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North Ranks 13th in PA, Alleged Attempted Bank Robber 'Desperate' Top Local News

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Attempted Bank Robber Told Teller He Was 'Desperate'

John L. Butler III told the teller at TD Bank he had a weapon and was desperate. He was later taken into custody outside of Saladworks and arrested for robbery.

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Council Rock North was named in the top-40 Pennsylvania high schools by U.S. News & World Report.

Charges Filed in Fatal Accident

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Monroe Leonard Tanner IV, 18, has been charged with homicide by vehicle in the Dec. 8 accident that killed Cameron Smithwick.

Beneficial Bank will construct a branch at Sycamore Street and Richboro Road at the site of the former Stockburger dealership.

NY Giants Select South Graduate in NFL Draft

The New York Giants selected Justin Pugh as the 19th pick of the NFL Draft Thursday.

Newtown Ambulance Squad driver Nicholas White, 30, was charged with drunken driving after he was in a minor accident on Route 1 in Middletown Township on April 14.


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