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WATER RESCUE: 14 Adults, 5 Children Saved In Dover Twp. (PHOTOS) WATER RESCUE: 14 Adults, 5 Children Saved In Dover Twp. (PHOTOS)
Water Rescue: 14 Adults, 5 Children Saved In Dover Twp. (Photos) A group of 19, which included children, was rescued from flash flooding in South Central Pennsylvania on Friday, Aug. 9, officials announced.  A local flagged over emergency crews who were clearing a vehicle in the water at 12:04 p.m., Dover Township Fire Department detailed in the release. They told the crews that multiple victims needed to be rescued due to flood waters from Conewago Creek.  Crews at Conestago Creek for a water rescue.  Dover Township Fire Department Crews at the water rescue in York County. Dover Township Fire Department Boats b…

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by Jillian Pikora
Weather
Once In 1,000 Years Flood Leaves Residents Underwater In Eastern PA (PHOTOS) Once In 1,000 Years Flood Leaves Residents Underwater In Eastern PA (PHOTOS)
Once In 1,000 Years Flood Leaves Residents Underwater In Eastern PA (Photos) Days after a "1,000-year flood" drenched portions of the Northeastern US over the weekend, Berks County residents impacted by the rainfall are beginning to rebuild.  Heavy downpours from a powerful storm system have left communities throughout the region in disrepair and have killed at least one person in New York state, Daily Voice has reported.  In Berks, residents are taking to GoFundMe to raise money to undo the damage.  Israel Fuentes of Reading says his family's entire basement was flooded under four feet of water during the storm. While he, his wife, and their three children are s…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm
IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm Three Montgomery County residents who died as the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through Pennsylvania have been identified, authorities said Friday. Maxine Weinstein, 68, of Fort Washington, died after a tree came down onto a home on Wednesday. Her cause of death is traumatic asphyxia and the manner of death is accidental, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. Craig Messinger, 70, of Schwenksville, was found dead in Skippack Township on Thursday. His cause of death is drowning and the manner of death is accidental. Jack Caroluzzi, 65, of Bridgeport, died at home on Th…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Bucks Driver Found Dead In Flood Waters Bucks Driver Found Dead In Flood Waters
Bucks Driver Found Dead In Flood Waters A driver was found dead inside his car after he drove through flood waters in Bucks County Wednesday night, authorities said. Donald Allen Bauer, 65, of Perkiomenville, was in his 2013 Mazda CX-9 when he drove into the flood waters of Unami Creek on 1925 Trumbauersville Road in Milford Township, PA State Police said. When troopers and fire crews arrived at the scene around 11:15 p.m., they were unable to retrieve the car. The conditions were too severe, authorities said. They postponed the search efforts at 11:30 p.m. The 54-year-old female passenger of the vehicle was …

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by Nicole Acosta