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Police & Fire
Quakertown Man Was Racing Before High-Speed Crash That Killed 62-Year-Old: DA Quakertown Man Was Racing Before High-Speed Crash That Killed 62-Year-Old: DA
Quakertown Man Was Racing Before High-Speed Crash That Killed 62-Year-Old: DA Two men are accused of homicide by vehicle after authorities say they killed a woman while street racing in Hatfield last year, according to a release from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.   Evan Buckman of Pennsburg and Aidan Jarrett of Quakertown, both 19, surrendered to police on Monday, March 11, prosecutors said.  Investigators said the wreck happened at the corner of Bethlehem Pike and Bergey Road on May 17, 2023. Louis and Ida Lillo were turning left from the Pike onto Bergey Road when their Nissan Frontier was T-boned by Jarrett’s southbound…

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by Mac Bullock
Weather
Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Bucks County This Week Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Bucks County This Week
Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Bucks County This Week It's been a green, wet December in southeastern Pennsylvania and this week was no exception, with sustained showers throughout Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 27 and 28.  Here's how the rainfall in each county stacked up, according to the National Weather Service's Mount Holly Station.  Berks County received between 2 and 2.76 inches, with the highest figure recorded in Boyertown.  Bucks County received between 2.08 and 2.96 inches of rain, with the most rainfall recorded in Quakertown.  Chester County got between 2.11 and 3.14 inches of rain, with the largest amount fall…

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by Mac Bullock
Real Estate
Rite Aid Is Selling These Pennsylvania Leases After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid Is Selling These Pennsylvania Leases After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid Is Selling These Pennsylvania Leases After Filing For Bankruptcy Of the 39 Rite Aid stores closing in Pennsylvania amid filing for bankruptcy, nearly two dozen of the leases are being sold. A&G Real Estate Partners is acting as the real estate advisor for the pharmacy chain, which filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 15, and has plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide. The deadline for the following leases for in Pennsylvania is Monday, Nov. 20: 2722 West 9th St., Chester 5900 University Boulevard, Corapolis 1709 Liberty Ave., Erie 353 East 6th St., Erie 6090 Route 30, Greensburg 301 Eisenhower Dr., Hanover 1130 Cumberland St., Lebanon 1730 Wi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing.  Thirty-nine of the stores closing are located in Pennsylvania.  They are: 1441 Old York Road in Abington 1628 South Fourth Street in Allentown 169 West Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore 5235 Library Road in Bethel Park 2178 West Union Boulevard in Bethlehem 2722 West 9th Street in Chester 200 West Ridge Avenue Suite 112 in Conshohocken 2715 Parade Street in Erie 1709 Liberty Street in Erie 4830 William Penn Highway in Export 6090 …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Bucks County Native, Beloved Mom Of 2 Rebecca Clowney Dies Suddenly At Age 35 Bucks County Native, Beloved Mom Of 2 Rebecca Clowney Dies Suddenly At Age 35
Bucks County Native, Beloved Mom Of 2 Rebecca Clowney Dies Suddenly At Age 35 Bucks County native and beloved mother of two Rebecca Greene Clowney died suddenly following an episode of cardiac arrest on Oct. 24. She was 35. Born in West Rockhill Township, Clowney grew up in Pennsburg, her obituary says. Clowney is survived by her parents, Michael and Bonnie (Greisemer) Greene; sisters, Stephanie Greene and Kellie Greene; brothers, Jeffrey Greene and Kevin Greene; Matt Clowney; and her children, Brynn and Brielle Clowney. More than $3,400 had been raised as of Monday on a GoFundMe for Clowney’s final expenses. “It comes with great sadness and heavy heart to say Rebe…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
HAZMAT: 6 Report Difficulty Breathing In MontCo Drug Lab Leak HAZMAT: 6 Report Difficulty Breathing In MontCo Drug Lab Leak
HAZMAT: 6 Report Difficulty Breathing In MontCo Drug Lab Leak Crews responded to a Montgomery County home on reports of people having difficulty breathing due to an acid leak coming from a drug lab in the basement, officials said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Montco PA Public Safety (@montcodps) Fire and HazMat teams were dispatched to the home at 129 4th Avenue in Pennsburg sometime just before 4 p.m., Emergency Dispatch Services said. Five people refused treatment while one was taken to St. Luke’s Quakertown for difficulty breathing, officials said. Authorities found materials to ma…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Samurai Sword Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police 'Left House To Kill,' DA Says Samurai Sword Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police 'Left House To Kill,' DA Says
Samurai Sword Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police 'Left House To Kill,' DA Says A police officer has been cleared of any wrong-doing in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Trey Bartholomew last month in Pennsburg. “The dispatch reports police received were that the man left his house to kill anybody he encountered, and when he encountered a police officer," Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. "The evidence is that he tried to do just that." Bartholomew was found with a samurai sword by Upper Perk police at 8th Street and Long Alley, after one of his family members called 9-1-1 saying he was threatening to harm others around 7:40 p.m. …

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by Nicole Acosta