People read the Herald for stories they can’t get anywhere else, not for news they can get virtually everywhere else. That’s why you won’t find coverage of the assassination attempt on our news pages this week.

It’s always a pleasure and a privilege to talk about the fine journalists who write the stories, take the photographs and design the pages you see week in and week out in the Bucks County Herald newspaper.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about 2024. For me, December isn’t just a time for taking stock in the year that’s ending. It’s also a time to plan for what lies ahead. A key component of that …

What a month October is going to be here at the Bucks County Herald. There’s a lot to get to. Let’s dig in …

I was living in a small cabin in a rural part of Bucks County when what they call “first reports” came in. Like everyone, I have flashes of images and tones as the morning took instant focus.

On the day they lost their 2-year-old son Dax in a sudden, tragic and incomprehensible accident, Karen and Mike Babcock, in their grief, closed the door to his bedroom. But a life carefully preserved out of sight didn’t jive at all with their “Daxy,” …

This month, five Pennridge school board directors decided to cut Social Studies requirements in the district by 25%, causing much discussion in our community. And if history is any indicator, the …

It was a kind of “Come, Josephine, in my flying machine” moment with the promise of going “up. up a little bit higher.” But it was not Josephine. Instead it was 96-year-old George …