A New Jersey nonprofit is working hard to ensure kids who are affected by sensory impairments have enough funding to go camp this summer.
Local group Henry See and Hear, specializing in helping families and children with sensory impairments, is hosting its first annual Designer Bag Bingo and Basket Ruffle Friday, to help families cover the massive costs of summer camp tuition.
Proceeds from the event, which is $30 per person, will also raise money to provide the children with required medical assistance when they head off to camp.
“For my girls to participate in this type of camp experience the interpreter cost alone would be close to $2,000 for the week per kid,” parent of two hard-of-hearing children Maureen Loftus said.
The organization has already recieved 15 scholarship applications for this summer, amounting to approximately $10,000 in funding, treasurer and trustee of the nonprofit Karla Hernandez said.
And more applications are expected, according to the nonprofit.
The fundraiser will kick off at 5:30 p.m. at the Westhampton Crescent Shrine in Westampton, New Jersey.
Tickets are available for purchase on the organization's website. Remaining tickets, if available, will be sold at the door Friday.
A three-alarm fire in Berks County Tuesday morning left one person hurt.
SkyForce10 was over the blaze where smoke could be seem billowing from the home as it burned on the 900 block of East Laurel Street in Reading.
The fire began just before 7:30 in one house and spread to at least six attached homes, according to County officials.
One person was transported to the hospital. No word on the extent of the person's injuries.
Witnesses said an elderly woman had to be taken out of her home after she refused to leave.
The blaze was placed under control two hours later but not before it destroyed three homes, officials said.
The American Red Cross was on the scene helping those affected with food, clothing, shoes and possibly a place to stay, according to Loa Esquilin Garcia of the Red Cross.
Twelve people suffered minor injures when a car crashed into a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section Tuesday morning.
The Route 16 bus was driving on Broad and Bristol just after 9 a.m. when a car smashed into the bus. Twelve SEPTA passengers were injured. Seven of them were transported to area hospital. All injuries were minor, according to a representative from the transportation company.
No word on what caused the crash or if anyone in the car was injured.
This story is developing. Check back for details.
Medics rushed a city worker from a southwest Philadelphia street in critical condition after the worker suffered electrical burns while working on a light.
The 45-year-old man suffered injuries to his head, face and chest while working along 51st Street near Woodland Avenue around 10:35 a.m., said Philadelphia Police.
Medics rushed him to Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition. Originally it was believed he suffered shocks but later authorities called it electrical burns instead.
In a brief statement, Streets Department spokeswoman June Cantor confirmed that an employee was repairing a street lamp when he was hurt.
As SkyForce10 hovered overhead, you could see a white bucket truck parked next to a construction site.
There were some traffic troubles in the area as Philadelphia Police investigated.
PECO also reported a temporary outage to Woodland Medical center and said that crews were on site de-energizing the area in order to make it safe. Outages impacted around 1,900 customers until power was restored around 12:15 p.m., said PECO.
Pennsylvania state stores are giving Keystone State distilleries a leg up on the competition.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced its Pa. Spirits Program Tuesday that allows a limited numbers of local distilleries the chance to place their items in Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores of their choosing.
“The Pa. Spirits Program is a natural extension to make sure we’re meeting the demand, not just of local wine enthusiasts but also those consumers looking for locally made spirits as well,” said PLCB chairman Tim Holden.
The program allows limited distillers the chance to sell up to 10 spirits – which must be entirely distilled in the Keystone State – in liquor store locations of their choosing. A caveat to staying in the program is that the distillery must sell at least one case of the special hooch per store per month, said the PLCB.
“We are providing limited distilleries a platform to showcase their products,” said PLCB board member Joseph Brion. “While we currently sell more than 100 Pennsylvania-based spirits in our stores, we believe this program will expand our selection even more and offer limited distilleries the ability to reach a lot more people.”
Eligible distillers – there are 27 that produce less than 100,000 gallons of liquor per year – can apply for the program from May 1 to 19.
A school in one New Jersey town was evacuated for the second time in just over a month Tuesday after police received an apparent hoax call about an armed intruder, authorities say.
Students were cleared out of the William R. Satz School in Holmdel after police say they received the call at about 10 a.m.
Teams searched the school and locked down nearby Holdmel High School, but both buildings were cleared at about 11:30 a.m., and students at Satz were let back into their classes.
Police say the case was a possible swatting hoax call. No student was in any danger, police say.
Last month, police swarmed Village Elementary School, also in Holmdel, after getting a hoax call there. Heavily armed officers were seen on the roof and around the perimeter of the building as police worked to clear the school.
The Blue Cross Broad Street Run is now history in the books, but one Philadelphia man won’t be forgetting his experience at the race anytime soon.
David Copestakes endured the ultimate mishap of his 12-year marriage after noticing he lost his wedding band just moments into Sunday's 10-mile dash down Broad Street.
“While I was running, I texted [my wife] and said I lost my wedding ring,” Copestakes said. He lost it moments after starting but didn't notice until about mile 5.
Shortly after the race, a Philadelphia police officer discovered the token of love and passed it along to the NBC10 team, which in turn posted the story to the app and Facebook.
Copestakes’ wife Karen happened to spot the Facebook post, reached out to NBC10 and the rest is history.
"For someone to return it like that, it's a real noble thing," Copestakes said after getting the ring back. "It couldn't have happened in a better setting."
Christopher Dean’s family continues to seek closure one month after a car ran down the South Jersey man just feet from his home.
“We learned that mercy and love is what carries us through these things," said Dean's sister Erika Reilley.
Dean’s body was found on a storm grate at the intersection of W Graisbury and W Atlantic avenues around 10:40 p.m. on April 9. Medics rushed the 36-year-old to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital but he died a short time later, said Camden County Prosecutors.
The medical examiner later determined that Dean died from blunt force trauma caused by a motor vehicle.
One witness reported hearing the screams of children while another heard a car door close with a thud, said Audubon police Det. Tim Stillman.
The search for the vehicle has turned up few clues, so, on Tuesday, county investigators canvassed the area near the crash – handing out fliers – in hopes of uncovering clues or jogging the memory of someone who might have seen something the night of the wreck.
Knowing who hit Dean would help bring closure to his four older siblings.
"Since this has happened to Christopher, we’ve been leaning on our faith, leaning on knowing that he is at peace now,” said Reilley.
Anyone with information can contacts Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Det. Doug Rowand at (856) 225-8514, Audubon Police Det. Tim Stillman at (856) 547-1171 or by emailing county investigators.
Dean death is one of a handful of recent hit-and-runs where the suspects remain at large including two dealy crashes in Philadelphia.
An angry teenager fired a blank shot at a man driving along Interstate 95 Monday night and not even the victim’s 2-year-old daughter being in the car stopped the rage, said Pennsylvania State Police.
State Police put out a bulletin after the incident around 9 p.m. Monday along the southbound lanes of I-95 near Exit 40 in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
Philadelphia Police later spotted a suspect matching the description of 18-year-old William Henderson of Philadelphia driving a silver 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis believed to be used in the incident at Academy Road and Frankfurt Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, state police said in a affidavit of probable cause.
It turned out that the gun state police said Henderson used in the road rage incident was actually a starter pistol with blank rounds.
Henderson told police that he fired the pistol at the 30-year-old man's car because he believed the man had cut him off.
The Northeast Philadelphia man told police he accidentally cut off Henderson's car while merging onto I-95 south from Route 413. Henderson then pulled up beside the man's car and fired a single shot out of the passenger window, according to the affidavit.
"He said that he immediately slowed down because he thought that he had been shot," reads the affidavit.
The 30-year-old driver and his young daughter weren’t hurt, said police.
A judge arraigned Henderson overnight on reckless endangerment, simple assault, harassment and weapons charges and sent Henderson to county jail after the teen was unable to post 10 percent of $10,000 bail, according to court records.
A big rig driver was severely burned Tuesday afternoon after his tanker truck overturned and burst into flames on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities say.
The truck driver was airlifted to an area hospital after the crash near exchange 11 in Woodbridge at about 1:30 p.m., according to the New Jersey State Police.
Chopper 4 footage from the scene showed dark plumes of smoke emanating from the crash site Tuesday afternoon. The truck, which may have been carrying gasoline, appeared to have been heavily damaged and portions of the ground nearby were ablaze.
The flames were extinguished about 40 minutes after the crash, but 200 feet of the roadway were so badly damaged that a portion of the turnpike will need to be repaved, according to New Jersey Turnpike spokesman Tom Feeney. Crews will be working overnight and the road should reopen by 5 a.m. Wednesday.
All southbound lanes of the highway were shut down near the scene, causing traffic delays in the area. The car lanes have since reopened, and cars can get off at exit 11 -- but the outer car/truck lane that connects to the Garden State Parkway remains closed.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Ric Harris is the new President and General Manager of NBC10 and Telemundo62, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations President Valari Staab announced Tuesday.
"I'm very excited. I love the whole idea of the two stations together — the synergy, the leverage we have is going to make us even stronger in the marketplace," Harris said at an afternoon meeting where he was introduced to the staff of both stations.
Harris, a 51-year-old married father of three boys, served as President and General Manager of NBC Connecticut (WVIT), the NBC-owned station in Hartford, for the past two years. During his tenure, the station rose to the number one position in the market among Adults 25-54 for late news and he oversaw a strengthening in the station's sales revenue.
He has more than 25 years of experience working in the media industry.
"Ric Harris is a strong leader with proven experience and a passion for delivering viewers what they are looking for," said Staab. "WCAU and WWSI have grown tremendously over the last several years, and I am confident that Ric will drive their continued success."
Harris plans to "compete, compete, compete" to attract viewers to all platforms with compelling news and information.
He takes over as head of NBC10 and Telemundo62 from Eric Lerner who was promoted to President and General Manager of NBC4 New York (WNBC) in April.
Harris begins in his new position immediately.
