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Cell phone video showed the fireworks shooting out of the top of the truck.

BRIDGEWATER — Drivers who were stuck in a delay on Route 287 because of a truck fire were treated to an impromptu fireworks display Sunday night. A dolly tire on a tractor-trailer caught fire in the southbound lane near Exit 14 (Route 22) around 10:30 p.m., according to State Police Trooper Brandi Slota. The fire ignited the trailer carrying 10,000 pounds of fireworks, which were lit by the fire and launched into the air.

RICHLAND TWP., Pa. - Police in Bucks County are asking for the public's help in identifying two people accused of stealing more than $1,000 worth of stuff from Walmart. The pair pictured above filled their carts with three ice cream makers, a pressure washer and two other items, then walked out of the store near Quakertown on the afternoon of May 3, said Richland Township police.

PALMER TWP., Pa. - Police in part of Northampton County say they've been flooded with reports of bear sightings over the weekend. The most recent reports came Sunday in a neighborhood behind the 25th Street Shopping Center in Palmer Township, police said. A bear was reported to be on Aicher...

A tractor-trailer hauling fireworks caught fire late Sunday on Interstate 287 South in Somerset County, leaving parts of the highway shut down for the early morning commute on Monday, authorities said. The New Jersey Department of Transportation said the truck’s trailer caught fire in the southbound lanes near Exit 14...

Recently-hired Rutgers head women’s basketball coach Coquese Washington has completed her coaching staff, and it includes a prominent former Scarlet Knight with experience on the bench at Jersey Mike’s Arena. Tasha Pointer, who had a historic career as a point guard under C. Vivian Stringer before serving as...

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – Despite the heat, crowds of people came out on Saturday afternoon to partake in the annual Hackettstown Business Improvement District’s Street Fair. The annual fair featured vendors who sold all types of items, including clothing, jewelry, food and more. The Street Fair was...

Heidi and Miles Roux and their Khaki Campbell ducks.Image via Elizabeth Robertson at The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pandemic lock down brought the Roux family of Doylestown — dad Miles, mom Heidi, seven-year-old son Gus — to a dilemma: Either remain in their cramped condo or find a bigger nest elsewhere. They opted for the latter, according to Laura Hoover, who got the details’ ducks in a row for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A woman has been charged with damaging Penn State's iconic lion statue in May. Julia Cipparulo, 23, of Hillsborough, N.J. has been charged with felony counts of institutional vandalism, criminal mischief, and other charges of theft, according University police documents. Cipparulo was allegedly spotted on...

Moveable explores the future of transportation, infrastructure, energy, and cities. In 2011, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned that “If we settle for the status quo, our children and grandchildren will fight paralyzing congestion, remain dependent on foreign oil and suffer from an economy stuck in neutral.” Which was why he was announcing $2.2 billion for American rail projects, including $450 million to bring high speed rail to New Jersey.

Malvern-based Meridian Bank has been named a top-performing publicly traded community bank by American Banker, a leading industry organization. Its list of the Top 200 publicly traded community banks under $2 billion in assets ranked Meridian No. 13 in the U.S. and first among banks headquartered in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland.

When will energy prices go down? With everything getting so expensive, many of us have had to sacrifice and we are reaching our limits. Electricity rates skyrocketing and we need to make critical decisions on turning on the air conditioning or filling our gas tank. We can forget receiving any...

Highlights and hiccups. That might best sum up Britt's Pavelonis' experience at last week's US Senior Open, one of the Senior PGA's Major Championships. Despite a career-low 73 Friday, Pavelonis missed out on making the cut by one shot after finishing the first two days at +6. In what he...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Former Rutgers basketball star Tasha Pointer is returning to the team as an assistant coach. Coach Coquese Washington announced the hiring of the Scarlet Knights' all-time assists leader on Monday. "Tasha is a Scarlet Knight legend and I am beyond thrilled that she will, once again, lead...

Stop by the Doylestown branch of the Bucks County Free Library and you’ll be treated to the MEGA Brain exhibit and invited to take a tour of the striking inflatable structure. Standing 12 feet high, the giant brain will be on hand June 30, from 10 a.m. to noon...

Motorists on I-287 got an unexpected fireworks display on Sunday night during a traffic jam in Somerset County. A truck carrying about 10,000 pounds of fireworks went ablaze in the southbound lanes of the New Jersey highway around 10:30. A dolly tire on the tractor-trailer caught fire near Exit 14 in Bridgewater, 101.5 reported.