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Fallen Tree Pulls Powerlines Down Closing Road In Doylestown: Police Fallen Tree Pulls Powerlines Down Closing Road In Doylestown: Police
Fallen Tree Pulls Powerlines Down Closing Road In Doylestown: Police A roadway is closed to all traffic due to a downed tree involving multiple power lines, Doylestown police said. Pebble Hill Road is blocked to all traffic at its intersection with Turk Road at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, according to the Doylestown Township Police Department. Police suggest drivers find an alternate route. Approximately 108 PECO customers and 218 PPL Customers are without power in Bucks County, no estimates for when the power would come back on were available. 

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by Merriell Moyer
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COLD CASE: PA Woman Was Seeking Divorce Before Her 1960 Murder COLD CASE: PA Woman Was Seeking Divorce Before Her 1960 Murder
Cold CASE: PA Woman Was Seeking Divorce Before Her 1960 Murder Helen Drummond Fischer was 55 years old when she was murdered, state police investigators say.  Authorities found Fischer dead from "numerous injuries" at her Pebble Hill Road home in Doylestown on Feb. 17, 1960. She was last seen alive by a friend the weekend prior on Feb. 13.  A Chicago native, investigators said she was self-employed as a travel agent and ran her business out of her home.  Fischer was married to "millionaire industrialist" Kermit Fischer, but authorities say they were estranged — Helen was reportedly seeking a divorce and even had pend…

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by Mac Bullock
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Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania
Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania Nearly three inches of rain have fallen across southeastern Pennsylvania between Sunday and Monday mornings, Dec. 17 and 18, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.  The Mount Holly, New Jersey station reports that flood warnings and areal flood warnings are in effect for parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Philadelphia counties through late Monday night, though the rain is expected to "taper off" by midday.  We have a number of Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories in effect, and more are likely to come. While we understand many peopl…

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by Mac Bullock
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Answers Sought In Suburban Philly Woman's Mysterious 1960 Killing Answers Sought In Suburban Philly Woman's Mysterious 1960 Killing
Answers Sought In Suburban Philly Woman's Mysterious 1960 Killing It's been more than 60 years since Helen Drummond Fischer was killed, and detectives are still looking for answers.  The 55-year-old was found deadwith "numerous injuries" in her Pebble Hill Road home in Doylestown on Feb. 17, 1960, said investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police.  A Chicago native, Fischer ran her own travel agency business out of her house, police said. She was planning to divorce her estranged husband, the late "millionaire industrialist" Kermit Fischer, and was pressing assault charges against him at the time of her death, police said.  Helen Drumm…

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by Mac Bullock