Scattered Storms Tonight, Then Quiet Late Week
A cold front will be moving through the Delaware Valley tonight keeping the chance for some showers and storms.
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A cold front will be moving through the Delaware Valley tonight keeping the chance for some showers and storms.
Officials say a total of 932 citations were issued between Thursday, July 3rd, and Sunday, July 6th, with only 35 of those being for DUI.
Hundreds of thousands of power outages have been reported across the region and crews are scrambling to clean up the mess left by the powerful storms.
Severe weather is moving across the region Tuesday night, leaving many customers without power.
Severe thunderstorms will impact the area tonight, delivering a combination threat of severe wind gusts in excess of 60mph, very heavy localized downpours, and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
The state House's Consumer Affairs Committee was looking for answers to what caused May's service disruption.
A hot and humid air mass continues to build into the region from a stronger southerly wind flow. Tonight will be muggy and warm with low temperatures in the 70s.
Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy called Joseph Franzone a "one-man crime spree" who preyed on vulnerable victims as they were celebrating one of the most special days in their lives.
It doesn't feel like the July 4th holiday with below average temperatures and a very dry air mass in place.
PECO is reporting that around 2,400 customers remain without power in Philadelphia and its suburbs.
Many fireworks shows in the Pennsylvania suburbs launched on Independence Day without a hitch.
As Arthur spins by our coastline Friday morning, the emphasis of heavy rain will be in NJ and DE. Gradual improvement will occur Friday afternoon as Arthur pulls away and sunshine will return from west to east.
Because of the severe weather, PECO reports that about 155,000 of its customers were without power Thursday night.
The defense wants the case moved to Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas, claiming that all of the action in the corruption case is in the city.
PECO is reporting that around 1,300 customers in our area are still without power as of early Thursday morning.
The CBS3 weather team counted over 10,000 lightning strikes since 6pm as storms were still raging furiously over New Jersey. Numerous house fires were sparked by lightning strikes across the region.
A disabled veteran from the Vietnam War era has a new piece of equipment to help him train for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games which will be held in Philadelphia for the first time next month.
July is off to a busy start here in the weather department and there's lots to talk about - heat, humidity, a slowing front, gusty storms, heavy rain, rough surf, rip currents, and let's throw a HURRICANE into the mix for good measure! And this is all within the next three days!
It's a significant development that would net the financially troubled church in Philadelphia some $95 million.
July starts off with a bang across the Delaware Valley as temperatures soar into the 90's with heat index values reaching the triple digits - and as if the excessive heat and humidity weren't enough, we may have to deal with tropical trouble by the end of the week as potential Tropical Storm Arthur moves up the East Coast.
A bridge over the Jenkintown Train Station will finally reopen Monday morning.
Philabundance is asking home gardners to donate any excess fruit and vegetables from their harvest.
July 4th is next weekend, but police throughout Pennsylvania are hitting the streets starting tonight to nab impared drivers.
Melvin Hunt of Collegeville, Pa. and Maurice Keeley Jr. of Philadelphia are accused of trying to rob a "prostitute" who was actually an undercover police officer.
Officials say nearly three thousand children between the ages of 10 and 15 entered the juvenile justice system in the county last year. They say that one in five will return to the system within one year.
