After an outage that lasted for hours, 911 services were restored in Pennsylvania, officials announced.

In the event of a telephone outage, some Pennsylvania communities have an old-school yet vital failsafe to alert first responders to an emergency. One of those communities is in the Midstate. Hanover is one of a handful of communities that still maintain a Gamewell telegraph fire call box system.

A power outage at Monroe Energy in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, caused the strong gas odor many smelled in northern Delaware.

A power outage at an oil refinery in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, is the likely cause of a strange odor that was reported throughout Delaware, officials said. Residents in New Castle County, Delaware,

We don't believe this was caused by a cyberattack or a software update,’ Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency director says

Officials say the odor is from an equipment failure at a refinery in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. They say there is no hazard related to the odor.

State legislator Abigail Salisbury (34th District) continues to address ways to better prepare municipalities for heavy storms, like the storm that left nearly half a million people without power April 29.

Hundreds are without power in the Susquehanna Valley as severe storms hit the area. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch and a Flood Watch have been issued by the National Weather Service for multiple counties in south-central Pennsylvania.