A woman is in the hospital but still alive after Good Samaritans jumped into action when her SUV crashed into the water in the Cobbs Creek section of the city on Tuesday.

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Officials say the 60-year-old woman was driving her SUV on Cobbs Creek Parkway when she somehow lost control and drove off the roadway, crashing into a ravine below.

A pair of sisters who were driving by spotted the SUV in the water. One of the sisters called 911 while the other jumped out of the car and flagged down other drivers for help.

"I saw a car coming towards the ravine, just flying towards the creek," said Rita Graham, one of the sisters.

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Police say three men who were flagged down then jumped into the water and swam towards the woman, who was inside the vehicle unconscious. The Good Samaritans broke out a window of the SUV and then used a pair of box cutters to cut the woman from her seat belt. They then dragged her motionless body out of the water and up the hill.

The trio then began to perform CPR on the woman as they waited for medical crews to arrive. The men say they believed she was dead until they noticed one of her fingers start to move.

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"I had never done this before so I didn't know how she should act or shouldn't act," said Marcell Port, one of the rescuers. "We gave her the CPR and she wasn't responding. Finally as we gave up, that's when she started responding and her eyes started to open up."

EMS rushed the woman to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where she is currently in stable condition.

SkyForce10 also captured medics loading another person in an ambulance at the scene. According to witnesses however, that person was an elderly man who fainted while watching the rescue.

Rumors swirling on social networks about a real-life purge -- where a band of psychopaths go around and commit mass murder -- coming to Philadelphia are as fake as the film on which they’re based.

Still, local law enforcement agencies are being warned to be prepared for any issues.

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Fliers showing masked men and women holding a machete over Friday’s date, August 22, have been bouncing around online for the past few days.

The imagery comes from the Universal Pictures film “The Purge: Anarchy.” (Universal is a sister company of NBC10.) In the horror flick, the U.S. government sanctions one night out of the year where a “purge” can take place. People participating in the bloody event can commit almost any crime without prosecution.

The notion of a killing spree, obviously, unnerved some:

NBC10.com has learned that a bulletin has been circulating among local law enforcement agencies making them aware of the social chatter. The bulletin advised officers to be on heightened alert in light of the unrest and tensions in Ferguson, Missouri.

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But the Philly "purge" is all simply a hoax.

The rumor-debunking website Snopes outlined the origins of the online hysteria, writing that it appears the first posts came out of Louisville, Kentucky, where a purge was set supposedly to take place last Friday.

The rumors reached such a fervor in that city that school events were canceled, attendance was down at the state fair and the city’s police fielded 20 percent more calls than normal, according to the town’s major newspaper. Officials believe that the hoax, which appears to have been started by a high school student, had a negative economic impact.

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Friday night came and went without issue, all while the fake event spread to other cities across the country.

A spokesperson for Philadelphia Police says the department has heard of no credible "purge" plans for this Friday. Still, officials say personnel are being reminded to remain vigilant.

Regardless of whether police are on heightened alert or not, we can chalk this entire rumor up to a  “vortex of stupidity” that at times takes hold online.

Contact Vince Lattanzio at 610.668.5532, vince.lattanzio@nbcuni.com or follow @VinceLattanzio on Twitter.

Flames and black smoke rose from a vehicle on the side of the road on I-76 Tuesday afternoon.

The car caught fire on an exit ramp past Gulph Mills, Pa. on I-76 westbound. Firefighters were called to the scene. 

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Firefighters were able to bring the flames under control. Officials say no one was inside the car at the time and no one was injured. The fire also didn't cause any traffic delays or closures.

Officials continue to investigate the cause of the blaze. They have not yet revealed the identity of the vehicle's owner.

A motorcyclist was hurt after an accident on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Feltonville section of the city.

The motorcyclist was traveling in the northbound lanes of the Boulevard at Rising Sun Avenue Tuesday afternoon when he or she lost control and crashed.

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The motorcyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.

The northbound outer lanes on the Boulevard were closed at the scene of the crash. They have since been reopened.
 

A car accident in Montgomery County left one person dead and two people injured.

Officials say two vehicles collided at Huntingdon Pike and Spur Road in Lower Moreland on Tuesday. Officials initially told NBC10 two people were killed and one person was injured in the crash. They later reported however that one person was killed while two people were hurt.

Of the surviving victims, one person is in critical condition while the other suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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Officials continue to investigate the accident.

Police are on the hunt for a man who tied up and robbed a Delaware County hotel clerk Monday afternoon.

Officials say the suspect entered the lobby of a Tinicum Township Quality Inn shortly before 1:30 p.m. carrying a backpack and a bucket containing painter tools.

He asked the clerk about reserving a room, saying his vehicle had broken down, according to investigators. When the clerk turned her back, the suspect allegedly jumped over the counter and pulled out a gun.

The suspect then tied the clerk's hands behind her back and robbed her of a small amount of cash before fleeing the scene.

The suspect is described as a medium-built man standing 6-feet.

Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Tinicum Township Police Department at 610-521-3830.

A tractor trailer crash shut down an intersection in Chester County and dumped hundreds of gallons of pesticide on the road.

Officials say a tractor trailer carrying farm equipment overturned at the intersection of Route 113 and Route 401 in West Pikeland around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday.

The accident caused 500 gallons of pesticide to spill onto the road. Crews were called to the scene of the crash and the intersection of Routes 113 and 401 was shut down for several hours.

No one was injured in the accident.

A Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based real estate developer is planning to transform the gateway to Conshohocken by adding two new high rise buildings, a public parking garage and a plaza within a five minute walk of a SEPTA regional rail station.

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Keystone Property Group is presenting its latest iteration of One Conshohocken -- a mixed-use development set for the approximately 5-acre parcel at the corner of Fayette and West Elm streets -- to the Conshohocken Borough Council Wednesday evening.

"It is not another suburban site where you drop a box in a parking area," said Bill Glazer of KPG. "This will create an urban feel in a suburban market."

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The proposal includes a 16-story hotel, a 14-story office tower and a 6-level parking garage, according to Glazer.

The firm plans to seek tax increment financing, or TIF funds, from the state to subsidize the $200 million project, which will require demolition of several other properties already standing on the site.

The developer has not yet secured tenants for any of the properties, but interest in the 200-room hotel, which will feature a rooftop lounge and pool, is strong, Glazer said.

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"We have gotten a tremendous amount of interest from a number of [major hotels] so by the time we break ground we'll hopefully have secured the right [one] for that development," said Glazer, who added the central plaza is the highlight of the development.

"That's really a phenomenal center piece for Conshohocken as a community," he said, "because it offers a central gathering point between the growing waterfront space and the very walkable downtown."

And the "gem" of the plaza will be the 137-year-old Conshohocken Fire Company station, which will be converted into a gastropub that has both indoor and outdoor seating, Glazer said.

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KPG plans to start construction on the hotel in spring 2015. Ground breaking on the 300,000-square-foot office building, which will also have green space on its rooftop, will follow once a major corporate tenant signs on, Glazer said.

Depending on the corporate tenant's needs, the plan includes an option to build a second office building on West Elm Street between Oak Street and the fire house.

That building's design is not yet finalized, but Glazer estimates it would likely total 200,000-square-feet and stand 10-stories tall.

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Each commercial building will have ground-floor retail space, continuing the trend of walkable, mixed-use developments in Philadelphia.

The 6-level parking garage will appear to be only about 3-stories above ground since it will be built into the sloping landscape, he said. The deck will offer 300 free parking spaces to the community's residents and visitors.

If approved, One Conshohocken would create as many as 1,000 new permanent jobs, as well as hundreds of construction jobs, while supporting many of the goals outlined in the Borough's revitalization plan, Glazer said.

The plan, which was last updated in May 2011, aims to maintain and improve pedestrian traffic along Fayette Street's commercial corridor, strengthen the aesthetics of Conshohocken's downtown, and increase and diversify retail in the area, according to the Borough's planning and development committees.

Borough Manager Rich Manfredi does not anticipate the council will vote on the development during the meeting, which is scheduled for 7p.m. Wednesday at Borough Hall located at Fayette Street and 8th Avenue.

"The council will want to take time to consider a project of this magnitude," he said.

A local ambulance and transportation company is under investigation after state inspectors determined that some of its drivers may not be equipped to respond to emergencies.

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Orange “Out of Service” stickers were placed on the backs of several vehicles with Keystone Quality Transport, a medical transport service with locations in Port Richmond, Parkside and Springfield.

Richard Gibbons, director of the State Bureau of EMS confirmed that Keystone was under investigation, though he did not reveal why. Gibbons did tell NBC10 however that the “Out of Service” stickers are indicative of a safety issue.

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“There can be a variety of issues,” Gibbons said. “Generally there’s something about the vehicle that makes it an immediate threat or potential immediate threat to life safety. Therefore we put it out of service until it’s corrected.”

A source told NBC10 that Pennsylvania state officials took 30 of Keystone’s ambulances off the road.

Steve Barr, the President and CEO of Keystone, claimed the inspection took him by surprise, though he did not reveal why his company was under investigation.

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“It was a pop-up inspection,” Barr said.

Officials with the Public Utility Commission also told NBC10 they’re investigating Keystone’s transport drivers, those who pickup clients with medical needs, after a complaint was made by the Department of Health. Officials say some drivers within the company may not have the proper medical paperwork to prove that they’re fit to drive.

“Several drivers have been taken out of service at this point for lack of possession of a medical card,” said Robin Tilley, a PUC spokesperson.

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While Barr is cooperating with the investigation, he also insists that his company wasn’t doing anything to put the public’s safety at risk.

“The fact is we’ve been in business for 20 years,” he said. “We have a clean record with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and an excellent safety record in the region.”

Barr also told NBC10 the company already had some of their ambulances out of service prior to the state’s investigation but didn’t reveal how many.
 

Three people were killed and a fourth person was critically injured in a three-vehicle crash on a busy New Jersey road, authorities say.

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Prosecutors say a Volkswagen Jetta was going south on the Kosloski Road overpass at Route 33 Business in Freehold when it suddenly veered into the north lane and collided head-on into a Honda Pilot.

The Pilot went airborne and landed on top of a Toyota Camry, according to Monmouth County first assistant prosecutor Marc LeMieux. 

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The 50-year-old man driving the Pilot, the 19-year-old man driving the Jetta and the 20-year-old woman riding in the Jetta all died in the crash, said LeMieux. 

The 25-year-old driver of the Camry is in "extremely critical condition" with a massive head injury, according to LeMieux. 

It's not clear why the Jetta traveled into the opposite lane on Kosloski Road, and investigators are trying to determine how fast the cars were going. 

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Locals say drivers fly down that stretch of Kosloski Road too fast.

"They need to put dividers up, or somehow slow it down. But it's tough to slow it down without red lights," said one woman who lives in the area.

"You have to pay attention every second you're behind that vehicle, because that vehicle can become a weapon at any point in time if you do not pay attention," LeMieux said in a news briefing Tuesday.

The Monmouth County prosecutor's office is asking any witnesses to contact them at 732-522-8885. 

A water main break flooded parts of a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

The Fire Department responded to Lardner and Farnsworth streets around 5:15 p.m. after the 8-inch main broke.

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Crews with the Philadelphia Water Department shut down the main, turning off the water to about 60 homes on the 2700 block of Lardner.

The water was later restored late Tuesday night.

Three people were hurt after a motorcyclist struck a teenager in Gloucester City, New Jersey Tuesday night.

According to investigators, the unidentified motorcyclist was traveling down the 300 block of Powell Street around 9:45 p.m. while his girlfriend sat on the back of the bike.

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As they were riding, the motorcyclist struck a teenager who was walking along the road.

Both the teen and the motorcyclist, who investigators say was not wearing a helmet, suffered serious injuries in the accident. The motorcyclist’s girlfriend, who was wearing a helmet, suffered minor injuries.

All three victims were taken to the hospital.

Officials have not yet revealed the identity of the victims. They continue to investigate.
 

Six organizations serving minority children will split $65,000 from the settlement of a July 2009 racial discrimination complaint filed against a Montgomery County swim club.

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Each of the six nonprofits -- Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, Camp Sojourner, Fellowship Farm, Police Athletic League of Philadelphia, Youth United for Change and Urban League of Philadelphia -- will receive $10,833.

The funds were set aside for groups that benefit urban and minority youth as part of the settlement in Creative Steps Daycare's complaint against The Valley Club of Huntington Valley.

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The U.S. Department of Justice sued the swim club, which operated in Lower Moreland before filing for bankruptcy, after an investigation into the club's decision to cancel Creative Steps' pre-paid membership just one day after the group of mostly minority campers used the pools for the first time.

Creative Steps paid more than $1,900 for about 60 kids to swim one day per week from June through August at the private swim club. But the money was refunded and they were told not to return without an explanation.

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Several campers recalled overhearing pool members making racial remarks during their single visit to the club.

"I heard this lady, she was like, 'Uh, what are all these black kids doing here?' She's like, 'I'm scared they might do something to my child," Dymire Baylor, a camper, told NBC10 shortly after the incident occurred.

The kids' parents became even more upset after a statement released by the club's president, John Duesler, said, "There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion... and the atmosphere of the club."

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But members at the club maintained the ousting had nothing to do with race. Instead, they claimed the issue was the club's failure to inform members that camps would also be using the private facility, which caused overcrowding.

The Justice Department, however, concluded racial hostility prompted the ban.

The 10-acre suburban complex, which filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy several months after the initial complaint was filed, was sold for $1.46 million at auction.

The $65,000 awarded to the six nonprofits is separate from the monies to be shared among the children who were parties to the complaint. More than $1 million will be distributed to those kids, minus court costs and attorney fees.

The mother of a man who was shot and killed by police after he allegedly shot an officer attended a local rally for Michael Brown and Ferguson, Missouri.

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David Ellis, 29, was shot and killed early Tuesday morning in the Tacony section of the city after he allegedly opened fire on several police officers. During the shooting, a bullet grazed 15th District officer Stephen Korpalski in the head.

Both Ellis and Korpalski were taken to the hospital. Ellis was pronounced dead a short time later. Korpalski, a 14-year veteran and married father with a newborn child, survived the shooting and is currently recovering at home.

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Tuesday night, Ellis’ mother, Marcia Lewis, attended a rally in West Philadelphia for 18-year-old Michael Brown, an unarmed teen who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri back on August 9. During the rally, which began at 6 p.m. on 52nd and Market Streets, around 100 protesters gathered to bring awareness on the continued unrest in Ferguson.They later marched to 46th and Market Streets in a peaceful protest.

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Lewis also spoke at the rally, claiming her son didn't deserve to die.

"This is my belief and I stand by it until I hear further," Lewis told the crowd.

Lewis later spoke with NBC10.

"I don't believe that my son would fire at an officer," she said. "I commend those officers for being out there doing their job but I don't commend an unjust, violent, excessive use of force." 

In addition to Lewis, Ellis’ aunt Anita Lewis-Nolton also attended the rally. According to Lewis-Nolton, Ellis was “getting his life back together,” prior to Tuesday morning’s shooting and had a daughter who just turned 10.  She also claimed her nephew’s death was “one more example of police brutality like what’s happening in Ferguson.”

"I believe they didn't have to kill him, " Lewis-Nolton said.

The Justice Department, which is reviewing officer-involved shootings in Philadelphia, is currently investigating the incident.

"We have to really make sure the shooting was justified at the time," said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey. "We have to make sure we have a thorough investigation."

Prior to the shooting, Ramsey told NBC10 he was asked by authorities in Missouri to participate in a conference call where he gave advice on crowd control.

“As much as we like to think that relationships have improved with many of our more challenged communities, obviously there are still a lot of issues there,” Ramsey said. “We need to get to it and we need to resolve them and it has to happen not during a time of crisis but before a crisis occurs.”

It’s been said that big things have small beginnings. And the Taney Youth Baseball Association is no exception. With the media frenzy for the Taney Dragons during their remarkable Little League World Series run at an all-time high, Ellen Siegel still can’t quite believe how everything has unfolded.

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“The kind of attention we’ve had has absolutely been mindboggling,” Siegel said.

Siegel is one of the five original founders of the Taney Youth Baseball Organization, which was formed back in 1994. She now serves on the league’s Board of Directors and helps administer the league’s registrar, website and Facebook page all while working as a clinical psychologist. Siegel still remembers the league’s humble beginnings when they first received a permit to play at the Markward Recreation Center on 400 South Taney Street in Philly.

“We practiced there and we’d have scrimmage games there and it was so wonderful to have something in our neighborhood with our kids,” Siegel said. “Then we thought it would be wonderful if we started a league of our own.”

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Siegel, three other parents and a baseball coach did just that, creating a youth baseball league that differentiated itself from others in the city. 

“We wanted to be inclusive and allow girls to play,” Siegel said. “We also wanted players who weren’t as skilled to be allowed to play with the very skilled players. We wanted to be instructional which was our biggest point. Game, scores and winning weren’t as important as teaching all the kids proper mechanics, good sportsmanship, teamwork, camaraderie and knowing the game.”

While the Markward Rec Center served as the home field, neighborhood parents and kids had a different name for it that ended up sticking.

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“All the neighbors called it Taney Field because it’s on Taney Street,” Siegel said. “I don’t think anyone really knows the real name. If you ask anyone where Markward is they’ll say, ‘what?’ If you ask them where Taney is they all know. That’s where we got our name.”

The league remained a local attraction for nearly two decades until last year, when they officially joined the Little League.

“We’ve always had the same kind of rule as Little League which is you need to play on your intramural team during the season,” Siegel said. “Then after that there are tryouts for the select tournament teams. The select, more competitive team will play after our regular season is over.”

With the tremendous success of the Dragons and the national attention they’ve gained, Siegel says the league now faces a bit of an issue.

“We’re already getting so many requests to join us next year and we don’t have open registration until January,” Siegel said. “We’re worried about the influx of how many people would want to play because we can’t accommodate. We already had 73 teams this year from ages 3 to 16. We don’t have places for them.”

Siegel hopes the league will receive offers for more fields for the teams to play on.

“We’re in a situation where we don’t own our own fields, like a suburban league,” Siegel said. “We use Philadelphia Parks and Recreation fields.”

Regardless of what happens with the increased interest or with Thursday’s game, Siegel is confident the spirit of the league, defined by unity rather than winning, will remain high for years to come.

“We care about each other,” Siegel said. “Taney families, even on regular teams bond together and help each other out. To me that’s the essence of what we’re all about. The sense of community.”

To donate to the league, visit the Taney Youth Baseball Association website.
 

Authorities in Pennsylania and Nevada are working together to locate a missing 2-year-old boy, who they say is with his father.

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Pele Watkins III was reported missing by the Las Vegas Police Department June 30. The child lives in the Nevada city with his mother, but his father, 39-year-old Pele Watkins, is a Philadelphia resident, according to authorities.

The city's Department of Human Services learned that the child may have been staying at a home on the 2200 block of West Huntingdon Street in North Philly. 

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DHS officials went to the residence on Aug. 20, but the child and his father were no longer there, according to police.

Officials say the pair may be traveling in a 2003 silver Mercedes SL500 with a Nevada vanity plate reading PEMP.

Anyone with information on the pair's whereabouts is urged to contact police at 215-686-3093.

Police are searching for a man who allegedly dropped his pants and began fondling himself while two girls were standing nearby. 

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The girls, aged 12- and 13-years-old, were fishing in the Delaware River near East Ferry and River roads in Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County Thursday evening when they noticed a black pick-up truck driving up and down East Ferry Road, according to officials.

Moments later, the driver exited his stopped vehicle and cleared his throat loudly -- likely an attempt to draw the girls' attention, according to authorities.

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When the girls turned towards the man, his pants had dropped to the ground, his genitalia were exposed and he was fondling himself, police said.

The girls immediately left the area and contacted Lower Makefield Township Police around 7:30 p.m. to report the incident.

The man, who was in his late 30s or early 40s, was driving a black pick-up truck with silver side rails, according to reports.

Anyone with information about the incident or suspect is urged to contact police at 215-493-4055.