Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Weather
IDA: 7 Tornados Confirmed In NJ, PA IDA: 7 Tornados Confirmed In NJ, PA
IDA: 7 Tornados Confirmed In NJ, PA The National Weather Service has confirmed seven tornados touched down in New Jersey and Pennsylvania Wednesday night in the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The NWS is still working on completing its surveys of the heavily-damaged areas. As of Thursday, 23 people had died due to the storm in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy said. The following twisters were confirmed by the NWS: Mullica Hill, NJ:  Several homes were destroyed and two injuries were caused by this EF-3 twister that had max winds of 150 mph and was on the ground for 12.6 miles. The tornado touched down near Harrisonville then revv…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Tornadoes Rip Through Philadelphia Region Tornadoes Rip Through Philadelphia Region
Tornadoes Rip Through Philadelphia Region Tornados touched down in the Philadelphia region Wednesday evening, downing trees and destroying houses along the way. As the remnants of Hurricane Ida moved in on the region many residents captured their surroundings on social media. Twitter users captured the damage an apparent tornado left on a home and roads in Oxford. Tornado in Oxford PA.My boy took this above Rt. 1🙏🌪️🌪️ Confirmed pic.twitter.com/a9QdfaRHaT — PhillyPsPicks (@PhillySprtsRich) September 1, 2021 Another Twitter user shared videos of downed trees and severe flooding in Horsham. Parkway tree and powerline damage f…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Jury Finds Chester County Man Guilty But Mentally Ill In Strangulation Death Of Woman, 64 DA: Jury Finds Chester County Man Guilty But Mentally Ill In Strangulation Death Of Woman, 64
DA: Jury Finds Chester County Man Guilty But Mentally Ill In Strangulation Death Of Woman, 64 A jury found an Oxford man guilty but mentally ill of first-degree murder and strangulation after a 64-year-old woman was found strangled in the home she shared with him in 2018, authorities said. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and Oxford police were called to a home on Brick Road in East Nottingham Township on Dec. 29, 2018, for the report of an unresponsive female in the bathroom, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. When officers arrived, Daniel Proffitt, 47, was outside the home and claimed that the victim had attacked him with a butcher knife so h…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Man Arrested With Drug Stash While Fleeing On Foot From Police in Lancaster After Vehicle Chase Man Arrested With Drug Stash While Fleeing On Foot From Police in Lancaster After Vehicle Chase
Man Arrested With Drug Stash While Fleeing On Foot From Police in Lancaster After Vehicle Chase A man with an active warrant was arrested with a variety of drugs while fleeing on foot from a vehicle chase in Lancaster County early Wednesday morning, say police. Larry Lee Adams, 40 of Oxford, led police on a chase after a patrolman spotted him sitting in a park SUV along Route 372 around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Adams had an active warrant for his arrest so the patrolman approached the vehicle and asked him to get out, police said, but he drove away--nearly hitting the officer. After several miles, Adams' vehicle broke down, so he got and fled on foot. The foot chase was brief, as…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
PA Biz Indicted By DOJ For Supplying Hundreds Of Undocumented Workers To Farms, Tax Fraud PA Biz Indicted By DOJ For Supplying Hundreds Of Undocumented Workers To Farms, Tax Fraud
PA Biz Indicted By DOJ For Supplying Hundreds Of Undocumented Workers To Farms, Tax Fraud A labor contractor and four of his employees were indicted on federal charges for a scheme in which they supplied hundreds of undocumented workers to Pennsylvania mushroom farms and failed to file taxes -- having already defrauded the U.S. out of nearly $2 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Miguel Morales, 48, of Quarryville -- who owns and operates Morales Contractor --  provided a contracted labor force to various mushroom farms in Chester County, PA, the first indictment says. Morales housed some of the workers in 10 properties that he owns across Lancaster and Chester co…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
DA: ChesCo Man Facing Up To 74 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Boys As Young As 11 DA: ChesCo Man Facing Up To 74 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Boys As Young As 11
DA: ChesCo Man Facing Up To 74 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Boys As Young As 11 A 58-year-old Chester County man is facing up to 74 years in prison for sexually assaulting three boys between the ages of 11 and 14, authorities said. The boys worked on Robert Caesar's Oxford property from 2016 to 2017, District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Caesar apparently befriended them and, in separate instances, offered to wash their clothes, supplied them with alcohol, and sexually assaulted them, Ryan said. “Were it not for the courage of these three boys, this defendant might not have been brought to justice," Ryan said. "Their bravery to disclose what had been done to them is unden…

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by Nicole Acosta
West Chester, PA
Business
RANKINGS: 10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Chester County RANKINGS: 10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Chester County
Rankings: 10 Most Popular Pizzerias In Chester County Craving a slice of crispy, cheesy pizza loaded with toppings? Here are 10 places you can try today in Chester County. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites and featured in local publications. Some are longtime favorites while others have only recently opened their doors. All of these pizzerias, however, are dishing up pies we think you'll love. Andre's Pizza, Oxford Bravo Pizza, West Chester Carmine's Parkside Pizza, Chester  The Couch Tomato, West Chester Giordano's, Kennett Square Jack's Pizza, Coatesville Little Anthonys, Coatesville …

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by Cecilia Levine