Lower, Upper, and West Pottsgrove townships, and Pottstown and Phoenixville boroughs, are among regional winners just awarded millions of dollars in funds from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Pottstown, West Chester, and Philadelphia residents, all members of the same family, have been charged with murder following an investigation in Phoenixville, Chester County's district attorney said Thursday.
After admitting he embezzled nearly $100,000 from the Phoenixville Area School District over several years, Christopher Gehris has been sentenced to pay the money back and serve 14 months in prison.
Phoenixville police will get a better look with video cameras at activities on Church Street, and Marlborough police will benefit from body-worn cameras, both thanks to state grants made Wednesday.
A Phoenixville man, sought by the Lower Pottsgrove Police Department on driving under the influence and other charges, was arrested Tuesday in Phoenixville after a traffic stop by borough police.
A young woman was rescued Thursday from the Schuylkill River bank near Black Rock Tunnel after hitting rocks and suffering a head injury. First-responder personnel arrived from several area companies.