Synagogue Massacre Marked: 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 are preparing to hold an informational picket outside Lower Bucks Hospital on Monday to protest what they say are staff shortages. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Armed security guards could soon be mandated in every school in Pennsylvania, if new proposed legislation gains momentum and is passed into law. Republican advocates of solving gun violence with armaments believe the bill could prevent future tragedies, but the bill faces stiff resistance from Democrats concerned about cost and those weapons falling into the wrong hands in an environment filled with children. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Tesla is motoring toward the finish line on construction of its first dealership and service center in Bucks County. (Read more on Patch.)

4. The 19-year-old man accused of killing Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger has been taken into custody and will be charged with murder. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Friday will be a solemn day in Pittsburgh as the city marks the fifth anniversary of the violent rampage on the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill in which 11 congregants were shot to death. (Read more on Patch.)