Horror On Flight 1380 As Woman Sucked Out Window: Week In Review

Check out the top news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in Eastern Pennsylvania:

Woman Dies After Being Sucked Through Jet Window, Plane Makes Emergency Landing At PHL

(Image via Amanda Bourman, used with permission)

A woman died after a jet engine caught fire and a piece of shrapnel pierced a window, partially sucking a woman out of a plane, and forcing an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport Tuesday morning. Read more here.

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Southwest Gives Flight 1380 Passengers $5K Checks, $1K Vouchers

After the tragic incident that killed Jennifer Riordan and shocked the nation, Southwest Airlines is looking to make amends with passengers.

Pilot In Southwest Emergency Landing, 'Someone Went Out:' Listen

"There's a hole and someone went out," the pilot said to air traffic controllers when radioing in about the emergency landing at PHL.

OTHER TOP HEADLINES:

Pink Gives Central Bucks Guidance Counselor Shout Out During Friday Concert

Pink, a Doylestown native, put the spotlight on Ann Kuntzmann and thanked her for being there "at a time when it felt like nobody else was."

Merck Chemist Charged With Dumping Poison Found Dead: Police

A Merck chemist charged with dumping poison was found dead from a likely suicide and a "suspicious item" was found at his Warrington home.

Missing Explosives Recovered By PA Authorities

Authorities say they have recovered the explosives reported missing from a Pennsylvania work site earlier this week.

Temple Frat Suspended Amid Sex Assault Investigation

An investigation into sexual misconduct, underage end excessive drinking, and drugs at Alpha Epsilon Pi led to the fraternity's suspension.

New Regional Rail Proposal Would Connect Phoenixville To Philly

Proposals would extend the Manayunk/Norristown line into Phoenixville, and link Phoenixville to the Main Line via a new "greenline."

CDC Expands E.Coli Warning After 12 Sickened In Pennsylvania

Whole heads and hearts of romaine should now be avoided unless you can 100 percent confirm it was not grown in the Yuma, Arizona region.

Wawa Or Sheetz? New Documentary Aims To Crown a Convenience King

Can a filmmaker from the Pittsburgh area objectively weigh in on the Keystone state's greatest debate in his upcoming film, Sheetz Vs. Wawa?

(Main image via Amanda Bourman, used with permission)