a month ago, two small dogs and plans for a growing family in tow. But soon after buying their first home, Verwey lost his job. Suddenly, their future was in question.
“That goes to your head,” he said. “It completely changed my perspective - you just never know what position somebody’s in.”
Prior to losing his job, which paid nearly $90,000 a year, Verwey said he questioned people who required financial help from the government. Now, he plans to vote for candidates who are “understanding of the situations that people are in,” Verwey said.
“There is a lot of divide across the country as a whole,” he said. “It’s very important for us to know that we’re going to be raising our children in a society that is going to be accepting of them and also supportive.”
Both Verwey and Drummond are registered voters who intend to visit the polls in November. But more than 21 percent of eligible voters were not registered for the 2014 federal elections, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Similar data is not yet available for the 2018 midterms because of rolling state deadlines.
Moore is accustomed to encountering so-called voter apathy. A familiar refrain during his weekly canvassing starts with someone saying their vote doesn’t matter and, with any luck, ending with a promise to register. But on this particular day, voter registration had already ended in Pennsylvania and several neighbors told him they didn’t even know an election is just around the corner.
“When is the election?” one man, who did not want to be identified, asked Moore.
“Nov. 6,” Moore answered.
“The vote is not for presidential, right?” the man asked. “Because I don’t know too much about the governors, to be honest with you.”
Moore went on to introduce the gubernatorial candidates. The man sounded interested, explaining that his first time voting was in the 2016 presidential election after he became a U.S. citizen.
“We could really use you at the polls,” Moore concluded, promising to return soon to help this neighbor learn about the candidates.
Local elections are nearly always a hard sell for voters. In Philadelphia’s last mayoral election, just 24 percent of residents voted, according to researchers at Portland State University, who examined voter engagement across the nation’s biggest cities.
But this year, the midterm elections will determine who controls Congress. In Pennsylvania, these numbers are especially significant after the state Supreme Court created new congressional districts, forcing many voters to consider different candidates for the first time since 2010.
Pennsylvania's newly drawn 1st Congressional District, for instance, is nearly evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters.
It's the kind of place where a moderate congressman like Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has, in the past, appealed to centrist voters of both parties.
But Fitzpatrick's vote in favor of President Donald Trump's tax cut last year didn't sit well with Jerry Middlemiss, a moderate Democrat from Yardley. And he is the kind of voter Fitzpatrick would need to win over to eke out a win this November.
"I'm not pleased about that," the semi-retired school counselor said.
Middlemiss doesn't yet know much about Scott Wallace, the Democrat challenging Fitzpatrick, but he believes America should push the reset button on Congress. And there is only one way to do that this year.
"If you are opposed to the current administration and the way the government has been run, you may want to make a change," Middlemiss said.
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100 Cats Rescued From Hurricane Michael Arrive in Delaware
The Brandywine Valley SPCA will receive 100 cats and kittens from Jacksonville Humane Society in an effort to rescue pets from the effects of Hurricane Michael.
The airlift mission was conducted by Wings of Rescue as part of the national disaster relief work coordinated by Best Friends Animal Society.
Hurricane Michael has displaced countless pets and has placed enormous pressures on animal shelters in the Florida panhandle to keep up. For this reason, the BVSPCA will receive a large number of relocated cats and kittens which were already in panhandle shelters prior to the storm.
The cats will initially arrive at Delaware's Wilmington Airport, where they will then be transported to the BVSPCA Rescue & Rehab Center in Georgetown. Here the Brandywine Valley team will begin to evaluate and assess the cats. Within the week, the cats will find homes with the BVSPCA and other partner shelters in the northeast.
This isn’t the first time the BVSPCA has taken in animals impacted by natural disaster. Earlier this month, the organization opened their Rescue & Rehab Center to save 239 shelter animals impacted by Hurricane Florence.
So if you’re looking for a cat, there are now a 100 new ones, safe from Hurricane Michael, and ready to be adopted.
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