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Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. InPennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Upper Bucks Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest heat risk will be in the lowerelevations and valleys.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
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headline: Heat Advisory from THU 10:00 AM EDT until FRI 8:00 PM EDT
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urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Upper Bucks County
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Weather Alert
Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. InPennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Upper Bucks Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest heat risk will be in the lowerelevations and valleys.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
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Type: Heat Advisory
start_time_local: 2024-08-01T10:00:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2024-08-02T20:00:00-04:00
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state: NJ
headline: Heat Advisory from THU 10:00 AM EDT until FRI 8:00 PM EDT
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category: Met
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urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Warren County
state_name: New Jersey
Weather Alert
Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 102 expected.* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, central, northern, andsouthern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
Info:
Type: Heat Advisory
start_time_local: 2024-08-01T10:00:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2024-08-02T20:00:00-04:00
county_name:
state: PA
headline: Heat Advisory from THU 10:00 AM EDT until FRI 8:00 PM EDT
county_fips:
category: Met
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urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Western Montgomery County
state_name: Pennsylvania
Weather Alert
Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 102 expected.* WHERE...Portions of northern Delaware, central, northern, andsouthern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
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Type: Heat Advisory
start_time_local: 2024-08-01T10:00:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2024-08-02T20:00:00-04:00
county_name:
state: PA
headline: Heat Advisory from THU 10:00 AM EDT until FRI 8:00 PM EDT
county_fips:
category: Met
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urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Lower Bucks County
state_name: Pennsylvania
Weather Alert
Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. InPennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Upper Bucks Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest heat risk will be in the lowerelevations and valleys.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
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Type: Heat Advisory
start_time_local: 2024-08-01T10:00:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2024-08-02T20:00:00-04:00
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state: NJ
headline: Heat Advisory from THU 10:00 AM EDT until FRI 8:00 PM EDT
county_fips:
category: Met
url:
urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Warren County
state_name: New Jersey
Weather Alert
Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. InPennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Upper Bucks Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest heat risk will be in the lowerelevations and valleys.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
Info:
Type: Heat Advisory
start_time_local: 2024-08-01T10:00:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2024-08-02T20:00:00-04:00
county_name:
state: NJ
headline: Heat Advisory from THU 10:00 AM EDT until FRI 8:00 PM EDT
county_fips:
category: Met
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urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Hunterdon County
state_name: New Jersey
Weather Alert
Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. InPennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Upper Bucks Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest heat risk will be in the lowerelevations and valleys.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
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Type: Heat Advisory
start_time_local: 2024-08-01T10:00:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2024-08-02T20:00:00-04:00
county_name:
state: PA
headline: Heat Advisory from THU 10:00 AM EDT until FRI 8:00 PM EDT
county_fips:
category: Met
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urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Lehigh County
state_name: Pennsylvania
Weather Alert
Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. InPennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Upper Bucks Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest heat risk will be in the lowerelevations and valleys.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
Info:
Type: Heat Advisory
start_time_local: 2024-08-01T10:00:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2024-08-02T20:00:00-04:00
county_name:
state: PA
headline: Heat Advisory from THU 10:00 AM EDT until FRI 8:00 PM EDT
county_fips:
category: Met
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urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
geographicname: Northampton County
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Weather Alert
Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. InPennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Upper Bucks Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest heat risk will be in the lowerelevations and valleys.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
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urgency: Expected
severity: Moderate
certainty: Likely
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Bulletin: ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.* WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. InPennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, and Upper Bucks Counties.* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 8 PM EDT Friday.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest heat risk will be in the lowerelevations and valleys.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks inshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heatshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is anemergency! Call 9 1 1.&&
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Rafael Vega-Rodriguez
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – A Reading man will spend more than four decades behind bars for attempting to kill three FBI agents.
42-year-old Rafael Vega-Rodriguez was sentenced Wednesday in United States District Court to 540 months’ imprisonment, five years of supervised release and a $4,500 fine for shooting at the agents.
The sentence follows Vega-Rodriguez's February conviction on three counts of attempted murder of a federal law enforcement officer, three counts of assault on a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two related firearms charges.
On March 1, 2020, FBI agents were conducting surveillance while looking for Vega-Rodriguez, who was the subject of an active state arrest warrant for a parole violation.
The agents observed the defendant walking with a second individual, and when they attempted to stop and arrest him, Vega-Rodriguez drew a handgun from under his sweatshirt and fired at the agents.
Vega-Rodriguez was arrested two days later in Leola, Pa., approximately 30 miles southwest of Reading.
“Rafael Vega-Rodriguez tried to murder three FBI agents doing their job, which, on that day, was to effect his lawful arrest,” said U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero.
“He’s proven himself to be a violent, dangerous man, a threat not just to law enforcement, but the community, as well. We’re all safer with him behind bars and today’s sentence ensures that’s exactly where he’ll spend the next several decades of his life.”
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