For Some Philadelphia Students, A Hands-On Nature Experience
There were squeals of delight and squeals of fear as students got a chance to hold a Madagascar hissing cockroach in the palm of their hand and let it crawl around a little.
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There were squeals of delight and squeals of fear as students got a chance to hold a Madagascar hissing cockroach in the palm of their hand and let it crawl around a little.
A Montgomery County forensic consulting company is using cutting-edge laser scanning technology to digitally preserve one of the most historic buildings in the Philadelphia area.
Joe Syrnick of the Schuylkill River Development Corporation said the final legislation should satisfy both environmentalists and developers.
Sen. Steve Sweeney's legislation requires oil companies that shut down facilities to hand over any tax appeal proceeds to the state for environmental cleanup.
Does your neighborhood look better today than it did last week? It might if it was one of 35 Philadelphia area neighborhoods where volunteers planted 900 new trees this weekend.
Although it's small potatoes compared to big budget and tax issues that comprise the fiscal cliff, an expiring tax credit could take the wind out of wind power, if it's not extended.
Officials canceled the New York Marathon on November 2nd, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy's destruction.
The midday high tide on Wednesday was expected to bring more flooding to the Long Beach Island area.
Here's proof of the concept that in times of need neighbors come to the rescue. In this case, it's county to county in helping one shore community clean up.
About 750 "street" trees have come down since the storm, not counting trees that have fallen in parklands.
A good chunk of Atlantic City is still in the dark, and several traffic lights are out, says mayor Lorenzo Langford.
Dr. Brenda Foley says many people were flocking to Doylestown Hospital's ER because their local doctors' offices were closed in the wake of the storm.
Once its power and phone service were restored, the Holiday Inn in Fort Washington, Pa. saw an increase in business.
Parents may see their individual school with the lights on and wonder, why did it have to close?
It was the best of times, but now it is the worst of times for a pair of small tourist communities that have been without electricity since Monday.
A Facebook group has been formed to offer help to storm victims in central and upper Bucks County, one of the hardest hit areas of the Delaware Valley.
Judge Renee Hughes, CEO of the Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter of the American Red Cross, says the most useful thing to donate is money.
Bulldozers were still pushing sand from streets on the north end of town back onto the badly battered beach. Some homeowners fared better than others.
Many residents of Montgomery County, Pa., are still without power, and for them, life is far from normal.
Many regional utilities are estimating that the last of their customers will be back online by Sunday.
Crews from natural gas utilities are making their way through communities on South Jersey's barrier islands cut off by the hurricane.
As of Thursday morning more than half of Bristol Township was still without power after Hurricane Sandy moved through Monday night.
Philadelphia elections officials insist they'll be ready to go for the presidential election come Tuesday, despite the two days lost to Hurricane Sandy.
The New Jersey public teachers union has canceled its annual convention for the first time in 158 years because of Sandy.
The president joined Christie in boarding a White House helicopter at Atlantic City International Airport, to tour the hardest hit areas of the state.
