Chester County

A former Roman Catholic pastor has admitted he stole $30,000 from his Pennsylvania parish, money he spent on a beach house on the New Jersey shore and men with whom he had sexual relationships.

A mother, her two children and their dog needed to be rescued from a car when heavy downpours caused floodwaters to overcome a street in Chester County. 

Two men are accused of throwing a lit, fountain-style firework into an occupied apartment on the Fourth of July and causing a fire. One of the suspects has since been taken into custody.

West Chester University's Golden Rams marching band is preparing to take the national stage on Sunday when they perform during halftime at the Philadelphia Eagles' home opener.

A $30 scratch-off ticket turned into a $3M payout for someone in Chester County, Pennsylvania Lottery officials said on Wednesday. 

Officials say someone bought a winning Powerball ticket at the Wawa on west Schuylkill Road in North Coventry Township.

As Chester County residents continue to clean up from the devastation of Ida, officials are set to open a multi-agency resource center to help people rebuild.

A Pennsylvania State Trooper is hospitalized after they were struck while directing traffic. The extent of the injuries to the trooper is unknown at this time.

A man faces charges after a Coatesville Police officer was stabbed on Friday,  according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office.

Police are investigating thefts at three grocery stores in Bucks and Chester counties involving 3-foot-tall Snoop Dogg bobbleheads worth $300.

Lockheed Martin said Thursday that it will close its Sikorsky helicopter plant in southeastern Pennsylvania, saying it has made a final decision on it amid a downturn in the commercial helicopter sector.

Parents met with Spring-Ford Area School District officials in an often heated gathering, as the decision to mandate mask wearing for students was hotly contested.

Universities are planning to fully reopen in the fall and there’s a mix on how to handle vaccines. Some are making it mandatory for students and staff, while others are not.

Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college, has announced that it will erase unpaid student bills since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authorities say at least six people were injured, including multiple children, following a reported explosion and fire at a house in Chester County Wednesday afternoon..