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A deer peers through the woods, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Health

Pennsylvania testing deer in Bucks County for PFAS

The testing comes after the Pennsylvania Game Commission discovered high levels of PFAS in fish living in the Neshaminy Creek basin.

4 years ago

Two people comfort one another at a funeral service
Community

‘The family of Philadelphia’ came out to mourn 12 family members killed in Fairmount fire

Three sisters — Rosalee McDonald, Virginia Thomas, and Quinsha White — and nine of their children died in the blaze.

4 years ago

Snow plows circle City Hall
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Showers, Wind Advisory follow winter storm in Philly region

As the storm departs on Monday, there will be some leftover rain and snow showers, along with high winds.

4 years ago

GREENVILLE, SC - JANUARY 16: A snow plow clears Main St. on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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A major winter snow and ice storm battering the Southern U.S. is making its way north

4 years ago

NIOSH-approved N95 masks
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Ready for an N95? Here’s how to find a high-quality one that fits you well

The CDC says high-filtration masks like N95s provide the best protection. Here's how to find a good one — and avoid the fakes.

4 years ago

This image from video provided by Mikey B shows a fire near a New Jersey chemical plant, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 in Passaic, N.J. A fire at a New Jersey chemical plant with flames and smoke visible for miles in the night sky Friday has spread to multiple buildings, threatening to reach the plant's chemical storage area, authorities said. (Mikey B via AP)
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Community

Fire near a New Jersey chemical plant spreads thick smoke through the region

Officials say a large chemical fire is burning in northern New Jersey with smoke so heavy it was detected on weather radar and smelled in nearby New York City.

4 years ago

US President Joe Biden addresses a press conference. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Community

Deadly Fairmount blaze moved President Biden to call Philly fire union leader

Biden called the head of Philadelphia’s fire union Monday night to discuss the devastating rowhouse fire and future funding for the city’s Fire Department.

4 years ago

The scene of a house fire in West Deptford
Community
6abc

Woman killed, 2 homes collapse after fire in West Deptford

Police said the victim's family members who made it out of the home — a 57-year-old man, a 26-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, and a 1-month-old boy — were treated by EMS.

4 years ago

Family members of those that died in the Fairmount row home fire held pictures of their lost loved-ones at a candlelight vigil at 22nd and Brown Streets in Philadelphia on Jan. 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philly has few affordable homes for multigenerational families. There are no plans to change that

Philadelphia Housing Authority has some five- and six-bedroom apartments to its name, but they are “exceedingly rare,” CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said.

4 years ago

A medical helicopter rests next to the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church after it crashed in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Authorities and a witness say a pilot crash landed a medical helicopter without casualties in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia, miraculously avoiding a web of power lines and buildings as the aircraft fluttered, hit the street and slid into bushes outside a church.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

NTSB investigating medical helicopter crash in Drexel Hill

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will look at the physical condition of the helicopter itself and the flight conditions.

4 years ago

A medical helicopter rests next to the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church
Community

Infant, 3 crew members suffer non-life threatening injuries in medical helicopter crash

Officials said it is a "miracle" no one on board was critically injured.

4 years ago

Freezing rain is accumulating on the roads in Norristown, Montgomery County.
Weather
6abc

Winter Weather Advisory issued for parts of the Delaware Valley Sunday

Meteorologist Chris Sowers says an Accuweather Alert has been issued for Sunday as parts of the area could get freezing rain.

4 years ago

Philadelphia police car
Community

Philly looks to expand initiative offering support to potential shooters before they pick up a gun

The goal of Group Violence Intervention is to offer support, such as job placement and training, to stop participants from picking up a gun.

4 years ago

Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria is shut until further notice. (6abc)
Health

Montco temporarily closes West Norriton restaurant after hepatitis A outbreak

Gino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria is shut until further notice, the county says. Eleven cases of the viral liver infection are being investigated.

4 years ago

Plows clear the roads in Moorestown, N.J.
Weather

Steady snow moving through Philadelphia region

Parts of the region could see between 4" to 6" of snow. Here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

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