Grab a paintball gun and hop aboard a tractor at Tabora Farms in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, to "Protect Our Pumpkins" from the bandits trying to steal them. Shoot to hit whatever you can in order to protect the farm ahead of Halloween this year.
Fall Fun: Protect the Pumpkins
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Woman Returns 'Huck Finn' to Del. Library 46 Years Later
An overdue book at Rehoboth Beach Library usually isn't big news. But when the book has been missing for decades, well that changes things. Over the weekend, Lee Dunham returned The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. She found it in a storage closet and believes her dad may have checked it out back in 1972. The library waived the late fee.
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Only Mega Millions Jackpot Winning Ticket Sold Out of Area
Mega Millions officials have confirmed a winning ticket was sold in South Carolina. But, a few $1 million winners come from our area.
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SUV Crash Causes PECO Power Outages
In North Philadelphia, an SUV slammed into a PECO pole Wednesday morning and knocked power out for over 1,000 customers in the area. Most people had the power back by late morning.
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Mayor Touts Lower Crime Rate in Atlantic City
Crime in Atlantic City is down by 47 percent in the last three months in comparison to 2016. Mayor, Frank Gilliam, says that this is proof Public Safety Department crime prevention strategies in the area are working.
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Operation Safe Stop to Protect Children Taking the Bus
Police in our area will be keeping a keen eye on drivers that break the school bus laws that protect students on their way to school. Violators could face a $250 fine.
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7th Child Dies in 'Severe' Viral Outbreak at NJ Center
A seventh child who was treated at a long-term care medical facility in New Jersey has died after a “severe outbreak” of adenovirus, a family of viruses that can otherwise cause mild illness, according to the state's Department of Health.
New Jersey Department of Health officials said 18 children were recently infected with adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, Passaic County. The medical institution houses the Pediatric Center; the seven deaths came from the 18 infected kids.
The facility has been instructed not to admit any new patients until the outbreak ends and they are in full compliance, the DOH said Tuesday.
"The Department continues to work very closely with the facility to ensure that all infection control measures are being followed," DOH added in a new statement Wednesday.
Adenoviruses are common viruses that can cause a range of illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The viruses cause cold-like symptoms, sore throat, bronchitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, and pink eye. Adenoviruses can pose serious complications to certain people, particularly those with weakened immune systems, respiratory issues and cardiac disease.
That is the case at the Wanaque Center, health officials said.
"Unfortunately, the particular strain of adenovirus (#7) in this outbreak is affecting medically fragile children with severely compromised immune systems," the New Jersey Department of Health in a statement Tuesday. "This strain has been particularly associated with disease in communal living facilities."
According to the CDC, adenoviruses are typically spread from an infected person to others through: close personal contact such touching or shaking hands; through the air by coughing and sneezing; or by touching an object or surface with adenoviruses on it, then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before washing your hands.
Health investigators visited the facility over the weekend as part of their probe, officials said.
The state Department of Health further said that it is monitoring the situation “very closely” and has been in contact with the staff at the center “providing guidance on infection control and cleaning procedures.”
The Wanaque Center is a for-profit facility that, according to its website, works with "with medically fragile children" from newborn to 22 years of age. The center also serves as an adult nursing home and rehabilitation center for short- and long-term care.
A spokesperson for the Wanaque Center did not respond to repeated request for comment.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a statement on the adenovirus outbreak saying that he is "heartbroken by the news that several children have lost their lives."
"I have been briefed by [Commissioner of Health] Dr. [Shereef] Elnahal, who has assured me that the Department of Health has recommended vital measures to enhance protections against the further spread of infection and will continue its active on-site surveillance," Murphy says in his statement. "I am confident that the steps being taken by state and local officials will minimize the impact to all those who remain at the facility, including patients and employees.”
The cause of the outbreak remains unclear.
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1PA, 2NJ Winners Take Home $1M in Latest Lottery Draw
One lucky South Carolinian is now $1.573 billion richer, but that doesn't mean there weren't others who took home big money during the latest Mega Millions drawing.
Of the millions of people who played the lottery, two "Megaplier" winners went home with ¬$3 million. Thirty-four others, including two winners from New Jersey and one from Pennsylvania, took home a cool $1 million for guessing five of numbers correctly.
The two New Jersey winners are from Camden and Gloucester counties, the New Jersey Lottery announced in a news release. Their tickets were sold at the Quick Food Store at 102 North Berlin Rd. and at the Plaza Liquors store at 1450 Clements Bridge Rd.
The latest Mega Millions drawing set off a frenzy as the jackpot steadily rose after each drawing. At one point it looked like it would break the world record for lotteries and surpass 2016's $1.586 billion Powerball prize, which was shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Tuesday's winning ticket is worth about $877.8 million in a lump-sum cash payment. The winner, however, could choose to keep his or her identity secret, since South Carolina is one of eight states - including Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and Texas - where winners can remain anonymous.
Anyone who bought a ticket can still check their numbers on the Mega Millions website and see if they've won any of the other possible prizes.
The next Mega Millions drawing is set to be held Friday, Oct. 26, with an estimated jackpot of $40 million.
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60 Undocumented Minors Could Move to Philly Facility
A controversial residential care facility on Old York Road in North Philadelphia could soon house up to 60 undocumented young people who attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border alone.
The minors, all boys between the ages of 12 and 17, arrived unaccompanied by adults during their attempted crossings. They would be sent to Philadelphia’s VisionQuest facility from other shelters in the U.S.
VisionQuest confirmed its contract with the federal government earlier this month.
But the Arizona-based agency has long history of abuse and violations, including the deaths of young people under their watch. Local advocates worry what that could mean for the new arrivals.
“VisionQuest has a very dangerous history,” Erika Almiron, executive director for of community advocacy group Juntos, said. It “operated boot camps in the ‘90s and 2000s where young people died under their watch.”
Juntos organized a demonstration scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday to denounce the transportation of undocumented youth to VisionQuest's Philadelphia facility.
The controversies surrounding Vision Quest date back much further. A 1987 report by the Rand Corporation found that “the treatment methods used by VisionQuest were unorthodox” and that “the activities engaged in by the youths posed unnecessary risks to their health and safety.”
In 1984, California’s San Diego County suspended placements in VisionQuest for one year after a youth died at one of their facilities. During its evaluation, the San Diego Probation Department found instances of physical confrontations by staff, health, safety, and licensing problems and unresolved litigation involving previous deaths in the program.
Many of those issues continued through the following decades. In 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice documented more instances of physical and mental abuse at VisionQuests’s Franklin, Pennsylvania, campus. Young residents said staffers pulled their hair, used harsh restraints, choked youth and slammed them into walls.
At the end of 2017, VisionQuest permanently closed one of its local facilities. A representative for the company said, at time, that the reason was financial, but Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym indicated a far more nefarious undercurrent.
“They failed our children,” Gym said. “Their problems all across the country, which include multiple deaths of children in their care, complaints of child abuse, and other appalling violations, have been well documented.”
Founded in Tuscon in 1973, VisionQuest expanded to Pennsylvania in 1980. It provides intervention services to at-risk youth and families in six states including Pennsylvania and Delaware, according to its website. Services include residential programs, community-based programs, mental health and substance abuse services, and functional family therapy. The organization’s programs are also offered in Arizona, Florida, Texas and Maryland.
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Camden's War on Graffiti
Team Up! Clean Up! is tackling street graffiti. Camden Mayor Frank Moran is asking for community members who consider themselves street or graffiti artists to come forward to work on murals to brighten up communities.
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Wednesday's Child: Ayanna
Ayanna is a 15-year-old aspiring teacher. If you'd like to make Ayanna's dream, or the dream of any Wednesday's Child come true, call the National Adoption Center at 1-866-DO-ADOPT.
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Camden County Wins Grant for Prison Reform
Camden County is stopping the cycle of mass incarceration. They won a national grant that is aimed to keep people out of jail who don’t belong there. This grant provides reentry programs to inmates who are on their way out of prison.
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Pennsylvania Power Company Helps Victims of Past Storms
Other parts of the country are still struggling from the past storms, including Hurricane Michael, with thousands of people still in the dark. Eric Rivera works for a Pennsylvania power company, but he has been in Florida for the past two weeks trying to help people get their lives back on track.
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Free Vision Screenings at Local Elementary Schools
Better grades with a better vision is one of the goals from a free program through The Eye Institute of Salus University. This program offers vision screenings at elementary schools in our area.
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Montgomery County Residents Deal With Sinkholes on Roads
Citizens in Montgomery County say it’s hard to get around because sinkholes keep opening up on main roads. These sinkholes are surrounding the Blue Route and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The county has enacted an emergency plan so that they can hire workers faster for situations like this.
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Child Injured in Rowhome Fire in Trenton, New Jersey
A child was seriously injured in a row home fire in Trenton, New Jersey.
The fire started at a home on the 100 block of Randall Avenue around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Neighboring row homes were evacuated. At least one person, a child, suffered serious injuries. First responders performed CPR on the child and he or she was transported to the hospital. They have not yet revealed the victim's condition.
Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control. They are investigating the cause.
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Halloween Decorations Broken, Stolen Throughout Berks County
“Mischief Night” came early to some Berks County homes – and was a little more than just “mischief."
Halloween decorations have been stolen and damaged throughout Berks County, notably in Reading and Exeter Township.
Two of the victims, Kyle Borzillo and his fiancée, Bri, have started taking down their Halloween decorations, after setting up what locals might say is the “spookiest house on the block."
Borzillo spent hundreds of dollars decorating his yard for Halloween, which would draw crowds of neighborhood children daily. But with his six-foot animatronic skeleton stolen and seven-foot clown statue severely damaged on the night of Oct. 21, he has since removed decorations from his yard.
“Anything that talks you are talking from 150 to over 300 hundred dollars," Borzillo said.
Video surveillance footage from a neighbor shows thieves damaging and stealing decorations, then speeding off in a blue SUV.
"There is a women standing right on the corner of my driveway violently ripping at my clown trying to rip him out of the ground," Borzillo told NBC10.
Both Borzillo's house and the one next door were hit 10 minutes apart by the thieves. Borzillo intends to press charges and hopes to prevent future thefts.
"I want to press charges," he said. "Hopefully getting in their head to never do this again."
If you have any information on the thefts, please call Exeter Township Police.
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Didn't Win the Lottery? You Can Still Get a Free Pizza
South Carolina was home to the winning $1.6 billion Mega Millions ticket, which was drawn on Tuesday. However, those who didn't win in the Philadelphia area are getting a prize of their own.
The Top Tomato Pizza Kitchen on 1107 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, is giving out a free slice of pizza to anyone who presents their losing lottery ticket. Though not the prize lotto players had in mind, this Philly restaurant wants everyone to win something with their losing ticket. Top Tomato Pizza Kitchen will be running this promotion from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m Thursday.
Those who played in the Mega Millions lottery had a 1 in 302.5 million shot in winning the near record-breaking jackpot. The winner is yet to be identified, and has 180 days to claim their winnings.
Philadelphians have two hours to claim their free slice of pizza.
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Boy Sets Girl's Hair on Fire at West Philadelphia Bus Stop
A Philadelphia girl is recovering after a boy burned her hair with a lighter at a bus stop.
Navaeh Robinson, 13, an 8th grade student at Samuel Gompers Elementary School in the city’s Overbrook section, told NBC10 she was at a bus stop near 57th Street and Malvern Avenue last week when another student armed with a lighter suddenly attacked her.
“He came up from behind me after he picked up the lighter from the floor and said, ‘Hey Navaeh,’ and lit it on fire,” she said. “He left and started laughing.”
Robinson said the attack was completely random. She was taken to the hospital and treated for her injuries. The hair on the front of her head is now gone due to the burns.
She returned to class this week and was met by hugs as well as some friends who were in tears. When she walked home, she had a police escort. Her mother, Tanya Robinson, now wants the boy who burned her to be arrested and charged.
“I would like to see him arrested because setting human beings on fire is not a joke,” Tanya Robinson said. “It’s not funny or a game. It could have been a death sentence.”
NBC10 reached out to the Philadelphia School District for comment.
“We cannot comment on specific instances of school discipline, however this type of violence is unacceptable,” the spokesperson said. “The school district did follow its policy and procedure on this matter.”
Robinson told NBC10 the boy who attacked her daughter wasn’t in school Wednesday. She’s calling for a meeting with the mayor.
“I would like for him to pay attention to this issue,” she said. “Our children are not getting to school safe or coming home safe.”
The District Attorney’s Office is currently reviewing possible charges against the boy, including aggravated assault, simple assault and arson.
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Man Gets Lucky Break After Joining Lottery Pool at Hospital
A New Jersey man literally got a lucky break when he joined a $1 million-winning lottery pool at a local hospital after breaking his hip while walking to buy a ticket.
Earl Livingston, 87, of Blackwood, New Jersey, was walking to the store Tuesday to pick up a lottery ticket when he fell and broke his hip. He was taken to Jefferson Stratford Hospital, where he shared his story with staff members.
“He told them he was on his way to buy a lottery ticket and he was disappointed that he didn’t get it,” Livingston’s niece, Bobbie Mickle, told NBC10. “So they said, ‘Why don’t you go in with us? We’re also buying a lottery ticket.’”
A physician’s assistant welcomed Livingston into the hospital’s lottery pool along with 141 others. That pool ended up including a winning, $1 million ticket purchased in Lindenwold, New Jersey.
“I didn’t believe him when I got here,” Mickle said. “I thought he was confused, maybe from pain meds. And then the staff came into the room and they were saying congratulations. And I was like, ‘Wow, he really did win.’”
Livingston will need a hip replacement. But he has a nice remedy for the pain thanks to a kind hospital staff and a little bit of luck.
“I want to thank everybody,” Livingston said. “I appreciate very much and God bless you and have a happy, happy long life!”
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