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Tracking Major Mid-Week Winter Storm Set To Blast Region With Heavy Wind, Rain Tracking Major Mid-Week Winter Storm Set To Blast Region With Heavy Wind, Rain
Tracking Major Mid-Week Winter Storm Set To Blast Region With Heavy Wind, Rain A new winter storm on the heels of the last is set to blast the Northeast with heavy rain and winds, the National Weather Service said. Monday, Jan. 8 will be sunny with a high in the mid-40s and Tuesday, Jan. 9 will be even warmer and breezy, with a high near 50, but with a chance of rain, the NWS said. That rain is set to begin around 1 p.m., and will be accompanied by heavy winds as the day progresses, forecasters say. The NWS imposed a wind advisory beginning the evening of Jan. 9 for much of the Northeast. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain is expected to fall in across the entire region,…
Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says
Alligator Escaped Into PA Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says An alligator recovered from a creek in Exeter Township has been returned to its owner, who says the reptile escaped during the flash floods last month.  The Animal Rescue League of Berks County was called to Antietam Creek on Wednesday, Aug. 1 after landscaping staff discovered the gator, the organization told Daily Voice.  "We took possession of the animal intending to transfer it to The Venom Institute, a partner rescue that specializes in reptiles," said José Joel Delgado-Rivera, a Berks ARL spokesman.  But while the alligator was being examined by Venom Institute staff, her owner show…
Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy
Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy Authorities have identified the two missing children who were swept away in the Bucks County flash flood on Sunday, July 16.  Matilda Sheils, 2, and her brother Conrad Sheils, 9 months, were visiting the area with family from Charleston, South Carolina, Upper Makefield police say.  "They were on their way to a barbecue when their vehicles got caught in the flash flood on Rt. 532," authorities said. Matilda Sheils, 2, and her brother Conrad Sheils, 9 months, are missing. Their mother Katie Seley died in the flood, police confirmed.Facebook/Upper Makefield Police Department Their father…