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Black bear spotted roaming around Bucks County town
Another bear has been seen roaming around a Bucks County town earlier this week. Upper Makefield Township Police said early Monday morning an officer spotted a black bear in the area of Street Road between Lurgan Road and Windy Hollow Road. "As you know, we live in a rural area...
Police Search for Suspect Who Kidnapped a Woman and Held her Captive
Police in Bristol Township Bucks County are looking for a man they say kidnapped a woman and held her captive with a knife. Police say Richard Phillips allegedly kidnapped the woman at a Wawa in Bristol. According to Bristol Township Police, he took her to a friend’s house, where she managed to escape. An arrest […]
Driver, 44, Airlifted When Vehicle Overturns On Route 78 In Hunterdon County: Njsp
At 7:07 p.m., a GMC SUV was traveling eastbound on Route 78 in Union Township when the driver lost control, ran off the roadway and overturned, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The man sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital, Lebron...
Man dies as car smashes into Lehigh Valley car dealership
A man died after his car left a Lehigh Valley roadway and crashed into about 20 vehicles parked outside an Allentown car dealership early Tuesday. The wreck took place just after 1 a.m. on April 30, 2024, along the 1900 block of Lehigh Street, Allentown police said in a news release shared on social media.
Severe thunderstorms drop quarter-size hail over Lehigh Valley
A thunderstorm brought significant rainfall and hail Tuesday night to the Lehigh Valley, bringing an end to an already rainy April. Lehigh Valley International Airport recorded 1.15 inches of rain from Tuesday’s night storm alone, which accounts for roughly 20% of the total rain that fell in the region last month, according to weather service data. Ray Martin, meteorologist for the National ...
Video: $190,000 in cash stolen from Tesla at gas station in Bucks County
BENSALEM, Pa. - A man has been arrested after police say he broke into a vehicle and took nearly $200,000 from its back seat this week. On Monday, police were called to the Conoco Gas Station on Knights Road in Bensalem for the staggering theft. Surveillance video showed the suspect...
What’s coming to the Westgate Mall, and what happened to the businesses that were forced to leave
Westgate Mall has gone through some major changes over the last couple of years — with some major changes to come. The upheaval began in 2018, when New Jersey-based Onyx Equities bought the strip mall on Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem. Since then, the company has invested in a full makeover for the property, starting with opening a 16,000-square-foot Harbor Freight Tools in the former Weis ...
Oscar Mayer Weinermobile making local stop, West Ward market opening | Lehigh Valley headlines
This is one hot dog you won’t find at most other local carnivals this year. The famed Oscar Mayer Weinermobile will appear from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Bushkill Township Volunteer Fire Co. Carnival, the fire company told lehighvalleylive.com. If you purchase a product or register for...
Warehouse the size of six football fields proposed for Route 202 in Hunterdon
RARITAN TOWNSHIP – A proposal to build a 353,803-square-foot warehouse at the intersection of Route 202 and Voorhees Corner Road will be heard by the township Planning Board on May 8. The warehouse, about 1 ½ times the size of the Flemington Marketplace diagonally across the highway, is planned for the former U.S. Bronze site which has been designated a redevelopment area by the Township Committee. ...
Man Traps Ex-Girlfriend in Car, Threatens to Kill Her While Driving Her Around Doylestown
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A woman claims that her ex-boyfriend showed up at her job at a Warrington McDonald’s, trapped her in his car and repeatedly threatened to kill her before she escaped. On April 23, police went to the McDonald’s on Metro Drive near the Walmart for the report of a man making threats. The McDonald’s employee said her ex-boyfriend, Darlin Pillajo, 29, told her that he had items to give her for their child. When she entered the back seat of his car to retrieve the items, Pillajo allegedly closed the door behind her, trapping her inside...
Phillipsburg Couple Left Toddlers In Car So They Could Go Wine-Tasting, Prosecutor Says
John O’Mahoney, 43, and Radhika Vyas, 37, both of Phillipsburg, have each been charged with cruelty and neglect of children in the fourth degree, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said. Troopers from the Washington Barracks responded to Four Sisters Winery in White Township on Feb. 25, on reports...
See all homes sold in Bucks County, April 22 to April 28
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Bucks County reported from April 22 to April 28. There were 78 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,525-square-foot home on Thornyapple Lane in Levittown that sold for $404,000. Bensalem.
Will Bucks County see cicadas this summer? What to know about the US brood invasion
Nature lovers will soon be treated to a pair of rare occurrences, but it looks like Pennsylvania may have to wait longer to be in the buzz. After 13 years, Cicada Brood XIX is set to emerge in 14 states across the Southeast and Midwest, and the 17-year Cicada Brood XIII will emerge in five Midwestern states,...
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