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High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA
Almost 4,000 PPL customers are without power in Central Pennsylvania following a windy weekend. As of 10 a.m. on Monday, April 15, the majority of outages were approximately as follows, according to the outage map: Lockhaven 900. Bloomsburg 704. Selinsgrove 658. Mechanicsburg 1,103. The National Weather Service had warned the public of the potentially high winds at speeds of 35 to 50 mph, but the winds actually topped 60 mph according to an updated release. 🧢Hold on to your hats! 🌬️Winds will gust 35 to 50mph at times today. 📉Lighter winds expected this evening &…
Obituaries
Hanover HS Grad ID'd After Deadly Crash Into UPS Semi, Utility Pole In South Central PA
A 24-year-old man has been identified as the driver who died at Gettysburg Hospital following a serious crash on Thursday, authorities announced over the weekend. Michael Peterson Jr., originally of Hanover, most recently of Gettysburg, died from multiple blunt force trauma following a two-vehicle crash on Thursday, according to the Adam's County coroner's officer. The deadly crash happened along Route 116/Hanover Road in Mount Pleasant Township around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, the Pennsylvania State Police explained. Peterson Jr. had "failed to stop at a stop sign" and his white 2…
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1 Dies Following 3 Separate Cars Slamming Into Utility Poles In South Central PA Over 15 Hours
One person has died after three separate incidents of passenger vehicles slamming into utility poles along highways in South Central Pennsylvania within 15 hours. The person who died passed at Gettysburg Hospital following the first crash into a utility pole along Route 116/Hanover Road in Mount Pleasant Township around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, the Pennsylvania State Police explained. The driver "failed to stop at a stop sign" and their white 2010 Chevrolet Malibu collided with a semi-truck and spun around, while the trailer slammed into the utility pole, state police exp…
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Red Lion 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…
Police & Fire
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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Thousands Lose Power As High Winds Hit Central PA
Thousands of Met-Ed and PPL customers lost power on Monday afternoon, according to company outage maps. High winds appear to be to blame for the outages, but Met-Ed and PPL did not immediately confirm when Daily Voice contacted them on Monday afternoon. Some areas only lost power for a few seconds to approximately 30 minutes, but others are still in the dark. Over 2,000 customers in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties remain without power as of 3 p.m., according to each companies outage maps. PPL outage map shows power is expected to be fully restored betwe…
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Thousands Without Power In York County Due To Fire
More than 1,660 Met-Ed customers were without power after a transformer fire in York County on Wednesday. The Met-Ed substation on Lombard Road in Windsor Township caught fire in the morning, according to Met-Ed. Outages have been reported throughout the Dallastown and Red Lion area, according to the company's website. The cause of the fire is unknown. No injuries have been reported. The power should be fully restored by 1 p.m.
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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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Wind Knocks Power To More Than 20K Pennsylvania Residents
Thousands of central Pennsylvanians lost electricity on Friday afternoon due to high winds. Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and York counties experienced over 20,000 customers without power according to Met-Ed and PPL outage maps. Down trees are a could be a contributing factor as warned by the National Weather Service. All of central Pennsylvania will remain under a wind warning until 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, with gusts of wind expected to 60 m.p.h. Outage maps by PPL showed over 19,000 customers impacted and Met-ED’s map showed approximately 1,000 outages as of Friday night. Custom…
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