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Pa. Turnpike I-476 exit in Poconos to be closed for several days
The construction is to reconfigure the Pa. Turnpike I-476 interchange after the implementation of open road tolling.
Large wildfire in Carbon County burns over 450 acres
Multiple fire departments and forestry aircraft continue to fight an over 450-acre wildfire south of Jim Thorpe. DCNR says it ...
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Resources from across Pa. help fight brush fire that burned more than 450 acres in Carbon County
JIM THORPE, Pa. - Firefighters continue battling a large brush fire in Carbon County. Crews said more than ... DeJessa said that was the view from her Silk Road home in Jim Thorpe as a wildfire ...
Heightened wildfire risk in region as 15,300-acre Jones Road Fire still burns in NJ, and Pa. battles a new blaze
The National Weather Service has warned of "an increased risk" for rapid wildfire spread across New Jersey and eastern ...
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Packerton Fire near Jim Thorpe, PA sets hundreds of acres ablaze: See wildfire map
The fire is burning east of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County, which is around 82 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The fire was discovered on Sunday, according to USA TODAY's data.
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Packerton wildfire in PA, also known as Jim Thorpe Fire, sets hundreds of acres ablaze
The fire is burning near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County, which is around 82 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The fire was discovered on Sunday, according to USA TODAY's data.
Smoke from wildfires keeps making N.J.’s air quality worse. It may be a ‘warning sign.’
A new study says nearly half of N.J. residents are living in areas that had unhealthy levels of air pollution.
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Drivers told to expect traffic delays during milling, pavement work at Lehigh Tunnel
LEHIGH & CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — Road work at the Lehigh Tunnel will cause some traffic delays starting this Sunday, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
PHOTO GALLERY | Southern Somerset County cleaning up after windstorm leaves 'disaster area' in its wake
A weekend storm’s strong winds destroyed a Salisbury-area barn, dislodged an Addison home’s roof and left thousands of people temporarily without power in southern Somerset County. Powerful ...