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Countryside Gallery features nature photographer
Countryside Gallery showcases photographs by David Lamb at 2 S. State St., Newtown, through the month of July. Lamb is an award-winning Bucks County photographer who specializes in nature and macro photography, capturing the often overlooked world of plants and insects that are all around us. He enjoys bringing these small scenes to your eyes, as it is easy for all of us to be distracted by the bigger picture.
Pa. Biotech Center invests $250,000 in its pitch competition winner
A Philadelphia precision immunotherapy company won the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County's 10th annual entrepreneur spotlight pitch competition — which for the first time included a $250,000 venture capital investment.<\p> Hula Therapeutics beat two other competitors in Thursday's pitch competition to claim the investment from the center's Hatch Biofund. The company is working on safer and more effective therapies for children and adults with solid tumors by leveraging a novel target discovery engine developed by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.<\p>
Lower Makefield Native Hallie Jackson Assumes New Role as NBC Sunday Nightly News Anchor
Pennsbury High School graduate Hallie Jackson will soon join the NBC Nightly News team as the Sunday anchor. Pennsbury High School graduate Hallie Jackson will soon join the NBC Nightly News team as the Sunday anchor, writes Damon C. Williams for the Bucks County Courier Times. Jackson, who grew up...
Missing Man Sought In Bucks County: Police (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The subject of this report has been located safely. A 25-year-old man is missing from Solebury Township, authorities say. Anyone with information is asked to call Solebury Township Police at 215-328-8511 or submit a tip online via Crimewatch.
Anticipate damaging winds and quarter-sized hail with thunderstorms to hit Pennsylvania Tuesday
On Tuesday at 7:11 p.m. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid until 8 p.m. for Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are expected. "At 7:11 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Emmaus,...
Levittown murder suspect Andre Gordon Jr. committed to psychiatric hospital. What now?
A Bucks County triple murder suspect has been committed to a state psychiatric hospital for evaluation and treatment, placing legal proceedings in his death penalty case on temporary hold. Bucks County Common Pleas Court Judge Raymond McHugh granted a defense petition on July 10 placing Andre Gordon Jr. in either...
Missing 25-year-old Bucks man found, is safe
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Police in Bucks Co. say a missing person has been found safe. Solebury Township Police Department say they received a report of a missing man, Tyler Brennan, 25, on July 11. Brennan was found Tuesday after an extensive investigation, police said. "Solebury Township Police and the family...
PA Turnpike Announces Planned Traffic Disruptions In Bristol Twp.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning motorists of expected traffic disruptions along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95 in Bristol Township due to an ongoing bridge rehabilitation project. Starting this week, drivers merging onto I-95 northbound from the Delaware Valley Interchange acceleration ramp will encounter a temporary stop sign. The stop...
Area Lawmaker’s Legislation Aims To Protect Seniors From Financial Exploitation
New legislation by a local lawmaker that is designed to protect seniors from being conned by scammers have moved forward in Harrisburg. State Representative Joe Hogan, a Republican from Middletown, recently announced that his bill aimed at safeguarding seniors from financial exploitation has passed the Pennsylvania House with bipartisan support.
Three Bucks County area girls' wrestlers bring home medals from rugged Fargo tournament
Conwell-Egan rising junior Julia Horger was the top local girls' finisher at the prestigious U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16-and-under wrestling Nationals in Fargo, N.D., as she captured a gold medal Sunday. Horger, who went 22-0 last season and won a PIAA title at 106 pounds, scored a 9-6 decision over California's Martee...
National car wash chain, delivering ‘ultimate shine,’ to open Quakertown area location
RICHLAND TWP., Pa. - Drivers looking to refresh their rides will soon have another car wash option in upper Bucks County. Tommy's Express Car Wash, a rapidly growing car wash chain delivering “the ultimate shine to love your ride,” is expected to open in August at 920 S. West End Blvd. in Richland Township, just south of Quakertown, according to Austin Brunner, communications manager for Tommy’s Express.
Bucks County, PA’s Owowcow Ice Cream Now Available in Cape May, NJ
Ice cream from a very popular ice cream shop in Bucks County, PA is now available down the shore (spoken like a true Jersey Girl). Owowcow is expanding (sort of) to Cape May, New Jersey, according to Philly Voice. The sweet treat shop was founded in Ottsville. It has four...
Bucks County Offers Build Business in Bucks Grants to Boost Small Businesses
The Bucks County Department of Workforce and Economic Development has announced the Build Business in Bucks Grant. The Bucks County Department of Workforce and Economic Development has announced the Build Business in Bucks Grant, offering up to $3,000 each to 65 local small businesses, according to Levittown Now. Aimed at...
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