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Tookany Creek
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Cyanide found in Tookany Creek after SPS Technologies fire in Jenkintown

The creek is not used for drinking water, and officials say no other source of drinking water has been affected.

3 months ago

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Community

SEPTA tests bullet-resistant glass enclosures aimed at protecting Philly bus drivers

SEPTA said it initially will run eight buses with the compartments to see what, if any, adjustments are needed and to get driver feedback.

3 months ago

fire crews battling the fire at the warehouse
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SPS Technologies faces class-action lawsuit following Jenkintown fire

The four-alarm fire at the aerospace product manufacturing facility triggered school closures, shelter-in-place orders and voluntary evacuations.

3 months ago

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Large fire with billowing smoke
Community

Junkyard fire sends plumes of heavy smoke over Camden

The call came in around 5 p.m. Friday for flames showing on the 1400 block of South Front Street.

3 months ago

fire crews battling the fire at the warehouse
Community

Jenkintown SPS fire continues to smolder; most chemicals stored at the site were spared from blaze, officials say

“The tactical response by our firefighters prevented what could have been a mass casualty incident,” Abington Police Chief Patrick Molloy said.

3 months ago

fire crews battling the fire at the warehouse
Community

Abington declares disaster emergency in the wake of SPS fire; evacuation, shelter-in-place orders lifted

The DEP and EPA are monitoring air quality, and have not detected any chemicals of concern.

3 months ago

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Courts & Law

A Delco native led cultlike ‘Zizian’ group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent. Here’s how that unfolded

This timeline of events is culled from AP interviews and a review of police reports, court records and online postings.

3 months ago

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal
Community

New training designed to help Philly sheriff’s office improve interactions with people on the autism spectrum

The stickers, along with deputy training, are designed to help officers interact appropriately when approaching someone with autism.

3 months ago

Black smoke rising in the sky from the fire
Community

Residents urged to evacuate area near huge blaze at SPS Technologies in Jenkintown

Air quality readings so far haven’t picked up any hazardous materials in the air.

3 months ago

More than 100 people gathered at Sol Feinstone Elementary School on Feb. 13, 2025 for more information about a pipeline leak which tainted water in six wells in Upper Makefield Township. Residents are calling for the Sunoco pipeline to be shut down pending the investigation.
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Upper Makefield residents, Pa. officials call for pipeline to be shut down pending spill investigation

A pipeline leak in the township tainted water in six wells. A preliminary federal investigation found it was undetected for at least 16 months.

3 months ago

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Small plane crashes near Doylestown Airport after mechanical problem

First responders arrived to an overturned single-engine plane Monday morning on Old Easton Road in Bucks County. The pilot, the only person on board, was not injured.

3 months ago

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Education

Bill to add more school resource officers in Delaware stalls in House committee

The sponsor said he wants to revive the bill later this year to provide funding for officers in all Delaware schools.

3 months ago

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Community

Recent aviation disasters like Northeast Philly plane crash cause fears about the safety of flying

Despite incidents over the past month or so, statistics show that flying remains the safest form of transportation compared with driving or even riding on a train.

3 months ago

The aftermath of the plane crash
Science

The deadly NE Philly plane crash caused a plume of smoke and a massive crater. Here’s what to know about the environmental impacts

Environmental contractors removed dumpsters worth of contaminated soil from the crater, according to DEP reports.

3 months ago

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People at a town hall meeting passing a bottle of water around so they can smell it.
Science

Upper Makefield residents call for answers on Energy Transfer pipeline leak

Some residents in Bucks County reported smells of gasoline in their water as far back as September 2023.

3 months ago

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