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PA Nurse Accused Of Killing A Third Patient: 5 Must-Read PA Stories

Also in today's news: WWII pilot's remains identified; doctor charged with inappropriately touching sleeping patient; cops seek car smasher.

A Western Pennsylvania nurse, already criminally charged with killing two of her patients, was accused in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday of also killing a third.
A Western Pennsylvania nurse, already criminally charged with killing two of her patients, was accused in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday of also killing a third. (Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office )

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 Pennsylvania:

1. Eighty years after his plane went down, the remains of Gilbert Myers have been accounted for. The B-25 bomber pilot from Pittsburgh was killed during World War II, and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced his remains have been accounted for. (Read more on Patch.)

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2. State police said a Lancaster County doctor faces charges for inappropriately touching a female patient during treatment for Lyme disease. The patient said the doctor made several comments that made her feel uncomfortable, and that he tried to remove her dress and underwear. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Philadelphia police are still seeking a suspect who was seen on video leaping onto a woman's car and smashing the windshield Sunday night. The suspect can be seen walking away from a bike and toward the parked car, before leaping onto the back windshield and smashing it with his feet. (Read more on Patch.)

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4. Hungry for a Wawa hoagie? As the Philadelphia Phillies are in the postseason again, Wawa is bringing back the "Schwarberfest" promotion for its sandwiches for app users. The promotion reduces the prices of "Shorti" and classic hoagies.(Read more on Patch.)

5. A nurse, who has already been criminally charged with killing two of her patients with unnecessary medication, was accused in a new civil lawsuit of killing a third. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Pittsburgh, contends that Heather Pressdee killed a 68-year-old grandmother with a lethal insulin dose. (Read more on Patch.)

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