Dozens Of Homes, Businesses Without Water In Rhawnhurst Due To Main Break
The Philadelphia Water Department says crews were dispatched around 10:30 a.m. for a water main break at Rhawn Street and Castor Avenue.
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The Philadelphia Water Department says crews were dispatched around 10:30 a.m. for a water main break at Rhawn Street and Castor Avenue.
Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. awakened Thursday to the beginnings of a massive winter storm expected to deliver snow, ice and high winds.
Anyone with a request for snow removal is asked to call 311.
Crews throughout New Castle County have been working around-the-clock to restore electricity.
The snow totals were less than many storms in recent years, but the particular combination of factors -- the ice content and the freezing temperatures, are making it hard to move.
Gov. Tom Wolf says the Tuesday afternoon trip was made between hospitals in East Stroudsburg and Danville, some 80 miles apart.
It happened on 6th and Carpenter Streets.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Tuesday warned consumers and businesses about price gouging after a major winter storm deposited more than a foot of snow in many parts of the state.
A Southwest Philadelphia non-profit sent volunteers for the sixth year in a row to help seniors and the disabled dig out after Tuesday's snowstorm.
The winter storm brought, snow, sleet wind and delays to airports across the country -- and Philadelphia International was no exception.
The snow left a mess on Philadelphia neighborhood streets and sidewalks; but some residents wasted no time starting the clean up effort.
SEPTA is hoping for a return to full service for the Wednesday morning commute after the big service impact, due to the changing precipitation.
Most were able to stick pretty closely to the limited schedule, but some trains had delays of up to 45 minutes.
PennDOT's Brad Rudolph says managers and their road crews can't wait to launch their attack on the storm later tonight.
The winter storm is causing travel headaches at the Philadelphia International Airport Thursday morning.
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.
