Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Oxford Area High School closed Friday after a confirmed measles case, becoming the first Chester County school shut down by the outbreak, as five West Chester elementary schools sit below the vaccination threshold needed to prevent spread.
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Oxford Area High School closed Friday after a confirmed measles case, becoming the first Chester County school shut down by the outbreak, as five West Chester elementary schools sit below the vaccination threshold needed to prevent spread.
Public Safety
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has confirmed an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Chester County, including East Bradford Township, with dead deer turning up near water sources. The disease poses no risk to humans, but officials are asking residents to report sick or dead deer to help track the spread.
Public Safety
Chester County's 911 call stations in West Chester, West Goshen and South Coatesville Borough will receive $400,000 in state funding for new computers, cybersecurity hardware and an AI-managed detection service, part of a nearly $2 million public safety grant package announced by Sen. Carolyn Comitta.
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Chester County's measles cases have risen to 65 as Pennsylvania's outbreak reaches 676 confirmed infections, 124 hospitalizations and two deaths statewide, with health officials urging vaccination.
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The Chester County Board of Commissioners proclaimed September as National Preparedness Month, with CCDES coordinator Dan Saunders urging residents to register for free ReadyChesCo emergency notifications, build go-kits and create family plans.
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The Chester County Health Department opens a free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Government Services Center in West Chester on Sept. 14, running through Dec. 18, with walk-ins welcome and no copay for insured residents.
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State Sens. Carolyn Comitta and John Kane announced legislation to create a "Recovery Works" specialty license plate in Pennsylvania, with proceeds funding the statewide recovery nonprofit PRO-A and the idea developed with input from the Chester County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services.
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Warren Evan Reynolds, 64, a former New Garden Township supervisor, was sentenced Aug. 22 to 17.5–35 years in state prison for sexually abusing a child over four years beginning in 1999, with Chester County Judge Bret Binder also designating him a sexually violent predator.
Public Safety
A new PennEnvironment report found E. coli above EPA no-swim thresholds in Brandywine Creek on at least one of five sampling days in 2024-2025, raising health concerns for West Chester-area kayakers, tubers and swimmers as the borough faces a stormwater funding gap.
Public Safety
Eastbound U.S. 30 (Exton Bypass) closes fully tonight, Monday, Aug. 24, from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. for sinkhole remediation paving, with detours via Quarry Road, Lancaster Avenue and Route 100; a Lancaster Avenue lane closure follows starting Tuesday.
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Chester County health inspectors cited Jaco Juice & Taco at 8 W. Gay St. in West Chester for eight code violations on Aug. 19, including refrigeration units running 6 to 10 degrees above the 41-degree limit, which forced food disposal during the inspection.
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West Goshen Township has replaced 1,700 feet of stormwater pipe in Fresh Meadows, awarded a streambank restoration contract on Basin Road, and is pursuing county and state grants for sewer work in the Chatwood and Oakhill neighborhoods.
Public Safety
Chester County law enforcement warns that major routes through the region carry human trafficking activity, with local officials and faith groups urging West Chester-area residents to report suspected cases.
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