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‘I couldn’t be prouder.’ How Honesdale banded together over snowstorm
Along with the efforts of the Department of Public Works, Mayor Derek Williams led a shoveling brigade of volunteers to help residents clear their walkways.
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How presidential campaign stops in 2024 cost Bucks County taxpayers more than $100K
The total includes nearly $88,000 in communities that did not host national candidates — among them Bensalem, which has the county’s largest police force. Taxpayers there spent nearly $30,000 in overtime to send 44 police officers to five appearances.
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Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
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Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
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NTSB report on fatal Bucks nursing home explosion focuses on gas line
The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report released Jan. 28 also confirmed what local emergency responders suspected: A gas leak in the basement was responsible for two explosions Dec. 23 at Bristol Health & Rehab Center along Tower Road.
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Pennsylvania’s ethics watchdog fined these local officials in 2025
The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission in 2025 reprimanded a handful of elected officials for profiting from their official posts by hiring relatives, granting themselves paid positions and failing to meet transparency requirements.
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Gov. Shapiro joins Philadelphia in lawsuit fighting slavery memorial’s removal
The National Park Service last week removed interpretive signage at the former site of the president’s house on Independence Mall, where visitors flock to see Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. The exhibit included historical details of the nine people enslaved in the house where Washington and First Lady Martha Washington lived.
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After ICE shootings, Pa. lawmaker calls for reforms or funding freeze
State Rep. Tarik Khan is preparing the resolution days after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the second person slain during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the Minnesota city.
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New Pa. law will direct heirless estates to aid local nonprofits
Effective on Jan. 23, 2026, Act 50 of 2025 updates Pennsylvania’s Intestate Succession law, so that when someone dies and no heirs can be found, their estate will be placed into an endowed community fund managed by the community foundation in their home county.
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Gov. Shapiro accuses President Trump of attempting to “whitewash history”
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick also voiced his disagreement with the decision to remove a slavery exhibit at Independence Park in Philadelphia.
