Public Safety
Tropical Storm Lee will soon be a major hurricane — with 150 mph winds or more
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Lee is forecast to strengthen rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" major hurricane this weekend.
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Schools shut down as manhunt for Chester County prison escapee expands
Law enforcement officials have widened the search perimeter after Danelo Cavalcante was spotted on security cameras at Longwood Cameras on Monday night.
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Heat Advisory remains in effect as late-summer heat grips Philly
The NWS recommends that people stay indoors and check on older relatives and neighbors.
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An equipment outage holds up United flights, but the airline and FAA say they’re resuming
The FAA says that for a time United crews were unable to contact airline dispatchers through normal means.
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The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and the Kennett Consolidated School District will be closed Tuesday.
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Philly schools to dismiss students early on first day amid extreme heat
Some parents say efforts to install A/C in all city schools is taking too long and disrupting their children's education.
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Series of water rescues, drownings reported along Jersey shore due to strong rip currents
Officials say this time of year can be challenging when it comes to the beaches.
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4 confirmed sightings of escaped Chester County prisoner; residents urged to stay on alert
Danelo Cavalcante was spotted Saturday on surveillance video on the 1800 block of Lenape Road in Pocopson Township.
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New Jersey wildfire possibly caused by plane crash grows to 831 acres, 70% contained
Officials say the wildfire has grown to 831 acres and is 70% contained, as of 10:30 a.m. Monday.
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One death reported after storms leave thousands stranded at Burning Man Festival
The festival organizers said access to and from Nevada's Black Rock Desert where the annual event takes place is closed, after nearly an inch of rainfall created mud-bath-like
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Convicted murderer who escaped Pennsylvania prison is spotted nearby on surveillance cameras
Authorities say a recently convicted murderer was spotted on residential surveillance cameras in an area not far from the prison.
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‘Extremely dangerous’ man convicted of murder escapes from Chester County prison
Danelo Cavalcante was convicted for fatally stabbing his 33-year-old former girlfriend in April 2021. He is also wanted for a murder in Brazil.
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Police: 12-year-old found in a West Philadelphia dumpster was killed by gunshot to back of the head
Police say 12-year-old Hezekiah Bernard died roughly 24 to 36 hours before his body was found in a West Philly dumpster last week.
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Hurricane Idalia’s aftermath: South Carolina faces ‘life-threatening’ flood risks
Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, gradually weakening as it ripped through the state, into Georgia and across the Carolinas
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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentencing delayed in Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors are seeking 33 years for Tarrio. Also set to be sentenced later this week are Tarrio's codefendants: Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola.
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