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33-Year-Old Man Accused of Stabbing Roommate

A Lower Salford Township man is behind bars on $50,000 cash bail after being charged with stabbing his roommate several times. Police say it happened Monday on the 200 block of Yoder Road, Lower...

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Murder Fueled By Meth, Man Charged with Killing Neighbor

A Sellersville man tells police that methamphetamine drove him to murder his next door neighbor, a 62- year-old woman. Police say 34-year-old Damien Walker, of the 100 block of North Main Street,...

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Bike Night 2016 in Lansdale This Weekend

Motorcycles will converge in downtown Lansdale Saturday night for Bike Night. Lt. Alex Kromdyk says some roads will be closed starting at 3pm Saturday. “It’ll be West Main Street from Valley Forge Road...

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Milford Township Child Dies From Gunshot

A two-year-old MilfordTownship boy is dead as a result of a gunshot to the chest. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death as an accidental shooting, but the Bucks County District...

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Police Identify Man Found Dead in Lower Salford Park

Lower Salford Township Police ask for the public’s help in trying to find out more information about a 24- year-old man who was found dead in Alderfer Park on Friday. The body of Brendan Coughlin was...

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Owner of Remodeling Company Arrested

A 34-year-old man faces charges after being accused of not being truthful to customers in connection with his remodeling business. Jose Cruz, owner of Bentley Surfaces on Bethlehem Pike, was arraigned...

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PA Homeland Security: Trust Your Instincts

Pennsylvania Homeland Security Director Marcus Brown advises citizens not to let a potential terror suspect off the hook. Brown is asking citizens to follow the rule:  “if you see something, say...

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Man Sentenced For Two Armed Robberies in Lansdale

Two gunpoint robberies carried out by a Philadelphia man last August in Lansdale have landed him in prison for a term of 2 to 6 years. Shawn Leverette admitted in Montgomery County Court that on the...

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Silverdale Man Killed in Car Crash

Hilltown Township Police continue to investigate a fatal crash Monday, just before midnight in Silverdale Borough. Police say, 23-year-old Timothy Murphy was killed after his 1999 Audi-A4 left the...

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Heroin, Opioid Deaths and Overdoses Increase in Montco.

It’s National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, but despite the awareness reminder, shocking statistics were released today from the Montgomery County D.A.’s office on the opioid...

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Fire Erupts in Engine of Truck Carrying Propane Tanks

The engine of a truck carrying propane tanks was engulfed in flames Thursday on Forty Foot and Allentown Roads in Towamencin Township. The incident happened at around 8:30 AM. Towamencin Township...

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Hatfield Woman Dies After Crash.

A fatal crash takes the life of a Hatfield woman. Police say, the crash happened last Friday afternoon just before 3:30, when a car driven by 76 year old Martha Wambold hit a median on Route 309 in...

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Milford Man Charged in Son’s Shooting Death

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office has charged 26 year old Nicholas Wyllie with involuntary manslaughter and other offenses in connection with the death of his two year old son, Benjamin...

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Towamencin Twp. Police Officers Honored

Towamencin officials Wednesday night put the spotlight on twelve members of their Police Department. Officers Ed Howarth and James Hagan and Sergeant Geoffrey Wainwright were honored for saving a man...

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Man Rescued From Sewer in Montgomery Township

A man was rescued from a sewer in the parking lot of a store called Babies “R” Us in Montgomery Township. Police and fire rescue were called to the parking lot on Route 309 Monday just after 8pm for a...

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Man First to Be Sentenced in Montco. For Human Trafficking

Montgomery County has its first human trafficking sentence. 33-year-old Brian Kieffer will spend the next 5 to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to charges of trafficking minors and related...

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7 Year Old Girl Hit by Car Dies, Father Injured.

A 7 year old girl is killed and her 38 year old father suffered injuries after they were hit by a car. Upper Dublin Township Police say, it happened Monday night at around 7:45 on the 700 block of...

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Montco’s New Radios For First Responders Need Repairs

A major problem with new digital radios Montgomery County is providing to first responders in advance of its emergency dispatch system upgrade next year. Field tests show they can turn off. County...

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High Court Rules in Favor of Lansdale in Officer Firing

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Lansdale Borough in connection with the firing of a borough police officer in 2010. According to documents, then officer, George Johnson failed to...

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A Life of Promise on The Field Comes to an End in a Park

Iziah Lewis, a Pennridge High School graduate was a star on the football field. The school and local community are now mourning his death. The 19 year old was shot to death near a Perkasie park at...

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