Bucks County News Archives

Bucks County's libraries laid off 20 employees this week and will reduce hours next month, due to a 21 percent cut in state funding.

A Richland Township man who was fighting with the mother of his child set their living room couch on fire earlier this week and then took her cell phone when she tried to leave, state police said.

Levittown - Family caregivers face many challenges, among them finding the time to attend seminars where they can get their questions answered.But next month professional advice is only a phone call away.To mark National Family Caregivers Month, the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging is holding two community teleconferences for the public on ...

Central Bucks parents want answers. A standing-room-only crowd packed the district's school board meeting Tuesday night asking how officials plan to deal with what some parents are calling a racist cartoon.

A proposed school swap in Bucks County has been shot down for good. The state Department of Education says the idea to allow students living in Riegelsville to attend the Palisades School District instead of the Easton Area School District lacks educational merit.

How far are some people willing to go to get their hands on some World Series tickets? Bensalem, Pa.

The person who wins the race for district attorney will be the first outsider to lead the office in more than 50 years.

Dave Heckler also picked up endorsements from neighboring district attorneys, the state police and a police organization.

Swine flu and seasonal flu have dominated the conversation for months as people line up for vaccines, hoping to stave off illness this year.Now it seems Fido has his own brand of flu to worry about.Cases of canine influenza, or H3N8, have been reported in Bucks County, but local veterinarians do not believe we're close to an epidemic.

Well known for being stern and somewhat cranky on the bench, former county Judge Dave Heckler is now being accused of flying into a "rage" during a traffic dispute, prompting some to question whether he's got the right temperament to lead the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.Heckler, the Republican candidate for DA, said the accusations, and ...

According to authorities, Raymond Steward Jr. was holding marijuana and about $7,000 in cash.

Thousands of free flu shots were given all day Saturday across Bucks County, as part of its fourth annual Pandemic Flu drill.

In just two weeks Bucks County will have a new top cop. Current District Attorney Michelle Henry isn't seeking a second term so the field is wide open.

Seasonal Attractions are those that are only open part of the year, due to either weather or schedules.

Bucks County, named by William Penn after his home town of Buckinghamshire, England has lots to offer the experienced traveler or the weekend traveler looking for some place to explore.

People have such varied appreciations in things they enjoy doing while traveling.

A reputed Russian organized crime figure long sought in a 1990s fraud case involving a Philadelphia-area company has been placed on the FBI's ten most wanted list.

The death of a 41-year-old man, whose body was found Tuesday night in the men's bathroom of the Bucks County Free Library in Doylestown, "does not appear to be suspicious," the deputy Bucks County coroner said Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Park Casino in Bensalem is holding a job fair Tuesday to fill two hundred new positions.

U.S. District Judge Petrese Tucker also ordered the county to pay the plaintiffs' legal bills.

The Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission board cut by 16 percent its contracts with 10 community programs aimed at preventing addiction, due to reduced state funding.The cuts amount to a loss of $40,920 for No Longer Bound Inc., $36,768 for the Latino Leadership Alliance and $19,483 for TODAY Inc.

The Bucks County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday withdrew a summary traffic citation against a Falls man who was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident in May that killed a Bristol Township man.

Hungry?So are thousands of Buck County residents who frequent area food pantries.

The blame for a sediment spill that killed potentially thousands of fish in Buckingham lies on the shoulders of Bucks County, according to a report released Thursday.

Upper Stump Road in Hilltown Township remains closed due to an afternoon accident.

Efforts may continue today to save fish stranded in the silt-laden Robin Run Creek.

A suburban Philadelphia man has been sentenced to three to six years in a fatal drunken-driving crash that killed his best friend.

There were far more questions posed by some 70 residents than answers given Monday night at a meeting over the future of the military surplus land in Warminster known as Shenandoah Woods, and six homes in Ivyland along Jacksonville Road.

Bucks County Prothonotary Pat Bachtle and her opponent Jim Prokopiak have different perspectives on technology.

Philadelphia Fire Department officials said 18 people were rushed to the hospital after early morning fire broke at a Bucks County apartment complex Sunday morning.

High taxes emerged as the most consistent cause of concern for small-business owners who wrote in their own comments after answering a 10-question survey from Bucks County's economic development advisers.More than 400 comments ranged from praise for the county -"Bucks County Consumer Affairs is outstanding." -to criticism -"Way too much ...

The long range plan is to build two floating docks for dozens of large and small boats along the waterfront park in Bristol.

A Riegelsville woman is accused of stealing an undisclosed amount of money from a New Jersey school district where she works.

Cleanup continues in Bucks County after a fish kill in Robin Run Creek. Conservation officials say some sediment from a 10 acre reservoir got into the stream in Buckingham Township and that has killed thousands of fish.

Two people charged with operating an interstate prostitution ring that drew clients to hotel rooms supposedly being used by a bogus airline have pleaded guilty.

An 18-year-old man arrested while driving a golf cart on the Route 309 bypass near Sellersville was heading to a campground miles away and was intoxicated, according to police.

It took a Bucks County jury in Doylestown less than an hour Tuesday to find a former Warminster man guilty of stabbing his neighbor's dog in the face.

A 45-year-old Lower Southampton woman will be a registered sex offender under Megan's Law for at least 10 years after pleading guilty Monday to having sex with a 15-year-old boy.

An expert panel of nationally recognized pediatric liver specialists convened by the Hepatitis B Foundation is calling for more consistent monitoring and referral of children chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus .

Police are looking for a 19-year-old man who escaped Thursday night or Friday morning from a Bucks County group home.

Just as Bucks County's moderate Democrats voted for then-Republican U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, Vice President Joe Biden encouraged them to deliver the longtime senator a win in his bid for election as a Democrat next year.

The Pocono Playhouse, a landmark summer theatre in Barrett Township, Monroe County, was destroyed by fire early Friday morning.

Inquirer staffer Robert Moran reports: A 27-year-old Bucks County man was killed instantly late this afternoon when a vehicle he was working under fell on top of him, the Bucks County coroner said tonight.

A fire destroyed the Pocono Playhouse early this morning, according to a report in the Pocono Record.

In its fifth year, the Bucks County Pink Ribbon Ride and Walk on Saturday aims to raise money to help impoverished women battling breast cancer .

A former counselor at a southeastern Pennsylvania religious camp has admitted in court that he exchanged what he now realizes were inappropriate messages with several teenage boys in 2007 and 2008.

Pat Toomey, the former GOP congressman running for Arlen Specter's Senate seat in Pennsylvania, continues to gain support.

A Bucks County jury this morning began deliberating in the trial of a former camp counselor who authorities say asked 10 teen-age boys to have oral sex with him and had sex with one of the boys while the victim was unconscious.