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Delco softball team heading to World Series for the first-time ever: "We're going to win it all"
NORWOOD, Pa. (CBS) -- A girls' softball team in Delaware County is headed to the Babe Ruth League World Series in Alabama. The Interboro Bucs 10U district team is on a historic championship run. Earlier this month, the team won the Babe Ruth Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship.The girls beat out the competition in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York to stamp their ticket to the Babe Ruth League World Series in Florence, Alabama.It's a "dream" for the girls heading to Alabama, but it didn't even exist two months ago. "From two months getting together, we formed this team, we worked hard, gained...
Enhancing the skills of drivers with medical conditions
Dennis Magrann, of DriveWell Rehab, was the guest speaker at last week’s Take Back Your Neighborhood meeting. Magrann has a background as an occupational therapist and more than 20 years experience as a driving rehabilitation specialist. He works with clients with medical issues such as stroke, neuropathy, amputation, spinal cord injury, concussions and head injury, Parkinson’s, paralysis and multiple sclerosis.
Trail opens in Fox Chase
The city Departments of Streets and Parks and Recreation, in partnership with SEPTA and Montgomery County, last week officially opened the city’s portion of the Fox Chase Lorimer Trail project with a ribbon-cutting event. The project included the construction of a 0.45-mile shared-use walking and bicycling trail, ranging from...
Berks County DA's Office warns residents about scam callers trying to solicit cryptocurrency
READING, Pa. (CBS) -- The Berks County District Attorney's Office is asking residents to stay vigilant after a phone call scam targeting residents is on the rise. The DA's Office said the scam begins with a phone call from either a random number or in many cases, a phone number spoofing a member of the Berks County Sheriff's Department, to a potential victim.The scammers, whose telephone numbers often use the names and numbers of active sheriff deputies and judges in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas, tell victims they missed jury duty or failed to comply with a court subpoena,...
Nation’s first Black-owned swim club, based in Delco, continues to help young swimmers get their feet wet
Nile Swim Club in Delaware County, the country’s first Black-owned swim club, is continuing to help the next generation of swimmers make waves thanks to a donation from water utility company Aqua.
Coroner: Father, two children dead after Pennsylvania Turnpike crash
PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Three people are dead after their car was involved in a crash with a tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, state police said. The occupants of the car were confirmed to be a father and his two children, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. The...
Atlantic City, New Jersey Announces 1st Time Homeowner Lottery
Atlantic City, New Jersey Mayor Marty Small has announced the creation of a 1st time homeowners lottery, that will change the lives of the lucky winners. Each selected lottery winner will have the opportunity to purchase a new $ 400,000 home for approximately 1/2 price. The homes will be located...
Update: Berks County under a flash flood warning Monday morning
On Monday at 6:07 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated flash flood warning in effect until 7:30 a.m. for Berks County. "At 6:07 a.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated showers and thunderstorms that produced between 1 and 4.5 inches of rain across the warned area have weakened and mostly moved to the south and east. Portions of Route 422 in Exeter Township are closed due to flash flooding," according to the weather service. "This includes Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 11."
Baraka wants equity to be the ‘north star’ of state budget, proposes tax cuts for poor and middle class, huge tax hikes for wealthiest N.J. residents
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is pledging to reimagine the New Jersey state budget with equity as its guiding principal if he wins next year’s governor’s race, promising to raise taxes on the state’s highest earners and positioning himself as the furthest left in a burgeoning field of Democratic candidates.
Storm Recovery Continues in Coatesville
If brush or branches have been removed from power lines and left on your property, you are responsible for clearing the debris. If you have experienced damage from the storm, please contact your insurance company. Also, please see the PECO FAQ page here: https://www.peco.com/outages/preparing-for-an-outage/outage-and-storm-faqs. Branches, limbs and yard waste can...
Peter Kosciewicz promoted to vice president of sales and marketing at WPSG
COATESVILLE, Pa. — Witmer Public Safety Group (WPSG) dba TheFireStore is delighted to announce the promotion of Peter Kosciewicz to the role of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Peter joined WPSG in October 2008 as Chief Marketing Officer and has been a cornerstone of WPSG’s leadership team for over 15 years, driving significant growth and success in our e-commerce sales and marketing efforts.
Listeria outbreak from sliced deli meat kills NJ resident
An outbreak of listeria linked to grocery store deli meat has killed two people, including one person from New Jersey. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says at least 28 people have gotten sick from the listeria outbreak, all of which have been hospitalized. This outbreak is multi-state, with the other confirmed death being […]
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