These Are Montgomery County's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released These Are Montgomery County's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released
These Are Montgomery County's Top Public Middle Schools: New Rankings Released Niche has released brand-new rankings running down the best public middle schools in America. One Montgomery County school, The Souderton Charter School Collaborative, ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania for charter schools and took the top spot for middle schools in the county. Here are the top 20 best middle schools in Montgomery County, according to Niche. 20. Upper Moreland Middle School. 19. Springfield Township Middle School. 18. Indian Crest Middle School. 17. Pennbrook Middle School. 16. Arcola Intermediate School. 15. Indian Valley Middle School. 14. Skyview Upper Elementary School…
Screaming Woman Points Gun At Customers In PA Guitar Store: Police (VIDEO) Screaming Woman Points Gun At Customers In PA Guitar Store: Police (VIDEO)
Screaming Woman Points Gun At Customers In PA Guitar Store: Police (Video) An emotionally disturbed woman was arrested without incident after pointing a gun and screaming at several customers in a Montgomery County guitar store, according to police. The woman pointed her gun at the heads of multiple customers while screaming incoherently at the Guitar Center in the Metroplex Shopping Center, 2620 Chemical Road, the Plymouth Township Police Department said. Some customers managed to flee from the store while others were hiding within, according to police. Officers arrived on scene and were immediately confronted by the woman as she exited the store with gun in han…
PA Neighbor Heard Screaming Before Bar Employee Beat GF Dead With Hammer: Affidavit PA Neighbor Heard Screaming Before Bar Employee Beat GF Dead With Hammer: Affidavit
PA Neighbor Heard Screaming Before Bar Employee Beat GF Dead With Hammer: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man has been charged with murder on accusations he beat his girlfriend to death with a hammer, authorities said. William Carey, 46, carried out the deadly attack on his girlfriend, Jessica Zipkin, 34, at their Gravel Pike apartment in Perkiomen, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced on Saturday, Nov. 2. Police were called to the apartment around 2:10 a.m., after receiving a 911 call saying there may be a deceased person at the location, DA Steele said. A responding Pennsylvania State Police trooper found Zipkin face down on the bedroom floor of one of the…
Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama In PA To Support Kamala Harris Campaign Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama In PA To Support Kamala Harris Campaign
Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama In PA To Support Kamala Harris Campaign Singer Alicia Keys will join former First Lady Michelle Obama in Montgomery County to support the Kamala Harris campaign. Keys, a Grammy Award winner, and the former First Lady will be rallying voters somewhere in Montgomery County on Saturday, Nov. 2, according to a Harris-Walz campaign news release. The exact time and location were not released at the time of publication. First Lady Jill Biden will be making three campaign stops in Pennsylvania on Sunday, Nov. 3, previous reporting by Daily Voice states. Trump is expected to be in Lititz on Sunday, before the both campaigns begin making…
First Lady Jill Biden Making Several Stops In PA For Harris Campaign First Lady Jill Biden Making Several Stops In PA For Harris Campaign
First Lady Jill Biden Making Several Stops In PA For Harris Campaign First Lady Jill Biden will be making several campaign stops in Pennsylvania to support Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, Nov. 3. The First Lady will be stopping in Bethlehem, King of Prussia, and Harrisburg to "encourage Pennsylvanians to make a plan to vote at iwillvote.com/PA," a news release states. Her first campaign stop will be in Bethlehem at 11 a.m. followed by the King of Prussia event at 1 p.m., according to the news release. The Harrisburg stop is scheduled for 3 p.m.  The exact locations where each event will be held was not released at press time. At around th…
Infant Raped By Montgomery County Man While Making Child Porn: DA Infant Raped By Montgomery County Man While Making Child Porn: DA
Infant Raped By Montgomery County Man While Making Child Porn: DA A Montgomery County man raped a 10-month-old boy while making child pornography, according to authorities. Brian Groo, 24, of Horsham, was charged after a video of the infant being raped was found online on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said. Authorities initially learned of the video after receiving a cybertip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children on the same date, according to the district attorney. The video had been shared via an online messaging app called Kik. The cybertip indicated that the video appeared to be newly produc…
Man 'Angry Over Politics' Used Mom's Phone To Threaten Montco Republican Committee: DA Man 'Angry Over Politics' Used Mom's Phone To Threaten Montco Republican Committee: DA
Man 'Angry Over Politics' Used Mom's Phone To Threaten Montco Republican Committee: DA A Philadelphia man has been arrested for sending threats to the Montgomery County Republican Committee Office, authorities said Wednesday evening, Oct. 30. Edward Cieri Jr. is believed to have placed a phone call to the Penllyn Blue Bell Pike office in Whitpain Township and called Joseph Rittenhouse, who was working the desk, a f**got on Saturday morning, Oct. 26, according to Montgomery County DA Kevin R. Steele and the affidavit. Rittenhouse said he mocked Cieri, which made him upset. That's when Cieri said, "I'll put one in your head," then said he would shoot the staffer and told h…
Garage Fire Leads To Total Loss of Montgomery County Home: Authorities Garage Fire Leads To Total Loss of Montgomery County Home: Authorities
Garage Fire Leads To Total Loss of Montgomery County Home: Authorities A Montgomery County home was declared to be a total loss following what started as a garage fire on Sunday, Oct. 27, according to authorities. The home, located at 401 Shipwrighter Way in Towamencin Township was a total loss due to fire and water damage, according to Towamencin Township Fire Marshal Bill Oettinger. While the fire was determined to be accidental, its origin is still under investigation, Oettinger said.  The fire was initially reported as being in the garage at 5:27 p.m., according to Oettinger. However, the blaze eventually spread into the home itself. The garage…
Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police
Bomb Threat Forces Closure Of GOP Headquarters In PA: State Police The Montgomery County Republican Committee Headquarters was forced to close down following a bomb threat on Saturday, Oct. 26, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. "We’ve engaged with the (FBI, Montgomery County District Attorney), and local law enforcement in Whitpain Township investigating a bomb threat targeted at the Montgomery County GOP," state police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. We’ve engaged with the @FBI, @MontcopaDA, and local law enforcement in Whitpain Township investigating a bomb threat targeted at the Montgomery County GOP. https://t.co/2bS0BNpK9U — P…
Armed Man Killed By Police In Montgomery County, DA Says Armed Man Killed By Police In Montgomery County, DA Says
Armed Man Killed By Police In Montgomery County, DA Says A 68-year-old armed man was shot and killed by police in Montgomery County on Sunday morning, Oct. 27, authorities said. Upper Moreland police were called to a home at the Commerce Square Apartments in Willow Grove for a domestic disturbance where an 83-year-old resident let them inside around 11:50 a.m., MontCo District Attorney Kevin Steele said. Inside, the 68-year-old man ignored officers' commands to drop the handgun and began to raise the firearm up, at which point he was shot and killed by officers, Steele said. Montgomery County Detectives responded to the scene and are investigati…
Owner of PA Restaurant Gets Prison Time For Defrauding COVID Programs: Authorities Owner of PA Restaurant Gets Prison Time For Defrauding COVID Programs: Authorities
Owner of PA Restaurant Gets Prison Time For Defrauding COVID Programs: Authorities The owner of a Montgomery County Italian restaurant is getting prison time for defrauding several federal COVID-19 relief programs, authorities said. Giuseppina “Josephine” Leone, 62, of North Wales, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and one year of supervised release on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the US Department of Justice said in a news release. She must also pay a $50,000 fine and a $300 special assessment for pandemic program fraud, the news release states. Leone has also paid full restitution in the amount of $972,861. Her request for a sentence involving an alternative to jail time was de…
Philly Man Arrested for Threatening Co-Worker After Leading Police On Chase: Affidavit Philly Man Arrested for Threatening Co-Worker After Leading Police On Chase: Affidavit
Philly Man Arrested for Threatening Co-Worker After Leading Police On Chase: Affidavit A former postal worker-led police on a chase through Montgomery County after he made threats to a co-worker on Friday, Oct. 11, authorities said. Andil Fatokinsi, 20, of Philadelphia, was initially pursued by Pennsylvania State Police on his way to the Lansdale Post Office, located at 20 Vine Street, where he was eventually arrested by borough police, according to an affidavit Daily Voice obtained on Thursday, Oct. 24. He was only supposed to be picking up his last paycheck. Fatokinsi's supervisor reported to the Lansdale Borough police that he'd gotten a text message that read, "Hello mama…