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SPCA Rescues 124 Animals, Largest Farm Cruelty Case In Bucks County History SPCA Rescues 124 Animals, Largest Farm Cruelty Case In Bucks County History
SPCA Rescues 124 Animals, Largest Farm Cruelty Case In Bucks County History The Bucks County SPCA rescued 124 farm animals neglected in horrendous conditions in Wrightstown, authorities announced late on Thursday, Aug. 8. The animals were at Narrow Way Farm at 887 Worthington Mill Road in Wrightstown Township, the SPCA said. Among the rescued animals were 58 goats, 49 chickens, 10 pigs, five sheep and two steers, the SPCA said on Facebook. Two other animals were found dead on the property. The non-profit agency called it the "largest case of farm animal cruelty and neglect in the collective memory of the Bucks County SPCA." "Our team has been fast at work buying …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Accused Killer To Stand Trial For Bucks Man's Stabbing Death: DA Accused Killer To Stand Trial For Bucks Man's Stabbing Death: DA
Accused Killer To Stand Trial For Bucks Man's Stabbing Death: DA The Philadelphia woman charged with murdering 72-year-old Richard MacFarland will stand trial, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday, July 18.  Meghan Macklin, 46, is accused of stabbing MacFarland to death in his Wrightstown home last Oct. 7, authorities said previously. She was arrested in Tennessee that night after allegedly fleeing Pennsylvania in MacFarland's car, prosecutors said.  In a preliminary hearing on Thursday, authorities presented video evidence, photos, and testimony from police to show that Macklin and MacFarland had a "friendly…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Woman Stabbed 72-Year-Old Bucks Man To Death, DA Says Philly Woman Stabbed 72-Year-Old Bucks Man To Death, DA Says
Philly Woman Stabbed 72-Year-Old Bucks Man To Death, DA Says A Philadelphia woman is charged with the murder of a 72-year-old man at his Wrightstown home last year, says the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Meghan Macklin, 45, is in a Tennessee jail awaiting her extradition to Pennsylvania, prosecutors said Wednesday, March 6.  Authorities believe she killed Richard Scott MacFarland, who was found with dead "multiple stab and slash wounds" at his 55 Apple Hill Road home last Oct. 7.  Police were called to the residence around 4 p.m. when a witness peaked through the window and saw the 72-year-old lying on the floor, the …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Bucks County Tornado: Weather Service Confirms Twister Hit PA Bucks County Tornado: Weather Service Confirms Twister Hit PA
Bucks County Tornado: Weather Service Confirms Twister Hit PA A tornado touched down in Bucks County on Saturday, April 1, one of six twisters confirmed by the National Weather Service to have made its way through the Delaware Valley over the weekend.  The cyclone traveled through Wrightstown and Newtown townships, covering about a 3.9-mile path that was 200 yards across at its widest, according to a chart published by the NWS station in Mount Holly, New Jersey.  As of 8 AM Monday, here is a summary of where we currently stand with storm damage assessment. 6 tornadoes have been confirmed so far and additional surveys are planned for today. More de…

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by Mac Bullock