A report done by the Police Chiefs Association of Bucks County says Quakertown police followed the law during an anti-ICE rally back in February. Five students, who walked out of Quakertown Area High School that day were arrested during the incident, which included Quakertown's police chief putting a girl in a headlock. The report finds police followed department policy and the use of force was reasonable. The Bucks County District Attorney's Office is also conducting its own independent review of the police response.
Two months after it was toppled by a wind storm, a 25-foot tall statue is back in place in Coopersburg. A Virginia man, who helped construct Chip eight years ago, returned to the Inside Scoop Thursday to put him back together. The only part of Chip to remain standing after that storm was from his waist down.
A Thursday afternoon accident caused a lot of inconvenience for residents in Wilson. Just before 5:30 yesterday aftenroon, a vehicle hit a utility pole at 17th and Wood Avenue. That caused a transformer to catch fire and that cut power to that area. At its peak, about 2300 customers were without service.
A Berks County lawmaker is calling for a grand jury investigation into the Pennsylvania Game Commission over allegations of employee abuse and harassment. Representative David Maloney says the agency has a long history of misconduct and mistreatment of workers. He says employees, including women, have faced verbal abuse and harassment. Maloney also pointed to a case in which an arbitrator found two employees were retaliated against after speaking out against leadership at a public meeting.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he has supported the president's efforts in Iran and believes he is the only Democrat to have voiced his support so far for the ongoing operation. "I don't understand why other Democrats can't acknowledge that pulverizing Iran's military and their capabilities is a good thing. That's a good thing overall," Fetterman says. Earlier this week, Fetterman once again voted with Republicans to block Democrats' efforts to limit President Trump's war powers.
Fans of cruises now have a new departure port to choose from. "This is an exciting milestone for all of us at Norwegian Cruise Line. We are returning to Philadelphia after 17 years," says Norwegian Cruise Line's Jason Krimmel. He says the Norwegian Jewel will soon take guests from Philadelphia to Bermuda, New England, Canada and elsewhere. The first sail date is expected later this summer.
he parent company of home shopping TV channels QVC and HSN is filing for bankruptcy. QVC Group revealed the plan in a filing with the SEC. This comes as consumer habits have shifted, with video platforms on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube entering the shopping space. QVC Group laid off 900 employees last year as it planned to shift to social platforms. The company said its aim is to emerge from bankruptcy within 90 days.
College basketball tournament games led to a decent March for Atlantic City's nine casinos, which won two-point-five-percent more from in-person gamblers than in March of last year. State Gaming Enforcement numbers released Wednesday also show internet gambling brought in $272.1 million, its second highest monthly total, and more than the $236.6 million made from in-person gamblers last month. It marks the seventh consecutive month that internet gambling revenue outgained profits from in-house gamblers.