Catasauqua, PA

HATBORO, Pa. - A Montgomery County man is facing 200 counts of child pornography charges after investigators found thousands of explicit images on his electronic devices, including many that involved infants and toddlers. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office on Thursday announced the arrest of 59-year-old David Winter of Hatboro....

All of Bucks County has been part of one congressional district for more than 170 years, and the Bucks County Commissioners want it to stay that way. Last week, amid preliminary political discussions in Harrisburg that Bucks could soon be divided among two congressional districts, the commissioners approved a resolution condemning the idea. The resolution said, to split the county “would divide our community, create administrative problems and violate fair redistricting principles.”

A Yardley woman is accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to steal from hundreds of unlocked cars in Bucks County and beyond. On Wednesday, Jessica Fletcher, 36, was arraigned on charges alleging she helped her boyfriend Keith Johnson, 33, steal from nearly 300 unlocked cars in Bucks and neighboring areas for more than a year.

MIDDLETOWN, PA — A progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $554,905 for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Campground Cash game was sold at a Lottery retailer in Montgomery County on Tuesday, June 15. Family Financial Centers, 421 W. Marshall St., Norristown, receives a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Campground Cash is...

WHAT’S GOING ON? Here is a small sample of area happenings — some in-person, others online — you may want to check out in the coming days. ALLENTOWN “The Ceramics of Toshiko Takaezu,” and “Sleep Tight!,” textiles, quilts and bed covers from around the world, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays through Sept. 11. Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. 5th St. allentownartmuseum.org, 610-432-4333.

NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP >> The Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on July 7 to consider land development plans for a new Super Wawa at Buck and Rocksville Roads. The live, in-person meeting will take place at the township building. And plans for the Wawa will be the only topic on the evening’s agenda, according to Chairman Adam Selisker.

LONG POND, Pa. — Races for this weekend's NASCAR doubleheader at Poconos Raceway don't get underway until Friday, but fans have been lined up since Wednesday night to get into the track. Workers at the track in Long Pond began admitting campers around 9 a.m. Thursday. Lines of RVs and...

DOYLESTOWN >> Director of Corrections Chris Pirolli, who rose from feeding Bucks County’s inmates to overseeing the county’s entire prison system, is retiring. Pirolli, 58, steps down July 6, ending a county government career spanning 39 years. It began when he was hired in 1982 as a 20-year-old cook at...

Property issues were the central point of conversation for Weisenberg Township supervisors during their June 14 virtual meeting. The first was an outstanding municipal lien on the property of resident Raymond Bear in the amount of $2,197. Township Administrator Brian Carl noted that the matter had been discussed at the...

Having gained approval to move forward, a proposed overhaul of Willows Barn will replace the fodder it once held with malt for crafting beer, reports Stephen Althouse for WFMZ 69 News. East Texas Barn Co. LLC submitted a plan to renovate the 114-year-old East Texas structure into a craft brewery,...

BOYERTOWN — Residents continue to publicly ask the school board to jointly denounce the racially insensitive comments made by a candidate for the board, but no vote has been taken as of the June 22 meeting. At issue are social media posts made by Kirstin Lord, 21, of Earl Township...

PPL Electric Utilities recently delivered a large truck load of tree trimmings from its vegetation management program to the Lehigh Valley Zoo, Schnecksville. The tree trimmings delivered on June 8 will feed the giraffe and other zoo animals. Zoo animals benefit from the fresh food and enrichment while reducing the...

NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man was sent to jail after he admitted to drug and weapons charges in connection with an incident in Ambler where he was found possessing marijuana and a gun during a traffic stop. Kevin Latek Rutland, 42, of the 7900 block of Bayard Street, was sentenced...