Times Herald (Norristown, PA)

4 days ago | timesherald.com | Rachel Ravina

NORRISTOWN — Dozens gathered Monday morning as Montgomery County officials kicked off Pride Month with a flag raising ceremony in Norristown. Elected officials, staff, area residents, and members of the Commission for LGBTQIA+ Affairs listened to remarks from speakers and watched the Pride flag be hoisted atop the flag pole outside the Montgomery County Courthouse. “Flying this flag for Pride Month, we are saying loud and clear people should be free to be who they are without being targeted.

5 days ago | timesherald.com | Rachel Ravina

NORRISTOWN —Two crashes occurred hours apart at the same intersection over the weekend in Norristown, killing one person and injuring others, according to the Norristown Police Department. Crews were first dispatched around 10:38 a.m. Sunday to the 1200 block of DeKalb Street for a crash involving a BMW and Kia Soul. Police said as the Kia Soul was crossing DeKalb Street, the BMW crashed into the driver’s side door. Inside were a couple and two children.

5 days ago | timesherald.com | Rachel Ravina

EAGLEVILLE — Lower Providence Township residents staunchly opposing a proposed supportive short term housing project for people experiencing homelessness affirmed their objections to municipal zoning officials last week. Nearly 50 individuals voiced their concerns about the facility proposed on the grounds of Eagleville Hospital during a May 29 Lower Providence Township Zoning Hearing Board public comment session at Arcola Intermediate School.

1 week ago | timesherald.com | Michael R. Sisak |Larry Neumeister

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The singer Cassie was content celebrating her 29th birthday with drinks, drugs and karaoke with friends, but her boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs, had a different idea. The hip-hop mogul insisted on taking Cassie, his R&B protégé, to a Los Angeles hotel for another of his “freak-off” sex marathons, her friend and former stylist testified Wednesday at Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial.

1 week ago | timesherald.com | M. English

Among the top items on Conshohocken Mayor Yaniv Aronson’s current wish list: Good weather on June 7. At least between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. That’s when the annual Conshohocken Arts Festival and Car Show plans to take over most of Fayette Street. Organizers have scheduled a rain date for the following weekend, but “having a nice day on the seventh would make things so much easier.”A little over a week out,  “It looks good from here,” Aronson said.