Man Buried Alive by Sugar; 7-Eleven Robbery Top Local News

Here's a look at some of the week's top headlines on Levittown Patch:

Janio Salinas Valerda was buried alive Monday afternoon after several tons of processed sugar engulfed him inside a hopper at CSC Sugar on Roebling Road at the old U.S. Steel site in Falls Township, officials said.

7-Eleven Robber Sought in Middletown

A man claiming to have a gun walked into the 7-Eleven at New Falls Road and Veterans Highway in Levittown early Thursday morning and robbed the place, police said.

3 Charged in Kidnapping for Ransom Headed to Trial

Three Levittown residents are charged with holding young woman for $700 ransom in November will face trial in Doylestown.

Fairless Hills Home Damaged by Flames

A contractor working on tile inside a home in the 200 block of Doone Road in the Fairless Hills section of Falls Township was alerted to a fire by a knocking sound Tuesday night, officials said.