Part 2: Playing Catch-Up After Each Big Storm
When a storm hits, governments and utility companies often find their preparations insufficient.
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When a storm hits, governments and utility companies often find their preparations insufficient.
A major storm could cause a business to close its doors for good. But even those able to recover may suffer.
Lessons learned from past storms have resulted in stricter building codes and other requirements on the federal, state, and local levels.
"These individuals were ... speaking in code over the phone, and ... had a very detailed plan that they had thought out," says Chester County district attorney Tom Hogan.
Police in East Whiteland, Chester County are warning shoppers to be extra cautious this holiday season, keeping a close watch on purses, handbags and wallets.
Forget about a partridge in a pear tree. This holiday season, if you're lucky, you could have a hummingbird spending part of the fall or early winter in your backyard.
Two people are dead after a tractor trailer collided with a car along Route 41 in Kennett Township on Sunday evening.
Investigators asked the public Thursday for tips in the stabbing death of a young Marine, found dead along the Pennsylvania Turnpike more than 40 years ago but only recently identified through DNA.
A fertility clinic in Chester County is offering free second opinions until November 16th.
CBS Philly has received some community cancellations related to weather on Wednesday and Thursday.
The ticket from the Nov. 3 drawing was sold at Xpress Stop at 3375 Gap Newport Pike in Chatham.
Governor Tom Corbett announced today that he is extending the deadline for turning in absentee ballots for those Pennsylvania counties impacted by Sandy.
Many regional utilities are estimating that the last of their customers will be back online by Sunday.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture says you only have about four hours' grace on stuff in the fridge, but items in the freezer could last longer.
CBS Philly has received many, many community cancellations for Tuesday, October 30th, as a result of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Power outages knock out traffic signals, and that's not a good thing.
CBS Philly has received many, many community cancellations for Tuesday, October 30th, as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
CBS Philly has received hundreds of community cancellations for Monday, Oct. 29, 2012.
A mandatory evacuation order has been added for parts of Bensalem, Pa.
We've all hit the skids on a pile of wet leaves, but the fall foliage also creates some slick conditions on the area's railways.
The West Chester Borough Council is scheduled to vote on new legislation that would fine smokers for littering their cigarette butts.
A 20-year-old Chester County man has been arrested after his infant daughter was taken to a local hospital with first and second degree burns over 40-percent of her body.
Statewide, the new fees on natural gas activities raised more than $204 million.
A new construction zone along a stretch of route 422 just outside of Pottstown, Pa. is causing some confusion for motorists.
There had been talk last week that township supervisors in East Goshen and Westtown were looking to disband the joint department, and that upset residents.
