Services for Chief Jeffory Buck, 60, and Assistant Chief Robert Shick Jr., 56, will begin on Friday, April 10, with a viewing from 5-9 p.m. at the Fleetwood High School Auditorium, located at 803 N. Richmond St.

A funeral for the chiefs and best friends will begin the next morning at 11 a.m., also inside the auditorium. Doors open at 9:15 a.m. There will not be a viewing prior to the April 11 funeral service, and attendees are encouraged to arrive early to make time for parking and seating.

Walnuttown Fire and Rescue shared that following the funeral service, a celebration of life with "music, food, drinks and remembrance of our two chiefs" will continue at Fleetwood Borough Park at 333 West Main St. until 5 p.m.

Driver charged with killing fire chiefs didn't have a license

Buck and Shick died on April 4 after they were hit by a driver on Route 222 in Richmond Township. At the time of the crash, the firefighters were riding UTVs and assisting with a missing person search when police said they were hit by 26-year-old Alexander Sepulveda-Rivera.

Prosecutors said Sepulveda-Rivera did not have a valid driver's license and was seen swerving before the crash. He fled from the scene but was eventually caught by officers, and admitted that a crack pipe found in the vehicle belonged to him, Berks County District Attorney John Adams said.

Sepulveda-Rivera is charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle, DUI, driving without a license, involuntary manslaughter and other offenses.

Chiefs remembered as selfless heroes and mentors

Family, friends and firefighters from the tight-knit Walnuttown fire department said Buck and Shick were extremely close. Both men had served with the company for decades and were remembered by Lt. Ryan Tyson as "two of the greatest mentors" the department had ever seen.

Buck is survived by his wife of nearly 34 years and two children, his father, along with multiple grandchildren and extended family.

Shick is survived by his wife of 36 years, his mother, children, and multiple grandchildren, as well as additional family and friends.

Service to the Walnuttown Fire Company runs in both families. Shick's daughter Brittany followed in her father's footsteps and joined the department at 14 years old; Buck's son Chad is also a firefighter in the department.

"He's always been there. He's taught me everything I know," Chad said. "His entire legacy … some shoes that I'm going to have trouble filling, but I'll eventually try."

Parker said all three workers who died were members of Ironworkers Union Local 401. One of the workers was pronounced dead at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Wednesday after the partial collapse on the 3000 block of Grays Ferry Avenue. Two other people were rescued from the collapse and treated and released from the hospital. 

Parker said city agencies have notified the families of the workers who died in the collapse. The workers have yet to be publicly identified.

"We stand resolutely with every member of the Local 401 family and the Philadelphia Building Trades during this very difficult time," Parker said. 

An ironworker who did not want to be identified told CBS News Philadelphia on Friday that Ironworkers throughout the city are feeling the loss.

"You take a ticket out of a hall for a job or you make a phone call to get on a job and sometimes, these things happen. And it's terrible," he said. It's just, I'm really almost at a loss for words for how terrible it really feels. Like you don't ever want to see something like this happen. It definitely is a brotherhood. We're all feeling it."

The collapse at the parking garage under construction, which is owned by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, happened around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. It happened during the installation of precast concrete sections, when one section failed and triggered a chain reaction. A video obtained by CBS News Philadelphia shows the moment of the collapse. 

The site's general contractor, HSC Builders and Construction Managers, said Friday they're devastated by the incident. In a statement, the company wrote, in part, "We have never experienced a collapse or failure in the company's history. Our immediate mission is to do whatever we can to aid the deceased workers and their families."

Parker said city crews have been working around the clock since the tragic incident. 

Four FEMA-certified dogs searched the site of the collapse Thursday, but found no signs of life. Robots and drones from the Philadelphia Police Department and Fire Department were also sent to search the site, but they were unsuccessful. 

Parker said that's when the city switched the objective from a rescue mission to a recovery operation. A demolition is set in order to bring the collapsed parking garage lower, which will make it safer for rescue teams to find the remains of the workers, Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Jeffrey Thompson said.

The demolition was initially set for Friday, but Friday evening, Parker said it will now take place Saturday morning. 

The city's Managing Director Adam Thiel said it took all day to assemble the demolition crane and prepare it for Saturday morning.

Thompson said once demolition is complete and the site is safe to enter, crews will clear the collapsed stairs and continue searching for the missing workers. Theiel asks the community to please avoid the area.

Parker said that city crews have notified neighbors in Grays Ferry around the collapse site about what to expect for the demolition.

"Right now, Philadelphia, it's important for us to affirm together in a manner that's fitting for each of us to send our prayers with the families who have been impacted," Parker said. "The family of the individual who has passed and also the family of the two people are presumed deceased."

The city's Office of Emergency Management said when demolition work begins, residents should expect it to be noisy and should close their windows.

Philadelphia Gas Works has added safeguards, like shielding the streets and  installing additional shutoffs in the high-pressure gas line, to allow crews to work safely, Thiel said.

Friday, Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered all flags across Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff. Parker ordered the same for the city of Philadelphia.  

Initially, Thompson said they planned to deconstruct the partially collapsed parking garage piece by piece to rescue the workers. But that changed once engineers detected severe movement at the collapsed garage, which means it could collapse at any moment.

"The building was so unstable that strategy required us to put a crane very close to the building, and the crane operator would then be in the collapse zone, and we did not want to put anyone else in harm's way," Thompson said.

The city even brought in additional engineers to inspect the site and get a second opinion on how to approach the operation. Thompson said the second group of engineers agreed it was too dangerous for the initial plan and recommended demolishing the site.

"It is our hope and our goal to safely bring this tragic, unfortunate incident to a conclusion tomorrow," Thompson said Thursday.

Grays Ferry Avenue from 29th to 33rd streets remains closed and will be closed until it's determined it is safe for the public to return to the area. The shopping center across the street from the collapsed garage is also still closed.

Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Philadelphia Fire Department, Philadelphia Police Department and L&I, will be on the scene of the collapse until the investigation is completed.

Parker emphasized again on Thursday night that CHOP leadership has been cooperating with the investigation into the collapse. Updates on the collapse will be posted on the city of Philadelphia's website.

"We're going to get to the damn bottom about what happened here," Parker said.

VJ Edgecombe scored 16 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 and Andre Drummond had 16 rebounds and 10 points for the Sixers (44-37), who maintained their eighth-place position in the Eastern Conference with one game remaining.

A year after they made it to Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Pacers (19-62) ensured they will finish with the second-worst record in the league.

Jarace Walker led Indiana with 17 points, followed by Quenton Jackson with 16 and Ethan Thompson with 15. Micah Potter had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Pacers went 14 of 50 from 3-point range, while the Sixers were 5 of 29. Indiana had 21 turnovers while the Sixers had just eight.

Philadelphia finished with a 64-28 advantage in points in the paint.

The Sixers led 58-51 at halftime. Indiana tied it twice in the third quarter, the last time at 64-all, before Philadelphia closed the quarter with a 25-13 stretch to take an 89-77 lead.

Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid, who averages 27 points, had an appendectomy on Thursday in Houston and was released from the hospital Friday. Coach Nick Nurse said the surgery went well, but there is no timetable for Embiid's return.

Indiana was without coach Rick Carlisle, who missed his second consecutive game to attend his daughter's sorority spring parents formal at the University of Virginia. He will return for Sunday's season finale.

Up next

Sixers: Host Milwaukee on Sunday.

Pacers: Host Detroit on Sunday.

Sewald gave up a two-out triple off the top of the right-field wall to rookie Justin Crawford. Sewald recovered to get Turner — last season's NL batting champion — on a flyball to end the game and earn his fourth save.

The NL East champion Phillies opened a nine-game homestand with their third straight loss and fourth in five games. They struck out 16 times against four Diamondbacks pitchers.

Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo — who struck out 11 without a walk in his last start in Colorado — took a no-hitter into the fifth and was staked to a 4-0 lead.

Eight batters later, he was yanked as Arizona lead 5-4.

Ketel Marte started the scoring with a two-RBI single and Ildemaro Vargas added a run-scoring single to make it 4-3. Brandon McCann, who took over catching duties in the third after Gabriel Moreno left with lower-back tightness, lined a two-RBI double to right for the 5-4 lead that chased Luzardo (1-2)

The Phillies were outscored 11-0 in consecutive games by San Francisco and had been scoreless in 20 straight innings overall to end their six-game road trip.

The shutout streak ended in a hurry against Soroka (3-0).

The Phillies got the instant offense out of the top of the order they've lacked most of the season. Turner singled, Kyle Schwarber walked and Bryce Harper lined an RBI double for a 1-0 lead.

Brandon Marsh, batting cleanup for the first time this season, hit a three-run homer to left for a 4-0 lead and the Phillies seemed primed to blow the game open.

Soroka, who had allowed only one run over his first 10 innings pitched, instead settled into a groove and gave up just two more hits and no runs over his final 4 2/3 innings.

Arizona sends RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0-0, 6.75 ERA) to the mound against Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker (0-2, 9.31 ERA). Walker's spot in the rotation is likely in jeopardy with ace Zack Wheeler expected to make one or two more rehab starts for Double-A Reading. Wheeler's 2025 season ended in August because of a blood clot near his right shoulder.

Americans have been tracking the progress of the four astronauts — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — as they looped around the moon, pushing deeper into space than anyone ever has before.

Here are nine highlights from that groundbreaking trip. 

1. Artemis II mission blasts off from Florida

The rocket lifted off Wednesday, April 1, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. ET. The spectacular launch marked the first piloted moonshot since the end of the Apollo program 53 years ago. 

The Orion capsule and NASA's Space Launch System rocket had never flown with people aboard, and had made just one unmanned test flight. But the launch was picture perfect.

2. Orion crew spends first day in space

The crew woke up to a busy first day, spending about 24 hours orbiting the Earth while they put their Orion capsule through its paces before NASA could give them the go-ahead for their trip around the moon. Glover also got a chance to test out the manual controls on the capsule ahead of future missions.

About 90% of the Orion capsule's life-support system had never been tested before in space. 

"We are going really, really far away. And that one 24-hour orbit gives us time to check out all of our environmental control, life support systems. ... Can it scrub our carbon dioxide? Can it keep us alive? Can we drink water?" Wiseman told CBS News before the launch. "We've got to go get those things tested before we press out to the moon."

Of course, they were given the go.

3. Crew shares first images of Earth from capsule

As the world was glued to Artemis II's continued mission in space, those of us down on the surface got to see the first images of the full Earth from the capsule — a first for human eyes in over 50 years.

A photo taken by Wiseman became the first released picture of Earth taken from the Orion capsule, on April 3.

"Trust us. You look amazing. You look beautiful," Glover said, reflecting on the view of Earth. "No matter where you're from or, you know, what you look like. We're all one people."

With a firing of the thrusters, the capsule hurled on toward the moon.

4. Crew awaits trip around moon, celebrates Easter

The moon is a long way from Earth — about a four-day trip — so the crew had plenty of time to anticipate its big mission.

"It was really great to wake up this morning and look out the window and see the full moon off the front of the vehicle," Wiseman said from the capsule. "There's no doubt where we are heading right now and really appreciate all the work done there."

The crew had time to celebrate Easter on Sunday before slingshotting around the far side of the moon. They also celebrated Hansen earning his gold astronaut wings on his first trip into space.

CBS News spoke to the crew about 180,000 miles from Earth.

"We were catching glimpses of the far side, the side that you can never see from Earth," Wiseman said. "It just looked different out the window, and that is wild. It just really put our place in the universe in perspective."

5. Crew names moon crater after Wiseman's late wife

In an emotional tribute, Hansen said he and fellow crew members Koch and Glover chose to name a moon crater "Carroll" after commander Wiseman's wife, who died of cancer in 2020. Hansen's crewmates could be seen wiping away tears as he shared the dedication.

"It is a bright spot on the moon and we would like to call that Carroll," Hansen said. Wiseman later said it was the most deeply profound moment of the mission.

He said his crewmates proposed the memorial when they were all in medical quarantine a few days before launch.

"That was an emotional moment for me, and I just thought that was just a total treasure," Wiseman said during a space-to-ground news conference Wednesday.

6. Crew makes trip around the moon, sets new record for farthest flight

The mission reached its apex on Monday, April 6, when Orion went dark for 40 minutes on the far side of the moon.

The crew set the record for the farthest distance any human has traveled from Earth just after 7 p.m. ET that night.

The new record — 252,756 miles from Earth — surpassed Apollo 13's record from 1970 by more than 4,000 miles, according to NASA. 

Days earlier, CBS News asked Koch what she would be thinking as the crew moved out of communication range and became one of four people on the opposite side of the moon while the rest of humanity was looking at the bright side. "Gratitude," she said.

"If you could just think about what it means to be together and what it means to be apart from your loved ones during that time, and reflect on that, maybe we'll all come to some realization," Koch said.

7. Photos show eclipse, rare look at far side of the moon

Stunning photos taken by the crew were released on Tuesday, April 7, one day after their loop around the moon, showing spectacular views and a solar eclipse in space. 

"While they are inspirational, and I think a lot of us really feel a little bit of what [the crew] were feeling, there is a lot of science behind those images," Kelsey Young, the Artemis science flight operations lead, told CBS News.

Among the shots was a stunning image of the moon eclipsing the sun. The eclipse was not visible on Earth, only to the crew on Orion. Glover said the images did not do the hourlong spectacle justice.

"Because humans probably have not evolved to see what we're seeing," he said. "It is truly hard to describe. It is amazing."

See more of the breathtaking photos.

8. Crew heads back to Earth with plenty of memories 

With the moon behind them and getting smaller — the Earth ahead of them, getting bigger — the crew was stunned by what they had just experienced.

"There were holes that, you know, craters that appeared to just be endless, bottomless pits," Glover said.

Hansen recalled the 40 minutes of radio silence in deep space and what it was like to lose all contact with Earth while on the moon's far side.

"Wow, I'm actually getting chills right now just thinking about it, my palms are sweating, but it is amazing to watch your home planet disappear behind the moon," he said.

9. Orion splashes down after historic journey

As the capsule returned to Earth, it hit the discernible atmosphere about 75 miles above the Pacific Ocean at a blistering speed of 24,000 mph — fast enough to fly from Los Angeles to New York in about 6 minutes.

Within seconds, temperatures across its 16.5-foot-wide heat shield reached about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit — half as hot as the visible surface of the sun.

After a 6-minute communications blackout through the peak heating zone, Orion emerged for a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of San Diego, California. 

Philadelphia native Sam Salz attended Jewish day schools and never had the opportunity to play organized football. His high school, Kohelet Yeshiva High School in Merion Station, Montgomery County, doesn't have a football program.

"When the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018," Salz said, "it was a real awakening, slash reawakening."

Thanks to the Philadelphia Eagles, football became Salz's passion.

"I walk everywhere in Philly with a football," he said. "You've got to create it. Got to dress for the job you want."

"What position do short guys play in the NFL?"

But now knowing all of the positions, Salz — just 5-foot-6 — wasn't sure which job he wanted.

"I just typed into the search bar, 'What position do short guys play in the NFL?'" Salz said. "It said running back."

While at Texas A&M University in 2022, Salz had a crazy idea.

"I'm going to walk on to the Texas A&M football team," Salz said.

With no football experience or contacts, Salz said he went to live podcast tapings of then-head coach Jimbo Fisher.

"I got up to him, and I said, 'Coach, my name is Sam Salz, and I'm going to walk on the football team,'" Salz said. "He looked me in the eyes and said, 'I'd be honored.' I was like, 'Wow, I met Jimbo Fisher.'"

Walking on at Texas A&M without trying out

Tryouts were canceled due to a full roster, but Salz worked out where the team could see him. Finally, when an opportunity knocked, he was ready and walked on without trying out.

"I was so excited," Salz said. "I went to synagogue, and I put on a suit to pray the afternoon prayer."

Tony Fulton, a performance trainer, said Salz's work ethic is "off the charts."

But Salz couldn't be on the field for most games because he observes the Sabbath, which requires no work from sundown on Friday until Saturday night.

"My faith is what propelled me to where I am," Salz said. "Showing the kids that I grew up with that you don't have to sacrifice your faith to be successful."

Salz, who made the Aggies as a wide receiver, didn't see the field in his junior season in 2023 and saw some snaps on special teams in A&M's 38-3 win over New Mexico State on Nov. 16, 2024.

"It's showing I'm proud of who I am"

"His faith is strong," Rabbi Yochonon Goldman said, "and when you have principles that you really believe in, it's not necessary to compromise your principles in order to live in the modern world." 

Salz could only join the team for Saturday night games and only got in for one play, but he always made sure to wear his yarmulke.

"It's showing I'm proud of who I am," Salz said. "The world respects somebody who respects themselves."

Salz said some agents don't understand his conviction.

"When I told him about the Sabbath, he hung up and ghosted me," Salz said of one agent. 

While the odds may be long, his dream is to play on an NFL team.

"God wants to make sure that the investment that you asked him to give you is not going to be thrown away at the first sign of resistance," Salz said.

If you know of an athlete or coach that you want to see on Hometown Hustle, you can email Krystle Rich at hometownhustle@cbs.com.

Edwards Street near the intersection of West 4th Street is now known as Avery*Sunshine Way. The soulful singer, known for her powerful voice and dynamic stage presence, said the recognition from her hometown meant even more than industry accolades.

"To see your folks being proud of you, that's powerful," Avery*Sunshine said. "It has eclipsed that feeling that I got when they called my names for the Grammys."

Dozens of people gathered around as city leaders unveiled the new street sign, drawing cheers and applause from the crowd. The ceremony took place outside Saint Daniels United Methodist Church, where Avery*Sunshine discovered her love of music through singing in the choir and playing piano as a girl.

"This was my first stage," Avery*Sunshine said. "Church, standing up and having to move those people who didn't clap, but fanned. How do I move them? And I had no idea I was getting my first lesson in communicating and entertaining."

Born Denise Nicole White at Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland, Avery*Sunshine began training in classical music before shifting to jazz and R&B. Her hit "Call My Name" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.

"We have a song called Blackity Black," Avery*Sunshine said. "And I think that it is for any young girl like me that you could be anything you want to be."

That message resonated with city leaders, including Mayor Stefan Roots, who proclaimed a day in her honor and praised her impact.

"It's her talent, her music," Roots said. "She's an independent artist who hasn't sold out to the big record labels."

For the artist, the honor marks a full-circle moment, rooted in the community that helped shape her. Now based in Atlanta, Avery*Sunshine said she remains deeply connected to her hometown.

"Chester is a part of every bit of who I am," she said. "And I'm proud of every bit of it."

Embiid was previously ruled out for Thursday night's game against the Houston Rockets because of an illness. A couple of hours later, the team announced Embiid was diagnosed with appendicitis and required surgery in Houston.

Appendicitis happens when the appendix gets "clogged, infected and inflamed," according to the Cleveland Clinic. Surgery to remove the appendix is the standard treatment.

Appendicitis symptoms include abdominal pain that starts around the navel and then moves to the lower right side, poor appetite, nausea, sometimes vomiting and fever.

Appendectomy surgery is a "minimally invasive" operation that usually involves three small incisions, surgeon Dr. Michael Winter at Virtua Health said. Winter was not involved in Embiid's care.

Embiid has played in 38 games this season, averaging 26.9 points and 3.9 assists.

Embiid's appendicitis diagnosis comes as the Sixers make a playoff push with three games left in the regular season.

The Sixers are currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, which would put them in the NBA play-in tournament. 

The Sixers are two gams back of the No. 6 seed Atlanta Hawks. Philadelphia is also a back of the No. 7 seed Orlando Magic. 

Without Embiid, the Sixers are likely looking at a spot in the play-in tournament. Depending on where they finish, that could mean potentially playing two play-in games to make the playoffs.

The Sixers have two games left in the regular season — Friday night at the Indiana Pacers and Sunday at home against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The appendicitis diagnosis is also the latest medical hurdle Embiid will need to overcome in his career. Over the years, he's dealt with meniscus injuries, multiple orbital bone fractures, Bell's palsy and much more.

Police have also identified two of the four suspects in this homicide case and are asking for the public's help tracking them down.

Ringgold was fatally shot and two others were injured on the 5900 block of Market Street the evening of Tuesday, April 7. 

Ringgold had just grabbed a slice of pizza, leaving work at 60th and Market streets, when investigators say a Mazda pulled up to the corner. Three shooters got out and started firing. Ringgold and two other people were hit.
 
"Due to the timing and her proximity to the scene, it is likely she was mistaken for an individual within the intended group," police said in a news release.

Ringgold's grandmother, Diedra Bynum, said the two were on the phone when the shooting happened. 

"She walked out the pizza store, and that's when I just heard the gunshots, and she didn't even get the chance to scream," Bynum said. "Then I heard someone say, 'Oh, [expletive] it's a girl.' And they must have just ran off. I don't know."

Imani's aunt, Lynette Ringgold, said her 20-year-old niece worked for a home health care company in that West Philadelphia neighborhood.

"She started the job two weeks ago. She didn't live in the area. she was passing through," her aunt said. 

Family says Imani Ringgold learned this past Saturday she was accepted to community college. She planned to pursue something in HVAC.

Bynum says she can't stop playing the memories of what she heard.

"I keep hearing it. I said, 'Lord, please get the sound out my head.' And it's hard. She was just an innocent bystander. I got to the hospital and they said she was shot 18 times. She didn't even have a chance," Bynum said. "I go to the funeral home, they tell me I might not even have an open casket for people to see her for the last time. And this is so hard. And I can't do it."

Suspects in shooting identified

Police are looking to locate two male suspects in the shooting: 26-year-old Mustafa King and 21-year-old Zaire Manning. 

Mugshots of the two suspects were released Friday. Police are still working to identify two other suspects seen on surveillance video.

Second car may be involved with shooting

Investigators say surveillance video showed a small dark SUV pull up to 60th and Market before three individuals — believed to be men wearing masks — got out and opened fire directly at the young woman.  

Police later tracked down that vehicle, but it was abandoned.

In Friday's news release, police said they are seeking information on a second vehicle that may have been used by the suspects.

Surveillance images of that second vehicle were released Friday.

As with all homicides in the city, a $20,000 reward is available for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Then, in January, a pipe burst during the extreme cold, which caused water to rain down inside the church as repairs were underway.

"I came in, and it was a giant waterfall," Pastor John Grimsley said. "It was something that we didn't expect, but we came together, and the community supported us."

Services have been canceled ever since the 500-pound propane tank exploded as crews were doing maintenance work on the railroad tracks next to the church on Wrangle Hill Road in Bear.

Grimsley says his congregation has been challenged and endured a series of setbacks.

"The church is still a vital part of a community," he said, "so it kind of discombobulated us for a little bit, but there's just no place like home."

Now, more than five months later, the sanctuary has been put back together, repairs have been completed and the church is reopening its doors and officially welcoming members back this weekend.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing the love and being able to hug everybody and to interact," Yanajha Hyatt, who attends Refuge Nation Church, said.

"Just to see everybody back in the same place at the same time coming back home, it's very exciting," Latilda Jackson, who also attends Refuge Nation Church, said.

Through the power of prayer, Grimsley says the challenges have only made his congregation stronger, and he's grateful to be back.

"It's going to be like a big family reunion," Grimsley said. "Everybody is just excited to come back home and worship together."

Services are set for 11 a.m. on Sunday. Grimsley says bible study will remain online for now, but he hopes to bring that back in person next month.

The Eagles are acquiring Dontayvion Wicks from the Green Bay Packers and are signing him to a one-year, $12.5 million contract extension, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Philadelphia is sending two draft picks to Green Bay, according to reports: a fifth-round pick in 2025 and a sixth-rounder in 2027.

Wicks was selected in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft out of the University of Virginia. The 24-year-old has played in 46 games for the Packers, catching 108 balls for 1,328 yards and 11 touchdowns in his three-year career.

Last season, Wicks played in 14 games and had 30 receptions for 332 yards and two TDs.

Wicks will reunite with Sean Mannion, whom the Birds hired as their offensive coordinator this offseason. Mannion came from Green Bay, where he was an offensive assistant in 2024 and spent last season as the Packers' QB coach.

The Wicks trade comes as Brown's future with the Eagles remains up in the air. Brown has been the subject of trade rumors and reports throughout the offseason.

Wicks is the third wide receiver the Eagles have added this offseason, joining Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore.

The shooting happened around 2:15 p.m. in the area of 22nd and Dickinson streets, according to police.

CBS News Philadelphia captured the crime scene, showing a police presence at the intersection with a nail salon and across the street from the laundromat. Police tape is blocking traffic from all four corners at the intersection.

It's unclear what led to the shooting.  

No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at their shooting investigation group at 215-686-8270 or by calling 215-686-TIPS.

As the U.S. deals with a dangerous shortage of air traffic controllers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday the department would be targeting gamers to join the ranks of employees sitting in airport control towers.

"To reach the next generation of air traffic controllers, we need to adapt," Duffy said in a statement. "This campaign's innovative communication style and focus on gaming taps into a growing demographic of young adults who have many of the hard skills it takes to be a successful controller."

The agency has been dealing with ATC shortages at many airports across the country over the past decade. Increasing numbers is a top priority for Duffy. The Federal Aviation Administration employed 6% fewer air traffic controllers in fiscal year 2025 versus 2015, despite a 10% increase in total flights between fiscal years 2015 and 2024, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office released in December.

Newark Liberty International Airport was particularly hard-hit last year due to staffing shortages at the Philadelphia air traffic control facility that manages flights into the New Jersey airport. The government shutdown last November also exacerbated many issues with air traffic controller shortages as employees were forced to work without pay for more than a month. Others decided to leave the industry entirely.

"The failure to pay air traffic controllers for 44 days created uncertainty, drove many experienced controllers out of the profession and harmed the recruitment pipeline," a spokesperson from the Department of Transportation told CBS News in November.

The government points out that more than 200 million people in the U.S. regularly play video games.

"With only about 25 percent of controllers holding a traditional college degree, this effort is focused on reaching talented young people pursuing alternative career paths, many of whom are active in gaming," the department said in its press release. "Feedback from controller exit interviews reinforces this, with several controllers pointing to gaming as an influence on their ability to think quickly, stay focused, and manage complexity."

Even though it doesn't require a traditional college degree, prospective air traffic controllers must pass an aptitude test and get medical and security clearance before they can begin training, according to GAO. They then progress to a four- to six-month training course at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, and extensive on-the-job training, according to GAO. In total, it could take two to six years to become a certified air traffic controller.

The agency touted that it met its fiscal year 2025 goals with more than 2,000 air traffic controllers being hired, and said it is already halfway to its 2026 goal. 

In 2024 — the last year for which federal data is available — the median annual wage for air traffic controllers was $144,580, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

But pay varies widely based on experience and location. Annual income for less experienced controllers at smaller airports is closer to $60,000, according to aviation experts.

The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) said it evacuated all animals from its spay/neuter clinic in Grays Ferry on Wednesday night, after being urged to do so by the city's Office of Emergency Management. Shelter staff were told they should get every person and animal out due to increasing structural instability at the nearby garage.

"In the middle of the night, staff, volunteers, and fosters mobilized in heroic fashion to quickly transport dozens of cats and dogs to safety," PAWS said in a statement on its website.

Part of one stair tower at the garage construction site collapsed when a slab of precast concrete failed, causing a chain reaction collapse. One worker was pulled from the rubble and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Two other workers were unaccounted for and are now presumed dead, local officials said.

After evacuating, PAWS took in many cats at its Old City Adoption Center at 2nd and Arch streets. Now, they're urging everyone who can adopt to do so, and adopters can get a deal if they head to the Old City Adoption Center this weekend.

PAWS is offering "name your fee" adoptions Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

"Many of you have graciously reached out asking how you can help. If you've been thinking about adopting, now is the moment," PAWS said on its website. "The most meaningful way to support PAWS right now is by welcoming a cat into your home."

The adoption center will be fully staffed all weekend for anyone willing to bring home a new furry friend. 

The adoption center is open these hours this weekend:

• Friday: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

"I was like, what are you doing? This costs a lot of money," said Culin's wife, Christine. "Do you really think you're going to be able to reach the Pope to give him this? And he believed."

Only Job suffered more than Flyers fans have for most of the last five decades, yet Mike Culin always kept the faith, both on ice and on high.

When the time came, Culin was ready for the ultimate one-timer — a shot at somehow getting the Flyers jersey with "Pope Leo" on the back and 14 for a uniform number (with apologies to the current No. 14, Sean Couturier) from Essington, Pennsylvania, to the Vatican and into the hands of the first U.S.-born pope, Chicago born and an avowed sports fan.

The Culins and their son, Jesse Gennett, and his wife and her parents made a family trip to Italy that included staking out a spot for the papal audience in St. Peter's Square. The families lined up on March 18 with jersey in hand, hoping to catch Leo's attention as he wheeled by in the popemobile.

"That was the goal, just to get him to see it," Gennett said. "We're like, alright, we need to be close to the side because that's where your best chances are that he'll see it. And he saw it. He pointed at it and kind of gave it like a thumbs up. It happened so fast."

Christine Culin held the jersey high by each shoulder so the pope would spot it and her daughter-in-law asked for the jersey for a better chance to hand it off as the popemobile approached.

"For you! For you! For you! For you!" Gennett's wife, Valerie Giacobbe, yelled toward the entourage.

Sure enough, a member of the security team snagged the jersey, and it was passed off to a man who admired the jersey sitting in the ride behind Leo. The families hollered in celebration and got an extra moment for photos once the popemobile stopped so Leo could bless a couple of babies.

"He could have turned to the right and not even seen it," Mike Culin said. "But he turned to the left and saw the jersey."

Culin's wish was as much about getting the Flyers a little extra help down the stretch from a higher power as much as it was sending Leo a jersey.

"He thought the Flyers needed that," Gennett said. "And they definitely did."

With the ultimate man advantage, the Flyers won that night against Anaheim to start a three-game winning streak, part of a 9-4 record over that span to move into the Eastern Conference playoff field. The white smoke to signal a playoff berth hasn't quite billowed out of the home arena just yet: The Flyers are clinging to a one-point lead for the final spot with three games left to play.

Some Flyers fans credit papal power for the streak while more secular fans believe it was indeed an arrival from above that sparked the turnaround: Canadian teen Porter Martone, who has two goals and six points in his first six NHL games.

The papal video made the social media rounds when Chris Gennett, a musician and Jesse's brother, posted the 60-second home video on TikTok.

The pope, the former Robert Prevost, is a known sports fan, especially of the Chicago White Sox. He attended the 2005 World Series opener against Houston in Chicago and watched as his beloved team beat the Astros 5-3 on the way to a four-game sweep and its first title since 1917.

But why would he point out a Flyers jersey? He attended Villanova University near Philadelphia, where he received a Bachelor of Science in 1977. Maybe he attended a game or two at the old Spectrum and rooted on those ready-to-rumble Broad Street Bullies.

Culin said he would have worn the jersey — a family friend handstitched the name — as a kitschy keepsake had Leo not spotted the souvenir.

Perhaps in his quiet time, Leo has slipped on the size 52 jersey, just for fun.

"He had to see if it fits, right?" Culin said with a laugh.

Whether you haven't started, can't find your documents, or think you owe money, the advice is the same: do something now.

Tax professionals say people who miss the deadline risk penalties and interest — even when the IRS ultimately owes them money. Here are three key things last‑minute filers should know.

File something by April 15, even if you can't pay

The biggest mistake is doing nothing.

If you miss the deadline entirely, the IRS can impose late‑filing penalties, failure‑to‑pay penalties and interest that compounds daily. Filing on time, even without full payment, keeps more options available, according to Jackson Hewitt chief tax officer Mark Steber.

Those options may include:

• IRS installment payment plans
• Possible penalty relief
• Reduced interest compared with filing late 

Steber stresses the IRS is more flexible with taxpayers who file on time than with those who disappear after the deadline.

An extension gives you more time to file, not more time to pay

One of the biggest misunderstandings each tax season involves filing extensions, Steber said.

An extension gives you six additional months to submit paperwork, but it does not delay when your taxes are due.

If you owe money, payment is still due April 15. Filing an extension without paying what you owe can still trigger penalties and interest.

In many cases, Steber says people request extensions simply because they believe they're missing forms, only to learn those documents can often be downloaded online within minutes.

Don't assume you owe, because you could be owed money

Many people delay filing because they expect to owe taxes, especially freelancers, gig workers or people with side income, Steber explained. But he says that assumption is often wrong.

And even if you already filed, the tax system allows a three‑year window to amend a return and reclaim missed refunds.

"If you say, 'wow, I didn't take that tip deduction because I did it myself, or my pro didn't take the overtime deduction, because I didn't mention it, or I didn't take the senior deduction, or … the new child tax credit, or the larger standard deduction,' you have three years to go back and amend that tax return," Steber said. 

"It's basically file another type of tax return and reclaim that money and get that money in your bank account." 

A separate April 15 deadline could mean lost refunds

April 15 is also the deadline for claiming 2022 tax refunds.

The IRS estimates more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed nationwide, often because people didn't file after earning too little income to be required to file.

After three years, unclaimed refund money goes back to the Treasury.

For more tax-season help, you can find CBS News Philadelphia's In Your Corner tax season special on the CBS Philadelphia YouTube channel.

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When the Artemis II Orion crew capsule returns to Earth on Friday after flying around the moon, it will hit the discernible atmosphere some 75 miles above the Pacific Ocean at a blistering 24,000 mph — fast enough to fly from Los Angeles to New York in about 6 minutes.  

Within seconds, temperatures across its 16.5-foot-wide heat shield will climb to some 5,000 degrees — half as hot as the visible surface of the sun — as the ship rapidly slows in an electrically charged fireball of atmospheric friction. 

The four astronauts on board — commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — are counting on the heat shield to keep them safe, in a comfortable environment, all the way through the peak heating zone to a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of California. 

"We have high confidence in the system, in the heat shield and the parachutes and the recovery systems we put together," Amit Kshatriya, NASA's associate administrator, said Thursday. "The engineering supports it, the Artemis I flight data supports it. All of our ground tests support it, our analysis supports it, and tomorrow the crew is going to put their lives behind that confidence."

The crew and mission managers are confident, they say, despite major problems with the heat shield that was used during the unpiloted Artemis I test flight in 2022, when the Avcoat material making up the shield developed sub-surface cracks and gas pockets that blew away chunks of the protective barrier's outer "char" layer. 

Based on nearly two years of tests and analysis, engineers were surprised to discover the damage was most likely caused by the Avcoat material's lack of permeability during a specific phase of the reentry when the shield was experiencing lower external temperatures while internal layers were still extremely high, generating gas that could not escape.

Agency managers decided to order a different heat shield design for downstream Artemis missions. But the heat shield for the Artemis II flight, identical to the one used with Artemis I, was already installed. Replacing it with a new design would have delayed the mission by 18 months or more. 

Instead, NASA managers opted to launch Artemis II "as is" based on test data and an exhaustive analysis that indicated the shield would work properly if the reentry trajectory was modified to eliminate the temperature and pressure swings that contributed to the damage seen after the Artemis I flight. 

"They did a tremendous amount of research, a lot of groundbreaking research in some facilities that we had not used before, and they discovered the root cause," Wiseman said.

"They did wind tunnel testing and laser testing and hyper-velocity testing, and they determined that if we come in with this lofted profile ... that this heat shield will be safe for us to go fly.

"So I think all that points in the direction of goodness," he said. "And I think if you, as a human being who was about to board this rocket, had sat in the meetings that we sat in and listened to the experts and gone through the data with them, you would have the same comfort."

What went wrong with Artemis I?

During the Artemis I mission, the unpiloted capsule followed a planned "skip" trajectory, similar in concept to skipping a flat stone across still water. After an initial dip into the upper atmosphere, the Artemis I capsule skipped back out again before making its final descent to splashdown. The skip reentry helps reduce the spacecraft's velocity while offering NASA a wider range of splashdown options in case bad weather makes a targeted landing site problematic.

Despite the heat shield damage seen after the flight, the Artemis I reentry was successful. The capsule landed on target, and officials said that had any astronauts been aboard, they would have had no problems. But the damage triggered alarm at NASA. 

"NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material from Orion's heat shield wore away differently than expected during reentry into Earth's atmosphere," NASA's Office of Inspector General wrote. 

"While the heat shield successfully protected the Crew Module and its systems during the Artemis I mission, upon inspection after Orion's recovery, engineers noted unexpected variations in the appearance of the heat shield Avcoat — the ablative material that helps protect the capsule from the heat of reentry.

"Specifically, portions of the char layer wore away differently than NASA engineers predicted, cracking and breaking off the spacecraft in fragments that created a trail of debris rather than melting away as designed," the office said. "The unexpected behavior of the Avcoat creates a risk that the heat shield may not sufficiently protect the capsule's systems and crew from the extreme heat of reentry on future missions." 

Testing revealed the damage was related to the heat shield's permeability, or rather, its lack thereof. After the initial, relatively deep dive into the atmosphere, the Avcoat material making up the shield was unable to properly dissipate the heat that remained in its lower layers during the skip back out of the atmosphere. 

Entry heating is what makes the Avcoat's outer char layer permeable enough to allow gas to escape. The Artemis I heat shield worked normally during its initial descent into the atmosphere. But when it climbed back out, reentry heating eased and the outer char layer became much less permeable. 

The underlying material was still extremely hot, undergoing a process known as pyrolysis — combustion without oxygen — and generating gas that had no way to escape. Those buildups eventually blew chunks of the heat shield's outer layers away.

"They go back up from that first entry, they're still hot, they're still off-gassing," said an engineer familiar with the investigation. "The fact that the material itself isn't permeable enough is causing that gas pressure to build up now, very rapidly, because they're still hot. But the char layer has paused."

The outer char layer is "the only part of the Artemis I and Artemis II heat shield that actually allows it to breathe, or allows it to off-gas. So once it stops, now there's no mechanism in the deeper parts of the heat shield for that gas to escape," he said.

"So the pressure built up, and as the capsule came back down and started reheating, the pressure was already there.

"All those cracks, the pockets had already formed. And now, bang, bang, bang, pop. Avcoat started sloughing off during that second entry," the engineer said. 

A modified reentry trajectory should solve the problem

Engineers verified in lab tests that a modified skip-entry trajectory — one with an initial dip into the upper atmosphere followed by a shorter-duration climb back out — would allow the Avcoat to "breathe" throughout, preventing the formation of cracks and trapped gas. An independent review team agreed with those conclusions.

Interestingly, Apollo engineers were aware of the Avcoat permeability issue and designed that program's heat shields accordingly. Apollo capsules also used skip reentry trajectories and had no problems. But the Avcoat used in the Artemis heat shields was reformulated slightly, and that ended up affecting its permeability. 

In any case, the downside to the modified reentry trajectory for Artemis II will reduce the distance the Orion capsule can fly to avoid bad weather in the planned splashdown zone. It will also result in higher sustained heating during the descent, but engineers say that is exactly what is needed to maintain permeability in the outer char layer and ensure good performance. 

Former astronaut Charles Camarda disagreed, strongly criticizing the "fly as is" decision. He argues that engineers do not fully understand the root cause of the Artemis I heat shield damage and cannot accurately predict how the Artemis II heat shield will perform or whether the revised entry trajectory might have unintended consequences. 

In a letter to the NASA administrator, Camarda wrote that "history shows accidents occur when organizations convince themselves they understand problems they do not." 

Like Wiseman, Glover says he trusts the analysis of the Artemis I problem, saying critics "haven't been in these meetings from day one and met the team and looked them in the eye and shook their hands at the ends of these meetings."

That said, he added, "I don't want to discount the things that they've said. Any time you talk about fire, any time you talk about entry and heat shields, talk about parachutes, these are high-risk things that ... don't have fault tolerance built in. They have to work."

"And so I appreciate all of that nudging and poking and prodding that they've caused," Glover said. "They have made us sharpen our pencils and put more due diligence, more vigilance into that process. But I think we've done that. And so I think the crew is comfortable because of that team."

The college was founded in 1787 by 24 Philadelphia-area physicians who helped set the stage for what American medicine became.

"This was really an important way that medicine was taught and shared," Sara Ray, senior director of interpretation and engagement, said, "and a professional community built during this period."

One exhibit called "Revolutionary Botany" explores the origins of the American pharmacy and how the early settlers used botanical gardens and medicinal plants to treat diseases.

"They're learning from Native Americans who have been cultivating these plants for hundreds or thousands of years in some cases," Meredith Sellers, interpretation and accessibility manager, said. "They're asking them about these species, how to identify them and how they use them."

A plant called skunk cabbage was used to treat asthma. Boneset was used to treat broken bones.

From this came the Pharmacopoeia, an encyclopedia of healing plants that became the first collection of recommended medicines published in 1820.

"Many of the college founders were revolutionaries," Sellers said, "and they are really setting the stage for how physicians are operating in this new country and what materials they are using."

Outside, there's a medical plant garden.

"It is kind of reflective of how plants were grouped at that time," Sellers said.

Even now, garlic is still used for heart and immune support.

"Sage, which is one a lot of folks will recognize," Sellers said. "This was used to treat things like colds."

Currently, about 25% of modern drugs come from plants. The foundation comes from Revolutionary Botany.

"You can really think about Philadelphia and the College of Physicians as being kind of the origin point of institutionalized medicine in the United States," Ray said.

The exhibit is now open, and access comes with a ticket to the Mütter Museum.