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Vance in PA For Trump Campaign, Expect Traffic Delays: State Police Vance in PA For Trump Campaign, Expect Traffic Delays: State Police
Vance in PA For Trump Campaign, Expect Traffic Delays: State Police JD Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate in the 2024 election, is holding a campaign rally in Bucks County, and there could be some traffic disruptions, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Vance will be at the Newtown Sports and Events Center, 207 Penns Trail, Newtown at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, according to the Trump campaign website. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Traffic disruptions are anticipated in the southern Bucks County area on the same date, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. Drivers should anticipate traffic delays and intermittent road c…

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by Merriell Moyer
Politics
Tim Walz Campaigning For Kamala Harris In Bucks County Tim Walz Campaigning For Kamala Harris In Bucks County
Tim Walz Campaigning For Kamala Harris In Bucks County Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be in Bucks County campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, Oct. 31. Traffic delays are expected, according to state police. The candidate for vice president will deliver remarks at a campaign event somewhere in the county at 11 a.m., a news release from the Harris-Walz campaign states. The exact location wasn't provided at the time of publication. Walz will be encouraging Pennsylvanians to vote early for Vice President Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot, the news release states. Traffic disruptions are expected throughout the sout…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Alleged NYC Gang Member Was Found Dead In Barrel Off I-95 In Bucks County COLD CASE: Alleged NYC Gang Member Was Found Dead In Barrel Off I-95 In Bucks County
Cold CASE: Alleged NYC Gang Member Was Found Dead In Barrel Off I-95 In Bucks County State troopers are investigating the murder of a suspected New York City gangster more than 25 years ago.  Jia Qiang Li, 27, was found murdered on Jan. 2, 1997, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  The Chinese national's body was discovered in a plastic garbage can at the bottom of an embankment off Interstate 95 in Lower Makefield Township, investigators say.  Troopers said his remains had been "intentionally mutilated to some degree after his death." According to detectives, Li was affiliated with the Pell Street Flying Dragons, a street gang active in Manhattan's Chi…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Yardley Police Chief Shot, Suspect In Custody Yardley Police Chief Shot, Suspect In Custody
Yardley Police Chief Shot, Suspect In Custody A man who shot the Yardley Borough police chief Wednesday in Bucks County was apprehended, authorities said. Colin Petroziello, 24, opened fire on Chief Joe Kelly with a shotgun as he responded to a Yardley Commons apartment around 11:30 a.m., according to Lower Makefield Township Police Chief Ken Coluzzi and District Attorney Matt Weintraub. The chief was shot in his hand and part of his ear, police said at the scene. He was rushed to St. Mary's Trauma Center in stable condition, authorities said. "He is absolutely extremely lucky to be alive," Coluzzi said. He noted it is comm…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…

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by Jillian Pikora