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Pa. Powerball Winner / School Districts Ranked / Kohl's Brawl / Winter On The Way: This Week On Patch
Check out the region's top Patch headlines from the past week.
Here’s a look at the top news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in Pennsylvania:
Top 100 PA School Districts In 2016, Plus National Rankings
- The national and state lists by Niche.com rank school districts based on teaching statistics and about 920,000 ratings from 240,000 students and parents.
$2M Powerball Ticket Sold In Pa. As Jackpot Soars To $400M
- A Powerball ticket worth $2 million was sold in Erie County for the Saturday, January 2 drawing. The jackpot has since rolled to $800 million.
Body Found Hanging Near Chester County School
- Officials worked to block students from seeing a body hanging from a swing set in a park along the bus route to several schools in West Chester Monday morning, according to multiple reports.
Holiday Party Mishap May Have Contributed To Kelly’s Firing
- The firing of Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly may not have as much to do with football performance as Eagles fans would like to believe.
Brawl Erupts at 4 a.m. at Montgomery County Kohl’s
- A fight at a Royersford Kohl’s between several employees landed two individuals in the hospital. One person is facing charges.
- A Neshaminy basketball coach has been placed on administrative leave after an apparent ‘head butt’ of a referee at a game against Pennsbury.
‘Old Man Winter’ To Return Next Week, Snow Possible: Forecasters
- “Old Man Winter is set to return next week,” Jonathan Carr of Weather NJ warns. And he could bring snow along with him.
Collegeville Family Mourns Loss Of 1-Year-Old, Community Rallies
- The community is rallying behind a local family that recently lost their one-year-old daughter.
Firefighters Fight Blaze At Burnt House Hill Road Home
- A residential fire was reported Wednesday on Burnt House Hill Road in Bucks County.
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