Man Stole $3.7M From Woman With Dementia, DA Says: PA Top Stories

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Montco Man, Live-In Aide Stole $3.7 Million From Elderly Woman With Dementia: DA

A Montgomery County man stole more than $3.7 million from an elderly woman who had entrusted her estate to him before her death in 2019, the district attorney's office said. (Read More)

Mass To Be Said For Pope Francis At Our Lady Of Czestochowa In Bucks Co.

A Mass will be offered for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Pope Francis passed away on Monday. (Read More)

'Demon In The House': Chesco Child Rapist Gets Major Prison Sentence

A Chester County man has been sentenced to up 119 years in prison for raping and sexually abusing multiple children over the course of five years, the district attorney's office announced. Sean Crawford, 46, of West Chester, was officially sentenced to 59.5 to 119 years behind bars by Chester County Court of Common Pleas Judge Alita A. Rovito. (Read More)

PA State Trooper Charged With More Crimes In 'Deepfake' Porn Case

New charges have been filed against a Pennsylvania State Police Corporal from Delaware County who has been accused of keeping a cache of pornography on his work computer. (Read More)

Philly Zoo Marks Historic Debut Of Endangered Tortoise Hatchlings

Four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings on made their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo Wednesday. The females, each about the size of a tennis ball, are thriving and growing appropriately behind-the-scenes in the Reptile and Amphibian House. (Read More)