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Packerton Fire near Jim Thorpe, PA sets hundreds of acres ablaze: See wildfire map
The Packerton Fire, which is also known as the Jim Thorpe Fire or Bear Mountain Fire, set 426 acres ablaze and is 15% ...
Crews scaling back as dangers from central Pa. wildfires lessen: DCNR
Fewer than three dozen people are still working to extinguish the Hammonds Rocks Fire and Thompson Hollow Fire, the DCNR said ...
Hero cop in chaotic PA hospital hostage situation was killed by friendly fire: officials
The same shotgun blast that killed Officer Andrew Duarte, 30, also killed gunman Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49.
Consultant says security report into arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro’s home won’t be made public
A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of the Pennsylvania governor after it was firebombed by a late ...
2 dead, 4 injured in Berks County, Pennsylvania, fire, police say
Two people died and multiple firefighters were injured in a fire in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, on Monday morning.
Multiple homes damaged in fire in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania
A fire on Heritage Drive in Lower Macungie Township damaged multiple homes Thursday night into Friday. We're working to find ...
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Wildfire smoke forecast for South-Central Pennsylvania
A large wildfire burning in Michaux State Forest in Cumberland County is creating smoky conditions in parts of the ...
Officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital siege was felled by police fire, prosecutor says
A prosecutor says an officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege last winter was struck by a shotgun ...
Pennsylvania wildfires coming under control
Two wildfires burning through Michaux State Forest have been significantly controlled, according to the Department of ...
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Wildfire danger in Pennsylvania increases during spring
Along with the warmer weather of spring comes an increased risk of wildfires in Pennsylvania. The greatest danger occurs ...