2012 Year in Review: 'Sandy' Slammed Pennsylvania, Too
In this report we take a look at how Philadelphia and the suburbs weathered the superstorm.
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In this report we take a look at how Philadelphia and the suburbs weathered the superstorm.
Two firefighters were injured while battling a fire in Delaware County on Sunday evening.
"It is an 8,000 gallon tractor-trailer full of salt brine," Penndot spokesman Charles Metzger explains.
The day after Christmas was full of returns, exchanges, and buying at area stores.
The fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. in a two-story house on the 100 block of Ridley Avenue in Sharon Hill.
Police say Carol Wittscheiben had a blood-alcohol content of 0.32 percent, four times the legal limit for driving.
Pennsylvania state representative Nick Miccarelli of Delaware County doesn't care for the new plan, since smaller freight carriers like Fedex would end up closer to the affected neighborhood.
Carmen Lobis, of Delaware County, will never get tired of talking about his grandson. 6-year-old Benjamin Wheeler was one of the victim's of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
A 37-year-old man was arrested after leading police on a chase from Lansdowne to Upper Darby Thursday afternoon.
A police officer fatally shot a suspect during a struggle in Delaware County early Wednesday morning.
The medical examiner's report says Teresa Matracola killed herself by inhaling helium.
State police say a body found in Ridley Creek State Park Saturday has been identified as 44-year-old Teresa Mastracola of Milbourne, who had been missing since December 2nd.
Police in Delaware County found a body in Ridley Creek Park Saturday night that may be that of a Millbourne woman who's been missing for nearly a week.
Police in Upper Darby, Delaware County are looking for the vandal who has cut the wires on a neighborhood holiday light display five times in the last week.
Police in Upper Darby, Delaware County are searching for the vandal who has cut the wires on a neighborhood holiday light display five times in the last week.
Police are searching for a suburban Philadelphia woman who has been missing since Sunday.
Approximately 10,000 Philadelphia residents are living in flood zones. And that number is only within the city limits.
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.
Authorities are investigating a multi-car accident on I-95 in Delaware County Tuesday afternoon.
Police say they have located a 13-year-old girl from Radnor who went missing after reportedly meeting up with a man she met online.
State police say they've arrested two men on drug charges after seizing more than 300 pounds of marijuana and a half-million dollars in suburban Philadelphia home.
Chris reviews the reaction to Bob Costas asserting that guns are responsible for the murder/suicide committed by Javon Belcher. He also assesses the Republican responses and efforts in the fiscal cliff debate, wonders if Andy Reid will be back next year, and analyzes the impact a minimum wage increase would have on New Jersey businesses.
