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PennDOT keeps bridges closed for inspections
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today announced that 38 bridges in the Philadelphia region will remained closed t ...
15 years ago
The Wissahickon Creek before and after photo comparisons
If you looked at the Wissahickon Creek on Sunday you could see how large it became and how fast the water was rushing. NewsWorks has take ...
15 years ago
Post-Irene; High ground has its advantages
Germantown, Chestnut Hill, and Mt. Airy survived relatively unscathed from this weekend’s “Hurricane.” Little dam ...
15 years ago
Growing up on the Texas Gulf Coast, hurricanes were a part of my childhood. In that primitive media age, we’d follow a storm ...
15 years ago
Good sign: Shelters closing for lack of business
Update: The Red Cross says about 120 people remain in the four storm-evacuee shelters that are still operating in southeastern Pennsylvan ...
15 years ago
Schuylkill floods through intake pumping station on Kelly Drive, no risk reported
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, curious onlookers could see a rushing Schuylkill River filling the Philadelphia Water Department int ...
15 years ago
Hurricane Irene produces possible Delaware tornado
Sussex County has emerged from Hurricane Irene in relatively good shape, officials say, with the worst of the damage being caused by a po ...
15 years ago
Irene strands travelers in Philadelphia
Regional rail travelers had a little extra time in Philadelphia this weekend thanks to Hurricane Irene. Amtrak suspended train service in ...
15 years ago
Trains, planes struggling to get moving
This from Philadelphia International Airport: In essence, when the airport said it would “resume operations” at 4 p.m. today, ...
15 years ago
What Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy looked like “The Day after Irene”
Unless you live close to one of the flooded rivers or creeks Hurricane Irene was like a nor’easter with some gusty winds. The Wissa ...
15 years ago