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10 things you need to know for Tuesday
C-City Blogger Presenting Chester City's news and views to Delco Times web visitors who want to know more of what's going on in the City besides the stories they read in the ...
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In tornados wake worried parents seek out kids in Oklahoma devastation
By NOMAAN MERCHANT,Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community.For many families, the ordeal ended in bear hugs and tears of joy as loved ones ...
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Photographer describes Oklahoma school All I could see was destruction
Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a collapsed wall at the Plaza Tower Elementary School to free trapped students in Moore, Okla., following a tornado Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo Sue ...
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Oklahoma twister tracked path of killer 1999 tornado
By MALCOLM RITTER,AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday had wind speeds of up to 200 mph, and was at least a half-mile wide. The 1999 storm had winds clocked at 300 mph, ...
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Deadliest tornadoes at a glance
A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:• 695 deaths. March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.• 216 deaths. April 5, 1936, in Tupelo, Miss.• 203 deaths. April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Ga.• 181 deaths. April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Okla.• 158 deaths. May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Mo.• 143 deaths. April 24, 1908, in Amite, La., and ...
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Parents issue appeal for Skippack college student’s return
MATTHEW ROYER Missing SKIPPACK - The parents of a Skippack college student missing since he left the University of Rhode Island Friday issued a tearful plea for his return during a press conference Monday."Matthew, we love you," said Janet Royer, the mother of Matthew Royer. "We’re here for you. Please call us. We’ll come get you anywhere, ...
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Storify | Oklahoma tornado coverage
Recovery operations continue Tuesday morning after a tornado, reported to be a mile wide, touched down in Moore, leveling Plaza Towers elementary school and killing 20 children inside. The death toll is expected to rise. President Obama has declared a disaster and FEMA is providing ...
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SUV crashes when dog gets stuck in steering wheel
BERWICK, Pa. (AP) -- Police in central Pennsylvania say a woman lost control of her sport-utility vehicle, drove along a sidewalk and crashed after her small dog got tangled up in the steering ...
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Police Suspect crashes into Pa. town hall
Authorities say it happened around 10:50 p.m. Monday in Yeadon. Police say the driver, whose name has not been released, had a marijuana cigarette behind his ear when authorities got to the ...
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Election director predicts light turnout at polls
Countywide, Wolosik projected 35 percent of 530,197 registered Democrats and 25 percent of 238,368 registered Republicans would turn out before polls close at 8 ...
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McKeesport bank robbed again
Police Chief Bryan J. Washowich said officers spotted a man running from the bank shortly after 10 a.m. He was apprehended about a quarter of a mile away in the area of Pirl Street and E. Fifth ...
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Okla. Medical examiner expects more bodies
The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people -- with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are ...
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Death toll now at 51 after devastating tornado slams Oklahoma town 200 mph wind flattens school 20 children victims
A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. The relationship between the woman and the child was not immediately known. A tornado as much as half a mile (.8 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on ...
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View videos and slideshow from devastation of killer Oklahoma tornado
A vicious tornado was one of several that touched down Sunday in the nation's midsection, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan.The National Weather Service was forecasting more of the same for the region -- including Oklahoma City and Tulsa -- Monday afternoon and evening, warning of the possibility of tornadoes and baseball-sized hail. Residents of Arkansas, Kansas and ...
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Woman hit by SEPTA bus in Chester
CHESTER – City police and fire personnel are on the scene at Ninth Street and Avenue of the States where a woman has been struck by a SEPTA bus. Police Commissioner Joseph Bail said the call was reported as "a person being trapped under the bus," but it was too early in the investigation to provide ...
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Todays Meetings -- May 21 2013
Phollowing the Phillies Insight, observations on the first team in professional sports to reach 10,000 losses and the latest Philly team to make the playoffs - the Philadelphia ...
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Mass scheduled for McFadden
Delaware County residents are invited to attend a memorial Mass for Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden, who died of a heart attack May 2, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul, 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. PHILADELPHIA - Delaware County residents are invited to attend a memorial Mass for Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden, who died of a heart attack May 2, ...
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Pleasant Hills sets weight limits
Council approved an ordinance on Monday setting a 10-ton limit on W. Bruceton Road and 5-ton limits on E. Bruceton as well as Arbor and Dutch lanes and Mowry ...
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Slight tax increase proposed in Norwin
The district's 2013-14 $61.4 million preliminary budget, which the board unanimously approved on Monday, requires an increase of .65 of a mill, and approximately $554,000 from the district's general fund, to be considered balanced, according to John Wilson, director of business ...
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University of Rhode Island student vanishes on way home to Pennsylvania
The parents of a University of Rhode Island student who vanished while driving home to Pennsylvania are pleading for his safe return. 21-year-old Matthew Roye left his apartment in Rhode Island Thursday night but never made it home, authorities say. He was seen just after 2 a.m. Friday when a surveillance camera recorded him at a gas station about 35 miles from his parents' ...
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Ordinance to restrict lions tigers and bears in White Oak
"We're (defining better) what exotic, wild and farm animals are," borough Solicitor Jessica Crown said. "Lions and tigers and bears were not in the original ordinance. Really you could have maintained a lion on your property So they're going to be banned within the borough unless they're in a zoo property. One of the other issues with farm animals, they're ...
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Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to shuttle buses Monday, May 20, 2013. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. A train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (AP ...
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51 killed in Okla. tornado toll expected to rise
MOORE, Okla. -; The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says the official death toll in the aftermath of a massive tornado that slammed the Oklahoma City area remains at 51 but is expected to ...
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Miller takes loss as Padres beat Cardinals 4-2
SAN DIEGO — With the St. Louis Cardinals leading the San Diego Padres 2-1 in the sixth inning, manager Mike Matheny had seen enough of Shelby Miller. The rookie right-hander had just walked his second batter of the inning, with two outs, on his 107th pitch. The Padres scored twice to take the lead, sticking Miller with the loss in a 4-2 defeat. "He hit some real good spots," ...
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Pittsburgh's East Liberty may emulate Market Square
East Liberty in Pittsburgh is to undergo another construction project aimed at revamping the neighborhood and enhancing its potential as a market center, possibly using the recently completed redevelopment of Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh as a model.
East Liberty is a 254 acre neighborhood in Pittsburgh and one of the city’s more overlooked areas with crime rates that are higher than the rest of the city and a general lack of robust economic activity, which has led to some degree of social decay. Read more
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