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Hello Media! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Overnight apartment fire in Media forces evacuation but no injuries
  • How a Media-linked tip helped expose a Delaware County drug scheme

Also on today's calendar: Moth Night at Newlin and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Early-Morning Fire Scorches Apartment In Media (patch.com) — An early-morning blaze damaged a lower-floor apartment on East Jefferson Street in Media, forcing residents to evacuate but causing no injuries, according to local fire officials. Crews quickly contained the living-room fire, though photos show significant interior damage and a broken window, and investigators are still working to determine the cause.
   

• Former Sharon Hill detective pleads to obstruction for assisting drug dealer (delcotimes.com) — A former Sharon Hill detective has pleaded guilty to obstruction and related charges in a county corruption case that involved coordination with a drug dealer and touched multiple local departments, including Media police. Investigators say a Media detective was tipped about possible cocaine in a car during a 2025 stop, helping uncover a wider pattern of improper database searches and alleged cocaine-for-information exchanges.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

  • Crash Kills Former Delco Hockey Coach Who Was Recently Appointed To School Board (patch.com)
  • Former Delco teacher alleges she got mesothelioma from asbestos in schools (delcotimes.com)
  • Contractor in multiple fraud cases pleads to 10 charges (delcotimes.com)

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Radnor

  • 24-Hour Road Closures Coming Soon Near College Campuses In Radnor Twp. (patch.com)

Ok Media! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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