A 16-year-old girl who ran away from home and became the victim of a Philadelphia pimp urged other children involved in prostitution to seek help.

www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/at-pimp-s-sentencing-bucks-county-judge-urges-more-awareness/article_7db17dca-cd82-5f66-a096-851d2bb3116b.html

Crime victims and their families are the governor’s signature away from having the right to speak directly to members of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole in connection with an inmate’s application for parole.

www.phillyburbs.com/news/crime/victims-closer-to-having-voices-heard-by-parole-board/article_a0cb4a80-b89f-55da-8769-ff30132ae2ba.html

It sounds like a dinosaur, but it’s actually one part of a Council Rock plan to enhance security at school.

www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/council-rock-to-install-raptor-security-system/article_d624cae1-cd75-58c1-9eca-6f2cf8e8b086.html

On Wednesday, Burlington County Historian Joe Laufer will present the illustrated history of the Farm Fair, from its origins as the Mount Holly Farm Fair to its current venue in Springfield.

www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/mount_holly/fair-minded-historian-to-focus-on-annual-burlington-county-agriculture/article_fa4aba67-d931-5afa-8a48-d2b6ca6cdb88.html

A Bristol Township man who police say had a blood alcohol level more than three times above the legal limit is facing a charge of aggravated assault while driving under the influence in connection with a two-car accident earlier this year.

www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/bristol/bristol-township-man-faces-dui-related-aggravated-assault-charges-in/article_5d9db6b2-646a-5001-b554-c089a887a9e7.html

Local coverage of the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club from the sports staff of the Courier Times, The Intelligencer and Burlington County Times.

www.phillyburbs.com/sports/golf/us-open/

Sports

SCOTLAND — After a regular season without many dramatic late-game victories, the Upper Moreland baseball team walked off for the second game in a row Saturday.

www.phillyburbs.com/sports/high_school/intel/perfect/article_ee5cf94e-f2d4-5465-b25b-05273a425411.html

Sports

Over 100 volunteers from Aon Affinity participated in a Day of Caring today at the site of Bucks County Housing Group’s new offices, previously part of the Willow Grove naval base. Working from 12 to 3:30 pm, Aon employees did intensive landscaping to cle

www.phillyburbs.com/blogs/positively-bucks-county/aon-bucks-county-housing-group-uw-bucks-great-day-of/article_87db7d21-6cf2-573b-8408-07668d3e9a3f.html

UPPER MAKEFIELD — In conjunction with Buckle Up Pennsylvania, police ran a speed and seat belt compliance check Tuesday from 9:30 p.m.  to 1 a.m. Wednesday on Taylorsville Road.

www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/yardley/upper-makefield-police-issue-citations-in-traffic-detail/article_82e10669-0a1e-5d0a-ad4e-93970627de00.html

Too often, businesses concentrate on getting as many fans and followers as possible for their social media platforms. Logically, the greater the number of fans and followers a company has, the better it will be, right? Not quite. It certainly opens up the

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Township council also considers tax exemptions, abatements to spur improvements in revitalization areas.

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Business

Former spouses, grown children and other ineligible dependents who were improperly receiving county health insurance cost Bucks taxpayers $610,611 a year, an investigation has found.

www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/audit-finds-ineligible-dependents-on-bucks-health-plans/article_b479ad63-e3b8-5456-8eec-5a8241622095.html

About 50 law enforcement officials will take to the streets of Burlington County on Friday morning, but they won’t be cruising in patrol cars.

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Five jurors have been seated in the second leg of the Danny DeGennaro murder trial.

www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/levittown/bucks-county-jury-selection-moving-slow-in-degennaro-trial/article_8194d351-0336-5183-b19f-4f499c0d517b.html

Politics

Frank Lautenberg was New Jersey’s longest-serving U.S. senator, but he leaves behind a legacy that includes more than just his legendary longevity.

www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/u-s-sen-frank-lautenberg-dies-of-complications-from-pneumonia/article_61637b19-bece-5ba3-be9d-b18f83fc5207.html

MOUNT HOLLY — The planned closing of the Gloucester County Jail in Woodbury can proceed next week, but a Superior Court judge denied a motion to dismiss the complaint of the New Jersey Public Defender’s Office, which is fighting to halt the plan.

www.phillyburbs.com/news/crime/judge-clears-ways-for-county-jail-transfers/article_7b208fe5-1c93-565a-9cb0-2b102b9f9bd9.html

Doylestown Township Democrats are taking a unique approach in their quest to break through the barrier of an all-Republican board of supervisors

www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/doylestown/dems-form-rare-ticket-in-doylestown-twp-race/article_a71ec9b7-2997-5fd9-82b1-8c77e0f2b15c.html

MOORESTOWN — The charm begins with the color palette of this old farmhouse’s exterior: buttery yellow with green shutters and a whimsical lavender door. The combination seems to say “Welcome.”

www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/moorestown/a-place-of-her-own/article_c47dd873-4d21-534c-ba49-699b77f2b041.html

For young drivers, the summer break from school means more time for fun, friends, driving, and unfortunately, driving distractions such as texting, eating and applying makeup. In fact, crashes and related injuries/fatalities involving teen drivers and pas

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When a 20-year-old Northampton man vanished last year, local police used traditional investigation tools: air and ground search teams, media alerts and missing person fliers.

www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/social-media-taking-a-big-role-in-finding-missing-people/article_426f7c0a-194f-598a-b0aa-c42c9210cc99.html