Downingtown News

The West Chester borough received a grant for over $280,000 from Chester County for sewer repairs on East Miner Street as part of the county's $3 million revitalization program.

When medical personnel arrived, the 14-year-old girl who collapsed after cheerleading practice had stopped breathing.

Assistant D.A. Patrick Blessington , Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua , Catholic , Clergy Sex Abuse Trial , Downingtown , Former D.A. Lynn Abraham , Fritz DiOttavio , Monsignor William Lynn , Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA - In Philadelphia's landmark clergy sex abuse trial, Defendant Monsignor William Lynn returns to the stand on Tuesday morning, entering a ... (more)

A Pennsylvania man was arrested for making a false report to police last week after cooking up a phony robbery story when discovered walking down the street in only his boxer shorts.

Lincolnway Swimming Pool lifeguard Nathan Bahn, 18, scrubs the lime scale deposits off the barriers of a tower structure that children climb to access two of five slides at the pool Thursday.

Whether it's served in a cone or in a cup, nothing gets you ready for summer quite... OCEAN CITY - A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making a false report to Ocean City Police after allegedly telling them he had been robbed when officers found him walking in the area of 10th street in only his boxer shorts.

Editor's note: The following information comes from the PA Turnpike Commission. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission reports that motorists traveling on the Turnpike west from Valley Forge and east from Downingtown should be prepared for bi-directional single-lane closures and intermittent slow-moving traffic paces with stoppages to be in effect ... (more)

Poster for 'Infinite,' a 20-minute sci-fi thriller about an astronaut who awakens from a long sleep aboard a spacecraft only to discover the presence of an otherworldly being, directed by Downingtown native Daniel Speers.

The Lower Merion School District had $43 million in reserve funds last year-the fourth highest reserve in the state, which on June 30 of last year had $3.2 billion total reserve funds in school districts , according to an article in the Pennsylvania Independent .

Editor's note: the following information comes from the PA Turnpike Commission. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission reports that motorists traveling on the Turnpike west from Valley Forge and east from Downingtown should be prepared for bi-directional single-lane closures and intermittent slow-moving traffic paces and stoppages Tuesday, May 15.

MEDIA-Classes for students wishing to learn English or improve their understanding and fluency of the English language will be offered from mid-May and continue through early August at the Delaware County Community College 's Marple Campus and at the new Upper Darby Center .

Live the fairy tale! This one-of-a kind, storybook country home is nestled on a 1.8 acre woodland setting in Downingtown, PA.

The Presidential Scholars program awards one of the nation's highest and most prestigiousA student honors.A The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars , appointed by President Barack Obama , annually selects honored scholars based on their academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as ... (more)

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput plans to meet Wednesday with hundreds of Archdiocese of Philadelphia priests, stirring hopes that he may announce the fates of nearly two dozen clergy suspended last year over child sex-abuse or misconduct allegations.

This morning a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury listened to the grand jury testimony of Msgr.