Murder-Suicide at Hospital, Fake Bomb Threat Top Eastern PA News

Check out some of Patch's biggest stories from the past week in eastern Pennsylvania:

Man Shoots Himself Inside Dick’s Sporting Goods

A man who barricaded himself inside a Dicks Sporting Goods store shot himself after a more than three-hour standoff with police. Read the story here.

Man Kills Wife, Self at LVH Hospice, DA Says

An elderly man shot and killed his wife, then himself, in a hospice room at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Allentown around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin and a hospital official said. Full details here.

Alert Issued For Missing Girl

A 16-year-old girl is missing and there is concern that she might be in danger, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Chester County sent out alerts about the disappearance Angela Marie Vega-Yohn, of Philadelphia. Her case is being categorized as an endangered runaway. The story is here.

Bushkill Twp. Residents Held at Gunpoint

Two Bushkill Township residents awoke early Wednesday to three armed men kicking open their bedroom door. The residents were held at gunpoint as items were stolen from their home. Neither victim was injured, police say. Read the rest here.

Cabrini Student Charged with Fake Bomb Threat

Radnor Police have charged Cabrini College student Daniel Bowden with two felonies and three misdemeanors after they say he called in a fake bomb threat on Sunday, March 17. The whole thing is here.

Sailor Burned at Homecoming Party Dies

Celebrating his return from Afghanistan, Petty Officer 2nd Class Pasquale Troisi suffered serious burns after a freestanding fireplace exploded at a home on Broadway in Upper Moreland. Investigators said the explosion was caused by someone who poured gasoline on the logs to try and get wet logs to burn. The full story is here.

Vehicular Homicide Charges Filed in Royersford Jogger Death

Court records show that, in addition to homicide by vehicle, Jackson has been charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, unsworn falsification to police, reckless endangerment, possession of marijuana, driving on the left side of the road, texting while driving, reckless driving and careless driving. The full account is here.

In a March Madness Pool? You're Breaking the Law

Have you filled out your NCAA bracket for the office pool? Does that pool have an entry fee with a cash prize for the winner? If you answered "yes" to both of those questions, you and your bracket-filling cohorts are breaking Pennsylvania law. A lot of us are in the same boat.