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Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA
Authorities advise residents to adjust their travel routes after heavy rains flooded parts of greater Philadelphia Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Jan. 9 and 10.
Flood and coastal flood warnings remain in effect Wednesday for Philadelphia and parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Northampton counties, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.
Drivers should take care to avoid flooded roadways and should never drive into pooled water, authorities note.
Here is a rolling, inexhaustive list of the most recent travel advisorie…
Nether Providence Mourns 'Best Public Works Director Around,' Dead At 58
Darryl Dixon Sr., the beloved Public Works Director for Nether Providence, died after a period of illness on Saturday, July 8, according to Township officials. He was 58.
Dixon worked for 33 years in service of Nether Providence, first as a laborer in the Public Works department and then as Assistant Director before earning the top seat, said Township leaders.
"Arguably the most important person in the Township, Darryl led countless projects that made the community a better place," municipal officials said in a statement.
"Whether you realize it or not, everywhere you look in the Townsh…
Missing Senior Last Spotted In Delco: Police
An 81-year-old man is missing, and was last known to be in Nether Providence, authorities announced.
James Lee was last seen at around 11 a.m. near the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 19, a loved one told Nether Providence police.
Lee is disabled, but does not have his cell phone or his hearing aids with him, officials said. Loved ones say it's unlike him to disappear, and that he has no connections in the immediate area, so it's unclear where he might have gone.
He "may have access to public transportation," police noted.
James Lee is 5-foot-2, …
