Bucks County Herald Newspaper

01/13/2026

Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler has promised to make "a major announcement" Wednesday morning related to the county's agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that deputized 16 officers in the sheriff's department to act as federal ICE officers.

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Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler has promised to make "a major announcement" Wednesday morning related to the county's participation in a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

01/13/2026

Revolutionary Reels returns this Thursday, and Hamilton is center stage.

In August 1777, Gen. George Washington and 11,000 Continental troops camped in what is now Warwick Township—joined by a 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton, and John Laurens on the banks of the Neshaminy Creek.

What were they waiting for? What happened next? Find out in our next episode of Revolutionary Reels.

New episodes every Thursday. Travel back to 1776. In minutes.

01/13/2026

Once again, the Greater New Hope and Greater Lambertville chambers of commerce are joining forces to bring Restaurant Week to both sides of the Delaware River through Jan. 25.

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Once again, the Greater New Hope and Greater Lambertville chambers of commerce are joining forces to bring Restaurant Week to both sides of the Delaware River now through Jan. 25.

01/12/2026

On the night before the U-Haul chase, Ryan Laskowski's family tried to get him help, only to be told he did not meet the standard for emergency psychiatric evaluation.

His sister says: "My brother is responsible for his actions, and he is also living with a chronic, relapsing brain disease that distorts reality and impairs judgment, often stripping people of insight into their own illness. That combination is exactly what modern mental health policy should be designed to address — early, carefully, and with due process.

"Instead, our system waits for catastrophe." Guest column: https://www.buckscountyherald.com/opinion/guest-opinion/waiting-for-catastrophe-is-not-a-civil-liberties-policy/article_38d385d0-ef76-48d0-ab40-f7864f93942e.html

01/11/2026

A TikTok trend is on the radar of local law enforcement officials.

It’s a more aggressive variation of the “ding-dong ditch” prank of knocking on someone’s front door without getting caught or seen by the homeowner. The difference is that the prank involves kicking the door.

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A TikTok trend is on the radar of local law enforcement officials.

01/10/2026

The Wrightstown Township Board of Supervisors is hoping to compel statewide action that would benefit property owners whose well water contains higher-than-acceptable levels of PFAS.

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The Wrightstown Township Board of Supervisors is hoping to compel statewide action that would benefit property owners whose well water contains higher-than-acceptable levels of PFAS. Some wells near Williams Avenue

01/10/2026

A fistfight across the street from a North Main Street bar in Doylestown ended with a U.S. Army soldier facing multiple felony charges for allegedly assaulting a Central Bucks Regional Police Officer.

Authorities identified the assailant as Thomas Angel Rowe, 21, an active U.S. Army platoon leader.

Read more at: https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/police/u-s-army-soldier-arrested-for-assaulting-cop-in-doylestown-borough/article_88643df6-6965-41b6-b761-810f83eb5674.html

01/10/2026

A long-shuttered swim club in Northampton Township is poised for new life as a regional destination for individuals with special needs and their families.

The shuttered Breezy Point Swim Club in Northampton is poised for new life as a regional destination for individuals with special needs and their families. The Playa Raya project aims

01/09/2026

Brendan Craig Hamrick was sentenced Monday to 15-31 years in state prison for felony drug charges in an investigation led by the Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force and Warrington police.

Read more at: https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/police/quakertown-man-gets-15-31-years-for-trafficking-meth-fentanyl/article_ea9f2a46-c606-4758-857f-cb0e79b7f7de.html

01/09/2026

On Tuesday, the Pipersville Free Library reopened its doors to the public, but not at its historic home on Old Easton Road.

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A small army of volunteers recently packed up all the books from Pipersville Free Library and moved them to 1806 Deep Run Road in Bedminster, its temporary location while the

01/09/2026

Think about that old sweatshirt in your closet you can’t part with — stained, ripped, frayed, its colors long faded. You treasure it because it holds stories, memories and a sense of comfort, connection, even belonging. Items like this, worn but beloved, are exactly what people bring with them to mending circles. The growing popularity of these circles reflects a longing for community and sustainability.

Read more about local mending circles at:
https://www.buckscountyherald.com/news/a-stitch-at-a-time-the-quiet-power-of-repairing-imperfectly-what-we-love/article_1c854763-021b-426b-beba-e0cac4eee702.html

01/09/2026

A lawsuit against Bristol Health & Rehab Center accuses leadership at the facility and PECO officials of failing to evacuate the nursing home despite an "overwhelmingly pungent" gas smell it claims preceded by more than 30 minutes the Dec. 23 explosion that destroyed part of the building and resulted in the deaths of three people.

A lawsuit against Bristol Health & Rehab Center accuses leadership at the facility and PECO officials of failing to evacuate the nursing home despite an "overwhelmingly pungent" gas smell on