Bucks County News

State Sen. Chuck McIlhinney unveiled his long-awaited proposal Tuesday that would radically alter the way alcohol, beer and wine are sold in Pennsylvania.

A former Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty in Bucks County Court Monday to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Bensalem last year and could face up to 36 months in prison.

Republican state senators remained unsure Monday whether they will vote for legislation that one of their members is writing to liberalize the sale of wine, beer and hard liquor in Pennsylvania, a key priority of Gov. Tom Corbett.

Following scathing criticism from The Marlow Society road bosses told the Free Press the end is not in sight for the review, which has been going on about two years.

That's what a Chester County family did only to see tens of thousands of dollars disappear when the pool was never built! "This is the pool bar, it goes with the pool.

Bucks County is in the running -- to be the location of a new TV series. "Sixth Sense" director M. Night Shyamalan is looking for locations for his new limited series "Wayward Pines."

The Doylestown Township Board of Supervisors will meet for a regular meeting Tuesday beginning at 7 p.m. at the municipal building.

A ten-year-old girl is in good condition today after nearly drowning at a summer camp in Bucks County this morning.

A skydiver was injured and rushed to St. Luke's trauma center for treatment following a jump gone wrong at Pennridge Airport Sunday afternoon.

Last year, Bucks County had two human cases of West Nile virus. Based on population, that was roughly half the average among Pennsylvania counties.

Governor Tom Corbett took the stage at William Tennent High School Friday afternoon for a ceremonial signing of legislation designed to take a hard look at the formulas used to determine special education funding in the state budget.

It happened around 1:30 Sunday afternoon at Pennridge Airport in Perkasie. Officials say a skydiver was injured during a jump.

The back roads of Bucks County provide the ideal setting for a Saturday of bicycling.

After 10 years battling persistent cysts and tumors that formed in her breasts, Karen Muro opted for breast reduction surgery in February 2010.

The following was provided by the Bucks County Department of Consumer Protection : Q. Recently I received a mailing from a charity requesting a donation.

S. Miller Harris, 91, longtime chief executive officer of Eagle Shirtmakers, a Philadelphia firm his great-grandfather founded in 1867, died of pneumonia Sunday, June 9, at home in Spinnerstown, Bucks County.

The annual 4-H Summer Pet Care Club will return to the Southampton Free Library from July 10 - Aug. 7. According to Laura Terifay, the library's children's librarian, the library hosts the Pet Care Club, and has been a popular event among youth patrons, and designed specifically for children ages 8 - 12. The summer Pet Care Club, run through the ... (more)

Democrat Dennis McCauley has written to Attorney General Kathleen Kane requesting details of a 2011 Grandy Jury investigation into the Bucks County Sheriff's Department.

About 200 gun rights activists attended a rally in Doylestown Saturday to support state legislation that would make any new federal firearms control laws unenforceable in Pennsylvania.

Dinner Monday through Saturday, 5:30-10 p.m.; Sunday until 9 p.m. Brunch Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. A fine-dining Princeton anachronism has been replaced by the hottest new thing, as a farm-to-table open kitchen steps into the prime Tiger void left by 91-year-old Lahiere's.