UPDATE: Trash Collection In Philadelphia Not Being Suspended
The City of Philadelphia has reversed course and now says regular trash and recycling collection will take place today.
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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.
While social media is blowing up over Governor Christie's comments, Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez, as well as Congressman Frank LoBiondo head south to lend a hand.
In a few Philadelphia neighborhoods, residents say "savsies" is in full effect.
"As one of his earliest supporters during both of his runs for Governor and having met and interacted with him and his family numerous times over the course of his terms as Governor, I am disappointed that he would lower himself as much as he did."
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.
Calvary Fellowship Church in Downingtown has about 1500 members. Like many places, their activities this weekend were cancelled because of the weather, which was a good idea because that was before they knew what happened.
Upper Darby Police Superintendent Mike Chitwood says a township man is now facing charges after a spray of snow from his snowblower "blinded" an ambulance driver on an emergency call, causing the rig to veer into a snowbank on Timberlake Road.
SEPTA is working on getting things rolling again following this weekend's massive snowstorm. Riders are still dealing with residual delays on their bus, trolley and rail lines.
Due to this weekend's snowstorm, Philadelphia School District officials have announced all schools within the district will be closed on Tuesday, January 26th.
Rail, light rail and Access Link services are operational Monday with the exception of the Gladstone Branch, where buses are running between Gladstone and Summit.
This storm was one that really brought our entire region, including the Jersey Shore, into play.
In response to the ongoing cleanup in the aftermath of the weekend winter storm, the Philadelphia Parking Authority was not enforcing meter and kiosk parking violations on Monday.
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a man apparently trapped in his running car by a snowplow deluge died of carbon monoxide poisoning during the storm.
All speeds were restored to their usual posted limits on Sunday afternoon.
The comparisons of this weekend's winter storm are to Hurricane Sandy. Some leaders of shore towns say this storm did more harm. Governor Christie sees it another way.
