Shooting Outside Restaurant, Girdle-Wearing Thieves: Lower Bucks Co. News

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —A man was shot after seeking a recommendation about food at a restaurant on New Year's Eve. Meanwhile, the nurse who died in a gas explosion at a Lower Bucks County nursing home was mourned.

This is a summary of stories that made news this past week in Lower Bucks County:

Man Shot After Seeking Restaurant Recommendation In Falls Twp.: PD

A man was shot on New Year's Eve at the Pennsbury Plaza shopping center after police said seeking a restaurant recommendation, police said. Police said the shooting took place on Wednesday at the Pennsbury Plaza shopping center on West Trenton Avenue. (Read More)

Girdle-Wearing Thieves Concealed Tequila In Bensalem

Two Philadelphia men are in custody after allegedly concealing stolen bottles of tequila in girdles after three retail thefts at a township liquor store last month, police said. (Read More)

Driver Of Stolen U-Haul Leads Police On Chase

A Bristol Township man is in custody after leading police on a chase through several towns in a stolen U-Haul before being captured seven hours after the saga began, police said. (Read More)

1st Baby Born In 2026 Welcomed In Lower Bucks Co.

She's Baby New Year 2026. St. Mary Medical Center welcomed the first baby born in 2026 to proud parents, marking a joyful start to the New Year for the family and community. (Read More)

Nurse Who Died In Lower Bucks Co. Fire Mourned

She was a registered nurse, wife, mother of three sons, and a grandmother. Muthoni Nduthu, 52, of Bristol, was one of two victims in the fatal gas explosion at the Silver Lake Nursing Home that caused a fire and partial building collapse in Bristol Township. (Read More)