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Crews Respond To 'Large Water Main Break' In Lower Moreland Crews Respond To 'Large Water Main Break' In Lower Moreland
Crews Respond To 'Large Water Main Break' In Lower Moreland Authorities are asking drivers to steer clear of a water main break in Lower Moreland on Wednesday, April 3.  Philmont Avenue is closed from Red Lion Road to Huntingdon Pike and drivers should avoid the area, said township police.  "Aqua is aware and responding to address the issue," they said Wednesday morning. 

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by Mac Bullock
Weather
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Montgomery County Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Montgomery County
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Montgomery County Authorities advise residents to adjust their travel routes after heavy rains flooded parts of greater Philadelphia Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Jan. 9 and 10.  Flood and coastal flood warnings remain in effect Wednesday for Philadelphia and parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Northampton counties, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.  Drivers should take care to avoid flooded roadways and should never drive into pooled water, authorities note.  Here is a rolling, inexhaustive list of the most recent travel advisorie…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PA Men Who Ran Out Of Gas Get Lift From Officers To Their Car — Then Police Station PA Men Who Ran Out Of Gas Get Lift From Officers To Their Car — Then Police Station
PA Men Who Ran Out Of Gas Get Lift From Officers To Their Car — Then Police Station A pair of Pennsylvania men who ran out of gas got a lift from police officers back to their dilapidated vehicle, then then police station after authorities found drugs and ammo in the car, they said. Lower Moreland officers were patrolling Philmont Avenue when they saw a silver Nissan Altima parked at the Sunoco gas station, unoccupied, and the driver’s side door was left open on Wednesday, April 13, their department said in a release. The vehicle did not have a driver’s side door handle, a passenger’s side mirror, or a passenger’s door handle. Officer began to survey the area to try …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Alcohol Thought To Be Factor In Crash That Killed Driver, Injured Passenger In Montco: PD Alcohol Thought To Be Factor In Crash That Killed Driver, Injured Passenger In Montco: PD
Alcohol Thought To Be Factor In Crash That Killed Driver, Injured Passenger In Montco: PD Alcohol was believed to have played a factor in a single-car crash that killed a driver and injured a passenger in Montgomery County, authorities said. The motorist was traveling near Red Lion Road and Philmont Avenue in Lower Moreland when the vehicle veered off the road and struck a pedestrian bridge around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, Lower Moreland Township police said. The driver and their passenger were subsequently taken to an area hospital for treatment. The driver was pronounced dead on arrival, police said. The driver's name is being withheld pending notification to their ne…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Woman Walking On Sidewalk Critical After Being Hit By Speeding Car In Montgomery County Woman Walking On Sidewalk Critical After Being Hit By Speeding Car In Montgomery County
Woman Walking On Sidewalk Critical After Being Hit By Speeding Car In Montgomery County A pedestrian was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a speeding driver in Lower Moreland, police said. Officers were called around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 3100 block of Philmont Avenue, Lower Moreland police said in a Thursday news release. The entire crash was captured on surveillance video, which shows the car speeding around a curve and traveling out of its lane, police said. The car went off the road, crossed a grassy area, and hit a 61-year-old woman as she was walking on the sidewalk, according to police. After striking the pedestrian, the car traveled …

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by Nicole Acosta