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Chester County Town Listed as One of Best College Towns in Pennsylvania
West Chester, home of West Chester University, is one of the best college towns in Pennsylvania, according to a new list recently released by World Atlas. This thriving town of around 18,000 residents has one of the best main streets in the state, where historic buildings play host to a range of restaurants, boutiques, galleries, and so much more.
Bam Margera will spend 6 months on probation after plea over family altercation
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Former "Jackass" star Bam Margera will spend six months on probation after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct Wednesday over an altercation at his home near Philadelphia.Margera, 44, had been charged with assaulting his brother and making threats to other family members during what the brother called a "frightening and unpredictable" two-week visit home last year.The plea ends a long legal case that spun out of his stay at the Chester County home known as Castle Bam. At a hearing last year, Margera told the judge he was getting drug and alcohol treatment.Jess Margera, at the same court hearing, called his brother "a good dude when he's not messed up" but said he had exhibited troubling behavior for two decades and, while home, had been awake for days. Jess Margera suffered a ruptured eardrum in the altercation, while Margera's girlfriend called police when he kicked in her bedroom door, the brother testified.Defense lawyer William J. Brennan said Margera pleaded guilty to two summary offenses and is now clean, sober and productive a year after the arrest."You can really say he won his case before today just by turning his life around," Brennan said Wednesday.
Malinda Hoagland's family wants changes to Pennsylvania laws after her death
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Malinda Hoagland's half-sisters want change and reform. They want improved communication between child protective services in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties after Malinda died due to "evil abuse" earlier this year. "There were a lot of failures, on a lot of levels, outside the home," Emily Lee, Malinda's half-sister, said. In early May, Chester County prosecutors announced charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and kidnapping against Rendell Hoagland, Malinda's father, and Cindy Warren, Rendell Hoagland's girlfriend.Police allege the pair tortured, restrained and starved the 12-year-old for months, resulting in her death.Investigators say Malinda weighed 50 pounds when she died.A CBS News...
Agency Grants Assist Local Affordable Housing Proposals
HARRISBURG PA – Affordable housing project proposals in Montgomery, Berks, and Chester counties will receive more than $9 million in grants, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency announced. The list includes three recipients in the Pottstown area. The money, to be distributed among 33 organizations in the Tri-County region, is...
Suspect in Ulta Beauty thefts in Berks, Chester counties jailed following extradition from NYC
A 20-year-old man from New York City has been extradited to Pennsylvania to face retail theft charges in Berks and Chester counties. Investigators say Audys A. Soto Sandoval was part of a group of four males who entered the Ulta Beauty store in Broadcasting Square shopping center on March 19 about 10 a.m.
Kennett Township to develop Five Points intersection
Over the past several years, as the conversation for the Five Points intersection in Kennett Township included converting it to a roundabout, there was one essential component missing in that plan that other successful roundabouts in southern Chester County already enjoy. Plenty of room to create one. At the Kennett...
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