A Schuylkill County man falsely reported a fire to 911 dispatchers after being refused alcohol service for being highly intoxicated at a Berks County bar & grill last month, authorities said.David Reynolds, 47, of Orwigsburg called 911 to report that he saw the kitchen of Westy Bar & Grill on West State Street up in flames around 4 p.m. on March 2, according to the Tilden ...

A 29-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after he fired a shotgun at his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend last year in Bensalem, authorities announced.A Grand Jury investigation found that Jerome T. Jordan went to confront the unidentified boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend at the Village Square Apartment Complex in Bensalem Township around 10 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2020, ...

Amazon announced plans to open four grocery stores on the East Coast, including one in Bucks County.The Warrington Township location will be the Commonwealth's first Amazon Fresh location, the company confirmed Thursday, according to NBC Philadelphia.The tech company is expanding its efforts to upend traditional grocery stores by opening four locations on the East Coast.The additional ...

A Pennsylvania lottery ticket good for $1.2 million was sold in Bucks County.Pennsylvania Lottery’s Diamond Mine winning ticket was sold Friday, April 9 at the Wawa on South Main Street in Yardley.The ticket is worth $1,291,156.The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

Police are investigating after a man was struck in an Upper Darby shooting that occurred early Friday morning, CBS Philly says.Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound on the 7200 block of Guilford Road, just after 3 a.m. the news outlet reports.Police discovered he was shot about a block away, near Ruskin and Long Lanes, the outlet says citing authorities.The man was ...

A motorcyclist has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that left two kids injured in Southeast Reading on Tuesday.Maximo Serrano-Garcia, 75, was riding a white three-wheel motorcycle and traveling West on Perkiomen Ave when he struck an 8- year-old and 14-year-old while they were crossing the street at South 18th Street around 6:45 p.m., City of Reading police said.The children were ...

Fire crews in Montgomery County rescued a man who they say drove into the Perkiomen Creek Thursday afternoon.Upon arrival, rescue crews were able to free the driver from the car but requested additional assistance to bring the man up a steep embankment along the Perkiomen Creek in the 600 block of Gravel Pike around 12:30 p.m., according to Royersford Fire Company.Fire crews used ropes, ...

Westtown-East Goshen police are seeking the public's help identifying a woman who they say stole nearly $350 worth of merchandise from a local Giant Food store.The woman was seen on surveillance footage walking towards the health and beauty section where she placed approximately $351 worth of products in a re-usable shopping bag on March 25 at the Thornbury Township store, Westtown-East ...

One of Pennsylvania's biggest road and bridge construction firms was charged with multiple counts of theft on accusations it stole more than $20 million from its employees, authorities announced.It what the Office of Attorney General is calling the largest case of its kind yet filed in the U.S., Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc., of State College, was slapped with theft ...

A Lansdale bar & grill announced they are temporarily closing their doors to customers for a couple of days after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.Lansdale Tavern announced they will be closed for approximately two days starting April 7, according to a Facebook post published Wednesday.The West Main Street business said they will be closed to enforce deep cleaning protocols ...