13+ hour, 50+ min ago   (399+ words) The local native was killed earlier this week. A former Upper Makefield Township resident and Council Rock High School North graduate was killed in her New York City apartment early Tuesday in what police are investigating as a possible murder-suicide…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (219+ words) Bucks County municipal police and the Pennsylvania State Police are cracking down on aggressive drivers in the area. A coordinated enforcement day is scheduled on Friday, July 24, along Route 1, authorities said. Local and state police will continue aggressive driving enforcement…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (194+ words) The money comes through a state capital program. Local lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro have announced grant awards for projects in Bucks County that total $11 million. The funding through the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) is part of $445 million…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (388+ words) The U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee voted on party lines Wednesday to advance state Sen. Doug Mastriano’s (R-Franklin) nomination to be ambassador to Slovakia. The former GOP gubernatorial candidate was tapped for the post by President Donald Trump in May. Mastriano…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (487+ words) Measure would allow 14- and 15-year-old volunteers to train until 10 p.m. year-round and ride emergency vehicles to fire scenes The state House voted last month to pass House Bill 2014, sponsored by Rep. Greg Scott, D-Montgomery, which would amend the Pennsylvania Child Labor…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (428+ words) Ryan Gaffney, 47, of Lower Southampton Township, was charged Monday with two counts of official oppression and single counts of unsworn falsification to authorities, obstruction of the administration of law, and possession of an instrument of crime with intent. He was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (257+ words) Earlier this week, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday along with 42 other states announced a $18 million bankruptcy settlement with genetic testing company 23andme over a data breach that affected thousands of Pennsylvania residents. In the case, Pennsylvania will be awarded just over…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (979+ words) District courts are the public’s most common point of contact with the judicial system. Bucks County is tightening security at the largely unguarded district courthouses. Starting this month, the county and its court system began a pilot program putting armed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (281+ words) Officials are warning drivers to pay their tolls. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission warned drivers that they will continue to work with the Pennsylvania State Police to crack down on drivers who have failed to pay their tolls. According to a…...