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15/02/2025

Two kids who grew up in the Lower Bucks area during Levittown's Golden Age who found each other in their Golden Age.
Quite a love story.

Retired newspaper reporters Gwen Shrift and Terry Nau never expected to get married. But love found them, and at 72 and 77, they tied the knot.

23/01/2025

Tragedy in Croydon. What you can do to help the family.

Bristol Township police are calling the death of 9-year-old Lex Heinisch a "tragic accident." Department will not be releasing details of how he died.

31/10/2024

Electric vehicles are more popular than ever, but it wasn’t until earlier this month that Bucks County firefighters had their first experience with an EV car fire up close.
What makes these fires more challenging and dangerous for first responders?
And are they prepared enough?

Bucks County firefighters have learned how to fight car fires involving EVs for years. The first Tesla fire happened this month in Falls.

30/10/2024

Every year, Bucks county police reports of political sign, vandalism, and theft. But this year, some communities, say it’s worse than ever.

“It feels very angry. It feels like people are looking at the signs as more public property than private property.”

Every election season brings allegations of campaign sign theft, vandalism. But better technology is leading to arrests in the perennial nuisance crime.

28/10/2024

Falls administrator accused of using $9K in public money to pay for personal items will be considered for special probation.

He's facing five felonies and a related misdemeanor, accused of using public money to pay for personal items.

26/10/2024

A second viral video that appears to be questioning elections security in Bucks County with the upcoming presidential race has surfaced.

Democrats believe it’s no coincidence .

A second viral video questioning the location of an alleged Harris-Walz campaign also appears to be a hoax, Democratic officials said.

26/10/2024

Levittown man accused of organizing, promoting large Philly car rally that ended with injured officers and damaged police vehicles.

Philadelphia police are saying that a 21-year-old Bristol Township man was a key organizer of a destructive car rally last month in Philadelphia.

25/10/2024

Someone is lucky around here...

More than two dozen six-figure winning lottery tickets have been sold in Bucks County since 2021.

25/10/2024

Efforts to unseal settlements reached by Bucks County's correctional health care provider in wrongful death cases show that nearly $4 million has been paid by Bucks County and PrimeCare combined.

The newest unsealed settlement shows Bucks County's private medical contractor at the jail has paid over $2.5 million to settle wrongful death claims.

23/10/2024

Bucks County jail is facing another lawsuit.
This one from a former inmate who alleges after he admitted to ingesting a large amount of drugs, including fentanyl, he was placed in a restrictive housing unit until the balloon containing the drugs burst, sending him to emergency surgery and 11 day hospital stay.

A former inmate is suing the county alleging employees delayed medical treatment after he admitted to overdosing on drugs he smuggled into the jail.

23/10/2024

Homeless man charged with arson fire that damaged Doylestown restaurant.

Lucatelli's pizzeria in Doylestown sustained minor damage in an arson fire Saturday. Here is what police say happened

23/10/2024

Former Bucks County inmate alleges after he told corrections officers he ingested a large amount of illegal drugs, the county waited until after the balloon containing the drugs ruptured to send them to the hospital.

A former inmate is suing the county alleging employees delayed medical treatment after he admitted to overdosing on drugs he smuggled into the jail.

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