Kevin Bacon—The Pig, Not The Actor—Missing: 5 Must-Read PA Stories

Good evening, Pennsylvania Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from the Keystone State:

1. Nurses at Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh's North Side, have voted to authorize a potential strike. The hospital, Allegheny Health Network's flagship medical care facility, has 1,200 unionized nurses. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A 20-year-old Bucks County man was killed in the crash on County Line Road last week, and an organization plans to honor his memory and raise funds for his family Thursday. (Read more on Patch.)

3. The Phillies have taken the first two games of the National League Championship Series at home in Philadelphia, and now they're headed across the country to play the next two or three in Arizona. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Two New Jersey men are now in custody in connection with the shooting that killed one Philadelphia Police officer and hurt another last week. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A pig named Kevin Bacon went footloose last weekend when he escaped his barn, leading his owners and hundreds of amateur sleuths to comb the Central Pennsylvania countryside in search of him. (Read more on Patch.)