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  • Sign to block flooded road.
    Government & Civic Life

    Delaware County’s Flood Prone Areas Lose Federal Grants to Fix the Problem

    September 4, 2025

    Delaware County residents are feeling ‘abandoned’ after the Trump Administration cut grants for work meant to mitigate flooding for Darby Creek and Cobbs Creek, writes…

  • Two cars driving in rain-flooded roads.
    Weather

    Proposed Legislation Would Require Local Home Sellers to Disclose Flood Risks

    August 1, 2025

    Proposed legislation sponsored by State Rep. Perry Warren would require home sellers in Pennsylvania to disclose flood risk to protect potential homebuyers, writes Zoë Read…

  • Thornbury resident Ron Giacinto with his wife Cheryl and nine-year-old Hurricane Helene survivor Allie G.
    Family

    Thornbury Resident Becomes ‘Uncle Ron’ to Hurricane Helene Survivor

    July 29, 2025

    Thornbury resident Ron Giacinto has had a positive impact on a young survivor of last year’s Hurricane Helene, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local…

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    Careers

    What I Learned from Losing Everything on Father’s Day

    June 13, 2025

    Twenty years ago, on Father’s Day 2005, my daughters and I experienced unimaginable loss when a fire destroyed our home. While we were fortunate that…

  • Flooding water on a town road.
    Environment & Outdoors

    Results of Brandywine Flood Study Propose New Flood Damage Solutions 

    May 9, 2025

    The Brandywine Conservancy has released the new Brandywine Flood Study to address flooding risks across Chester County, writes Rich Schwartzman for Chadds Ford Live.  The…

  • Set of long-term storage food and necessary objects for emergency situations and evacuation.
    Utilities

    Aqua Pennsylvania Shares Tips To Prepare for Hurricane Season 

    June 24, 2024

    With the Atlantic hurricane season officially underway, Aqua Pennsylvania is urging customers to take proactive steps to prepare their homes and families for potential storms.  …

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    Community

    Downingtown Resilience Fund Combines Resources to Address Flooding, Future Disasters

    May 3, 2024

    Three municipalities have joined forces to address flooding and other possible future disasters through the newly formed Downingtown Resilience Fund, writes Bill Rettew for The…

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    Education

    Immaculata University Adds Three Minors to Prepare Students for In-Demand Careers

    July 29, 2023

    Immaculata University is offering new minors in digital forensics, emergency management, and applied politics and policy for the fall semester. These interdisciplinary minors can build upon…

  • Environment & Outdoors

    Two Years After Ida, Downingtown Prepares to Weather the Storm 

    July 15, 2023

    It’s been two years since the floods brought on by Hurricane Ida impacted Downingtown homes and now county officials are coming up with a plan…

  • Coatesville Council President Linda Lavender-Norris
    Communications

    Nearly Year After Hurricane Ida, Coatesville Still Waiting on Federal Disaster Funds

    August 23, 2022

    Despite the devastation hurricane Ida caused last year, Coatesville is still waiting on the federal disaster funds it needs to replace its century-old stormwater infrastructure,…

  • flooded building
    Real Estate

    FEMA Changes to Flood Insurance Pricing Cause Increases Downstream for Area Residents with Coverage

    October 6, 2021

    Changes made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in its flood insurance pricing structures will soon have area homeowners digging deeper into their wallets.…

  • Virginia Tharp
    Family

    CBS: Struggling Chester County Families Displaced by Hurricane Ida Eagerly Await Federal Aid

    September 16, 2021

    Federal aid has already started to come in to help victims of Hurricane Ida, but for some struggling families, it cannot come fast enough, writes…

  • Hurricane Ida damage Mont Clare
    Environment & Outdoors

    Local, State, and Federal Officials Continue Assessing Hurricane Ida Damage Throughout the Suburbs

    September 9, 2021

    Local officials are still assessing the damage Hurricane Ida left in its wake as it stomped through the region. Alfred Lubrano, Justine McDaniel, Laura McCrystal,…

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