Runaway Blimp, School Brawl, Worst Towns: Oct. 2015 on Patch

We are presenting our “12 days of 2015 on Patch” by looking at Pennsylvania Patch’s top 10 stories of each month in 2015.

During October, a runaway military blimp made headlines, police broke up a 200-person fight outside a Lehigh Valley school and one Bible group wrongly predicted the world would end.

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Here’s a look back at the month’s top stories:

1. 100 Pa. Towns That Rate Among Worst In U.S.A. - Is Your Town Here? (Oct. 14)

Roadsnacks.net put together the worst places to live in America, and several Pennsylvania communities -deservedly or not - made that list

2. Police Officers Attacked By Students During Brawl Outside Pa. School (Oct. 30)

Four officers were injured after responding to a 200-person fight at Allen High School in Allentown.

3. The World Will End Wednesday, Philly-Area Bible Group Says (Oct. 6)

eBible Fellowship, based in Sharon Hill, said there was a “strong likelihood that Oct. 7 will be the end of the world.” They were wrong, obviously.

4. Hatboro Man Allegedly Had Over 1,500 Child Porn Images And Videos: DA (Oct. 20)

A Hatboro man was arrested for a massive stash of more than 1,500 child pornography images and videos, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman.

5. How Did A Runaway Military Blimp End Up In Pennsylvania? (Oct. 28)

A runaway military blimp that broke free in Maryland later landed in Columbia County.

6. Levittown Man Fired For Excessive Farting, Lawsuit Claims (Oct. 2)

A woman says her husband’s extreme gas and uncontrollable diarrhea caused by gastric bypass surgery caused his termination.

7. Devon Teen Jumps To Death From Local Bridge (Oct. 13)

The 17-year-old jumped from non-operational railway bridge that the Chester Valley Trail runs across.

8. More Details Emerge About Threat Against Area College (Oct. 5)

The threat against an area college was reportedly posted to 4chan, the anonymous board used by the man behind the rampage in Oregon.

9. Poisonous Caterpillar Spotted In Pennsylvania (Oct. 9)

The white hickory tussock moth caterpillar has recently migrated to Pennsylvania. This is what you need to know.

10. WATCH: Eagles Fan Punches Giants Fan After Monday Night Football (Oct. 20)

A cellphone video posted to YouTube captured a physical altercation among Eagles and Giants fans after a Monday night game.