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It’s a weekend of her life she’d like to forget. But 14-year-old Karley Loper had to relive her ordeal — in painful and embarrassing detail — while a courtroom full

West Deer will be spending $68,700 to replace body cameras for its police officers, but without seeking competitive contract bids. The township supervisors approved the purchase of 20 new cameras from Digital Ally, the current supplier, upon the recommendation of police Chief Robert Loper. Township Manager Daniel Mator said the

West Deer emergency services will have new utility vehicles for errands or to haul extra personnel to scenes, thanks to a township donation of used police SUVs. Township supervisors voted last week to give vehicles no longer used by the police department to West Deer No. 2 and West Deer

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) – The 56th annual Snowball Derby is underway at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola. The popular race attracts large crowds and features some of the best drivers on several classes. Competitive racing began Thursday night and the track will host races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A trio of Mobile natives swept […]

For the first time in its history, the West Deer Police Department has a deputy chief. Township supervisors Wednesday voted to promote Sgt. Timothy Burk to deputy chief. Chief Robert Loper recommended the move. Burk began his career with the department in 2000 as a part-time patrolman. He became a

West Deer’s police department will continue to station officers at Deer Lakes schools. Township supervisors and the school board approved a memorandum of understanding between the two bodies for policing at Curtisville Primary Center, East Union Intermediate Center and Deer Lakes Middle School. Police Chief Robert Loper told supervisors that

Casey Roderick opened last year’s Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida with an apparent win in the Pro Trucks 50-lap feature.

It didn’t matter that storms on Friday night pushed racing action to Saturday afternoon. Despite the delay, Hunter Robbins scored the Pro Late Model feature victory...

After serving the West Deer community for 33 years, police Officer Brian Dobson has retired from duty. The 57-year-old got his start with West Deer as a part-time officer in 1988 before he went full time in 1993. He had a couple of stints with departments in Mars and Avalon.