Red Cross helps after Hamburg fire

The Red Cross is helping two people after a fire Sunday night in Berks County.


It started around 7:30 p.m. at 100 Chestnut Street in Hamburg.


Video from a 69News viewer shows crews responding to the fire.



There's no word on any injuries or how the fire started.






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Man arrested in steroid-trafficking operation

An arrest for driving under the influence in Berks County early Sunday led authorities to a suspected steroid-trafficking operation.



Police say 38-year-old James Palmer was arrested in the 1000 block of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing around 2:30 a.m. for DUI.


Authorities then learned Palmer, of 77 Sweetwater Lane in Lower Heidelberg Township, was suspected in trafficking steroids and had several false identities.


Police were able to locate a storage locker rented under one of Palmer's false identities, and searched it, along with his home and vehicle.


Authorities say the searches netted more than 1,000 oral and injectable steroids and hypodermic needles.


They also found shipping envelopes addressed to people throughout the U.S. containing various oral and injectable steroids.


Palmer is charged with DUI, possession with intent to deliver steroids, and possession of drug paraphernalia.


Authorities say he will face more drug related charges for trafficking steroids.






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Slick spots, snow, and some sun!

of the big winter Jack But in daylight i got done thirty six WriteNow now again most of our temperatures are actually above freezing, not everywhere but most of us but again we had a cold January recent cold spell so some of your pavement temperatures including roads are around or below freezing, which is why we seen them slippery conditions. Plus we had freezing rain for a while yesterday until most of us went over to plane rain during the afternoon but BlueMountain shows us a nice looking this morning. Pressure is up at twenty nine. eighty two i so here we go thirtieth Mount Pocono is below freezing. So is Lancaster Harrisburg below freezing York said thirty seven and you can see most of us are above the freezing mark but some of those pavement temperatures are at or below freezing Philly one more time, breezy partly sunny afternoon. i have 42 and in New York 41? with a partly sunny sky the breeze will continue to pick up at least at times i here's what we've got you can see the look here this morning across the Northeast. It's interesting setup because you got the area of low pressure, which is up over northern Maine and Eastern Canada and on the warm eastern side of that with the southerly flow the temperatures have pushed well into the 40s up into Canada and there's some rain there but on the backside as a colder air drains down the temperatures have fallen off and there've been at least a few flurries and snow showers will continue to allow for a Florida or snow shower around here if anything it may briefly dust the ground that will not be the case for most of us but again we party got some slick spots out there from a residual from yesterday as far as the freezing rain and the rain and some of the roads haven't had enough time to dry out to just use extra caution future satellite radar pretty quiet in the short term the next system is a clipper type system that comes in here late Tuesday night or first thing Wednesday this does not look to be a big issue but i think we'll see intermittent snow and flurries during the day on Wednesday and again this model this is nine o'clock in the morning and this is one of the models it is much slower with precipitation eventually it brings it in during the afternoon but some of the models have it right off the bat Wednesday and right now as far as any sort of accumulation zone you can see this thing blows up Off toward the east east of us and there could be quite a bit more snow off to the east. i think for us initial call be according to an inch maybe two you can see this is what the models are predicting as far as the expected snow on Wednesday most between an inch or two to a forecast no the way in those temperatures in the 30s with intermittent clouds and the way back partly sunny and upper 30s along with a breeze by the way morning slick spots be careful also a snow shower to clouds and sun breezy as we approach 40 w. wind averaging 8 to 60 patchy clouds tonight than 23 and the rest of the seven-day forecast tomorrow to some early and then let's call it increasing and thickening clouds as we move on through here's the midweek snapshot with that area of low pressure so some snow and flurries at times on






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Life Lessons: What to do after car accident

It’s not something any of us want to think about, but having a car accident is a possibility for anyone.


Statistics show over the course of a lifetime, the average driver will have three or four car accidents so the collision is unfortunately a part of life.


If it does happen, what should you do?


Theresa Podguski, director of legislative affairs for AAA East Central in Allentown says you need to try to stay calm and focused. She says it helps to make a plan before a collision ever happens.


"Emotions do play a part in it. You get excited in the event of a collision, so this way if you're prepared in advance, you have those thoughts in your head and those steps down," says Podguski.


Once an accident happens, she says, take a deep breath and look around.


"You want to assess the situation. Are you injured? Are your passengers injured? And then, is it safe for you to exit your vehicle?"


Next, she says, get your car to the side of the road if you can and make sure to turn your engine off.


"If you cannot move the vehicle, if it is not in driveable condition, make sure you're turning on the emergency flashers. Use warning triangles or emergency flares to warn oncoming traffic that there has been a collision."


And most importantly, don't say, "I'm sorry" to anyone.


"We want to make sure that you don't say that 'I am at fault.' There may be someone else who is more at fault than you. Let the police officers do their investigation and assess that," Podguski says.


In addition, be sure to:


Exchange information with the other driver.

Get information from any witnesses

Notify your insurance agent as soon as you can.


When should you call the police?


"If someone is injured, if someone has died in the collision or if a vehicle needs to be towed."


Podguski adds that even if the police don't come to the scene, you can notify them later to get a police report of the incident.


You may also want to take photos or videos of the accident scene and record anything noteworthy, like the time of day and weather conditions.






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Churches honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dozens of churches in Montgomery County gathered Sunday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


Folks sang during the celebration.


More than 20 churches came together for the event held at First Presbyterian Church at 750 N, Evans Street in Pottstown.


This year, there was a special emphasis on King's Legacy of non-violence.


Speakers focused on the violence happening around the country and in the Pottstown area.






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Churches celebrate MLK

Gibbs, 69 News. >>>chandi lowry: Dozens of churches gather to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. Folks sang during the celebration. More than 20 churches coming together for the event. It was held at First Presbyterian Church on Evans Street in Pottstown. This year.. there was a special emphasis on King's Legacy of non-violence. Speakers focused on the violence happening around






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PennDOT ready for slick roads

PennDOT crews say they're prepared for possible slick conditions during the MondaY morning commute.



Crews were out prepping the roads Sunday night hoping to avoid a repeat of Sunday morning's mess.


Trucks hit the roads in Bucks, Montgomery, and Chester counties around 8 p.m.


More trucks were scheduled to head out after midnight.


And closer to the Lehigh Valley. we saw crews ready to salt early Monday.






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PennDOT ready for slick roads

Meteorologist Matt Broderick. >>> jaciel cordoba: PennDOT crews say they're prepared for possible slick conditions during the morning commute today.>> eve TANNERY:prepping the roads last night hoping to avoid a repeat of yesterday morning's mess. Trucks hit the roads in Bucks, Montgomery, and Chester counties around 8:00 last night. More trucks were scheduled to head out after midnight. And closer to the Lehigh






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