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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…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Police ID 27-Year-Old Dad Killed In Sumneytown Pike Crash Police ID 27-Year-Old Dad Killed In Sumneytown Pike Crash
Police ID 27-Year-Old Dad Killed In Sumneytown Pike Crash Police have identified the victim of a fatal crash on Sumneytown Pike as a 27-year-old Harleysville man. Jordan Sims was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, with a 24-year-old female passenger, also from Harleysville, in the front passenger seat at the time, westbound, when it struck a 2006 Nissan Murano in the eastbound lane, Towamencin Police Chief Tim Troxel said. The 25-year-old Nissan driver, from Philadelphia, and Sim's passenger were injured. Sims, who leaves behind a son and a daughter, was pronounced dead. The crash remained under investigation as of last Friday. Meanwhile, Sims' …

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Penn Student Who Had Hijab Ripped Off By Peers Could Face Criminal Charges North Penn Student Who Had Hijab Ripped Off By Peers Could Face Criminal Charges
North Penn Student Who Had Hijab Ripped Off By Peers Could Face Criminal Charges A North Penn High School student who had her hijab ripped off by two of her peers during a fight could be facing criminal charges. Lawmakers, religious officials and other community members in Montgomery County say Sanaa Beaufort, however, was the victim. Beaufort was fighting with two classmates in the school cafeteria on May 4, when the girls pulled her hijab off of her head, CBS Philly says citing her attorney. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and Towamencin police said they "found no evidence that racial or religious bias motivated" in the 32-second fight. Beaufort's f…

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by Cecilia Levine