this is the story in medford, burlington county. >>> honors today for the men and women throughout our area who protect and serve. the citizens crime commission held their 56th annual law enforcement appreciation luncheon in center city philadelphia. the organization's highest award was presented posthumously to robert wilson iii and his family accepted on his behalf. rick williams emcees and general manager, bernie prazenica was there. >>> and a tribute to some of philadelphia's finest. katherine scott has that story. >> reporter: today dozens of police officers were recognized for their efforts for the hero's ballroom for police lodge five in philadelphia. presented by awards for excellence, valor and heroism. >> we are extremely proud of what you have done to get here today, we are proud of what you do each and every day. >> among them anthony and other officers that received a life saving award. they say the victim may have died if not for their efforts. >> we came on scene and the gentlemen was shot and apply aid tourniquet to both of his legs. >>> it's mayor was on stage presenti

the three-car pile jupped happened in meadow owe pillup happened in medford, burlington county. three had life threatening injuries. medford township police are investigating whether any of the drivers will face any charges. >>> happening today, two of the three girls charged in connection with the death of a student inside a wilmington high school are scheduled to be arraigned. annie mccormick is live outside family court in wilmington with the latest on what's expected today. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam, two of the three girls charged in connection with the amy joyner-francis' death are going to be in court today. we are not naming them because they are juveniles. they are going to be charged of third degree criminalconspiracy. amy joyner-francis died of a long-standing heart condition triggered by the assault. the victim's family said several cardiologists said the defect should not cause sudden death. a spokesperson for amy joyner-francis said the family is calling for a second autopsy and they want severe charges. >>> now we're going to blame her deat

again, three-car crash shutting down route 70 in medford burlington county. we'll continue to monitor the breaking news and bring you the latest as it continues to develop. >>> to this -- first responders saved a man's life in south philadelphia. >> firefighters showed up to a burning home on ninth street and wharton and found an elderly man on the third floor. he's in critical condition at the hospital. >> the soda tax battle bubbles up in front of city council today with supporters of the measure making their voices heard. >> say no to big soda. >> the loud but peaceful group was asked to leave council chambers during the hearing. they wanted to show support for mayor kenney's tax, which would charge 3 cents per ounce to distributors of sugary drinks. kenney says money would be used to help fund education, rehab recreation centers and police and fire departments. >> people who make the product, they are wealthy people who can afford to eat this, eat this three cents an ounce. >> those against the tax say it would hurt their businesses and could cost jobs. c

. >>> breaking news, chopper three live over a serious accident in medford, burlington county. it appears that three vehicles were involved. thinks at route 70 and main street. right now we have no word on injuries. we are working to get you more information, on this accident. drivers are being urged to avoid that area, as this scene is cleared. >>> suspect whom police say robbed a woman have after she left casino with lots of cash is in custody tonight. this is the suspect gary taylor, on saturday night police say he followed a woman, out of harrah's in chester all the way to her home in sekane. he made his move in the front door stealing the seven grand of cash that she won in the casino. >> he grabs her, and hollers out, give me that, pulls on it, shoves her, and then takes off. >> reporter: police persued taylor down a deadened and taken in custody. they recovered victim's cash. police say this whole ordeal shows you you why should take your winningness check form and not cash. >>> authorities show off the results of the two year investigation in the heroin traffic nothing

burlington county, new jersey, we go. this is skyfox live right now over a big crash. route 70 medford. dispatchers tell us this crash has blocked the road in both directions. completely shut down. we know people are injured. we don't know how many nor the extent right now. you got to avoid the area. we're back in a moment. >> continuing to follow breaking news burlington county new jersey. sky fox live over route 70 in medford. this crash has block the road in both directions. we have reports of injuries. but we're not yet sure how severe those injuries are. if you of course are about to head out along route 70 near main street in medford you can prepare for some major traffic delays. >>> sounds like the plot of an alfred hitchcock movie turkey vultures have invade add west philadelphia neighborhood and apparently set up house in abandoned row home. at least that's the claim that brought our bruce gordon to the 400 block of north 50th street today. >> sometimes things don't work out the way you planned. >> reporter: in this neighborhood, all eyes are skyward. everybody it seems has a g

, adam joseph's outdoor adventures and he is heading to the playground in medford, kind of ahead of its time in burlington county. we'll take you there at 4:00. and ahead in today's show, imagine taking a picture of video by simply blinking your eye, it may sound like science fiction but one company has plans to make it a reality. we'll explain how this works coming up in our show. and take us with you on the go. watch our newscast streaming live on your smart phone or tablet. >> thank you. >> accuweather is coming up when we come right back. if you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage, guess what? you could apply for a medicare supplement insurance plan whenever you want. no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. that means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. medicare doesn't cover everything. and like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. so don't wait. call now to request your free decision guide. it could help you find the aarp medicare

county delaware. a bit more over by medford lakes and parts of south jersey, central camden county and central burlingtonnty. if we go out wider, there are also some sprinkles and showers down in cape may county and down toward dover. it's this big mass of rain, though, that's pushing toward the east that might make us a little bit wetter during at least part of the morning commute. as we take a look outside, cloudy skies and cool conditions again although not quite as cool as it was this time yesterday. 44 degrees in allentown. that's one of the chillier spots but in philadelphia 56 degrees, same thing in wilmington this morning. so as you step outside a good morning for jackets, not quite as chilly as yesterday. probably not a bad idea to bring along some rain gear, too if you're in some of those spots getting the rain. future tracker6 shows as we move forward into the day by 12 o'clock a couple more sprinkles and showers are possible and through the afternoon right up to 5:00 off and on there could be spotty showers. obviously today is not a washout and also it's going to be pretty cloud deal. as we g

burlington county. cyclists pedalled seven miles in silence through downtown medford, honored a mom of two hit and killed on her wedding anniversary back in july. >>> members of a local fire department are recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty. the lower merion township board of commissioners h erers handed official unit citations tonight. members of the fire department were awarded for their service during a papal visit and auto rescue in delaware county. these are pictures of the rescue in halverford in september. crews worked more than 80 minutes to free a driver who went off the road at mill creek and grays lane. the driveer recovered after ten weeks in hospital. >>> got a question for you, how do you feel about philadelphia's proposed sugary drink tax? okay with it? what about a tax on everything you see here? i'm keith jones. coming up next at 11:00, how that alternative plan could be a reality. >>> also six flags great adventure facing a lawsuit. why one man says a ride on a roller coaster made him lose part of his eyesight. >>> and the medical breakthrough giving new hope to canc

burlington county. three vehicles collided at 5:30 near main street in medford.say a minivan heading eastbound on route 70 crossed the median and struck two westbound cars. in total five people were hurt. three of them had to be flown to the hospital. officials say a 41-year-old man is in critical condition tonight. the others are stable. police hope to reopen the highway shortly when they wrap up the investigation and finish cleaning up. >>> philadelphia police are looking for a killer tonight after a man was gunned down on his porch in an apparent drive-by shooting. it happened along the 1600 block of widener place in logan just before 5:30. the victim died less than two hours later at einstein medical center. investigators say they have little to go on other than the fact that the gunman may have been in a blue car. >>> booze on the boardwalk of atlantic city. there are those who strongly feel it is an idea whose time has come and that time was almost tonight. let's go live to atlantic city and "action news" reporter dann cuellar. dann, what's the story on thi

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