Cleanup Begins After Winter Storm Drops Few Inches Of Snow
Philadelphia lifted its snow emergency at noon and city schools will be open Friday.
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Philadelphia lifted its snow emergency at noon and city schools will be open Friday.
A powerful, fast-moving storm swept through the northeastern U.S. Thursday, making for a slippery morning commute for millions and leaving some residents bracing for blizzard conditions and more than a foot of snow.
Managing Director Michael DiBerardinis says the snow emergency was lifted at noon Thursday.
An Arctic air mass has moved into the Delaware Valley and will linger for the first half of the weekend.
The best chance for accumulations will be across Delaware, southern New Jersey and the Maryland Eastern Shore.
When the snow wraps up, expect final storm totals of up to 10 inches of snow or more in some parts of the region.
Snow continues to fall across most of New Jersey as a winter storm makes its way up the coast.
The wintry mix of snow, sleet and rain that hit the Delaware Valley didn't produce much accumulation, but it did cause some minor problems on the roads and at Philadelphia International Airport.
Rich discussed Justice Scalia's death, Trump's Press Conference in South Carolina and the winter storm. He also recapped the Republican Debate, Obama's lame duck status and Marco Rubio's response to women being drafted. Rich spoke with Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies Ilya Shapiro at 3:30pm and Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz at 4pm.
The request for $82.6 million is meant to cover government costs in dealing with snow removal and debris cleanup on the state and county level.
The City of Philadelphia has reversed course and now says regular trash and recycling collection will take place today.
A winter storm that was expected to drop snow on Delaware overnight turned out to be mostly rain, leaving wet or slushy roads in most areas as the morning commute got underway on Tuesday.
Local counties are preparing for the latest round of winter weather.
Atlantic City beach elevation fell between two and eight feet and Ocean City beaches fell between one and seven feet.
Days after the big snowstorm, problems persist in the region.
Snow covered roads by day, have turned into an icy mess by night. People from Fishtown to Fairmount are still digging out from the weekend's storm before many have even seen a plow dig in.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) says starting Wednesday, there will be no more free meter and kiosk parking because of the storm cleanup.
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In a few Philadelphia neighborhoods, residents say "savsies" is in full effect.
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Experts say the economic impact would have been far worse if the storm occurred during the work week.
As the Philadelphia region continues to clean up from the weekend winter storm, SEPTA continues to work at getting all service back to normal.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission today announced that it has launched a two-phase review of its response to and management of an incident that occurred during an epic blizzard over the weekend resulting in hundreds of travelers being stranded for 24 hours.
It's been nearly two days since the blizzard stopped dumping snow and the while the cleanup may be underway it's just not happening fast enough for many in South Philly.
Amtrak says it's continuing a modified schedule in the mid-Atlantic region with most of its services operating between 80-100% of normal levels following this weekend's winter storm.
Temperatures fall into the 20s across the region, with a sunny start to Sunday before clouds return.
SEPTA has urged riders to prepare for alternate transportation options as a potential strike looms.
One man was killed and another was injured in a shooting West Philadelphia shooting, police said.
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Temperatures fall into the 20s across the region, with a sunny start to Sunday before clouds return.
TWU Local 234, the union representing 5,000 SEPTA workers, said a strike is "imminent" and could happen as early as Friday.
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SEPTA has urged riders to prepare for alternate transportation options as a potential strike looms.
SEPTA has urged riders to prepare for alternate transportation options as a potential strike looms.
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Three police officers credited for preventing a potential attack at the University of Delaware were honored Friday.
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The first winter storm of the season is forecast to bring a mix of snow and rain to the Delaware Valley overnight Monday into Tuesday.
The NEXT Weather team is looking ahead to snow and rain in the forecast for the Philadelphia area this week.
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The U.S. Department of Energy says it's loaning $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island.
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TWU Local 234, the union representing 5,000 SEPTA workers, said a strike is "imminent" and could happen as early as Saturday.
A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a van closed I-295 north near the Route 70 exit in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Wednesday.
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FIFA released the World Cup schedule on Saturday that will feature 104 matches spread across 11 cities in the United States, with three in Mexico and two in Canada.
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