Bensalem

The Andalusia Bar & Grill was gutted by an early Thursday morning fire at Bensalem’s Grandview Plaza shopping center. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on the blaze at what firefighters called “a staple in this community.”

‘The bar has been here for a number of years, it’s been a staple in this community for a long time,’ Bensalem Township Fire Battalion Chief Robert Sponheimer said of the blaze at the Oct. 10, 2024, The Andalusia Bar and Grill at 971 Bristol Pike

Bensalem firefighters said that flames tore through The Andalusia Bar and Grill at a Bristol Pike strip mall early Thursday morning.

Police are looking for help from the public to identify a man who stole two air conditioners, a saw and a grinder and left a Bensalem Home Depot without paying for the items. He drove away from the scene in a Mercedes, officials said.

“If you commit a red light violation on June 1 and beyond, the vehicle’s owner will receive a civil violation in the mail for $100,” Bensalem Township police wrote.

For the past two months, drivers in Bensalem have received warnings about red lights. But starting Saturday, June 1, the 60-day grace period will end and red light camera violations will be enforced. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville explains. 

One month after red light cameras were installed at two intersections. Bensalem Police said officers have issued over 5,200 warnings to vehicle owners for blowing red lights.

The borough launched its automated red light camera system last month, with only 2-cameras in place. One is at Knight and Street Road, and the other is at Route 1 and Old Lincoln Highway. 5,200 warning tickets were sent out to drivers in the first 30 days.

Police in Bensalem have made an arrest after a delivery driver claimed he was kidnapped, blindfolded and forced to withdraw money from ATMs throughout the region over the course of several hours in October.

Police say a 14-year-old is dead and two others were shot in Bensalem, Bucks County on Tuesday night. The shooting was a result of a fight that broke out around 7:30 p.m., according to police. NBC10’s Leah Uko has the latest details from the scene.

An elementary school principal will be spending the night on the roof of her school building Thursday night. Kelly McGowan, the principal, is doing it as a thank you to students for raising over $25,000 for a new playground.

A local elementary school principal will be camping out on her school’s roof as a thank you to students after they raised enough money to build a new playground. SkyForce10 was over the school as the principal was lifted onto the roof by the fire department.

Police arrested a man accused of intentionally striking a Philadelphia firefighter with his dirt bike and then fleeing the scene in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, last month. 

Police in Philadelphia and the suburbs have long battled illegal ATV drivers on the roads. The latest incident involving a dirt bike rider running over a man in Bucks County, nearly turned deadly. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details.

Police in Bucks County are trying to identify a dirt bike rider who, allegedly, caused a 64-year-old man ‘possibly life-threatening injuries’ after riding over him with a dirt bike on Saturday night.

Officials in Bucks County are seeking help from the public after a 42-year-old Philadelphia man was hurt in a hit-and-run along Route 1 in Bensalem on Saturday.