Death toll rises to 8 in Brooklyn building collapse; 7 children among those hurt

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Eight people are dead and 17 others are hurt after a three-story apartment building in Flatbush collapsed into a construction site next door Wednesday afternoon. Crews searched the rubble through the night. Two people died at the hospital, bringing the death toll to eight. Firefighters pulled bodies from the debris overnight and into Thursday morning. The third…

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🌧️ LEHIGH VALLEY / BUCKS / BERKS WEATHER – Thursday, Nov. 12

✅ No active weather alerts this morning. ☔ TODAY: Showers and maybe a thunderstorm — rain is a sure thing (100%). High near 58. East wind 5–10 mph. About ½ to ¾ inch of rain possible. 🌙 TONIGHT: Showers likely, mainly after 3 a.m. (70%). Low around 37. North wind ~10 mph, gusts to 20. Another 0.10–0.25" possible. 🚗 Wet…

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2 dead, more than 15 hurt in Brooklyn building collapse

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Two people are dead and more than 15 others are hurt after a three-story apartment building collapsed into a construction site next door in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, according to the FDNY. Firefighters were called to 1321 Flatbush Avenue at 4:01 p.m. Wednesday. The first units arrived within a minute and started searching for victims right away.…

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🚨 TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN QUAKERTOWN AREA

A two-vehicle crash with minor injuries was reported near Route 309 and Mill Road in Bucks County. Please use caution when traveling through the area.

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Vehicle Overturns in Three-Vehicle Crash on PA-309 in Bucks County

WEST ROCKHILL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Emergency crews responded to a three-vehicle crash on the Sellersville Bypass in Bucks County Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. in the southbound lanes of PA-309 near milepost 23.9. One of the vehicles overturned during the collision. No serious injuries were reported, according to preliminary information from the scene. Motorists traveling through the…

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Crews Battle Conveyor Belt Fire at Richland Township Garden Facility

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Firefighters from more than a dozen fire companies spent about two hours Tuesday night fighting a fire in a conveyor belt system at a lawn and garden business in Richland Township, Bucks County. The call came in around 9 p.m. as a rubbish fire at the Gardencore facility on East Pumping Station Road, formerly known as…

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Police Seek SUV Driver After Doylestown Borough Hit-and-Run

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, Pa. — Central Bucks Regional Police are seeking information about an SUV driver who left the scene after striking another vehicle Monday afternoon. The crash happened just after 1 p.m. on the 30 block of East Court Street, police said in a news release. The SUV driver struck another vehicle and then drove away. Police have not released…

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