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Last week s high-speed chase along U.S. 202 ended with an officer taking a shot into a van with a child passenger. The police-involved shooting incident will be reviewed. (Shutterstock)
TREDYFFRIN TOWNSHIP, PA A stolen U-Haul van fled state police at speeds of 100 miles per hour, and it took road spikes and a shot into the vehicle to halt the high-speed chase that ended in a heroin bust. There was a 10-year-old child in the van, authorities said.
Two Delaware men have been charged and a review by Chester County Detectives is underway of the officer-involved shooting.
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The borough Christmas tree at Bridge and Main streets in Phoenixville went down during a Christmas wind storm that brought wind gusts over 50 mph in the Philadelphia area. (Jared I. Greene )
PHOENIXVILLE, PA More than 140 Chester County residents were still without power at noon on Monday, after heavy rain and winds hit the area hard right on Christmas, leaving thousands in the dark on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Phoenixville s downtown Christmas tree toppled on Christmas Eve in a public display of the disheartening storm that made the pandemic-marred holiday seem worse for many. Jared Greene snapped a photo of the tall Christmas tree toppled at the corner of Bridge and Main streets in Phoenixville.
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HARRISBURG, PA Pennsylvania has surpassed 15,000 coronavirus deaths, officials reported on Monday.
The grim milestone was reached after there were 203 new coronavirus deaths reported over the weekend. There were 127 new deaths reported Saturday and 76 new deaths reported Sunday, state Health Secretary Rachel Levine said during a Monday update.
The state s coronavirus death toll now stands at 15,086.
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Over the weekend, there was a two-day total of 8,663 cases: 3,779 cases reported Saturday and 4,884 on Sunday. Since the start of the pandemic, Pennsylvania has had 613,804 coronavirus cases.
As of Monday morning, there were 5,905 people hospitalized with COVID-19. That s near double the peak in the spring, Levine noted. Of those, 1,145 patients are in the intensive care unit.
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Phoenixville s Fire Station project got another boost with a state redevelopment grant of $1.75 million. (Shutterstock)
PHOENIXVILLE, PA State funding for projects in Chester and Montgomery counties includes $1.75 million for the new Phoenixville Fire Station, $2 million for an emergency services facility in Upper Providence Township, and $1 million for a domestic shelter.
The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants were announced this week.
The Phoenixville Fire Station will receive $1.75 million toward construction and infrastructure expenses as well as for related costs for community health, safety, and education. Projects include adding an office and support space and a six-bay drive-thru apparatus room and improving indoor and outdoor training capabilities.
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