Tim Furlong

3 weeks ago | nbcphiladelphia.com | Brendan Brightman |Tim Furlong

A Norristown company is deploying robot dogs and drones to clients across the country in what they're hoping becomes a growing trend in private security. The Asylon Company is behind the robotic version of man's best friend, with their paw patrols surveilling all sorts of corporate and manufacturing facilities across the country.

3 weeks ago | nbcphiladelphia.com | Brendan Brightman |Tim Furlong

Detectives in New Castle County have pulled off a major drug bust in Wilmington that they say included crack, heroin, ecstasy and lots and lots of fentanyl. Working with the FBI and a high-tech device that uses lasers to test the compounds of narcotics, county officials say they were able to arrest three in what they are calling a major drug ring. "This is a great lockup, members of our high risk offenders team working with the FBI task force conducted since March," said Master Cpl.

3 weeks ago | nbcphiladelphia.com | Brendan Brightman |Tim Furlong

Residents in Delaware City are concerned about their air quality after a mechanical breakdown at a refinery there has caused it to release sulfur dioxide, pushing the chemical's levels in the air above the legal limit. Although officials say the level of sulfur dioxide in the air is not at a public health danger level, but that is not stopping residents from being concerned about the air they are breathing. "I kind of want to get out of here," said Amira Sandiford, a Delaware City resident.

1 month ago | nbcphiladelphia.com | Tim Furlong |Dan Stamm

“I'm just saying I never saw one before.”A creative man is riding something around Delaware beach towns that might have you saying, “what did I just see?”It’s a wave runner, but it isn’t out on the waves. Instead, the so-called “Land-Doo” is cruising the streets. "Land-Doo" creator Justin Bonneville said he is good with his hands, especially around anything that burns gasoline. So, when he saw a WaveRunner turned motorbike down in Florida, his creative/mechanical juices started flowing.

1 month ago | nbcphiladelphia.com | Hayden Mitman |Tim Furlong

Corporal David Billingsley has dedicated his life to helping his fellow veterans. Most recently, according to the Chichester School District, Billingsley has been riding with the Warriors Watch Riders, a group that, among other efforts, escorts service members when they return home after being deployed. The district said, Billingsley also supports Team Foster, a nonprofit group that connects injured veterans with service dogs.