At least one person is hurt after a car crashed into a toll booth on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol, Bucks County.

Officials say a vehicle traveling in the westbound lanes and coming from New Jersey struck a toll booth at the Delaware River bridge toll plaza. The Delaware River Bridge connects the NJ and Pa. Turnpike systems. The crash caused the vehicle to overturn.

Officials say no one was inside the toll booth at the time of the crash but the driver of the car was hurt. He or she was pulled out of the vehicle and taken to the hospital. Officials have not yet revealed the victim's condition.

All westbound lanes from New Jersey to Pennsylvania were blocked for several hours at the toll plaza. Most of the westbound lanes later reopened however, two toll lanes remain closed for repairs.
 

Several people were stuck on rides and a roller coaster after a power outage hit Morey’s Piers in North Wildwood, New Jersey.

Half of Morey's Surfside Pier, at 26th Street and the Boardwalk, lost power due to a surge Monday night, according to North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello.

Amusement pier owner Jack Morey said the outage shut down 14 rides, including The Great Nor'easter inverted roller coaster, leaving several people stuck. 

The Nor'easter train was stuck at the end of the ride until it could be safely brought into the coaster's station by maintenance engineers.

Morey said passengers on each of the rides were safely evacuated.

"When kids are stranded on a ride it causes concern and we take it seriously," he said.

Power was restored around 10:30 p.m.

Officials continue to investigate the cause of the surge and outage.

Excitement is growing for a local little league team not only from the Philadelphia community but nationwide as well, thanks in large part to their star pitcher.

The Taney Dragons became the first Philadelphia team to ever advance to the Little League World Series on Sunday after a dominating 8-0 victory over Newark National from Delaware. 

The win was fueled by 13-year-old pitcher Mo’Ne Davis who threw a three-hit, complete game shutout. Davis, who’s been featured on numerous websites as well as the Today Show, will become only the 17th girl to play in the Little League World Series in 68 years.

Despite the praise and attention she’s gotten for her baseball skills, Davis’ mother Lakeisha McLean says she always reminds her that baseball is a team game.

“Mo’Ne and her team did it,” McLean said. “I tell her all the time, ‘you didn’t do it by yourself.’”

McLean also says it’s not just her talent that makes her special but also her attitude.

“I tell her to always be respectful,” McLean said. “You’re representing your team and you’re representing Philadelphia. Just go on the mound and do what you got to do.”

Davis has earned the respect of many for her tremendous performances on the mound, even from some of her opponents.

“I played Mo’Ne Davis and she pitched against me,” said Cam Simms of Center City. “I just struck out every time. She’s the best pitcher and they’re a really good team.”

Lou Cammisa, a local Little League coach, says he sees something special in the young baseball star.

“You just see it when she’s up there on the mound,” Cammisa said. “She has a presence that you see in a lot of boys, that dads hope their sons will have.”

Ellie Benedict, who also plays Little League baseball, says Mo’Ne is an inspiration for her and other girls.

“She’s a very good athlete all around,” Benedict said. “She plays basketball and baseball. I hear she’s actually better at basketball than she is at baseball.”

McLean says her daughter’s goal is to ultimately play basketball for UConn on a full scholarship. She’s confident her daughter will reach that goal.

“When Mo’Ne says she’s gonna do it, she’s gonna do it,” McLean said.

The Dragons arrived in Williamsport on Monday. Their first game is scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. against the South Nashville team from Tennessee.
 

A multi-vehicle crash closed the Roosevelt Boulevard (Route 1) in Philadelphia for more than 30 minutes Tuesday morning.

The crash came just after 6 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Broad Street. Multiple cars crashed causing police to block all lanes.

It took crews about 30 minutes to move the vehicles off to the shoulder. By 6:30 a.m., traffic began to get by the crash site again.

The crash occurred on the same morning when crews began a repaving project in the inner lanes just above Broad Street.

No injuries were reported.

Police in South Jersey searched for a shooter who they say opened fire on a Gloucester County police station Tuesday morning.

Someone opened fire on the West Deptford Township Police headquarters on Crown Point Road shortly after 4 a.m., according to police.

Investigators believe the shooter targeted the department.

Investigators say surveillance video shows someone in a dark-colored compact sedan pulling up to the township’s municipal building and opening fire, striking exterior of the police station at least seven times.

No one was hurt.

"This was a drive-by shooting," said Deputy Chief Sean McKenna. " I definitely think that a police officer or the police officers in general were targeted."

Lt. Stephen Meduri says six bullets hit the outside of the building, but one went through the window of the deputy chief's office. Four officers were working at the time, but only the supervisor was in the station when the shots were fired.

The driver would make a second pass on the building, according to police.

After the shooting, the driver sped off down Crown Point Road.

Police searched for the vehicle throughout the morning. They also could be seen investigating bullet holes in a door of the brick building.

Police said they would up patrols but that they didn't feel the public is in any extra danger.

Enhanced video could help determine the exact make and model of the car.

Police said the local police union would be putting up a $3,000 reward for informaiton leading to an arrest in the case.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (856) 845-2300 or Det. Sgt. Mike Cramer at (856) 625-7599.

A federal judge will revisit offering two Philadelphia narcotics officers, accused of robbing, kidnapping and beating drug suspects, bail during a hearing on Tuesday.

The hearing will center around Thomas Liciardello and Michael Spicer. The men are currently being held without bail for their alleged crimes.

Four of their co-defendants -- Linwood Norman, John Speiser, Brian Reynolds and Perry Betts -- were granted bail last week.

The six officers were indicted in July following a two-year investigation between federal authorities and Philadelphia Police.

They are accused of stealing more than $500,000 in cash, drugs and property. Some of the men also allegedly assaulted people including hanging some off of balconies.

All of the men have pleaded not guilty.

Liciardello and Spicer are due in court starting at 2:30 p.m.

A psychiatrist has testified that a man knew what he was doing at the time his parents and twin brother were killed more than three years ago.
 
But Dr. Timothy Michaels testified Monday in Montgomery County Court that 27-year-old Joseph McAndrew Jr. was so delusional that he didn't know his actions were wrong.
 
Prosecutors are seeking first-degree murder convictions in the March 2011 deaths of 70-year-old Joseph C. McAndrew, 64-year-old Susan McAndrew, and James McAndrew in Gulph Mills.
 
Prosecutors argue that McAndrew knew what he was doing when he stabbed the victims with a sword -- and knew it was wrong.
 
Defense attorney Paul Bauer wants a judge to find his client not guilty by reason of insanity. He says his client had stopped taking medication months before the murders.
 

Two separate shootings overnight left four victims along the Jersey Shore.

Gunshots first rang out around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday along the 1600 block of Arctic Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Atlantic City Police say they found three victims near the Schoolhouse Apartments – two of the victims suffering from lower body injuries. Police didn’t reveal the severity of the injuries.

Less than an hour later, police responded about a mile away to the 800 block of N Maryland Avenue. When officers arrived they found man in his 20s shot multiple times. Investigators didn’t reveal his condition.

Investigators didn’t reveal any motive for the shootings nor any suspects.

The shootings don’t appear to be related.

Police in South Jersey want to stop a band of burglars accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry from South Jersey homeowners.

According to investigators, the burglars target homes in Moorestown, New Jersey, taking advantage of residents out of town and those with a strong sense of security from residents who at times forget to lock their doors or set their alarms.

“We’re in a safe neighborhood but someone broke into our home,” said RJ Meagher, one of the victims.

Meagher admits the back door of his home on Albury Court may have been open Saturday and his alarm system wasn’t working. Meagher says the burglars stole $200,000 worth of jewelry after they ripped out the bedroom safe.

“I thought it would be safe in the safe,” Meagher said. “But that’s not the case.”

Police say the burglars have hit five homes on the affluent east side of Moorestown since June 9. The latest reported heist happened along Sheffield Drive between Saturday and when the homeowners returned on Monday, according to police.

In that most recent heist, police say the thieves forced open a rear sliding door and made off with jewelry.

Another home, located on Courtland Shire Drive, was broken into after the owner forgot to set the alarm.

“Quite often we find these burglars are just driving around,” said Moorestown Police Lieutenant Lee Leiber. “They’re looking for a house that’s dark and they’ll knock on the front door. If nobody answers they’re going to burglarize the residents.”

If you have any information on the burglaries, please call Moorestown Police at (856) 235-1405.
 

Philadelphia's Controller says hundreds of businesses and agencies owe the city's police force $2.5 million for services they provided over the past several years.

Near the top of the list is the Philadelphia Phillies, who the controller says owes Philly Police nearly $276,000 dating back to their World Series run.

Philadelphia Controller Alan Butkovitz said Tuesday that 389 entities haven't paid their tab. Of those, 168 bills are past due by 90 days or more.

Among the top offenders, Butkovitz says, is the Phillies who haven't paid a bill stemming back to Oct. 27, 2008. That was the day of Game 5 of the World Series was played at Citizens Bank Park. The game, against the Tampa Bay Rays, was postponed because of weather and had to be finished two days later.

Butkovitz says the team owes a total of $275,874.

Ahead of the Phillies, who came in at number two on the list, was the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The state owes $341,328 dating from March 12, 2007, according to the controller's report.

The list also includes a $108,453 bill for the Mann Center from the Performing Arts, a $71,406 bill from the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and $21,308 owed by Chuck "E" Cheese, the children's party place. Construction companies, bars and other city agencies also owe money, the report found.

Butkovitz said the city also hasn't done a good enough job at collecting the money. In a letter to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Revenue Commissioner Clarena Tolson, he urged them to collect the unpaid funds.

"The city must take aggressive actions to pursue all outstanding revenues," he said in a release. "This is an opportunity for the city to generate more revenues that can pay for essential city services for all Philadelphians."

NBC10 has reached out for comment from all the entities and is awaiting response.

Attorneys for two men are calling for local and federal prosecutors to investigate alleged brutality by security guards at Harrah’s Atlantic City casino.

Paul D’Amato and Michael Maggiano said Tuesday that they have petitioned the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office to launch a criminal investigation in the alleged beatings of Robert Coney and Sean Oaks. They have also filed two separate civil lawsuits in federal court against the casino and its owner Caesars Entertainment.

In separate incidents at the casino and resort in the city’s Marina District, the attorneys say Harrah’s security guards used "sadistic behavior" to attack and beat Coney and Oaks. They also claim their civil rights were violated.

Surveillance video from September 2013 captured Coney being hit in the head with a metal baton near the hotel’s nightclub The Pool. He had been arguing with a security guard about whether he left the nightclub when Coney says he was attacked by an off-duty Atlantic City Police Officer, moonlighting as casino security.

"He's pissed off. I don't know what happened to his day. He draws the baton, hits me in my throat and then cracks me in my skull," he said.

The Bala Cynwyd, Pa. accountant was then dragged away to a holding cell. The attorneys said the attack left him bloodied and caused him to lose consciousness and soil himself. They also say he was not provided proper medical care following the beating.

Oaks’ alleged attack, which was also caught on surveillance video, began after the man tried to take back his driver’s license from a guard who was bending it, he said. Oaks, a guitar teacher from the Philadelphia-area, claimed he was then grabbed from behind and beaten on the ground. He says he suffered a concussion and injury to his ribs.

"They kick me, they smash me in the back of the head. It was all unprovoked.," he said. "The first thing I heard from anyone...was someone say 'I can't get the cuffs on him' and the supervisor says 'Break his arms if you have to.'"

The attorneys say they’ve found a pattern of similar behavior taking place at Harrah’s, but not at other AC casinos. They are litigating nine other cases alleging brutality by security at the casino and are investigating others, the lawyers said.

NBC10 has detailed alleged attacks of others, over recent months, at Harrah's. A North Jersey man, who is also represented by the firm, filed suit in June after he was taken down on the casino floor.

Surveillance video also captured security guards detaining two cab drivers outside the casino. They have also filed suit through another attorney.

“There’s some epidemic there at Harrah’s,” Maggiano said.

The attorneys have also sent letters to the New Jersey Attorney General and U.S. Attorney General’s Office’s Civil Rights Commission urging them to investigate the cases.

In addition to seeking monetary awards for the men and their other clients, the attorneys are calling on Caesars’ CEO to launch an investigation into the alleged actions at the casino.

“We want Caesars to start acting like it’s in the hospitality industry. We want Caesars to stop hurting the public,” D’Amato said. “We want Caesars to clean house."

NBC10 has reached out to Caesars Entertainment for comment, but has yet to receive a response. A spokesperson for Atlantic City Police say their legal department is reviewing the allegations.

A man who police say tried to defend a group of women from catcallers landed in the hospital after he was brutally assaulted in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square early Saturday morning.

Police say the 39-year-old man who was visiting from Texas was walking along 18th and Walnut Streets around 2:45 a.m. when he observed several men inside a Black Nissan pull up next to a group of women.

The men inside the Nissan began taunting and catcalling the women, according to investigators, prompting the victim to get involved.

"The male victim took offense to something that the guys were saying to the girls and said 'hey, watch what you're saying,'" said Philadelphia Police Captain George Fuchs.

Police say one of the men inside the Nissan then got out of the car and punched the victim once in the head. The man was knocked unconscious after he fell and struck his head on the concrete

The suspect then ran back into the Nissan which fled west on Walnut. The victim was taken to Hahnemann Hospital where he is currently in stable condition.

"This is a tragic, tragic story," Captain Fuchs said. "Here's a guy trying to stick up for these girls and he gets victimized."

Police say the suspect's Nissan had Delaware tags. They are currently looking through surveillance video to see if they can find the license plate number. They are also speaking to a witness at Central Detectives.

If you have any information on the attack, please call Philadelphia Police.

What if reporting a crime was as simple as sending a text message? Soon, texting 911 will be possible in one Pennsylvania county.

Along with three Philadelphia suburban counties and the PA Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), Montgomery County is bringing new equipment and software that will allow for 911 texting, according to CitizensCall.net. Dispatchers will also be trained to properly handle any complications that can emerge through communications solely through text messaging.

The service could be a helpful tool for contacting emergency services for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, have a speech disability, or are in a situation where making a voice call is impossible or dangerous to the caller, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Currently if you text 911, you will receive a bounce-back text response saying that the Text-to-911 service is not available.

While Montgomery has joined Bucks, Chester and Berks counties in the initiative, Delaware County is holding off until the county can be sure that emergency call operators can determine the precise location of the text messages being received, according to DelcoTimes.com.

Currently in Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lehigh and Luzerne counties have or are about to deploy the Text-to-911 service. New Jersey and Delaware have not accepted the new program.

The availability of the service is also dependent on the cell phone carrier you use. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon signed voluntary commitments to make the service available by May 15 in areas where the technology is up-to-date for the program. However, not all regions have this service for all carriers. Currently Allegheny and Lancaster do not support AT&T, while Dauphin only supports Verizon.

The FCC says that most consumers still will not be able to reach 911 through text messaging, and that whenever possible, people should make a voice call 911 instead.

Wall-to-wall traffic on I-76 making you scream yet again? Now your cries of frustration can go beyond your car, thanks to a mobile app that notifies your local lawmaker of travel delays or infrastructure issues as they happen.

The free smartphone app, I'm Stuck, for iPhone and Android, connects commuters -- whether traveling by car, bus, train, plane or bike -- directly with their congressman or senator. So any groans about delays, pot holes, unsafe routes, or overcrowded public transit get the government's attention.

"Complaining in your vehicle about traffic is going to do nothing," said Erik Hansen of the U.S. Travel Association. "But if your member of Congress hears from you, they actually have the power to do something about it."

The U.S. Travel Association partnered with app creator and infrastructure advocacy group, Building America’s Future, to expand the reach of I'm Stuck, which originally launched in 2013.

The partnership comes on the heels of Congress' short-term fix to the Highway Trust Fund, which is the main source of funding for roads, bridges and highways in the U.S.

The fund, which was set to run out of money by the end of August, got an $11 billion injection when Congress scrambled to pass a bill to extend the Highway Trust Fund ahead of their summer recess.

"The Highway Trust Fund is running on fumes and Congress is running out of time," said former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who serves as co-chair of Building America's Future. "Our app gives the American people the ability to send a clear message directly to their member of Congress: act now."

In three simple steps on the I'm Stuck app, commuters can inform their U.S. representatives and senators about travel problems in their home territories and urge investment in infrastructure.

App users start by selecting from one of eight thumbnail images to answer the question, "How are you stuck?"

Once they pick the reason for their delay, I'm Stuck brings up a second page with a pre-loaded message explaining the problem: "I'm stuck on the tarmac waiting to take off. We need to modernize our airport..." There's also an option to upload a photo.

The third and final step asks the traveler to fill out their contact information so the proper policymakers are notified. A confirmation page lets users know their "report and thousands like it have been sent to Members of Congress."

"Instead of pounding the steering wheel, just tap the app and contact your member of Congress and you improve the traffic process," Hansen added. "You can actually change your travel experience."

Contact Alison Burdo at 610.668.5635, alison.burdo@nbcuni.com or follow @NewsBurd on Twitter.

Having three state parks is just one reason why Chester County has been ranked in the top 10 best counties in the nation.

The Movoto Real Estate Blog released its best counties list, ranking Chester County at number 4.

The decision was made using the 2010 Census to determine which counties had the lowest unemployment rates and percentage of families below the poverty line, as well as the highest median household income and high school graduation rate. The criteria also included which areas had the highest median rent and home prices to suggest desirability of the region.

In each of the criteria, Chester County remained in the top 60 out of the 600 counties being considered, allowing its average scores in these categories to push it into the top 10.

In addition to the statistics, Movoto notes Chester’s 3 state parks as a pull to the area. Between the French Creek, Marsh Creek, and White Clay State Parks, visitors can hike, horseback ride, sail, and camp in these forests. As the summer turns to winter, cross-country skiing, iceboating, and icefishing become recreational options.

The county also is home to Valley Force National Park, a historical site for memorials, museums, and reenactments of the American Revolutionary War.

Besides Chester County, two New Jersey counties, Somerset and Morris, both ranked in the top 10 at 5 and 6 respectively. Montgomery, Bergen, Monmouth, Bucks, and Burlington counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey also made the top 50 ranking.

In two short weeks, a social media challenge that has hundreds of people dumping buckets of ice and water on their heads has gone viral and brought an influx of cash to the ALS Association. The "Ice Bucket Challenge," as it's been dubbed, has raised more than $1 million for ALS and spread awareness of the debilitating disease.

"The challenge is fun and people are paying attention. It’s growing by leaps and bounds and maybe we can get unfrozen from ALS," said Karen Delaney-Shideleff of Bucks County who was diagnosed three years ago.

"It’s a hard disease to live with. It’s not well known because people don’t usually live very long. There aren’t a lot of us out there."

Former Boston College baseball player Pete Frates who is living with ALS started the phenomena when he challenged himself on Facebook on July 31.

Frates wrote, "Ice water and ALS are a bad mix."

ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, loss of the use of arms and legs and difficulty speaking, breathing and swallowing, NBC News reported.

"Ice Bucket Challenge" participants post to their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts and invite three others to do the same using the hashtag #icebucketchallenge. The 'challenged' must dump ice and water on their heads within 24 hours and challenge three additional people, encouraging donations to the ALS Association.

President Barack Obama was challenged by Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Obama declined to do the challenge, but said he'd donate to the ALS Association this week.

On a hot summer day, icy water may be refreshing, but those close to the disease say there's symbolism in the act of dumping cold water on one's head.

"It's that chilling effect of what it’s like to be frozen. Their minds work but are frozen in bodies that don’t work any more," said Tony Heyl of the ALS Greater Philadelphia Chapter.

NBC10 reporter Jillian Mele took to the Art Museum area last night to partake in the fun. She was challenged by a high school friend.

"Super fun! It was cold but refreshing and a great way to spread awareness of ALS," said Mele.

NJ Devils and Sixers CEO Scott O'Neil did the challenge yesterday and challenged Governor Chris Christie to join him.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, was first described in 1869 by French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, but it wasn't until 1939 that professional baseball player Lou Gehrig brought international attention to the disease, according to the ALS website.

"We’ve never had global awareness like this happen so quickly as summertime is usually a downtime for donations. With more funds and support we can unfreeze the secrets to ALS and find cure in the future," said Heyl.

They may be saving Megan Fox on the big screen, but a real life turtle needed some rescuing of its own over the weekend at the Jersey Shore. Coast guard members rescued an 800-pound leatherback turtle that was entangled in fishing gear 30 miles off South Jersey over the weekend.

A good Samaritan aboard a fishing boat spotted the reptile in distress and notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay on Saturday.

Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cape May and officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine traveled 30 miles offshore to the GPS coordinates provided by the good Samaritan. That’s where they found the entangled turtle.

Once they arrived, two crew members managed to free the trapped turtle.

"Everybody was excited," said Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Giannaris, one of the turtle’s rescuers. "It was one of my better experiences being in the Coast Guard, just seeing the animal so close and helping marine life. Everyone was pretty energized about the whole experience."

Officials captured video of the rescue which is embedded in the video above.
 

Heavy rain will continue to fall Tuesday night into Wednesday morning in parts of the area as storms move through the area.

Flash flood warnings are in effect for parts of Cumberland and Atlantic Counties until 2:30 a.m. A severe thunderstorm warning is also in effect for west central Atlantic County and eastern Cumberland County until midnight.

"Radar estimates are over six inches as heavy rain has continued to move over the same area in Cumberland and Atlantic Counties this evening," said First Alert Meteorologist Sheena Parveen. "Localized street and creek flooding are likely." 

Heavy rain also hit the Philadelphia area Tuesday afternoon.

Most of the heavy rain is currently in South Jersey and will continue to move north and northeast overnight. Scattered showers will continue to fall for the rest of the area into Wednesday morning. By Wednesday afternoon the rain should clear, giving way to sunshine and a high of 83.

We’re in for more sunshine and temperatures in the high 70’s to mid-80’s on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Sunday there will be a chance for late showers though heavy rain isn't likely.

Police are searching for a man who was caught on surveillance video stealing a shotgun from a local food store and then concealing the weapon inside his pants.

On August 5 around 9 p.m., an unidentified man walked into a food store on the 1700 block of Bridge Street in the Frankford section of the city. Surveillance video captures the man walking to the rear kitchen and taking a 12-gauge shotgun.

He then hid the weapon in his pants and fled the scene in an unknown direction.

The suspect is described as a stocky, 20-year-old man with a thin beard. He was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants.

If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call Philadelphia Police.