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Sydney Ritter, Norristown Area HS Grad Dies, 18 Sydney Ritter, Norristown Area HS Grad Dies, 18
Sydney Ritter, Norristown Area HS Grad Dies, 18 Family and friends are mourning the loss of 18-year-old Sydney Ritter of Montgomery County who died on Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to an obituary published by Boyd-Horrox-Givnish Funeral Home. A photo on her Instagram page shows her holding degrees from Norristown Area High School and Central Montco Tech. "Joy is happiness that does not depend on what happens. If you are lucky enough to be blessed with a child, your heart is full of JOY," the obituary reads. She loved makeup, finding just the right outfit and "blinging out her car," her obituary reads. "She just shined. She loved sw…

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by Jon Craig
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PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said. Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.”  “It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…

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by Jon Craig
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TikToker With Over 10 Million Views On First Video Killed In PA Crash TikToker With Over 10 Million Views On First Video Killed In PA Crash
TikToker With Over 10 Million Views On First Video Killed In PA Crash A content creator who is known for surviving two shots to the face died in a crash on PA Route 322 on Friday morning, July 19, Derry Township Police announced in a release on  Saturday, July 20.  Amanda Thome, 36, of Annville, became internet famous and a bit of a local celebrity when she took to TikTok to talk about what happened after she shot herself twice in the face in a suicide attempt in Sept. 2022 — with reconstruction surgeries still pending, less than two years after the shooting she died in a car crash.  @amandathome87 This is my first video. I'm here to…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
TikTokers Make Fake Accounts Impersonating PA School Staff, District Says TikTokers Make Fake Accounts Impersonating PA School Staff, District Says
TikTokers Make Fake Accounts Impersonating PA School Staff, District Says Great Valley Middle School students made phony TikTok profiles impersonating their teachers, the school district said in a statement on Sunday, July 7.  "I reiterate my disappointment and sadness that our students’ behavior has caused such duress for our staff," wrote Superintendent Daniel F. Goffredo.  "Seeing GVSD in such a prominent place in the news for behavior like this is also disheartening," he said, referring to a New York Times article on the incident.  The Times report claimed the students posted "disparaging, lewd, racist and homophobic videos" across 22 accounts…

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by Mac Bullock