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SEPTA Bus Overdose / EF2 Tornado Confirmed / Pediatrician Grew Pot, Cops Say: This Week On Patch

Check out the region's top Patch headlines from the past week.

Here’s a look at the tops news that made headlines this week across the Patch network in Pennsylvania:

Cops Save Man Who Shot Heroin On SEPTA Bus, Passed Out

  • A man who injected heroin on a SEPTA bus and then passed out was saved by local police, who used Narcan to revive the 25-year-old.

Tornado Hit Pennsylvania Wednesday, NWS Confirms

  • An EF2 tornado with winds of up to 125 mph hit near White Horse in Lancaster County at 7:38 p.m., the NWS confirms.

Armed Men Followed Resident Home From NJ Train Station: Police

  • Police are warning residents after two men followed a Bucks County man home from Hamilton Station and tried to rob him at gunpoint.

Man Sues Hotel For Key Mixup That Led To Molestation Charges

  • The man was reportedly intoxicated when he returned to the hotel and received a key the wrong room, where he got in bed with a young girl.

Local Pediatrician Had Marijuana Growing Operation: Police

  • Jan Widerman is facing two felonies in connection with the alleged growing operation at his Northampton Twp residence, court documents show.

Horsham Employer Of 1,000 Workers Expects Major Layoffs: Reports

  • Hundreds of people could soon be out of a job. Ten percent of the company worldwide will be laid off, including in Montgomery County.

Hatboro Guitar Teacher Had Sex, Made Child Porn With Teen Runaway: DA

  • The girl had been a student of his. When she ran away from home, he picked her up, authorities say.

LOOK: Taylor Swift Maid Of Honor In Pa. Wedding

  • Singer Taylor Swift was in Reading over the weekend to celebrate the wedding of her childhood friend.

Chester County Woman Shocked With $10k Gift, Tickets To Ellen Show

  • West Chester’s Lori Plans, fighting illness, wrote to Ellen Degeneres and said that she was her biggest fan. Ellen answered.

$1M Improvements For Devon Horse Show And Country Fair Grounds

  • Some epic changes will soon be getting underway at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair Grounds.

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