The city of Philadelphia is working on getting abandoned cars removed from neighborhood streets with a new initiative. Residents in the Northeast section of the city say that they’re looking forward to the clean up event in their neighborhood on Wednesday. Police with the Neighborhood Service Unit began the sweep on Monday after the department got over 800 calls from residents reporting cars that were abandoned in their neighborhoods. Officials say that abandoned cars create quality of life challenges as they lower property values and attract crime as well as pose environmental hazards by poss ..read more

One NJ man takes the saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” seriously and for a good cause.  Eduardo Jimenez starts his days off with a three-and-a-half to four-mile walk down the Brigantine beach every morning just 40 minutes before the sun fully rises.  This all began during the pandemic when he and his wife moved to Brigantine from Monmouth County. During COVID, the gym was not an option for Eduardo, so he opted for the long, therapeutic walks on the beach and the habit stuck with him.  In the early days of starting his daily walks, the NJ resident noticed litter ..read more

Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a dog attacked another dog and killed it last week in the West Oak Lane section of the city, officials said. Last Wednesday, an officer responded to a call about the dog attack just after 8 a.m. on the 2100 block of Eastburn Avenue, police said. Once on the scene, the officer saw that a Pitbull was attacking a Pomeranian on the sidewalk, according to officials. The owner of the pitbull had tried to stop the attack, but was not successful. The officer used her taser twice to try and stop the attack, but it didn’t work, officials said. She then fire ..read more

The NBA’s Last Two-Minute Report released Tuesday identified four incorrectly called plays late in the Sixers’ shocking Round 1, Game 2 defeat to the Knicks. Here’s a rundown of those errors: • With a little over one minute remaining, the report says OG Anunoby should’ve been called for a defensive three seconds violation. That no-call ended up working out for the Sixers, since Tyrese Maxey made a three-pointer on the play. • After Donte DiVincenzo emerged with a loose ball, Joel Embiid fouled him with the Sixers holding a five-point lead and 34.7 seconds to go. A foul here may very well have ..read more

It’s all smiles and tail wags at the Brandywine Valley SPCA. The shelter announced Monday that two longtime residents finally found their forever families and those lucky pups were Chocolate and Jay. Chocolate had been at the Georgetown campus for 556 days, while Jay had been at the West Chester campus for 250 days. “We are beyond thrilled that these two sweeties have homes where they can get lots of attention and love, ” the organization said in a Facebook post. If you are interested in adding a furry friend to your family, you can visit bvspca.org to see all the adopted pets. Sign up for ou ..read more

What began last week when students at a New York Ivy League school refused to end their protest against Israel’s war with Hamas had turned into a much larger movement by Tuesday as students across the nation set up encampments, occupied buildings and ignored demands to leave. Protests against the war had been bubbling for months but kicked into a higher gear after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had camped out on Columbia University’s upper Manhattan campus were arrested Thursday. Dozens more protesters have been arrested at other campuses since, and many now face charges of tr ..read more

Veterans are the second most vulnerable population when it comes to fraud, only out-scammed by seniors. Jeanne Sorg, the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds, did something about it. The Recorder of Deeds office, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, held it’s first Veteran $cam Jam. Over 30 veterans and community leaders attended the free event in Norristown on Friday, April 19. “We work heavily with our veterans groups here in Montgomery County because the Recorder of Deeds offices in the state of Pennsylvania are responsible for recording veterans dischar ..read more

The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest. When combined with other settlements, $1 billion now has been set aside by various organizations to compensate hundreds of women who said Nassar assaulted them under the guise of treatment for sports injuries. Nassar worked at Michigan State University and also served as a team doctor a ..read more

Voters went to the polls across Pennsylvania on Tuesday to vote in the Republican and Democratic primaries for a number of nationwide, statewide, and local elections. Pennsylvania has a closed primary system, which means that only voters registered with a political party may participate in that party’s primary. Democrats may not vote in the Republican primary or vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated voters may not participate in either primary. NBC10 has you covered with live updating election results from all of the races that matter to you. You can find all of our live updating Pa. primar ..read more

A man was arrested at the Delaware Park Casino in Wilmington after starting a fight during a poker game, according to police. Delaware State Police said that on Friday, around 2:30 a.m., troopers responded to Delaware Park Casino, after receiving a report of a fight. Upon arrival, police said troopers found the victim – an adult man whose identity will not be disclosed – and the suspect – Tavon White, 28, of Newark, Delaware – inside the casino no longer fighting. According to police, during the investigation, troopers learned that White got into an argument with the victim after losing a poke ..read more