Souderton News

A planned $12 million update will make the North Montco Technical Career Center safer for students.

A psychological evaluation showed Salvatore Graci was not a pedophile. A federal prosecutor wanted a former elementary school teacher and one-time employee of the Souderton School District to serve up to 63 months in prison for possessing child pornography.

On a flatbed trailer between two trucks and another trailer containing hay, Ricardo Diaz Muldonalo set on fire baby clothes and other items that were meant for his unborn child, police said.

A driver was injured Wednesday around 8:30 p.m. when his car overturned on Allentown Road near Bragg Drive in Franconia.

Souderton Area School District has developed plans to monitor student performance in areas beyond academics.

At 4 a.m. Friday, all three Burkarts were sound asleep in their home on Leslie Lane in Franconia, when a car alarm jolted Dawn Burkart out of her sleep.

Souderton school board passed a $99.9 million final budget Thursday night that will increase millage by 2 percent, raising the average tax bill by about $73.50. Revenues for the 2009-10 school year, however, are projected to be only $97.76 million.

Brandon Gilbert would have turned 22 years old today. He never got the chance. The Souderton man was killed Monday night in a motorcycle accident in Upper Salford, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office.

The end of the school year marks the end of an era in Montgomery County. After more than seven decades the old Souderton Area High School has closed its doors for good.

Souderton High School alumni and former faculty were on hand to ceremoniously close the old building.

The North Penn Area DUI Enforcement Team arrested nine people for driving under the influence of alcohol at a sobriety checkpoint in Franconia on June 12, police said.

Sandy Lynn Sklar said she didn't set the fire, but police said there was soot smudged on her face.

Josh Ditty pumps his fist after he receives his diploma during Commencement ceremonies at Souderton High School Friday night.

The first thing you notice, of course, is the performance. The tall woman with the dazzling smile, malleable face, and ability to pull off a sort of physical comedy that even she calls "a little reckless" fully commands a stage.

A Souderton man Tuesday admitted that, angry because his girlfriend's young son had soiled himself, he excessively spanked the boy, severely bruising his buttocks.

A 26-year-old Souderton woman has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old Lansdale boy.Lansdale police arrested Katherine Dennery on charges of statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors and furnishing alcohol to minors.

Souderton Council heard about parking plans from the developers of the Broad Theater renovation project at a work session Monday night.

Health officials say people can't get flu from eating pork. And they agreed to stop using the phrase "swine flu" when referring to the recent outbreak.

Lehigh Valley Hospital wins achievement award Lehigh Valley Health Network was awarded an Outstanding Program Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer.

A group of volunteers from a Souderton, Pa. senior center were to receive the first ever "nutrition award" from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging on Wednesday.