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🌱 Bedford County raises bail in serious child abuse case

Bedford, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Bedford! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bedford County raises bail in serious child abuse case
  • How a Bedford Springs golf outing is helping local cancer patients
  • How a GPS mistake flipped a chemical tanker in Bedford County

Also on today's calendar: Free Community Meal and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Sunday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 64, low: 52.
  • Monday: Turning sunny and breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. DA: Bail increased for teenage mother after baby girl suffers broken ribs, skull fracture (wjactv.com) — Bedford County prosecutors have significantly raised bail to $750,000 for an 18-year-old mother now jailed at the county correctional facility on serious child abuse charges. Authorities say a 3‑month‑old girl was hospitalized with multiple broken ribs and a skull fracture, prompting the tougher bail decision while the case proceeds through local courts.
   

2. Annual Bedford County golf outing raises funds, awareness for breast cancer (wjactv.com) — A long-running charity golf outing at Bedford Springs Golf Course has now raised more than $250,000 to support breast cancer patients, including through the Bedford County Pink Ribbon Fund. Many players are survivors or in treatment, honoring loved ones remembered as Pink Ribbon Angels while helping neighbors with travel, comfort, and treatment costs.
   

3. GPS sends tanker truck down wrong road, rolls over on rural Bedford County road (wset.com) — Emergency crews responded after a tanker truck carrying sodium hydroxide overturned on Perch Road in Bedford County when GPS directions led the driver into a turn that was too tight. Officials say the chemical did not spill, leaked fuel was contained, and hazmat teams are transferring the load so the truck can be safely removed. A separate recent fire also heavily damaged a building at a Bedford orchard.
   

4. Pennsylvania reports fifth measles death as new cases rise; doctors urge vaccinations (wjactv.com) — Bedford County’s measles count remains at two cases as Pennsylvania reports a fifth measles-related death and rising infections in several nearby counties. State health officials and local doctors are urging residents, especially the unvaccinated, to consider the measles vaccine as the safest, most effective protection against serious illness and further spread.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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