Wife Strangled To Death, Roaming Rats: Lower Bucks Co. News

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A Lower Bucks County community has a rat problem and the Bucks County Department of Health wants residents to take care of it.

Meanwhile, a Bristol Borough man has been accused of strangling his wife to death in their home on Thursday morning, one day after being released from the hospital while on suicide watch, authorities said.

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

Man Strangled Wife To Death In Bristol Borough Home: DA

A Bristol Borough man was charged Friday with the strangulation death of his wife during a domestic incident at their home on Thursday morning. (Read More)

Man Charged After Toddler Left In Car At Gym

A Philadelphia man faces charges after leaving his 3-year-old child inside a parked car while working out at a Falls Township gym on a hot day, according to court records. (Read More)

Route 1 Design Changes To Keep Service Roads

PennDOT has updated plans for Phase III of its Route 1 traffic improvements project, with several key changes. The project calls for improvements to improve safety and congestion along a 2.7-mile section of Route 1. (Read More)

Rats Roaming Around Bensalem Township

The Bucks County Department of Health is investigating numerous reports of an uptick of rats in a few areas of the Bensalem Township. (Read More)

Morrisville Man Faces 40 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder

A Morrisville Borough man faces up to four decades in prison after being sentenced Thursday for attempted murder in a shooting last October. (Read More)