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Neighbors Al Desris and Al Gummo restlessly paced inside and outside of district court in Ottsville.

Mary Jane Fonder is led by state constables into district court in Ottsville for her preliminary hearing in May.

A 76-year-old Bucks County man accused of propositioning a ranger at Nockamixon State Park this year has been approved for a probation program for first-time offenders.

Sometimes, you might see Ron Haskell coming. You would know him by the case he carries.

Rendell to march in gay pride parade Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell is scheduled to participate in the New Hope Celebrates parade on May 17 in New Hope. via Intelligencer News

An entry in Mary Jane Fonder's pocket calendar suggests she knew Rhonda Smith was murdered in a Bucks County church before authorities made that public, investigators say.

Prosecutors say the calendar has ''Rhonda'' and ''murdered'' written under Jan. 23, the date Smith was found shot inside Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield Township. They call it a key piece of evidence against Fonder, who allegedly was infatuated with the pastor and killed Smith out of jealousy.

District Judge M. Kay Dubree ruled Friday after a preliminary hearing in Ottsville that prosecutors have enough evidence to try Fonder on a first-degree murder charge in county court. Read more

“The way this case has been investigated and the way the whole case unraveled, no one in the public knew that this was a murder until April 1st, when the coroner's office officially determined that this was a murder.”

Prosecutors in Bucks County, Pa. have unveiled some startling new evidence in connection with a shooting at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Springfield Township earlier this year. via KYW-AM Philadelphia

“PennDOT hasn't made any effort that we're aware of in restricting those vehicles or making them get registered”

A structurally deficient bridge along Headquarters Road has both PennDOT and local officials concerned over safety issues, but for different reasons. via PhillyBurbs.com

“Everybody plays a hand in it. It really takes a coordinated effort.”

By ED KRACZ The Intelligencer A beautiful spring afternoon was spoiled for one man who fell about 70 feet while trying to scale High Rocks in Ralph Stover State Park on Wednesday. via Intelligencer News

“It's all about education and learning how to do the procedure properly on each vehicle”

Rescue worker Adam Maziuk recalls racing to an accident scene where a victim was trapped inside a Mercedes. via Free Republic

“All we know is there's a downed utility pole, and it's taken out a lot of power”

More than 1,000 people lost power Thursday afternoon when a utility pole fell along Durham Road near Route 611 in Nockamixon, a representative from Metropolitan Edison Company said. via PhillyBurbs.com

“It was an unforgivable thing and it blew our family apart”

Former Springfield Township Police Chief Robert Bell was hardly shocked by Mary Jane Fonder's arrest Tuesday in the January murder of Rhonda Smith at a Bucks County church.

Bell became well acquainted with Fonder after the mysterious 1993 disappearance of her father and recalls her being ''agitated'' during his department's intense probe of that case. Fonder, now 65, accused police of harassment and wrongly treating her as a suspect.

Police never determined what happened to Edward F. Fonder III, an 80-year-old retired machinist, in a case that went cold years ago. Read more

A fire that destroyed a shopping center in Nockamixon Township early Sunday morning is believed by authorities to have been arson. via NJ.com

Authorities say an explosion and fire that gutted stores in a Bucks County strip mall are suspicious in nature.

Neighbors reported the blast at the shopping center in Nockamixon Township shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday. Fire crews arrived seven minutes later, but were unable to save the businesses.

Ottsville Fire Department Deputy Chief Tom Rimmer says the building was consumed 'way too fast.'

A state police fire marshal and officials from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating. Read more

“He got the best car a bad check can buy”

Turns out the graying, neatly groomed man who police say walked off with a $47,000 diamond ring from a Doylestown jewelry store last week was also into expensive cars. via PhillyBurbs.com

“The fire marshal wants to emphasize that even if you have a small fire and you think you've extinguished it, they encourage you to still call 911 to report that there was a fire”

A fire at a Tinicum home early Monday morning destroyed the house and took 40 or 50 firefighters more than six hours to defeat. via PhillyBurbs.com

“Right now we're focused on his mental health. The best thing for (Boyle) and for society is for him to get the treatment he needs”

Richard G. Boyle walked into a courtroom Monday sporting glasses, neatly trimmed brown hair and a seemingly honest expression. via PhillyBurbs.com

A woman was cut from her car and rushed to a Lehigh County hospital Wednesday night after a crash in Tinicum Township, police said. via The Morning Call

“As far as we can tell, he was not actually carrying a weapon”

A Plumstead man robbed eight banks, stealing more than $100,000, during a nine-month crime spree that spanned four counties, police said Thursday. via Intelligencer News