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PA Dad Electrocuted While On The Job, Authorities Say PA Dad Electrocuted While On The Job, Authorities Say
PA Dad Electrocuted While On The Job, Authorities Say A beloved Pennsylvania dad died after striking an active electrical line while working, authorities say.  Marty Mundis, 49, of the 800 block of West Broadway, York Township, was killed while on a job site in 12000 block of Mt Olivet Road in North Hopewell Township on Monday, according to a release by the York County Coroner's Office.  The coroner was called to a report "that a man died after they struck a high-voltage electrical line" at 12:18 p.m. on Aug. 21.  Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech responded to investigate the scene and certify the death.  Marty died of elec…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Thousands Without Power After Transformer Explodes In Berks County Thousands Without Power After Transformer Explodes In Berks County
Thousands Without Power After Transformer Explodes In Berks County More than 3,100 Met-Ed customers from Berks County were left without power Wednesday, July 13, authorities said. A transformer exploded at the Hamburg substation, borough police said on Facebook. Met-Ed estimated at least 3,128 electric customers were without service in the county as of 5:50 p.m. Police added that Met-Ed "is working as fast as possible to resolve the issue." Further details were not immediately known. Anyone experiencing an emergency has been urged by the department to call 610-655-4911.

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by Nicole Acosta
News
LIGHTS OUT: Thousands Of Pennsylvania Residents Remain Without Power LIGHTS OUT: Thousands Of Pennsylvania Residents Remain Without Power
Lights OUT: Thousands Of Pennsylvania Residents Remain Without Power Thousands of Pennsylvania residents were still without power due to Tropical Depression Ida as of Friday. PPL's tracker showed 5,197 without power around the same time. Most of those outages were reported in Bucks, Lehigh, Perry and Schuylkill counties. According to Met-Ed's outage tracker, the following areas had the most outages as of 10:40 a.m. Friday: Berks County: 2,301 Bucks County: 533 York County: 1,340 Our thoughts are with NJ and PA communities affected by extreme weather conditions. The past few days have reminded us, again, of how important climate resiliency and infrastr…

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by Cecilia Levine