Human Interest - Bensalem Township

Second Part of the Olympics Medal Recap Series

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2 years ago

July 29, 2024

The Summer Olympics 2024, hosted by Paris, France, shows USA with a total medal count of 12 as of Monday morning.

Although the USA has the most medals in total, they are behind on gold medal race and sit in fifth place with a total gold count of three, according to the official page of the Olympics. China leads the gold medal count with a total of five and their overall medal count is nine. Australia, Japan, and Republic of Korea each have a total of four golds. USA and France each have three golds.

Medalists for the weekend:

As previously reported, Californian Haley Batten, 25, takes the silver in Sunday’s Women’s Cross-Country – Cycling Mountain Bike event, a bronze was captured in Saturday’s Cycling Road event by Chloe Dygert, 27 of Colorado. On Saturday, July 27, in the Women’s Synchronized 3m Diving Springboard competition, Sarah Bacon, 27, and Kassidy Cook, 29, took home the silver losing out on the gold by a little over 23 points to the China team of Chang Yani, 22, and Chen Yiwen, 25. USA got the gold in the Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay, the silver in the Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay and Katie Ledecky, 27, of Florida, got a bronze medal in the Women’s 400m Freestyle.

In Fencing, USA took gold and silver in the Women’s Foil Individual. Lee Kiefer, 30, of Kentucky and Lauren Scruggs, 21, of New York finished one and two ahead of Canada’s Eleanor Harvey.

USA added a gold, two silvers and a bronze to their medal count in the Swimming events. Tori Huske, 21, of California, took gold in the Women’s 100m Butterfly. Silver medals garnered by Gretchen Walsh, 21, Virginia, in the Women’s 100m Butterfly, who finished second to teammate Huske, and Nic Fink, 31, Texas, in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke. Taking a bronze for the USA was Carson Foster ,22, Texas in the Men’s 400m Individual Medley.

Later on Monday, the men’s gymnastics team hopes for first medal in 16 years.

2024 Men’s Gymnastics Team – olympics.com

Human Interest - Bensalem Township

Pothole Repair Continues Next Week in Bucks County

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20 hours ago

March 6, 2026

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PennDOT announced maintenance crews will be working next week to repair deteriorated pavement on state roadways in Bucks County.

Drivers are advised that periodic daytime lane closures and possible slowdowns will occur next week at the followinn g locations:

Route 413 (Veterans Highway/Durham Road), Bristol and Buckingham townships
Durham Road, Middletown Township
State Road, Bensalem Township
Route 611 (Easton Road), Tinicum Township
Route 663 (John Fries Highway), Quakertown Borough and Milford Township
Almshouse Road, Doylestown and Warwick townships

Other Main Roadways:

I-76
I-95
U.S. 1
Route 63 (Woodhaven Road)

Drivers are reminded to slow down in work zones and refrain from distracted driving to keep themselves and our workers safe.

Since January 1, PennDOT District 6 has received more than 2,900 customer concerns regarding potholes and has used more than 740 tons of asphalt across the five-county Philadelphia region.

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Do you Know Where Morgan Is ?

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20 hours ago

March 6, 2026

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Falls Township Police are seeking help with locating a missing 17 year-old last seen on Trenton Avenue Friday morning.

Morgan Douglas was last seen this morning in the 900 block of West Trenton Avenue, Morrisville, police said in a press release.

She was wearing a grey ‘essential’ hooded sweatshirt, a dark grey North Face Jacket, and black ‘Croc’ shoes. Morgan also has a tattoo, reading ‘Morgan,’ on her right wrist.

Anyone seeing Morgan is asked to call 911, anyone with information is asked to contact the assigned investigator, Detective Gregory Small, at (215) 302-3306, or via email at g.small@fallstwppd.com.

Information may also be provided anonymously at (215) 949-9120, or via email at tiplines@fallstwppd.com.

Human Interest - Bensalem Township

Police Seek Info on Missing Teen Believed to be in Lower Bucks Area

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2 days ago

March 5, 2026

Jeff Bohen

Police from Plumstead Township Police Department with an assist from Tullytown Borough Police are asking for help from the community in attempting to locate a missing 17 year-old .

Ryan Jaatar Age 17 is 5ft 8in Brown eyes and has not been seen since January 3, 2026, police say.

Jaatar was last seen by his father at their residence in Plumstead Township.

Jaatar’s, according to investigators, is believed to be in the Levittown/Bristol/Croydon area.

Anyone with information, please contact Detective Stacie Arnosky at sarnosky@plumstead.gov or 215-766-8741, ext. 120 or Contact the Tullytown Borough Police Department at 215-945-0999. You can also submit a confidential tip at through this link.