Montgomery County News

A shortage of seasonal flu vaccine, caused by the combination of a delay in shipments and heightened public demand, has caused the Montgomery County Health Department to cancel flu vaccination programs it originally scheduled for next week in Trappe and Pottstown, respectively.

LANSDALE, Pa. - The circumstances around a diesel fuel spill by railway giant CSX last month, and Lansdale Borough's detailed and comprehensive response to the spill, became much clearer Wednesday night.

For a glimpse of how far a small-town political feud can go, see Bridgeport, where nearly half the Borough Council was barred from the mayor's funeral 11 days ago.

The number of open county judge seats alone - seven on an expanded 23-seat bench - made Montgomery County's judicial race historic.

I know, I know, the most interesting race is the NY-23. Polling seems to indicate that it's a win for the wingnut branch of the GOP.

A top Coast Guard officer says crews will keep searching the Pacific for survivors among nine military personnel aboard a Coast Guard plane and a Marine Corps helicopter that collided in midair nearly two days ago.

Just in case the Phillies are again World Series champions, plans already are under way for Montgomery County deputies to beef up some municipal police departments to help with any unruly fans who might break out in impromptu celebrations."I don't want to jinx anyone but you have to plan for these things," said Sheriff John P. Durante on ...

The Montgomery County commissioners have given the county health department the OK to cut through any bureaucratic red tape it encounters trying to protect county residents against the H1N1 virus.The authority stems from President Obama's recent declaration that the swine flu constituted a national emergency.

Governor Edward G. Rendell joined local officials today to open the new $8.4 million DeKalb Street Bridge carrying Route 202 North over Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in Bridgeport Borough, Montgomery County.

Rick Taylor may be able to go head to head against House Republicans, but taking on the defending World Series champs is another matter.Taylor, a Democratic state representative from Montgomery County, came out on the short end Wednesday night in the battle to generate a crowd for a town hall meeting to discuss Pennsylvania's budget.

Police in suburban Philadelphia are investigating the stabbing murder of a woman.

Reminder: Health Department to Hold H1N1 Vaccine Clinics for Pregnant Woman and Children 5 to 9 years old October 27, 2009 The Montgomery County Health Department has scheduled two walk-in H1N1 flu clinics for pregnant women and 5 to 9 year olds who are Montgomery County residents.

Attorneys for Jon and Kate Gosselin confirmed Monday morning that Jon has complied with a court order to return money missing from the couple's joint bank account - but Jon says Kate has yet to account for how she spent $33,000 in cash withdrawals.

UPPER GWYNEDD TWP., Pa. - October 27, 2009 -- Police in Montgomery County are investigating a murder mystery.

A Bethlehem man Monday admitted stabbing a man in January after he was asked to leave a party in Upper Dublin.

Like a migraine that never quite goes away, the bickering Gosselins of reality-TV show fame aired some of their well-publicized issues yesterday in Montgomery County Family Court.

Montgomery County this week will hold two limited free H1N1 inoculation community clinics.The walk-in clinics, which are limited to county residents, are targeting the two most at-risk groups - pregnant women and children ages 5 to 9.The clinics are scheduled for:? Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Congregation Beth Or, 239 Welsh Road between ...

A Doylestown Township man has begun serving jail time for a fatal two-vehicle accident he caused in January in Montgomery Township.

Police say they do not know what caused a head-on collision in suburban Philadelphia that killed both drivers.

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