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Norristown man pleads guilty to indecent assault in pizza shop

NORRISTOWN >> A Norristown man was remanded to Montgomery County Correctional Facility on Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching a six-year-old inappropriately in a pizza shop in Norristown...

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Mother of slain state trooper David Kedra files lawsuit against Richard...

PHILADELPHIA >> The mother of slain Pennsylvania State Trooper David Kedra has filed a lawsuit against former Pennsylvania State Trooper Richard Schroeter for the September 2014 wrongful death of...

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Montgomery County email address allegedly found in pornographic email chain

NORRISTOWN >> A Montgomery County email address is allegedly linked to the Harrisburg porn scandal, according to news reports and the spokesman of the Office of Attorney General.

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Firefighter injured while battling Norristown blaze; cause under investigation

NORRISTOWN >> A fire broke out in a two story row home in the first block of Hartranft Avenue Tuesday around 2:15 p.m. One responding firefighter suffered a leg injury battling the blaze and was...

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Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman Josh Shapiro to greet Pope Francis...

NORRISTOWN >> Montgomery County commissioners’ Chairman Josh Shapiro will be one of three people to greet Pope Francis when he arrives in Lower Merion on Saturday.

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Man hospitalized after being stabbed in Norristown

NORRISTOWN >> Police are investigating a multiple stabbing incident that occurred on Haws Alley between the 500 blocks of Kohn and George streets Wednesday night.

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Conshohocken man will travel to nation's capital to confront lawmakers about...

CONSHOHOCKEN >> Nearly 76,000 Pennsylvanians were diagnosed with invasive cancer in 2012, according to the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry.

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Toasting the 'people's pope' at West Conshohocken's The Gypsy Saloon

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN >> With a clink of the glasses, revelers at The Gypsy Saloon toasted Pope Francis on Sunday, Sept. 27, in one of the most festive celebrations this side of the Benjamin Franklin...

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Methacton fields open; controversy over lights continues

WORCESTER >> As Methacton students take to the first of the two fields being revitalized by the ongoing stadium renovation project, tension still exists among the community over erecting lights...

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Boy Scout comes to the aid of Towne Manor East residents in East Norriton

EAST NORRITON >> Santa Claus may not have been paying much attention to the wish lists of Towne Manor East residents, but Ryan Hartman sure was.

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State budget impasse could mean layoffs in the Norristown Area School District

NORRISTOWN >> The state budget impasse has Norristown Area School District administrators and board members scrambling to keep staff members employed as $16.5 million in state and federal...

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RSVP sponsors 10th annual 5K event at the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown

NORRISTOWN >> In honor of its 10th annual Run Wild 5K & 1 Mile Walk that will carry runners and walkers past the Flemish Giant rabbit, the Jacob sheep and the giraffe at Elmwood Park Zoo on...

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Pumpkins in the Park 5K to support those battling cancer planned in memory of...

PHILADELPHIA >> Her father believes Lisa Loonstyn-Golden would have loved the Oct. 10 Pumpkins in the Park 5K planned in her memory.

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Norristown Fire Department Chief: West Elm Street home 'a total loss'

NORRISTOWN >> A two-story row home in the 100 block of West Elm Street was declared a “total loss” by Norristown Fire Department Chief Thomas O’Donnell Tuesday morning after a two-alarm fire...

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Alleged Sunshine Law violation debate continues at Methacton School Board...

WORCESTER>> Methacton SchoolBoard Solicitor Frank Bartle addressed recent allegations of Sunshine Law violations on behalf of the board at Sept. 22’s public meeting, assuring residents that the...

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