PECO responds to lingering power outages in Montgomery County
NORRISTOWN - Last Tuesday, residents found themselves sandwiched between that Monday's heavy, wet snow and Wednesday's devastating ice storm, which combined to close schools and municipal buildings and...
View ArticlePhiladelphia 76ers Brett Brown keeping eyes on the long-range prize
PHILADELPHIA - Like a car wreck, it was difficult to keep from staring at the score of Sunday night's 76ers game. As the first-quarter clock wound down, the Los Angeles Clippers' first-quarter lead...
View ArticleLimerick nuke plant owner may shut unprofitable plants
LIMERICK - The president and CEO of Exelon Corp. said last week that the company may decide within a year to shut down some of its 11 nuclear plants if a way to make them profitable cannot be...
View ArticleSkier Julia Mancuso using Sochi Games to honor late grandfather
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Julia Mancuso didn't need extra inspiration Monday to begin her fourth Winter Olympics.But the mercurial ski racer from Squaw Valley carried something special into the super...
View ArticleUS hockey team seeks its own historic achievement
SOCHI, Russia - David Backes realizes every U.S. Olympic hockey team inevitably ends up in the vast shadow of the 1980 Miracle on Ice squad, which stunned the Soviet Union and eventually won gold in...
View ArticleAudi Sport Quattro advances from concept to reality
Audi has confirmed that its super-fast Frankfurt show car will be going into production as a standalone GT range.The concept car, built to celebrate the original Audi Quattro's 30th birthday, was an...
View ArticleLower Providence fire that displaced family ruled accidental
LOWER PROVIDENCE - The Lower Providence Township Fire Marshal has concluded his investigation into the origin and cause of a house fire that heavily damaged a township home on Friday. After...
View ArticleMontgomery County prepares for another winter storm
NORRISTOWN - Montgomery County Commissioner Chairman Josh Shapiro said the county is prepared for an expected six inches of snow on Wednesday night and throughout the day on Thursday. "It is safe to...
View ArticleConvicted Norristown rapist declared a sexually violent predator
COURTHOUSE - A former Ambler man who compressed a woman's windpipe to the point she lost consciousness and then raped her in a Norristown park has been classified as a sexually violent...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Flower Show is a natural for world-renowned sculptor
Steve Tobin is a steelworker.Not the traditional, unionized type who is toiling away in an American mill town and is so frequently poeticized in Bruce Springsteen songs.Rather, Tobin is a...
View ArticleFormer Philadelphia Eagles team president Joe Banner steps down as CEO of...
The Browns fired their coach after one season. Now they're sweeping out their front office.Owner Jimmy Haslam announced Tuesday that CEO Joe Banner will step down in the next two months and general...
View ArticleNew report finds Montgomery County children in good health
NORRISTOWN - The majority of Montgomery County children are living healthy lives, according to the latest report from Public Citizens for Children and Youth titled "The Bottom Line is Children:...
View ArticleNBA All-Stars remember rebuilding efforts as they return to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Six years ago this week, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki and several other NBA All-Stars left the comforts of a high-rise hotel in downtown New Orleans for a short, sobering bus ride to a...
View ArticleLower Providence's J.P. Mascaro honors brother's memory with a blood drive
LOWER PROVIDENCE - Receiving a diagnosis of lung cancer did little to slow Franceso "Frank" Mascaro down.And it certainly never put a dent in his generous nature before he passed away last August.So...
View ArticleDemocratic candidate Trivedi enters U.S. House race
After much speculation, Democratic candidate Dr. Manan Trivedi announced Tuesday morning he is running for the 6th congressional district seat, igniting a Democratic primary battle. This is Trivedi's...
View ArticleFire damages Collegeville Subway
COLLEGEVILLE - Firefighters, county detectives and state and local police are investigating an early morning fire that damaged two businesses in the Collegeville Shopping Center Tuesday.At 3:03 a.m....
View ArticleSpring-Ford board remains deadlocked on new member; judge to decide
LIMERICK - The decision for appointing a new Spring-Ford Area School Board member will go to the county courts after another vote on the two finalist candidates for the vacant Region II seat tied again...
View ArticleUpper Providence to build $4.5M police headquarters to house growing department
UPPER PROVIDENCE - The township is planning to build a $4.5 million police administration building to replace the outdated facility at the township's Black Rock Road complex. Plans for the new building...
View ArticleMontgomery County Community College schedules open house events
WHITPAIN - Montgomery County Community College will hold three open houses this spring to provide prospective students and the community with information about the College's credit and non-credit...
View ArticleRezoning for Markley Farms fails in West Norriton
WEST NORRITON - The board of commissioners Tuesday night voted not to rezone the 56-acre, former Markley Farms Swim & Tennis Club for single-family homes in a 3-to-2 vote.Commissioners Jason...
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