Montgomery County News

Three suspects have reportedly been apprehended in the robbery of a bank near Pottstown and a subsequent police chase through Montgomery County.

As Mike Hart went through the lumber from one of two local barns that are being dismantled, then reassembled as one, he noticed a piece was from an American Chestnut tree.

Communities in the region that now are eligible to install red-light cameras at troubling intersections are proceeding with caution.

Pottsgrove Extends Interim Education Director's Stay Dr. Barbara Burke-Stevenson was initially expected to serve only three months as interim director of education in the Pottsgrove School District.

Daily thought "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul."

A bill allowing victims to petition the Pennsylvania parole board directly before an offender is released from prison became law today with Gov. Tom Corbett's signature.

A defense attorney for a man accused of killing a woman and her granddaughter in a botched ransom kidnapping in Montgomery County said his client was coerced into confessing.

Big Hits Made Township Derby A Hit Too A crowd of children and parents attending the Lower Pottsgrove Township annual fishing derby Saturday at Sanatoga Lake spent several hours in the early morning sun, catching their share of a meal for the dinner table.

An industrial detergent leak overnight on Route 309 in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, is still causing traffic problems this morning.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will replace the structurally-deficient Haldeman Road Bridge over the Perkiomen Creek in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County beginning Monday, June 24. The new bridge is expected to open in late September.

First the good news: resolutions sponsored by progressive caucus members calling for online voter registration and early voting passed unanimously and a moratorium on fracking passed by a clear majority.

Montgomery County Police say they gave 300 deadbeat parents a week to turn their self in and start making payments to their child support.

On this day, by an 8-1 vote the Supreme Court of the United States issued ABINGTON SCHOOL DIST.

This Week: A Circus In Sanatoga, Carnival In Collegeville What better way to celebrate the annual summer exit from school than a week of fun? Take the family to St. Eleanor's Carnival in Collegeville, the Lewis and Clark Circus in Sanatoga, the Grange Community Fair in Trappe, the Pedal-And-Paddle in Pottstown, or the Haunted Walk in Boyertown.

Some people are looking to lose weight, get fit and improve their overall health, but fail to do so because they don't want to go to a gym.

A section of Valley Forge Road in Devon will close Friday as a new bridge is added for the Chester Valley Trail.

The woman who allegedly made a bomb threat against Gretz Beverage on Wednesday reportedly turned herself into police on Friday afternoon.

A young boy was flown to the hospital after he collided with a car while riding his bike Saturday afternoon.

There was more then meets the eye to a display of old military vehicles in Montgomery County Saturday.

They were giddy about Gov. Tom Corbett's profound vulnerability. The Republican governor's weakness, Democrats feel, offers them an unprecedented opportunity to reclaim the office in 2014.