Leland Pinder
Reporter at WPVI-TV (Philadelphia, PA)
Reporter @6abc. Previously in VA, SC & NC. Charlotte, NC is home. Say hi! Send me stories. [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Leland Pinder
MEDIA, Pa. (WPVI) -- This cold spring weather isn't just unpleasant, it could end up costing farmers. At Linvilla Orchards in Delaware County, manager Norm Schultz says they're taking steps to save crops and fruit trees ahead of a deep freeze expected overnight. Warm weather in March brought the peach trees at the farm to life, but below-freezing April temperatures could render new blooms dead before they have the chance to grow.
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3 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Leland Pinder
HATBORO, Pa. (WPVI) -- After nearly a year in prison, a former business owner in Montgomery County was acquitted last week of murder charges in the shooting death of a man amid an alleged racially charged attack. "There was always a feeling of, 'We have a strong case.' We have the truth on our side. We have the facts on our side, and we also have the law, but you never know," said Maurice Byrd, former owner of Razor Reese's Salon and Spa in Hatboro.
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3 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Leland Pinder
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating after a woman and a young girl reported being assaulted in Fishtown. "There's so many kids, so many families, so many young people in Fishtown, so for that to happen, it's shocking and scary," said Alex Freud of Fishtown. On March 25, around 9:30 a.m., a woman reported an unknown male pinched her buttocks as she was bent over, placing her child in the car in the 1500 block of Palmer Street.
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3 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Leland Pinder
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Authorities are investigating after 3 teens were shot in broad daylight at Finley Playground in West Oak Lane Saturday. A hail of gunfire rang out just after 5p near Lowber Avenue and Sharpnack Street. "The crime scene consists of at least 17 spent shell casings," said Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace.
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3 weeks ago |
6abc.com | Leland Pinder
MONTGOMERY TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- A new traffic calming technique installed in Montgomery Township has neighbors a little perplexed. Solid, squiggly lines were painted on Grays Lane on Friday morning. Police say it was in response to residents' complaints of speeding drivers on the residential street. Neighbors say the road is used as a cut-through. "I literally came home and somebody said it was there. I had to go drive down and say, 'Why?'" said Kevin Donovan of Lansdale. "Why zig-zaggy lines?
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