casino built here in ben salem the police department added 20 more officers. now, that was just ten years ago and the fear is if the casino in the poconos stops paying the fees the mayor here says if that happened in ben salem he would be facing police layoffs. >> this would be devastating if that ever came down to losing all of our money to that casinos give us. >> reporter: the law describes it as a fee, but mt. arie consider says it's a tax, an unfair one, that requires them to pay a percentage of the gaming revenue to the hometown, a minimum of $10 million. the issue is the extra burden put on the community. >> welfare of the community comes first. >> reporter: ben salem township has gotten as much as $11 million in one year from parks to fund emergency responders, and the mayor wonders what's going to happen if mt. arie wins. will the casino in his hometown get to skip the fees? parx has not returned calls and when those who live and work around the area had no trouble chiming in. >> it's terrible. >> the casinos are the guest, and they are the latest or

. >> i know the ben salem police do do a lot of extra calls because of it. >> reporter: and in ben salem parx casinos kicks in as much as $11 billion a year to the local economy to pay for police, fire and ems services. >> i definitely think that the police need that support. >> reporter: and so does ben salem's mayor. he's watching a lawsuit closely piled in the pocono money chance where mt. arie casino says its fee to the hometown is too excessive and says the 10 million minimum it and other casinos pay is just too much. >> that money we get from the casinos absolutely the most important thing. we could never afford to lose that. >> reporter: ben salem is not alone. in bethlehem the sands casino, the state's largest grossing casino pays $10 million a year to the city. that helps with the salary of 10,000 police officers. the sands and parx casino have not joined the lawsuit. the fear if mt. arie wins, that the casinos could skip out on the fee. >> where would we get the money? >> that's terrible. the whole reason they are here is because everybody agreed to that deal in the beginning.

fire investigators say several tanks caught fire at a barn-like garage at tenth avenue in ben salem thisfternoon. the firefighters are expected to recover from minor injuries. >>> also no at 6:00, police in south jersey are looking for this suspect accused in a shooting that left a man dead and a young girl hurt. burlington county prosecutors have charged samuel james with murder. authorities say james shot byron turner in the head outside a burlington city home saturday night. a 5-year-old girl was hurt while running from the gunfire. she was not shot. hit by a foul ball. this dramatic scene unfolded at last night's phillies game. a young girl was carried out of citizens bank park after phillies shortstop freddy galvas hit a foul ball striking her in the face. aundrea cline-thomas is live at the ballpark where she caught up with fans and a player at the game. and some are calling for more netting to protect fans. >> reporter: that's right. players are actually leading that charge calling for more netting to better protect fans, but some of the fans we spoke to today say that would actua

take a look at this video from inside a chick-fil-a in ben salem township. police say on wednesday the man and this couple moved close to two women sitting with their children, the man grabbed a wallet from the purse of one of those mothers. police say he then spent $1600 at the target store across the street. >> that's the most angering thing, i think, is that you're so close -- they were so close to my kids and -- yeah. who would do something like that? >> police suspect the pair are responsible for other thefts and they're warning women not to sling their bags over chairs. if you recognize the couple in the video,p call police. >>> beach season is quickly drawing to a close as down the shore people wiare making the mt of the last weekends of summer despite all of that heat and so the rough surf. >> it's a great atmosphere. a lot of people, family, kids, there's rides. we did the rides. >> vendors and visitors on the boardwalk in atlantic city are thankful for the start of another sunny weekend. when it gets too hot, well, people head for the water. many s

. >>> we have new video we want to show you tonight of a barn fire in ben salem. look at this view. it's from the helmet camera of one of the firefighters who was just on scene. you can see just how close he gets there to the raging flames before attacking it with the hose. version say several propane tanks explode inside this barn touching off the blaze. two firefighters were injured but are doing okay. >>> tonight the fallout continues for ryan lochte. three of the olympic swimmer's sponsors cut ties with the 12-time olympic medalist today. speedo, ralph lauren and a skin care form sinaron candlea all announced they will no longer sponsor lochte costing him millions of dollars in the process. the news comes after lochte admitted to making up a story that he and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint in rio during the games. >>> switching gears, though many members of team usa are making the trek home today after last night's closing ceremony. they include just over an hour ago philly native and silver medalist nia ali. she's landing at philadelphia international airport. finished

that 25-year-old maryanne vega gave the animals a performance enhancing drug while working at the ben salem casino. it's usually used to help respiratory disease and multiple horses tested positive for the illegal level of drugs, she posted bail and is awaiting her next court hearing. >>> it was only burning for 20 minutes but that was enough time for a fire to damage two homes earlier this morning. the action cam was along new kirk street in philadelphia. as firefighters worked to put out the hot spots. the flames broke out at 12:15, it started on the first floor of the house. >>> trenton's chapter of the naacp is pressing its case to reopen a preschool. the group says that massive budget cuts by the school system violates the rights of children. they are demanding the reopening of the stokes early learning center and that the district failed the residents. >>> it is time now to head down to the shore with the unbearable heat recently, getting in the water is probably a great idea. melissa magee is live at the stone harbor yacht club having a blast as usual. hey melissa. >> reporter: what

ben: up next, the hope and >> two men arrested in salem accused of posing a threat to police. plus. >> and this cat had a wonderful home. and they robbed of us that. they robbed that of my family. ben: a framigham family upset with the mspca. why they say their lost cat should have found its way home but instead is lost forever. taking action, a woman jumps in 01 heather: new research has found five-hour temperatures inside a bounce house compared to the outside, and on the inside it was consistently hotter. the study authors determined illnesses like heatstroke can potentially occur. ben: being underweight in your golden years could be an early indicator of alzheimers disease. researchers in boston found a link between lower bmi's and deposits of a protein associated with alzheimers in the brains of older adults. conducted by researchers at brigham and women's and mgh. tonight exclusively on 5 heather is breaking an important development in alzheimer's disease. heather: this is an entirely new theory that alzheimer's is really a diabetes of the brain. we don't usually report o

ben: breaking news at 5:30, two men facing charges accused of posing a threat to police in salem. authorities say kelvin mendoza and emanuel rodriguez shonyo were pulled over and arrested last night. they were just arraigned on several charges including possession of large capacity firearms. the da's office says the men had a police scanner in the car along with those firearms. mendoza is reportedly an active member of the military. heather: also right now, a salem man is being held without bail, charged with murdering his estranged wife. police say 50-ye-o his wife inside her home yesterday. ben: donald trump is refusing to -- he tells "the washington post" is not there yet. it took a month before he finally endorsed him. the primary is next week. heather: 73 right now. moved out, down over the cave in the islands, we are seeing sunshine rusting through the clouds as you can see the heavy rains getting through. look at this, it really blossomed over worcester kathy and now with just a couple of lingering showers over the outer cape. anyone in lawrence, a wind off the water at 74,

ben: the target, a newspaper box for an lgbtq publication. newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in salem with new information in the case. juli: investigators hope someone will come forward with information about the suspects who placed explosives inside the "rainbow times" box. a group of 7 is seen on surveillance video walking toward the newspaper box early they run away and moments later tuesday. smoke and sparks fill that corner of derby square as the stand explodes. now the state fire marshal has issued a reward of up to $5,000 arrest. i just spoke with the editor and publisher of the newspaper while -- the newspaper and while they admit they're still a little raw by what happened earlier this week, the "rainbow times" community across new england is really rallying stronger than before. >> we have such an outcry of community support. people have been distribution locations. >> and take a look at this, as a show of solidarity, the mayor's office and the north shore alliance of gay and lesbian youth unveiled a rainbow banner right over washington street today. it really symbolic mess

ben simmoneau. heather: i'm heather unruh. the men appeared in a salem and newscenter 5's john atwater is live there with the breaking details, john? john police say one of these men : was talking about recent police shootings. police thought that was meant to intimidate them, and they did find weapons and ammunition inside that car. in court today, one of the men broke down in front of the judge as the charges were read he's on the left there. his name is kevin mendoza, the police found a rifle with a loaded 30-round magazine and a loaded handgun in the car. police say the driver was aggressive and tried to reach under the seat where that handgun was sitting, multiple times. they were pulled over after going the wrong way down a one way street. and police suspect they may have been dealing drugs. police say they were also monitoring police scanner traffic using an app on their phone. tonight, they are facing drug

ben: supporting one of their own. firefighters and the community hit the pavement in salem this morning for the third annual 5-k for army veteran kevin o'boyl he made two tours in afghanistan for the army. all of the proceeds from today's race will go toward programs for local veterans. more sun and heat today, but we are looking ahead to some rain this weekend. joe venuti has his forecast ahead. diane: plus, a weekend at camp offering more than just time outside. the event also helps kids connect with other families connect with other families dealing with the impact of als. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. connect with other families dealing with the impact of als. tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. dear fellow citizen, spending time hunting treasures with my daughter is wonderful. because before i'm even ready, she'll be off to co

ben: thank you, mike. a rewas arrest in connection with an lgbt newspaper box that was blown up this week in salem. newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is there live salem explosion -- is there live with what we know tonight. juli: a car turned onto washington street and a pedestrian on the other side. investigators are hoping that witnesses with the driver or passerby might have information that will leave them to their suspect. lit up this corner of salem tuesday, after a group of about 7 placed explosives inside the rainbow times newspaper box. the publication is temporarily missing from derby square, but the rainbow times family vows to return stronger than ever. we have had such an outcry of community support. people have been contacting us about subscribing to the paper, advertising, just offer support in general. offer distribution locations. : leaders and lgbtq advocates unveiled their symbol of solidarity -- a rainbow banner waving over washington street. >> we're not going anywhere. we're standing strong. juli: investigators are calling this week's incident a hate crime, and now the state fire m

maria: the ipswich river has ben: right now, a reward is being offered to help find the people behind a hate crime in salem. a group of seven people walked up to the rainbow times newspaper box, and then ran away. moments later the lgbtq publication box exploded. tuesday's blast is by far the most destructive, but unfortunately it's not the first time the boxes have been of time. we have a lot of people look for the perpetrators that committed this act of hate. ben: police removed the newspaper box as evidence, but this sunday evening at 7:00 a new rainbow times box will be unveiled in derby square. the public is invited to attend. maine's controversial governor is taking new heat tonight for this: >> and you ril son of a (beep), socialists (beep) maria voice mail to a political rival. and how he's explaining it... is raising even more eyebrows. newscenter 5's diane cho is here with that. diane: governor paul lepage says he hoped the state lawmaker recorded the voice mail because he wants the whole world to hear it. tonight democrats are calling on >> this is governor paul richard lepage the republican gov

ben: police in bedford are searching for a man accused of robbing a citizens bank branch could be this man identified as stephen gingras. this photo was taken during a robbery one week ago in salem, new hampshire. that robbery also took place at a citizens bank inside a grocery store. jc: police now say some of the animals found dead on a westport farm died of starvation. more than 1,000 animals were taken from the site earlier this month many of them dead, injured, or mistreated. investigators are pouring over evidence found at the farm including 17,000 photos. no one has been charged. a convenience store in western mass raided people inside accused of selling heroin. three men were arrested at the holyoke mini mart. it was one of four locations in the town where 5600 bags of the drug were seized as well as $19,000 in cash. several more arrests were also made. ben: a $25.6 million settlement over curt schilling's 38 studios. the state of rhode island reached the deal with two of the the lawsuit filed by the state accused 38 studios executives and several financial backers of fraud and negligence. the company got a state-backed loan to move to the state. the company went bankrup