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A New Jersey truck driver was killed after he was thrown from his commercial vehicle and trapped beneath it during a crash in Pennsylvania, State Police said. The crash happened at approximately 12:13 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, along the 4500 block of Chestnut Street north of Beck Road in Upper Milf…

Family, friends and supporters gathered July 11 to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the Upper Macungie Tavern, bringing new life to the former Sunset Grille property in Ruppsville. The restaurant is owned by Emmanuel “Manny” Teloniatis and his wife, Kalliopi Alti, who spent the past several months reno

SOUDERTON — The impending closure of the JBS USA beef processing plant in Souderton on August 14 has sent shockwaves through the community as workers, union leaders and local officials brace for the economic fallout. The closure threatens the jobs of approximately 1,500 workers represented by the United Food...

SEPTA is now giving its Glenside Regional Rail riders three daytime trains for new off-peak options while adjusting schedules to reduce congestion between Glenside and Wayne Junction. According to a Philadelphia Inquirer report, the Warminster Line, which operates through southeastern Montgomery County, is the only Reg

NORRISTOWN — An Upper Hanover Township man who previously served a stint behind bars on gun and burglary charges was sent back to prison for illegally possessing a firearm during a traffic stop in Montgomery Township. Westley Nolan Harpel, 39, of the 2200 block of Warner School Road, was...

Officials said police will contact adult after permanent marker graffiti found on equipment at recently opened inclusive playground in Clemens Park. Hatfield Township officials are taking a hard line after newly installed playground equipment at John S. Clemens Memorial Park was vandalized, saying surveillance video ca

Efforts to restore passenger rail service between Reading and Philadelphia took another step forward this week as the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (SRPRA) and Amtrak signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing their partnership on the proposed rail corridor. The agreement outlines how the two organiza

Derrick Bouffard stood before a Bucks County judge and admitted that he didn’t know what to do after his elderly mother died in the home they shared. So he did nothing for a week while her body decomposed on a mattress in the family room. “I regret how I...

During the Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, July 7, the board advanced animal ordinance revisions, acted on three subdivision plans and approved measures involving public safety, recreation, farmland preservation and township operations. Among the board’s actions was a unanimous vote to move port

Thursday was another hot day, but this time the skies were getting smokier as well, as the Department of Health issued a Code Red Air Quality Alert for the entire state of Pennsylvania. Health officials are advising people with working air conditioners to stay indoors. This as jobs like construction...