It is only getting worse every year. Today the federal government announced that it will send 94 million to help centers in 45 states including pennsylvania and new jersey. Action News Reporter john rawlins is live at the addiction and Treatment Center in Spring Garden in philadelphia. Reporter hi, jim of some 90 some Million Dollars earmarked today only 325,000 will actually make it to philadelphia so its not clear exactly what the impact is going to be but if you talk to people who run treatment proceeding grams like gaudenzia or you talk to police in any district the up swing is real and troubling. A few weeks ago Upper Darby Police released this video. Later he collapses from an overdose. Heroin use up 63 percent between 2002 and 2013. Its become a cheap substitute for other drugs. Frank of gaudenzio explains people can get looked on pain pills following a medical procedure. Sometimes you get a prescription for a month. Then its off to the races because all of a sudden youre addict
Act so well respected by his players and coaches always known as mr. Snider. Ron hextall has the chance to nomgo him as a player and gm. And summed up why we loved him. When you think of Philadelphia Flyers and everything that were about, every trait, were passionate, we work hard, were greedy, were tough, we have a lot of will, when you think of all those traits, thats ed snider. He loved his flyers. Hes a Philadelphia Flyers. He started the whole thing and he would always be the guy that kind of brought that to the city and hes a really good man. Reporter that you see the flyers flag at the Wells Fargo Center at halfstaff in memory of beloved owner mr. Snider. Services will be private but the team will announce shortly an upcoming public celebration of his lively the flyers begin the playoffs thursday in washington against the capitals. At the Wells Fargo Center jaime apody channel6 action news. Brian and monica. Thank you. So much of ed sniders legacy goes beyond the flyers. In addi
Way. He was fun. Energetic always happy. Reporter residents began searching for brendan early this morning after his disappearance spread like wildfire on facebook and other social media. Police put out robo calls to alert the public he was missing. As soon as i got here to walk they started blocking off the pavement. Everybody had their heads down someone said they called the search off. I could not imagine to lose a kid like that just crazy and who did that. I hope they find who did it. Reporter back live the apartment house is still taped off, the area around it. Were told that brendan lived with his mother nearby and that his parents shared custody. Officials say the autopsy results are pending and that no arrests have been made as they still try to unravel the mystery of exactly what happened to this toddler. Live in haddon township, Nora Muchanic channel6 action news. Nora thank you. Our coverage of this Death Investigation continues on 6abc. Com. Well have the very latest inform
Coverage of the blizzard of 2016 abe of course big story is how tristate areas coping with the storm, and lets state obvious this whole experience has been a lot easier coming on a sat the day as opposed to a week kay. Lets get latest facts and figures on all of this from cecily tynan and adam joseph. Adam, lets begin with you. We will look at the big picture on double scan live radar this storm has reached its max potential and beginning to weaken and move away from the shore. No longer with around this low do we have moisture coming off the the atlantic. You can see everything is coming in from now the north north east, and pushing down, as that low, moves away but this created, all the way from cape cod to long island. And down into washington and baltimore. In fact, in parts of the northern areas, of western virginia and western maryland between 36 and 40 inches of snow, with this snowstorm. They took biggest hit and even here we are seeing areas over 2 feet, far to the north and w
Overwhelming demand. No strategies just hope and prayers. Sharon was hoping to get tickets, she was disappointed missing out on the tickets yesterday. How disappointed were you . I was right there, i was highly disappointed. I said how does 10,000 people get them that fast. She said quick fingers and said no way, that is ridiculous. They sold out within minutes, some were asking hundreds of dollars for tickets they got for free. Organizationers were hoping to spread the joy with the free tickets. And then for someone to turn around and sell them, we know how desperately people want these tickets, im disappointed and i hope it stops. At least alice has the spirit. She got ticket yesterday for the Independence Hall event. Im thinking about giving them away to someone that has a need, i dont have to be close, just being in the street and being a pilgrim for his visit is good enough for me. Tickets may be free for some but there are no freebies at this store. The world meeting of families