Community Corner
Tourist Bus Crashes / Flying Watermelons Prompt Investigation / Disabled Student Can't Do Field Day / 18 in Pa. Make Fortune 500
Miss a day, miss a lot. Catch up on recent news in Eastern Pennsylvania, including strangest police stories and a Good News roundup

HEADLINES
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.
OMG PD
- Chesco DA: Arrest Made in ‘Afghan Woman’ Photo Theft
- Police Seeking Arson Suspect in Borough Tree Fire
- Man Calls 911 In Lansdale Because Store Didn’t Sell Chicken Strips: Cops
- Pre-School Teacher Guilty of Hitting Children Sentenced
- Man Admits to Exposing Himself at Local Redner’s
- Man Exposed Himself in Oxford Valley Mall Parking Lot: Report
- Cops: Alleged Home Invader Who Sat In Garage With Scented Candle Waives Hearing
- Body Found in Suitcase Stabbed, Beaten to Death
GOOD NEWS
- Newtown Boy Scout Troop 29 Wins 9th Saber
- A Day In The Life Of Norristown’s Habitat For Humanity
- Archbishop Carroll Named Seat Belt Challenge Winners
- Phoenixville Soccer Star Chooses Temple
- Valley Forge Casino CEO Named Head of Tourism Board
THINGS TO DO
- Weekend Pick: Firefighting Day to Showcase Antique Trucks
- Horsham Day Set For Saturday
- Your Guide to 11 Upcoming Free Events Near Hatboro
- Free Admission To The Zoo In Norristown On Sunday
- Your Guide to 11 Upcoming Free Events Near Montgomeryville
- 5 Things to Do This Weekend in Bucks County
- 7 Unique Events At Norristown Farm Park This Summer
- Washington Crossing Historic Park Offers Free Admission to Military Families
- Newtown Applebee’s and El Barrio Cantina Host to Benefit for ALSF
- Doylestown Art Days: What You Need to Know
- Artists Head Outdoors at Valley Forge Park
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