Decomposed Body Found Hanging From Tree: Top PA Stories

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Decomposed Body Found Hanging From Tree Near Main Line: Police

A decomposed body was found hanging from a tree in Philadelphia over the weekend, police said. The discovery was made at about 9:47 a.m. Sunday in woods near the 1400 block of North 66th Street, just outside the Main Line. (Read More)

Mother Among 3 Victims In Eastern Montco Crash

A young mother is among the three victims of a three-vehicle crash on County Line Road on Friday night. A GoFundMe page was created by Kaylee Graham of Northampton Township for one of her best friends, Gabrielle Sims, who was killed in the crash. Three other people were injured, including one in critical condition, according to Hatboro Borough Police. (Read More)

Bucks County Man Sent To Prison For Raping 15-Year-Old Girl

A Bucks County man was sentenced to between 12 1/2 to 25 years in state prison for the Oct. 13, 2023, rape of a 15-year-old girl in the parking lot of a grocery store in Quakertown. Calling him “despicable,” Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr on Monday sentenced Miguel Angel Sanchez, 33, to state prison and to five years of probation. (Read More)

Dozens Of Philly Schools Closing Early Tuesday, Wednesday Due To Heat

More than five dozen School District of Philadelphia schools will close early Tuesday and Wednesday due to extreme heat in the forecast. The district Monday said 63 of its schools will dismiss three hours early on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Read More)

Man Recorded, Posted His Child Sexual Assaults In Lower Bucks: DA

A Bristol man faces up to 42 years in state prison for sexually assaulting three children, recording the assaults, and sharing some of the recordings on various social media sites, authorities said. The victims were identified as two boys and one girl, ranging in age from 2 to 12. (Read More)