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Upper Bucks woman gets probation for stealing from medical company Editors note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the charges she pleaded to. This article has been updated.  An Upper Bucks woman will spend three years on probation and must pay restitution after pleading guilty to stealing thousands from her employer, according to authorities. On Thursday, Shae Kennedy Reber, 44, was sentenced and ordered to pay $75,000 for stealing from interVIEW Medical Systems, according...

Lehigh Valley weather: Snow forecast boosted to about a foot, watch upgraded to warning Updated Jan 30, 2021; Posted Jan 30, 2021 This National Weather Service forecast map released Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, shows the Lehigh Valley region getting 11-12 inches of snow Sunday through Tuesday.National Weather Service Facebook Share A nor’easter expected to hit the Lehigh Valley on Sunday afternoon and continue into Tuesday is forecast to drop about a foot of snow. “This storm is likely to bri...

Snow is expected Monday evening into Tuesday morning, forecaster said.

Bucks County is expanding COVID-19 testing starting next week, and officials annouced those same sites would eventually be "flipped" to become vaccination centers once the vaccine is ready for the public here.  At the county commissioners meeting Monday officials announced 7-day PCR testing sites at Bucks County Community Colleges Lower Bucks and Upper Bucks campuses and on the campus of Delaware Valley University will open for nine hours a day starting Jan. 11. The daily testing sites at Del...

Lehigh Valley weather: Wintry mix causes multiple crashes in Easton. What to expect into Monday Updated Jan 03, 2021; Facebook Share A wintry mix of snow and sleet has led to multiple motor vehicle crashes in Easton as accumulation is expected to cover the region until at least late Sunday morning, meteorologists say. Weather reports showed low temperatures Saturday evening dropped into the upper 20s, which forecasters say made the ground cold enough in some areas to freeze into a glaze of ice...

Three charged in Quakertown drug death Three Lehigh County residents are accused of giving a woman drugs that led to the her death in Quakertown earlier this year. On Monday, Cassandra Hope Mendelsohn, 31, Michael Breeland, 52, and Paul P. Barr II, 35, were arraigned on charges alleging they gave drugs to Barrs sister, Heather Barr, in May. Heather Barr died from fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity, according to police. She was 37. Investigators said the fentanyl alone would have been enough...

Upper Bucks man charged in fatal Bedminster crash A Tinicum man is charged with causing a crash that killed a Buckingham man in Bedminster in September, according to police. Earlier this month Collin Whidden, 19, was arraigned on charges alleging he crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by Jon Wooleyhan, killing him on Sept. 11. Whidden is charged with homicide by vehicle, which is a felony, as well as misdemeanor offenses of involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person, DUI ...

Sleet and Rain Create Mess on Roads After Heavy Snow Slams Region NBC10 First Alert Weather Team © Provided by NBC Philadelphia Snow falling in Reading, Pennsylvania. Credit: David Palmer What to Know A multifaceted noreaster began to drop snow from Philadelphia to the suburbs to the Lehigh Valley Wednesday afternoon. The NBC10 First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert for the entire region into Thursday morning. Heavy snow, heavy rain, strong winds and flooding pose t...

The snow may have gotten a late start, but by Wednesday evening was falling steadily throughout Bucks County. As flakes fell, closures began. Montgomery County closed offices at 2 p.m. Some schools, including Quakertown Community School District in Upper Bucks, called an early dismissal. Less snowfall is expected than initially anticipated, but a foot of snow still is expected in some parts of the county into Thursday morning.  Previous forecasts called for up to two feet of snow in Central an...

Lehigh Valley snow update: Still ‘major’ as forecasts cut back on total accumulation Updated Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 15, 2020 Snowfall accumulations forecast by the National Weather Service as of 4:43 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, include 15 inches expected across the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday into Thursday, Dec. 16-17.National Weather Service Facebook Share Forecasters pulled back a bit as of Tuesday evening on the total accumulation of snow expected Wednesday into Thursday across a reg...