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Friday, May 24, 2013

Possible Child Luring, $20M Fraud Case Among This Week's Regional Stories

A lawmaker criticizes a local camp for 'gay therapy,' neighbors stop an apparent burglary and more in news from the Philadelphia area.

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Rape Charge, Hit-and-Run Arrest Tops Regional News

Also, royalty visits a Radnor family, honoring a fallen firefighter and a new business for Bryn Mawr.

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Missing Woman, Flipped Car Top Area News

Also, a teen goes missing, homicide charges filed, a kid on a mission and new businesses coming to the area.

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Principal Removed, Homeowner Shoots at Intruders Top Regional News

Also making headlines this week around the region: a local man gets a Tony Award nomination, Kobe Bryant's stuff goes on the auction block and more.

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2:08 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013

Bill, it's still regulated. You can't drink and drive. I just don't appreciate the gun advocates stating things that clearly are not true such as the government trying to eliminate gun ownership and the ever popular passing of firearms down in the family. That is another lie that seems to be popular to support the gun owners arguments. Tell me this Bill, what are you afraid of if a bill is passed…   more ›

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Teen Killer, Drug Ring Sentence Among Eastern Pa. News

Also: Easter Sunday shooting, priest accused of sexual assault while serving in Bucks County.

Judge Mulls Reduced Sentence for Teen Killer Qu'eed Batts committed a murder when he was 14 as part of a gang inititation. The state Supreme Court ruled that the original sentencing for Batts, now 21, was unconstitutional. Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Easter Shooting Karim Amir Walker was charged with attempted murder Monday for allegedly shooting at the brothers of his girlfriend on Easter Sunday afternoon in Lansdale, Montgomery County. Priest Accused of Sexual Assault A mother of eight is suing The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Bucks County, claiming that a priest sexually assaulted her. Barbershop Drug Ring Dealer Sentenced to Prison One of the men who dealt drugs out of the Heads Up Barbershop in Tredyffrin …

Friday, April 5, 2013

Drug Barber to Prison, Teen Murder Trial Top Regional News

Also, a long-time Gladwyne fixture steps down, a farmers market is coming to Philadelphia, a Chestnut Hill icon closes its doors and the Main Line goes to Wall Street.

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Friday, March 29, 2013

Clue in Missing Student Case, 3-Foot Tall Bunny Top Regional News

Also in this week's regional roundup, the course for Manayunk's new bike race is announced, asbestos cleanup starts in Valley Forge and a road sign that will make you do a double take.

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Murder-Suicide at Hospital, Fake Bomb Threat Top Eastern PA News

Also, man shoots himself inside a sporting goods store, residents held at gunpoint in their home, and how we're all breaking the law.

Check out some of Patch's biggest stories from the past week in eastern Pennsylvania: A man who barricaded himself inside a Dicks Sporting Goods store shot himself after a more than three-hour standoff with police. Read the story here. An elderly man shot and killed his wife, then himself, in a hospice room at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Allentown around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin and a hospital official said. Full details here. A 16-year-old girl is missing and there is concern that she might be in danger, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Chester County sent out alerts about the disappearance Angela Marie Vega-Yohn, of Philadelphia. Her case is being categorized as an …

Friday, March 22, 2013

Fake Bomb Threat, Missing Teen Top Regional News

Also, a Haverford actress makes it to the Philly stages, a Delco film student shines a light on child abuse and the Aces play for a championship.

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Lehigh Valley's 'Bonnie & Clyde,' Police Bullet Killed Bystander Top Eastern PA News

Explosives-filled storage unit, DA investigates crash that killed jogger also make headlines.

Lehigh Valley 'Bonnie & Clyde' Jailed After Carjackings, 100 mph Chase, Police Say A Macungie couple caused mayhem in Philadelphia and Camden as they stole two police cars and led a dangerous chase through city streets, authorities say. Blasts Rock Quiet Chester County Town As Cops Find Explosives Hoard Two bomb-disposal units were among the multiple emergency response teams working at a Public Storage Thursday evening after a large amount of explosives was found inside a storage locker. Police Bullet Killed Elderly Woman in Warminster Standoff, DA Says Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said 89-year-old Marie Zienkewicz died being a good neighbor. Wanted In Hit-and-Run Death of Young Family, Man Surrenders in Bethlehem Julio …

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