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911 Knocked Out Across PA Due To Verizon Outage: Officials 911 Knocked Out Across PA Due To Verizon Outage: Officials
911 Knocked Out Across PA Due To Verizon Outage: Officials More than a dozen Pennsylvania counties experienced loss of access to 911 services due to a Verizon outage on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 7 and 8, state officials say.  The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said around 6 p.m. Thursday that 16 different counties had their service interrupted as a result of the outage, including:  Bradford Carbon Columbia Clinton Lackawanna Luzerne Lycoming Montour Pike Schuylkill Snyder Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Wayne Wyoming  Also affected were Monroe and Schuylkill counties, their emergency management services confirmed in separate …

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Mom Tried Covering For Daughter Who Led Police Pursuit, Authorities Say PA Mom Tried Covering For Daughter Who Led Police Pursuit, Authorities Say
PA Mom Tried Covering For Daughter Who Led Police Pursuit, Authorities Say A Pennsylvania mom took the blame for her daughter who led a brief police pursuit to avoid having her arrested, authorities said. A Susquehanna police officer tried stopping a vehicle when the driver lost control of the vehicle while fleeing, and then took off running on foot around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 25, local authorities said. The driver was not immediately located, but her mom was identified as Tammy Jones and claimed to have been driving the vehicle "to avoid having her daughter arrested," police said.  Jones was arrested and charged with hindering apprehension, authorities said.

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by Cecilia Levine