'Miracle' Pope Portrait / 'Black Lives Matter' / Nursing Home Scandal: Top Pa. News

By JUSTIN HEINZE (Patch Staff)

HEADLINES

AG Expands Legal Action Against Pa. Nursing Home Chain

• Eleven more Golden Living Centers are now included on a legal action filed by the Attorney General. Full list of named locations below.

No Detractors Show Up At Lansdale Church Forum Over ‘Black Lives Matter’ Sign

• Reverend Paul Lutz invited community members to the church to discuss the sign that sparked fury and rage toward the church.

Missing Souderton Man’s Body Found In Maryland, Police Say

• Rest in peace.

Another Human West Nile Case Reported In Bucks County

• This is the season’s second human case of West Nile in Bucks County. The condition and location of the patient was not released.

Dinniman Confident Route 23 Bridge Could Be Completed In September

• Is the end really in sight to Phoenixville’s traffic woes?

25-Year-Old Phoenixville Woman Killed Monday Mourned

• The investigation continued Tuesday into the tragic death of the “thoughtful, caring” local woman and man killed by a taxi.

The Eight-Hour Miracle: Bucks County Man Paints Official Papal Portrait

• Usually it takes Perry Milou weeks to finish a painting. The official portrait of Pope Francis took hours. Coincidence? He thinks not.

Bucks County Man Charged In $1.25M Medicare Scheme

• According to authorities, Zahar Tkach illegally billed Medicare for $1.25M in ambulance services through two companies he owned.

Pennsylvania Named Second Worst State To Have A Baby

• One study ranked the Keystone State as the second worst place in the entire nation to have a baby

300 Trees For 300 Years: Mass Tree Planting Celebrates Hatboro Tricentennial

• “Let’s plant 300 trees.”

GOOD NEWS

• Deputy Sheriffs Sought In Montgomery County
• Norristown Receives $800,000 In Revitalization Funding
• Towamencin Firefighter’s Heroics Earn Award From National Liberty Museum
• 10-Year-Old North Wales Boy Wins National Essay Contest, Trip To NYC
• Horsham Students To Dance In Miss American Parade In Atlantic City