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Joann Fabrics Shutting Fairless Hills Store
The longtime chain is closing 500 stores nationwide, including three in Bucks County.

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The longtime chain is closing 500 stores nationwide, including three in Bucks County.

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Abington Township recently joined several Montco communities about getting rid of single-use plastic bags.
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Yardley photographer Josh Friedman captures landscape frames of scenes throughout Bucks County in this Patch photo feature.
Evacuation and shelter-in-place are being lifted Wednesday following the massive fire at SPS Technologies on Monday night.
Abington, Jenkintown, and Cheltenham schools are closed on Wednesday due to the fire at SPS Technologies on Monday night.
Horsham ChATs said the roads are closed Wednesday due to power outages from high winds caused by the recent storm.
Bristol Township Police said an unidentified man was found at a township hotel on Tuesday morning.
This is a summary of news in Lower Bucks County over the past week.
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The Lower Makefield Township Police Department has released its blotter of criminal incidents for the past week.
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Bristol Township Police said a man was found dead at the Knights Inn on Tuesday morning with a fatal gunshot wound.
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Bensalem Police said a Michigan man "intentionally set" a home on fire because his ex-girlfriend was having a relationship with a man there.
This is a summary of news stories from the past week in eastern Montgomery County.
Horsham ChATs said several roads remain closed Tuesday morning due to the recent storm.