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Bear Spotted Climbing Playground Set In Bucks County

Residents reported a bear sighting in Bucks County – in a neighbor’s backyard!

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Car Crash Causes Hundreds of Residents To Lose Power In Bucks County

Hundreds of residents are without power after a car crash in Bucks County on Tuesday night.

2013/06/18

(A swimming lesson at Camp America in Chalfont, Pa. File photo provided)

Lifeguard at Bucks County Summer Camp Saves Girl From Drowning

Warrington Township police lieutenant Daniel Friel says the girl jumped into a pool shortly after 11 o’clock, immediately sank to the bottom, came back up and sank again.

2013/06/17

(Rep. Scott Petri testifies before the Pa. House Children & Youth Committee. Credit: Tony Romeo)

Pa. Legislators Move To Tighten Child Abuse Laws in Wake of Sandusky Scandal

Rep. Scott Petri (R-Bucks County) is the sponsor of one the bills that got committee approval, a measure providing a definition of child abuse.

2013/06/11

(File photo: a California black bear. Credit: Mark Ralston/ AFP/ Getty Images)

Another Black Bear Seen Foraging In Central Bucks County, Pa.

Solebury Township police chief Dominick Bellizzie warns that residents should not attempt to feed it or get near it — just call police.

2013/06/10

Bucks Man Convicted In Rt. 611 Crash That Killed Girl, Paralyzed Grandmother

After two days of testimony, a Bucks County judge found 38-year-old Drew Bodden of Plumstead guilty of the murder of nine-year-old Holly Huynh.

2013/06/05

Tentative Agreement On New Contract Reached In Neshaminy School District

Leaders of the Neshaminy Federation of Teachers and the Neshaminy School Board made the announcement on Tuesday.

2013/05/28

Bucks County Unveils Plans For Global War On Terror Memorial, But They Need Help Covering The Costs

Kristofor Stonesifer, 28, was one of the first to die fighting in the War on Terror in October of 2001.

2013/05/24

NJ Man Gets Life In Prison For Bucks County Musician’s Death

Twenty-year-old Jermaine M. Jackson of Trenton was sentenced on Thursday.

2013/05/23

(A black bear in a tree. File photo by Hal Korber, Pa. Game Commission.)

Pa. Game Expert Reminds Area Residents To Give Wildlife Wide Berth

People in several Lower Bucks County communities are on the lookout for a bear seen recently in Hulmeville and Bensalem.

2013/05/20

Another Black Bear Sighting In Bucks County

A Bucks County community is on high alert Sunday as there has been yet another black bear sighting, this time in Croydon.

2013/05/19

Bear Spotted In Bucks County

A black bear has been spotted in Middletown Township, not once, but twice.

2013/05/17

1 Hospitalized, Hazmat Team Responds To Multi-Vehicle Crash In Levittown

The incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. along the 1500 block of East Lincoln Highway in Levittown.

2013/05/17

Bucks County Little League Games Cancelled Due To Gun Rallies

An official says hundreds of youngsters weren’t able to play scheduled games because of competing rallies slated by groups on both sides of the gun control debate.

2013/05/11

Bucks DA Says Little Could Have Prevented Ambush Murder of Woman By Ex-Husband

Kenneth Phillip had just been released from jail for violating a protection order when he pumped three shots into his ex-wife, Violeta Isackov, in front of her teenage daughter.

2013/05/10