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3 Killed, 15 Injured When Tourist Bus Crashes In Pennsylvania

A tractor-trailer collided with bus in Monroe County, killing three people and injuring at least 15 others. One of the victims was an Italian tourist on his honeymoon.

Flying Watermelons at PA High School Lead To Investigation

  • Administrators and security officials at Council Rock High School South are investigating the watermelon throwing incident, which was a senior prank.

School Tells Wheelchair-Bound Student He Can’t Participate in Field Day

  • Bucks County Technical High School student Jake Wesley was told he was “medically exempt” from field day because he uses a wheelchair.

Drunk Pa. Man Set Up Fake DUI Checkpoint: Cops

  • The 19-year-old man even identified himself to drivers as trooper Steve Rogers, which is Captain America’s name.

Jailtime for Mother in Deadly Bryn Mawr Crash

  • A pregnant Lower Merion woman has been sentenced to nine to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

$1.5M Theft Ring Involving Beer And Beauty Products Busted, Authorities Say

  • The defendants who allegedly stole and fenced the cargo operated the theft ring in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

18 Pennsylvania Companies Make Fortune 500

  • AmerisourceBergen in Chesterbrook is the top Pennsylvania company listed in the 2015 Fortune 500.

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