Justin Heinze covers Montgomery and Chester counties in Pennsylvania for Patch. He went to Haddonfield Memorial High School in New Jersey and graduated from St. Joseph's University in 2009 with a BA in English and History. Since then he has served three terms of service with Americorps, working on and leading conservation crews in the Sonoran Desert and eastern Montana. Before Patch, he covered the military and politics for the Northwest Florida Daily News. He is pursuing an MS in Environmental Studies from Green Mountain College, and is currently at work on a novel inspired by volunteer experiences in Tanzania.
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New research indicates the coronavirus first broke out in Pennsylvania as early as February, weeks before the first positive test results.
The event will feature experienced parents of LGBTQ youth discussing how to best raise children in the community.
These stellar felines have spent too long in the shelter. Here are the good boys and girls that need a home this week.
Special tours to celebrate Juneteenth, which honors the freedom of enslaved peoples in the United States, will be held in Montgomery County.
The 43-year-old mother of two passed away due to COVID-19. Thousands have been raised in her memory for frontline workers.
Five-foot bike lanes in both directions, new sidewalks, a reconstructed bridge, and more are coming to 202.
The seven acre property includes a custom pool and pool house, a botanical greenhouse, spring-fed pond, and more.
Steady progress continues to be made in eradicating the pandemic in Montgomery County.
Severe storms could be on the way later Monday in southeastern Pennsylvania. Here's what you need to know.
Pointing to a rise in anxiety orders and depression in children, state lawmakers aim to bring children two mental health days per semester.
The man found dead in the rubble of a Montco home was likely mixing chemical substances to make illegal fireworks, police said.
Here's what things look like in Norristown over the next few days.
The dashboard was a critical tool both to keep the public up to date during a crisis and to inform county policy.
The circumstances leading up to Thursday's incident, which sparked a three-alarm fire and locked down a local community, remain unclear.
The woman, who was six months pregnant, also discussed sexually abusing her child once she gave birth, officials said.
The woman, who was six months pregnant, also discussed sexually abusing her child once she gave birth, officials said.
What we in Pennsylvania call insects that emit light from their abdomens, delighting us on summer nights, is a matter of geography.
Live music, new restaurants, farmers markets, and more. Check out these events happening in Montgomery County.
The traveling Drive 'N Drag tour which aims to "Save 2021" is coming to Montgomery County this month.
A fire at an Eagleville apartment complex is connected to an "active police incident," and a shelter in place order was issued.
