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'Helene Unravels:' Rainy Days Ahead For Some Eastern States After Hurricane 'Helene Unravels:' Rainy Days Ahead For Some Eastern States After Hurricane
'Helene Unravels:' Rainy Days Ahead For Some Eastern States After Hurricane With rescue efforts from Hurricane Helene underway in southern states, showers are expected in northeastern states early this week, forecasters are saying. The storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane last Thursday and left hundreds stranded by flooding and at least 95 people dead in Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, multiple news outlets report. According to AccuWeather, Helene is expected to "unravel" over some mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states, bringing localized downpours, showers, and clouds through the end of the month. "Moist air…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say
Early Morning Pottstown Fire Sends 5 To Hospital, Officials Say Multiple residents are being treated for injuries and smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in Pottstown on Thursday, May 30.  First responders were called to the Robert P. Smith Towers, 501 High Street, just after 6 a.m., according to borough officials.  They arrived to find a blaze on the fifth floor and began "rescue and fire suppression efforts," authorities said.  The state police and Pottstown borough fire marshals are investigating the cause. 

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by Mac Bullock