Regional Roundup: Charges Filed in String of Local Jewelry Store Robberies
Charges Filed in Local Jewelry Store Robberies: Newtown Township police have charged two men who they believe are responsible for a string of jewelry store robberies. Find out what all the charges are...
View ArticleMontco Man Caught in $3.5 Million Meth Ring
A four-year undercover investigation has resulted in the indictments of 27 people suspected of links to a crystal methamphetamine trafficking operation that stretched from Mexico and Texas and took...
View ArticleRECALL: Foam Pumpkin Turkey Craft Kit
Jo-Anne Fabric and Craft stores are recalling the foam Pumpkin Turkey Craft kit manufactured by Ningbo Golden Time Gifts and Crafts for magnet ingestion hazard. According to the recall from the...
View ArticleRECALL: Ice Cream and Gelatos for Salmonella Contamination
Boulder Ice Cream has announced a recall of its ice cream and gelato products manufactured using peanut ingredients. The peanut ingredients used in the products have been recalled by Sunland, Inc. of...
View ArticleSchool Board Agrees to County Delinquent Tax Plan
The Upper Moreland School Board unanimously passed a resolution at this week’s meeting to allow Montgomery County to collect delinquent taxes beginning in January 2013. County Commissioners ruled back...
View ArticleUpper Moreland Man Admits he Molested Teens
Earlier this month an Upper Moreland man admitted to sexually molesting three minors between 2001 and 2005 in Montgomery and Bucks counties. Burt Philip Ludin, 51, of the 100 block of Krewson Terrace,...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: Montgomery County Budget Hearing
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners is holding public hearings Thursday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. regarding the county's proposed 2013 operating budget. The $413.8 million budget avoids a tax...
View ArticleSalmonella-linked Peanut Butter Plant Shut by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has blocked food distribution from the Sunland Inc. peanut butter plant in New Mexico whose products were subject to a wide recall in...
View ArticleWillow Grove Fire Displaces Five
Fire and EMS crews responded to a fire last night at a house in the 1900 block of Osbourne Avenue in the Willow Grove section of Abington. The call came in at about 8:45 p.m. Abington Assistant Fire...
View ArticleProfessor's Union Won't Strike This Semester
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Professors at Pennsylvania’s state colleges won’t go on strike this semester. Instead, they’ll continue to bargain with the Pennsylvania State System of...
View ArticleRECALL: Trampolines for Injury Hazard
Trampolines sold exclusively at Sports Authority and manufactured by Sportspower are being recalled for an injury hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall, the trampoline's...
View ArticleBux-Mont Holiday Guide
Nov. 30 Holiday Magic - Stroll the streets of downtown Doylestown Borough, listening to carolers. Keep your eyes open for Frosty and Rudolph as the boutiques and shops stay open late to help you pick...
View ArticleSecond Alarmer's Rescue Squad Honored at Ceremony
The 2012 Pennsylvania State EMS Awards were held on Monday, November 19th at the Radisson Harrisburg Hotel and Conference Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. These annual awards recognize individuals...
View ArticleNovember Health Inspections in Upper Moreland
The Montgomery County Department of Health conducted inspections of two food-service establishments in Upper Moreland this month. Click on the inspection report link to read the results for each...
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch Confession of Saanvi Venna's Accused Killer
Montgomery County District Court has released the footage of Raghunandan Yandamuri alleged confession to the murders of 10-month-old Saanvi Venna and her 61-year-old grandmother Satyavathi Venna in...
View ArticlePost Sandusky, Report Calls for new Child Protection Laws
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers have a host of new suggestions to hear on how to improve child protection laws in a state still reeling from the Jerry Sandusky...
View ArticleUpper Moreland High School Honor Roll List
Upper Moreland High School has released its list of students who made honor roll during the first marking period of the 2012-2013 school year. Below are the students from each grade who made...
View Article'Fiscal Cliff' Debate Accompanies Obama to Montco
President Barack Obama visited a toy factory in Hatfield Township on Friday, citing it as an example of the type of business that would suffer if Congress does not act soon to prevent the country from...
View ArticleState Police Report 13 Killed, 349 Injured Over Holiday Weekend
HARRISBURG—Thirteen people were killed in crashes investigated by state troopers during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday driving period, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced this week....
View ArticleRegional Roundup: Man Found at Home After Fleeing Scene of Car Crash
Man Found at Home After Fleeing Scene of Car Crash; DUI Charges Pending: Police said a Southampton man crashed into a utility pole, fled the scene, abandoned the vehicle and was found at home. Read the...
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