Eyewitness news. Also breaking news right now crewness south jersey are battling a forest fire at wharton state forest. There have been some evacuations so far. This fire started behind the rangers station on 206 near quakerbridge road in shamong. Area is now closed. Eyewitness news new jersey reporter cleve bryan is at the the scene cleve. Reporter im at the corner of quaker brown road at route 206, where they are diverting traffic. This is a very busy traffic area. But nobody can get past on 206, just north of here because of the forest fire that they are battling. The call came in around 2 30, the main fire is located just north and east of the ranger station. The initial estimate we have is 100 acres are burning and they do not have any estimate about how much of that is being contained several spot fires, that are also, just east of route 206. Fire fighters are dealing with shifty wind and some extremely dry conditions. As ground crews are working to put those containment lines de
Industry major who graduated in 2013 in a statement they said drexel is saddened to learn about the tragedy of emily selke and her mother. Feel terrible for her family. She was a member of the National Service sore orty gamma sigma sigma. They said she was an integral part of you growing chapter and embodied the spirit of sigma sigma, she put everybody before her self and cared deeply for everybody in her life. She works for Allen Hamilton in d. C. And worked for the pentagon. In a statement the selke said we are deeply saddened by the loss of emily and yvonne selke, they meant so much to so much. They live in this home outside of washington, where today the neighbors learned that yvonne and emily were among the dead. Im sure they had no idea Something Like this would happen. Its a real tragedy. Tonight the selke family is asking for privacy and prayers. Live in university city, im sara bloomquist, channel 6 action news. Thank you sara, our coverage of this story continues on our websi
We saw one little guy who knows a thing or two about keeping cool. Lose the shirts run through the fountains. Quick relief from our hot, dry weather. Nbc 10 chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz is here with the forecast. Glenns tracking storms though, that could bring us relief from this dry spell. Glenn . Yeah renee, we havent had rain. Big rain in a long time around here. Things have gotten dry. And the dry ground helps the temperature go up. So one feeds the other. Well, we have a mix of clouds and sun right now. The temperature has gotten up to 88 degrees in philadelphia officially. Tying for the highest so far this season. Its 88 in trenton and wrightstown. Its 89 degrees in redding. 87 in lancaster. But look at the shore. Avalon only 68. Cape may, 69 its 83 in woodbine. Not too far inland. We dont have anything on radar too close by. A few little showers in South Central pennsylvania that could affect the area overnight. The main action is far out to the west. And that is
HARRISBURG – After months of criticism, House legislators grilled leaders of the Pennsylvania Game Commission over the independent agency’s internal processes, stewardship of its assets, and whether improvement has been
(The Center Square) – After months of criticism, House legislators grilled leaders of the Pennsylvania Game Commission over the independent agency’s internal processes, stewardship of its assets, and whether improvement