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Pizza Man Shoots Carjacker: 5 PA Stories You Need To Read
Also in today's news: Weather delays search for 2 missing children; two gas leaks caused factory explosion; GoFundMe for flood victims.
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. There is now a way to support the family of a postal worker who died during last weekend's tragic flooding in Bucks County. A GoFundMe page will benefit the family of Susan Barnhart, a New Jersey resident who worked at the Washington Crossing Post Office. (Read more on Patch.)
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2. Safety officials said a fatal factory explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company in March was due to a natural gas explosion, caused by leaks from two service tees. Seven people were killed, and 11 were injured. (Read more on Patch.)
3. Searchers were not able to continue looking for 2-year-old Mattie and 9-month-old Conrad Sheils on Wednesday because of rain in the forecast. The two children have been missing since Saturday, when rising flood waters swept away a number of cars and caused five fatalities. (Read more on Patch.)
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4. A big winner in suburban Pittsburgh matched four of the five white Powerball numbers Monday, and can claim a $200,000 prize. No one scored the Powerball jackpot, which has risen to $1 billion, yet. (Read more on Patch.)
5. A pizza delivery driver shot one of two carjackers Tuesday night in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood, said officials. Two men forced the 21-year-old driver into his vehicle's back seat and demanded his phone, police said. (Read more on Patch.)
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