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Montgomery County Community College Municipal Police Academy Celebrates 24 Graduating Cadets
Twenty-four Cadets graduated from the Montgomery County Community College Municipal Police Academy during the Jun. 12 ceremony. Twenty-four Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) Municipal Police Academy Cadets began their careers as newly minted officers recently, following the Program’s graduation ceremony Jun. 12. Of the graduating class members, 11 Cadets...
Montgomery County woman with cystic fibrosis in need of another double lung transplant
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A desperate fight for life for a young woman in Montgomery County. She needs a lung transplant but has been rejected by most hospitals.Follow the tubing to 22-year-old Jen Dunlea, who's in the fight for her life, hooked up to tubing for oxygen and nutrition."I am waiting for another double lung transplant," she said.Dunlea has cystic fibrosis, a lung disease, and had her first transplant when she was 13."I just remember just how much pain I was in," she said.Now, nine years later at home in Narberth, a series of complications have caused the transplanted lungs to...
Agency Grants Assist Local Affordable Housing Proposals
HARRISBURG PA – Affordable housing project proposals in Montgomery, Berks, and Chester counties will receive more than $9 million in grants, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency announced. The list includes three recipients in the Pottstown area. The money, to be distributed among 33 organizations in the Tri-County region, is...
FDA tells Bimbo Bakeries to stop using labels to claim foods may contain allergens when they don't
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Bimbo Bakeries USA, based in Horsham, Montgomery County, has mislabeled its products, claiming they contain potentially dangerous allergens even when they don’t.
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Southeast Pa. until early Thursday
On Wednesday at 6:19 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Thursday at midnight for Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia counties. Lightning on the horizon: Expert safety measures for thunderstorms. Lightning strikes the United States approximately...
‘Housing not citations’ rally focuses on homelessness in Montgomery County
NORRISTOWN — “Housing is a human right. Housing is a human right.”. Chants from attendees of a “housing, not citations” rally Tuesday evening could be heard in downtown Norristown as nearly two dozen people gathered to have their voices heard on the topics of housing and homelessness.
2 From Montgomery County Named to List of Pennsylvania’s Most Influential Millennials
A list of this year's most influential millennials in Pennsylvania includes two with ties to Montgomery County. Two millennials tied to Montgomery County were named to this year’s list of City & State Pennsylvania’s 40 Under 40, writes Hilary Danailova for City & State Pennsylvania. J.J. Abbott is...
Overnight Standoff With SWAT Team Ends In Arrest: Cheltenham Police
Authorities said they spotted the suspect's car behind the 8250 Limekiln Pike Wawa around 11 p.m. Tuesday night. The vehicle was being sought in connection with a felony that took place outside of Cheltenham earlier in the day, police explained. A woman in the car exited when police arrived, but...
One More Hot One? AND Storms??
Yet another hot and humid day today! Temps will be in the mid to high 90s, with feels like temperatures possibly reaching triple digits. A heat advisory is in place for Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in NJ, and Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks Counties for PA. Sunny throughout the day with some strong winds coming from the southwest, gusts up to 20 mph.
Firefighter meeting interrupted by fire at oldest church in Montgomery County
BRYN MAWR, Pa. - Officials at the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer in Bryn Mawr are crediting firefighters for getting to the scene quickly before the fire caused more damage to the 143-year-old church. Coincidentally, when the fire alarm call came in around 8:30 Monday night, nearly every member of...
Wissahickon School District featured in Education Week article about smart device policies
The Wissahickon School District was the focus of a a recent article in Education Week about high school policies on smart devices. From the article:. Jim Crisfield, superintendent of the Wissahickon school district in Ambler, Pa., acknowledges that his district hasn’t exactly been an early adopter of student policies related to personal smart devices and their use on school grounds.
Shapiro honors 11 PennDOT workers for I-95 response
Gov. Josh Shapiro recently honored 56 state employees with the Governor’s Awards for Excellence. Employees from a dozen different state agencies were feted for their essential contributions to the state for 2023. First among those 56 honorees were 11 employees at District 6 of the state Department of Transportation,...
100 bullets found in Pennsylvania airport traveler’s bag
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WHTM) – Law enforcement at a Pennsylvania airport recently found 100 rounds of ammunition in a passenger’s luggage. The Transportation Security Administration says its officers at Philadelphia International Airport found 100 bullets among a traveler’s carry-on items on Wednesday. “This happens all too often,” said...
$50K Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania, jackpot grows
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Pennsylvania for Wednesday’s drawing as the jackpot continues to grow. The $50,000 winner matched four of the five numbers and the Powerball on June 26. If Power Play (5) was active, the ticket would have been worth $250,000. According to the Lottery, more than […]
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