Bucks County

'Inside Comedy': David Steinberg on comedy, inside and out

2013-02-09 07:45:00

Veteran comedian David Steinberg, who has directed such hit TV comedies as "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Mad About You" and "Seinfeld," returns to Showtime on Monday evening for the second season of his interview series, "Inside Comedy." This season he turns...

Stephen King's 'Misery' gets stage adaptation in Pennsylvania

2012-09-27 07:17:00

Prepare the sledgehammer and the Dom Perignon. A new stage adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" will have its world premiere this fall. The play is scheduled to debut in late November at the Bucks County Playhouse in Pennsylvania. It was written by...

Rapt in Palin's presence

2011-02-17 00:00:00

When officials at Lubbock Christian School were pondering who should headline their annual benefit dinner for the 350-student institution in northwest Texas, someone suggested inviting Sarah Palin. "We all laughed and said, 'That's impossible,' "...

International Food Blogger Conference: Organize a confab, and they will come

2010-09-01 21:33:10

A few gaffes, a lot of golds

2007-08-22 00:00:00

THE July announcement set the wine blogs buzzing: Charles Shaw Chardonnay, the $2 wine sold at Trader Joe's discount markets, was awarded a double-gold medal at the 2007 California State Fair (ending Sept. 3). One of the most prestigious wine competitions...

Tod H. Mikuriya, 73; psychiatrist who championed legal medical marijuana

2007-11-16 18:51:32

Dr. Tod H. Mikuriya, a psychiatrist who was a leading figure in California's medical marijuana movement, died from complications of cancer Sunday at his Berkeley home, his family said. He was 73. He helped draft Proposition 215, a state ballot measure...

Rhapsody in wood

2004-10-21 00:00:00

Even played against the twilight drama of the Pacific Ocean rushing and roaring as if aimed directly at the glass wall of this redwood living room in Malibu, the small, solitary chair has a commanding presence, serene and reassuring as the rosy horizon...

Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment

2013-05-21 20:56:18

PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY-PITTSBURGH MAYOR Peduto bests Wagner, Wheatley for mayor nomination PITTSBURGH (AP) — Longtime City Councilman William Peduto has won the Democratic nomination for mayor, defeating former state auditor general Jack Wagner...

2 Pa. teenagers charged with assault after altercation ensued when 1 tried to re-enter prom

2013-05-21 01:26:22

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — Police say two suburban Philadelphia teenagers were arrested following an altercation after one of them tried to re-enter their high school prom. It happened at the all-night Pennsbury High School prom on Saturday....

NJ man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in December 2011 slaying of Philly-area musician

2013-05-20 17:41:28

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man said by prosecutors to have been the "mastermind" of the slaying of a musician in his Philadelphia-area home three days after Christmas in 2011 has been convicted of second-degree murder. The Bucks County Courier...

Shield Pa. taxpayers from a 'pension tsunami'

2013-05-20 13:24:00

Pennsylvania's pension crisis is about to hit state homeowners and taxpayers, and the results won't be pretty. The state's two pension systems — for state government workers and public school employees — are, together, more than $47...

Here is the latest Pennsylvania news from The Associated Press

2013-05-20 03:25:26

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania newspaper has obtained state records showing that oil and gas development damaged the water supplies of at least 161 Pennsylvania homes, farms, churches and businesses between 2008 and the fall of 2012....

Dave and Kimberly O'Neill from Bucks County, Pa., sit in one of the parlors during afternoon tea at Antrim.

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Distance from Baltimore: 133 miles, about 2 hours and 50 minute drive. Why it's worth the gas: William Penn founded Bucks County in 1682. The historic area attracts visitors for its heritage, historic sites, outdoor recreation, wineries, and covered bridges.

2012-07-24 09:31:09

Fraud by Wire; RICO Conspiracy; Mail Fraud; Money Laundering Conspiracy; Money Laundering; Aiding and Abetting; Securities Fraud; Filing False Registration With the SEC; False Filings With the SEC; Falsification of Books and...

2012-05-22 10:44:00