Buckingham News

Wearing an oversized top hat decorated in red, white and blue, Chris Carter stood in the shade of a sycamore, holding his sons' hands as they watched children hop along in a potato sack race, their laughter ringing out across the sunny field.

Improving traveling options for them would likely result in more use, a survey says.

Summer camp has become the latest victim of a slumping economy, as parents rethink their child care plans in the face of rising unemployment and shrinking wallets.

After several hours of challenging, often tedious and openly hostile questioning, the Central Bucks School District, Buckingham Township and a private attorney representing a resident agreed to continue a public hearing on plans for the Central Bucks East stadium.

Wednesday night may be Central Bucks School District's final opportunity to persuade Buckingham that the township has all it needs to move forward with plans for a stadium at Central Bucks East.

Some couples like to globe-trot. For Jane and Jeffrey Evans, home is where they like to be.

Emergency crews say they've cleaned up a large fuel spill in Bucks County. It happened around 8:20 last night at the Dunkin' Donuts and BP store at Routes 611 and 313 in Buckingham Township, near Doylestown.

Crews were called to the BP Gas Station in the 3000 block of Easton Road in Buckingham Township after gasoline spilled while a tanker truck was trying to fill a tank at the station.

A black bear is in custody after Northampton township officials shot him with a dart loaded with a tranquilizer Friday evening.

After appearing in Solebury and Buckingham, residents have sighted a black bear in Doylestown Township, Plumstead and headed toward New Britain Township, officials said.

The topic of lost and stolen gun legislation was revived at a York City Council meeting Tuesday night, but a council member said she would not try to bring the proposal back until the next meeting.

After almost a decade of worshipping in a Bucks County high school, a local Catholic church is breaking ground at last on its very own home.

A New Hope man raped, robbed, beat and ultimately tried to kill a Plumstead woman at her home before stealing her vehicle and fleeing Friday morning, police said.

A Philadelphia man sped away from the train station in Hatboro in a stolen Geo Prism after he threatened to kill the female driver if she didn't let him take the vehicle, police said.

Two gunmen held up a Buckingham wholesale garden center Friday before leading police on a cross-county chase that ended with two suspects in custody and minor injuries to an Upper Southampton police officer.

Six years after the release of their last album, 2003's Say What You Will , Fleetwood Mac is out on the road again.

Following are the top prices recorded with the city and counties Dec. 22-31 . Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2101 Market St.

There is little written history about women prior to the 20th century. What we do know is that there was a distinct difference between the socio-economic classes.

Filming for the latest Jamie Foxx movie turned heads in Pineville. There are few places in Bucks County more serene than Pineville, where horses graze in expansive green pastures and streams sparkle in the sunlight.

Following are the top prices recorded with the city and counties Dec. 8-12. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 8133 Seminole St.