A Jenkintown Food Market Prepares Free Spaghetti Dinner For Storm-Slammed Neighbors
Some local business are pitching in to help area residents who are now in their third day without power.
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Some local business are pitching in to help area residents who are now in their third day without power.
Diners at Hurley's American Grille in Horsham say they are coping the best they can without power at home.
If your home still has no electricity, what can you do to protect your plumbing?
At a Sears appliance and hardware store in Norristown, Joe and Dorothy Barry were among shoppers awaiting a fresh shipment of
Across the Delaware Valley, around 50 people have been sickened by carbon monoxide fumes as of Thursday afternoon, with Chester County leading the way.
Restrictions related to the Feb. 5th ice storm will extend for 30 days after the expiration of the disaster declaration.
Corbett toured a section Blue Bell, Pa. where Peco crews were working to fix downed power lines, and he urged those without electricity to be patient.
Some Delaware Valley residents whose homes have no electricity due to the ice storm are wrestling with additional woes: no heat and, if they get their water from a well, no water.
"We understand that (Streets Department) resources are taxed," said city councilwoman Cindy Bass, "but there were some areas that really seemed to be not touched at all -- some areas in West Mt. Airy, some areas in Chestnut Hill."
Greater Philadelphia area residents without power are finding novel ways to keep things running close to normal.
More than a hundred people spent the night at the Lionville Middle School before a larger shelter opened at West Chester University.
Many Delaware Valley residents say it made more sense to shell out a few bucks for a room rather than hunker down with layers of clothing in a cold house.
Amtrak said its "Keystone" service would not resume until Thursday at the earliest.
County commissioner Josh Shapiro says the declaration allows the county to coordinate with the state emergency management agency and bypass the bid process to secure goods to help them deal with the aftermath of the storm.
If you're among the hundreds of thousands of people around the Delaware Valley trying to cope without electricity, there are some steps you can take to deal with it.
Longtime residents of Westfield Drive came out at daybreak to inspect the damage. They saw trees blocking streets and driveways.
Cold, wet weather can be tough for parents trying to entertain their kids at home.
As of 1:30pm Wednesday, the utility listed about 624,000 homes and businesses without electricity.
"We have people out there, working over miles of territory to clear trees and get things restored," said SEPTA deputy general manager Jeff Knueppel.
How are Delaware Valley hospitals faring after the Wednesday morning ice storm?
This latest round of winter weather won't be profitable for the snowplow drivers, but it will be for the companies that take down damaged trees.
"We are in a crisis here," says Mary Davis of Davis Feed Mill, in Rushland (Bucks County), Pa. Her company sells salt in bulk but has had to institute rationing.
Streets commissioner David Perri says most of the problems caused by the storm are in the city's northeast and northwest sections.
This year's edition, March 1st through 9th, is called "ARTiculture," exploring the "fusion of art and horticulture."
"It has a lot of wetness to it -- a whole lot of rain, so it's more wet than the other snow," noted one man who was clearing a sidewalk in center city Philadelphia.
