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State of Emergency in Montgomery County

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A State of Emergency was delcared in Montgomery County after the ice storm knocked out power for thousands. NBC10's Nefertiti Jaquez has the details.

Abington Power Outages

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Thousands of people in Montgomery County are spending the night in the cold and the dark after Wednesday's ice storm. As NBC10's Nefertiti Jaquez reports, it could be days before all the electricity is restored.

UPenn Student Dies at Hospital

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Friends and family are mourning the death of a student at the University of Pennsylvania.

Elvis Hatcher, a Sophomore at the school, died on Tuesday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, his death was ruled a suicide. He was 18-years-old.

Hatcher served as the treasurer of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. His passing marked the fourth undergraduate death at Penn since the start of the school's winter break, according to the Daily Pennsylvanian.

Last month, 19-year-old Penn student Madison Holleran died in Center City. Her death was also ruled a suicide.

Senior Kevin Zhao also died over the winter break while traveling with his family in China. Junior Pulkit Singh died earlier in January in his off-campus house.

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Charge Your Devices FREE

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Get your devices charged -- FREE -- at any of the Comcast Service Centers in our area.

With the widespread power outages, many of you may need a way to charge your phones, pads or laptops.

If you have friends or family members without power, please text, email or share this information with them.

You can CLICK HERE to find the nearest Comcast Service Center by putting in your street address and zip code.

You can also reach out to Comcast through Twitter @ComcastFreedom to find your neighborhood service center.

Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal and NBC10.

They're updating followers on storm-related services.

 



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Ice Storm on Social Media

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An ice storm caused a headache for nearly 700,000 residents in the Philadelphia region who ended up without power. 

SEPTA experienced delays in service and more than 600 schools were closed or delayed. The storm ended Wednesday mid-afternoon. But, Governor Tom Corbett said it may take days for power to be fully restored and for life to get back to normal. 

Check out some of the social posts below that capture the trials and tribulations across the region. 



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Power Crews Work Through the Night

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Crews are in so-called "cut-&-Run" mode.

Transformer Fire Burns Up Car

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A transformer fire in Philly's Germantown neighborhood caused a car to catch fire.

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Powering Up Sewage Station

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NBC10's Jesse Gary is there as power crews work to get a sewage pumping station back online.

NBC10 Surveys Storm Damage

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Ridealong in SkyForce 10 as we survey areas hard hit by power outages and ice.



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"Disastrous" Ice in Delco

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Some people in Radnor Township, Pa. say it's like nothing they've seen before.

Downed Wires Trap Families

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Two families in Bucks County couldn't move their cars out of the driveway due to live wires.

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Limbs Down, Lights Out in Bucks

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A look at damage in Feasterville, Pa.

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Comfort, Support & Shelter After the Storm

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More than 100 people and a handful of pets spent the night in a middle school in Exton, Pa. after ice knocked out power to their homes.

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The Darkness Without Power

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The look at West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pa. where power remained out Thursday morning.

PECO's Hope to Get Power Back

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Spokesman Ben Armstrong said they hope to have power back for most by Friday.

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Yesterday's Top Stories

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Didn't have a chance to catch up on local news yesterday?

Icy Mess Knocks Out Power, Closes Roads
The second winter storm this week knocked power out to almost entire counties and caused traffic problems from major highways to small side streets thanks to downed trees and icy conditions.

Power Outages Into the Weekend?
A record-number of people lost their power across the region thanks to a significant ice storm and power officials warn it could be days before everyone has their electricity back.

Charge Your Devices at Comcast Service Centers
Get your devices charged -- FREE -- at any of the Comcast Service Centers in our area.

What to Do During a Power Outage
The second winter storm this week caused widespread power outages into Thursday morning after a mixture of ice and snow weighted down tree limbs, causing them to snap and fall on power lines. Here are some tips, via the Red Cross, on what to do before, during and after a power outage inside your home.

Pasta Maker With Storied History Fined
A Bucks County, Pa., company with a century-long history of making pasta has been fined $75,500 by OSHA.



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Challenges to Getting Power Back

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Chester County emergency management deputy Bob Kagel talks about challenges facing folks in the county.

From Russia With Love: Vai's Blog

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The Sochi Winter Games is the eighth Olympics I've covered. Each is unique, primarily culturally, but otherwise logistically, technically and professionally as journalists, very little changes.

As for preference, I'm a summer guy. I ran track in high school and I was a teenage Golden Gloves champion. At 14, I fought as a welterweight in a national tournament that helped determine the Olympic boxing team. I was eliminated early, but the young man who won my division was four years my senior from Potomac, Maryland: Sugar Ray Leonard.

As a family, we gathered around our 13-inch black-and-white Zenith with the rabbit ears antenna to watch the Olympics. We hadn't immigrated to the States in 1968 so the first one I remember was Munich '72.

My parents cried as Jim McKay somberly broke the news of the Israeli athletes' murder by Palestinian terrorists after days of hostage negotiations. I was 10 and confused about the reasons and ignorant of the political ramifications.

At every Olympics, my thoughts are never far from those memories and I experience first-hand the repercussions of the Munich tragedy -- security of the athletes is paramount, access to them is limited and media coverage is more intense.

Security in Sochi is a bigger presence than any of the previous Games, including Salt Lake City, which was a mere five months after 9-11. Political unrest in neighboring regions is testing the nerves of Russian leaders and organizers. Security is clearly heightened, but otherwise, it's business as usual.

Last-minute preparations always come right down to the final hour, sometimes to the minute (work crews were still painting the stadium in Athens as fans arrived for Opening Ceremony).

Regardless, despite its many flaws, the Olympics is still the greatest event on the planet -- not just "sports event" -- greatest GLOBAL event. Bigger than the Super Bowl, World Cup, World Series or NBA Finals.

Remnants of its ancient principles are still evident when warring countries once held a truce to allow its soldier-athletes to compete in the Olympics. Sure, it's politicized, monetized and advertised up the wazoo and the athletes are for all intents and purposes, professionals.

But the kid in me who watched on the floor with my siblings as my parents sat on the couch, is still a sucker for Olympics ideals. And it's motto : Citius. Altius. Fortius.

Faster. Higher. Stronger.

CHESTER CO: What's Open in Your Neighborhood

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As the region works through the ice storm aftermath, and many residents are still dealing with power outages, it's helpful to know where you can get services for food, gas, medical and supplies. Here's a list of what's open in Chester County.

Chester County Hospitals & Medical Centers

• Doctor’s Express
150 E Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 140
Downingtown, PA 19335
Tel: 610-518-1060
Regular Hours 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Accepting patients

• Main Line Health Center at Exton Square
154 Exton Square Parkway
Exton, PA 19341
484.565.8600
Regular Hours
Accepting Patients
Fully functional, well stocked with supplies

• Paoli Hospital
255 W. Lancaster Ave.
Paoli, PA 19301
Hospital Inquiries: 484.565.1000
Regular hours
Accepting patients, fully functional

• Brandywine Hospital
201 Reeceville Road
Coatesville, PA 19320
610-383-8000 – open and offering all services

•Chester County Hospital
701 East Marshall Street
West Chester, PA 19380
610-431-5000
Accepting patients, fully functional

Chester County Food

• Acme
39 Leopard Rd
Paoli, PA 19301
(610) 240-0101
Open 24 Hours
*Running on a generator

• Target
455 Carnegie Blvd
Malvern, PA 19355
(484) 913-3750
8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Fully functional
Low on “camping” supplies: space heaters, fire logs, candles, etc.

• Giant
141 E Swedesford Rd
Exton, PA 19341
610-594-0847
Open 24 Hours
Fully functional

• Giant
86 Glocker Way
Pottstown, PA19465
(610) 705-3352
Open regular hours: 6:00am – 11:00pm
Just got power back, will be fully stocked in the next few hours *as of 10:53 AM

• Wegmans
50 Foundry Way
Malvern, PA 19355
(484) 913-9600
Open regular hours, running as normal

Chester County Supplies/Hardware

• Home Depot- Frazer
690 Lancaster Pike
Frazer, PA
(610) 722-0707
Open regular hours: 6:00am-9:00pm
Well stocked with emergency equipment

• Wegmans Food Markets
50 Foundry Way
Malvern, PA 19355
(484) 913-9600 – open 24 hours and fully stocked
 

Chester County Gas Stations

• BP
120 Lancaster Ave
Frazer, PA
(610) 993-8260
Open regular hours
Well stocked

• Sunoco
401 W Lincoln Hwy
Exton, PA
(610) 363-0391
Open regular hours
Well stocked

• Sunoco
3201 W. Ridge Pike
Eagleville, PA 19403
(610) 539-4937
Open regular hours
Well stocked

Open but minimal supplies
Ace Hardware- Thorndale
3227 Lincoln Hwy E, Thorndale, PA 19372
(610) 380-3530
*open, but no essential supplies (kerosene, fire wood, wood pellets, heaters)
New shipment on Wednesday

Exxon
901 Swedesford Rd
Berwyn, PA 19312
(610) 647-9815
Open regular hours
*No gas, propane only! Cash only

 

MONTCO: What's Open in Your Neighborhood

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As the region works through the ice storm aftermath, and many residents are still dealing with power outages, it's helpful to know where you can get services for food, gas, medical and supplies. Here's a list of what's open in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County Hospitals & Medical Centers

• Lankenau Medical Center
100 East Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Hospital Inquiries: 484.476.2000
Open regular hours- running as normal

• Valley Forge Urgent Care
2521 West Main Street
Norristown, PA 19403
Phone: (610) 539-3221
Open regular hours- running as normal

• Express Med of King of Prussia
107 Town Center Rd
King of Prussia, PA 19406
610-994-0066
Open regular hours- running as normal

• Mercy Suburban Hospital
2701 DEKALB PIKE
NORRISTOWN, PA 19401
610-278-2000 – open and offering all services

• Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
559 West Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA – 19403
484-622-1000 – open and offering all services

Montgomery County Food

• Wegmans
1 Village Dr
King of Prussia, PA 19406
(484) 690-3500
Open regular hours- running as normal

• Giant
315 York Rd
Willow Grove, PA
(215) 784-1960
Open regular hours- running as normal

• Giant
1760 Dekalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
610-239-7804
Open regular hours
Power is out- only non-perishable items available

• J.R. Market
401 Church Street
Ambler, PA – 19002
215-646-8980 – open normal business hours
 

Montgomery County Hardware Stores

• Home Depot
181 S Gulph Rd
King of Prussia, PA
(610) 265-7380
Open regular hours
Shipments coming in regularly- supplies available

• Lowes
2002 Chemical Rd
Plymouth Meeting, PA
(610) 834-8885
Open regular hours
Well stocked with supplies

• Sears Hardware and Appliances
2811 DeKalb Pike
Norristown, PA – 19401
610-292-0268 – open normal hours, but running low on emergency supplies
 

Montgomery County Gas Stations
• Exxon
2401 Haverford Rd
Ardmore, PA 19003
(610) 649-6518
Open regular hours
Well stocked

• Shell
2542 Jenkintown Rd
Glenside, PA
(215) 884-9602
Open regular hours
Well stocked

 

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