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Vigil Planned For Bucks Flood Victims As Search For Missing Kids Continues Vigil Planned For Bucks Flood Victims As Search For Missing Kids Continues
Vigil Planned For Bucks Flood Victims As Search For Missing Kids Continues Officials in Bucks County are still seeking the two young children who were swept away during flash flooding on Sunday, July 16.  As the search for 9-month-old Conrad Sheils and his sister 2-year-old Matilda enters day three, Upper Makefield police say they are shutting down roads in the area to ease their efforts. For Tuesday, July 18: Taylorsville Road is closed from Rt. 532 to Mt. Eyre Road. Mt. Eyre Road is closed at Walker Road. Rt. 532 is closed from Wrightstown Road to Meadowview Drive.  River Road is closed from Embarcation Drive to Mt. Eyre Road. In Lower Makef…

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Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy
Family Swept Away By Pennsylvania Flood Waters While Heading To BBQ In Weekend Tragedy Authorities have identified the two missing children who were swept away in the Bucks County flash flood on Sunday, July 16.  Matilda Sheils, 2, and her brother Conrad Sheils, 9 months, were visiting the area with family from Charleston, South Carolina, Upper Makefield police say.  "They were on their way to a barbecue when their vehicles got caught in the flash flood on Rt. 532," authorities said. Matilda Sheils, 2, and her brother Conrad Sheils, 9 months, are missing. Their mother Katie Seley died in the flood, police confirmed.Facebook/Upper Makefield Police Department Their father…

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Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say
Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say A tennis instructor faces felony charges after authorities say he repeatedly abused a student while traveling the world to compete in tournaments.  Hector Andres Jacome Jaramillo, 24, was arrested at his residence in Washington Crossing on Tuesday, Jan. 3, and booked at the Bucks County lockup in lieu of a $200,000 bail bond, court records show.  Investigators believe Jacome Jaramillo sexually assaulted a student under the age of 16 on separate occasions in Upper Makefield and Solebury townships, as well as in Florida and unspecified foreign countries, District Attorney Matth…

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by Mac Bullock