Continuing bands of rain in Fayette County caused more flooding in areas already hit hard from earlier wet weather, prompting the mayor of Brownsville to declare a state of emergency in the borough. “Most of us have been battling this the entire night,” said Mayor Ross Swords, who’s also a volunteer firefighter with Brownsville Fire […]
Heavy rain continued to fall across Western Pennsylvania Tuesday night into Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and evacuations of homes and prompting two municipalities to declare states of emergency. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service Pittsburgh recorded 2.68 inches of rain, a record for April 2. In Union Township, some residents had to be evacuated from […]
On the drive from Luzerne Township to Lemont Furnace to testify for a hearing on broadband and cell phone connectivity, Luzerne Township Supervisor Gregg Downer was speaking to his wife