The End Of The World / Winter In Pennsylvania / 'Drunkest' Towns / THON Canning Called Off

Check out this week’s top headlines from across the Patch network in Pennsylvania:

The World Will End Wednesday, So Says Philly-Area Bible Group

• eBible Fellowship, based in Sharon Hill, said there is a “strong likelihood that Oct. 7 will be the end of the world.” We are still here, so...

The 100 ‘Drunkest’ Towns In Pennsylvania: Is Your Community Here?

• Roadsnacks.net compiled their list based on available places to buy booze, and by how often people are talking about drinking. The list also includes each town’s divorce rate.

More Details Emerge About Threat Against Area College

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

Phoenixville’s Iconic Pickering Creek Inn Shut Down

• The favorite local dive known as ‘The Pick’ has been condemned.

Forecasters Release Predictions For Winter In Pennsylvania

• AccuWeather contradicts what the Farmer’s Almanac predicted just last month when it forecasted a “snowy and unseasonably” cold winter.

Tragedy On The Canal: Two Dead, Three Injured After Car Flips Into Canal Near Mont Clare

• Two people died and three injured after a car flipped into the canal in Mont Clare near Lock 60 late Monday night.

Penn State THON Cancels Canning Weekend After Student’s Death

• A week after a student died traveling from a “canning” event, Penn State THON announces an upcoming “canning weekend” has been called off.

UPenn Among Four Pa. Universities Ranked In The Top 100 Globally

• The University of Pennsylvania has been named one of the best schools in the state, region, country, and around the globe by U.S. News and World report in their latest international ranking.

Swarthmore Student Dies After Falling Off Cliff: Report

• The student slipped and fell at least 40 feet down the cliff Saturday afternoon, reports say.