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PA Hospital Welcomes First Baby Of 2024 PA Hospital Welcomes First Baby Of 2024
PA Hospital Welcomes First Baby Of 2024 It's a girl! Dana Nieves gave birth to St. Mary Medical Center's first baby of the year, the hospital announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2.  Drew, a baby girl, was delivered around 2:10 a.m. on New Year's Day, according to staff.  Nieves is also, coincidentally, an employee at the Langhorne hospital.  The mother and daughter were given a welcome basket and a baby seat on behalf of the Labor and Delivery Department, St. Mary's added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
'That Baby Never Had A Chance': Bucks Dad Sentenced In Infant Son's Overdose Death 'That Baby Never Had A Chance': Bucks Dad Sentenced In Infant Son's Overdose Death
'That Baby Never Had A Chance': Bucks Dad Sentenced In Infant Son's Overdose Death A Bensalem father will spend up to two years behind bars for the fatal overdose of his 4-month-old son, a Bucks County judge has ruled.  Daniel S. Howarth was convicted of child endangerment, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia by Judge Gary B. Gilman after a two-day waiver trial that began on Monday, May 8, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a release.  Gilman heard testimony from Bensalem police officers who responded to an Oak Avenue home on Jan. 7, 2022 for a call about an infant in cardiac arrest.  Body came…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
'He Chose To Use Knife In Fist Fight:' Stabbing Victim Says At Bucks Man's Sentencing 'He Chose To Use Knife In Fist Fight:' Stabbing Victim Says At Bucks Man's Sentencing
'He Chose To Use Knife In Fist Fight:' Stabbing Victim Says At Bucks Man's Sentencing A Bucks County man was sentenced Friday to up to seven years in state prison for repeatedly stabbing a man during a fight two years ago in Lower Makefield, authorities said. The sentencing comes after Zachary Ganie, 26, pleaded guilty on June 1 to aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and reckless endangering another person, and no contest to two counts of simple assault for the Sept. 12, 2019 incident. On the day of the stabbing, Ganie, of Levittown, stole several bottles of alcohol from a home in the 700 block of Mill Road and assaulted a female resident…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer
PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday again upheld the death sentence of a Bucks County man convicted of killing a police officer over a decade ago, authorities said. Robert Anthony Flor, 54, fatally shot Newtown Borough police officer Brian Gregg on Sept. 29, 2005, while at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Since pleading guilty to first-degree murder and no contest to 39 other counts in 2006, Flor has tried to lessen his sentence multiple times. The death sentence was affirmed by the Pennsylvania…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder
Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder The 24-year-old man who shot the Yardley Borough police chief Wednesday in Bucks County was apprehended and charged with attempted murder, authorities said Thursday. Colin Petroziello opened fire on Chief Joe Kelly with a shotgun as he responded to a Yardley Commons apartment around 11 a.m., according to Lower Makefield Township Police Chief Ken Coluzzi and District Attorney Matt Weintraub. The situation unfolded after Bucks County Adult Probation/Parole Officer Cristina Viviano arrived to conduct an offender check on Petroziello, according to the Bucks County DA's office. She heard doors …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Levittown Shooting Suspect Shot Dead After Chase Ends In Philadelphia Levittown Shooting Suspect Shot Dead After Chase Ends In Philadelphia
Levittown Shooting Suspect Shot Dead After Chase Ends In Philadelphia A Levittown shooting suspect was shot dead following a police pursuit that ended in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon, reports say. Terrance Andre Bey, 29, is accused of shooting a man who was attempting to help the victim of a domestic assault at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway in Middletown Township, around 2:40 p.m., according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. A 9-1-1 caller told emergency dispatchers that a 28-year-old woman, who lived in the apartment complex, was involved in a domestic assault with her boyfriend, later identified as Bey, of …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash 1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash
1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash Two people were seriously injured in a two-car crash Thursday in Falls Township. A Ford Mustang headed south on Trenton Road was approaching the crest of a hill when it passed another vehicle and struck a Honda Civic heading northbound around 8:15 p.m. at Canterbury Road, Falls Township police said. The driver of the Honda was extricated from the vehicle and transported to St. Mary Medical Center in critical condition.  The driver of the Mustang was transported to St. Mary Medical Center in serious condition.  Falls police were assisted by Fairless Hills Fire Co., Tee Bucks Coun…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities: PA DUI Driver, 20, Nearly Caused Accident With Police Car Authorities: PA DUI Driver, 20, Nearly Caused Accident With Police Car
Authorities: PA DUI Driver, 20, Nearly Caused Accident With Police Car A 20-year-old driver was under the influence when she nearly caused an accident with a police car in Bucks County, authorities said. A car functioning without a headlight or brake light on Lincoln Highway near Neshaminy Street was stopped at a traffic light when a police officer spotted it around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 14, Penndel Borough police said. When the light turned green, the vehicle made a late turn in front of the marked Penndel police car, almost causing an accident, authorities said. The officer stopped the vehicle and spoke to the driver, later identified by her driver's licen…

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by Cecilia Levine