Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin has declined to file charges in the death of Vagif Alijev, who was found deceased at Camp King Soldiers on Masthope Plank Road in Lackawaxen Township, on July 19, 2009.
Daylight-savings time begins this Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m. and this one-hour difference in time changes the daylight pattern for drivers and can throw some motorists off their schedules.
With warm temperatures and melting snows and possible heavy rains this weekend, some officials in Wayne and Pike counties are preparing for possible flooding.
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is reminding residents to monitor local weather conditions as warmer temperatures and rain could cause creeks, streams and rivers to flood.
With warming temperatures and melting snows possible this weekend, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) warns motorists to take precautions while driving and not to attempt to pass through high water caused by blocked drains. PennDOT urges motorists to be aware of safety hazards that may pose a potential risk and to DRIVE FOR CONDITIONS.
At 6 p.m. tonight, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, PennDOT and the state police will lift the speed restrictions on all Pennsylvania interstates.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials announced that a general ban of tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles put in place last night on the Northeastern Extension (I-476) was lifted at noon.
Following several hours of intense strategic planning for the storm predicted to arrive in Northeastern Pennsylvania, PennDOT Engineering District 4-0 proactively requested a mobile team to supplement its efforts on Interstate 84 in Pike and Wayne counties.
For the third time this month, PennDOT crews are preparing to deal with another massive snowstorm that will impact much of Pennsylvania, and the department is urging motorists in affected areas to avoid unnecessary travel.
With blizzard conditions causing impassible road conditions, Governor
Edward G. Rendell is closing interstates 83, 78, and part of Interstate 81 beginning
at 12:30 p.m. and is expecting to close additional roads as conditions deteriorate.
Due to the winter storm gripping the state, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is temporarily reducing the speed limit to 45 miles-per-hour (MPH) and restricting certain types of vehicles on all interstates and expressways statewide.