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Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Elementary School In Darby

A school in Delaware County has been evacuated due to a gas leak Wednesday morning.

2013/01/30

Gas Leak In East Norriton Prompts Evacuations

Evacuations were ordered following a gas leak Thursday afternoon in East Norriton Township.

2013/01/03

Underground Fire Forces Evacuation Of Center City Apartment High-Rise

A Center City apartment building was evacuated early Wednesday morning after it filled with smoke from an underground electrical fire.

2013/01/02

(A fallen tree following Hurricane Sandy. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

2012 Year in Review: ‘Sandy’ Slammed Pennsylvania, Too

In this report we take a look at how Philadelphia and the suburbs weathered the superstorm.

2012/12/31

Delaware Valley Returning To Normal After Overnight Storms Disrupt Travel

Across the country, more than 1,500 flights were canceled because of storms.

2012/12/27

PECO Unplugs Smart A.C. Saver Program

It was a great deal for certain customers: let PECO attach a device that would allow it to remotely turn off your air conditioning during periods of high heat and humidity, when the grid was stressed, and you get $120. Eighty-thousand people signed up. But now the program is on hold.

2012/12/18

Crews work on the site of a water main break at 16th and Walnut Streets in Center City. (Credit: Jim Melwert)

Crews Back To Work On Site Of Center City Water Main Break

A water main break that closed the 1600 block of Walnut Street, Saturday, is repaired but the street remains closed to traffic, indefinitely.

2012/12/10

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Learn more about the PECO Smart Gift of Energy.

2012/12/06

(A crew from Mississippi Power Co. prepares to replace a broken power pole and install a new transformer following Hurricane Sandy. Credit: Mark Abrams)

Part 2: Playing Catch-Up After Each Big Storm

When a storm hits, governments and utility companies often find their preparations insufficient.

2012/12/06

file photo (credit: KYW's John Ostapkovich)

PECO Customers To Pay More For Natural Gas

Starting Saturday, PECO Energy customers are paying more for natural gas.

2012/12/01

A Week After Sandy, Crews Still Working To Restore Power

On Pleasant Hill Road in Hatboro, PECO crews are working as hard as the generators. It is day seven here without power.

2012/11/05

Huntingdon Valley Fire Company (credit: lowermoreland.org)

Last-Minute Power Problems Cleared Up At Montgomery County Polling Places

Officials in Montgomery County say all systems are go for Election Day. There’s power at all of the county’s voting locations.

2012/11/05

PECO Making Progress Restoring Power For Bucks And Montgomery County Customers

PECO says they have restored power to more than 90-percent of people who lost power during Sandy, but still about 50,000 outages remain.

2012/11/03

(Fallen electric wires lay across a car on Central Avenue near 21st Street in Ocean City, NJ. Credit: David Madden)

Electric Utilities Making Slow, Steady Progress in Restoring Power

Many regional utilities are estimating that the last of their customers will be back online by Sunday.

2012/11/01

Officials Warn Residents Without Power To Dispose of Potentially Spoiled Foods

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture says you only have about four hours’ grace on stuff in the fridge, but items in the freezer could last longer.

2012/10/31

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