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Amazon Fresh To Open 3rd PA Location: Top Stories

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Amazon Fresh will open its third location in Pennsylvania, with a new store in Bensalem in Bucks County on Aug. 22.
Amazon Fresh will open its third location in Pennsylvania, with a new store in Bensalem in Bucks County on Aug. 22. (Mark Roger Bailey/Shutterstock)

Good evening, Pennsylvania Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

These are the top stories in Pennsylvania for Thursday:

Amazon Fresh To Open 3rd Location In Pennsylvania

Amazon Fresh is opening its third location in Pennsylvania with a new store on Street Road in Bensalem Township, Bucks County. The 42,000-square-foot store is expected to open to the public on Aug. 22. (Read More On Patch)

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Groundhog Rescued From Claw Machine At PA Arcade

A groundhog was rescued after somehow getting stuck inside a claw machine game at a Blair County arcade this week. In a post shared on Facebook, officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Southcentral Region said the agency received a call about an "unusual prize" found in a game machine. (Read More On Patch)

New Details On $5M Drug Ring Busted In Bucks County

Over six months, the "Byrne Drug Trafficking Organization" shipped $5 million in methamphetamine and cocaine from California to Bucks County, often using Bluetooth Karaoke speakers to conceal the drugs, authorities said. New details have emerged about the coast-to-coast drug ring that has been dismantled. (Read More On Patch)

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Super Bowl Hero Nick Foles To Retire As An Eagle

Nick Foles, the Super Bowl hero who brought the Eagles the first championship in franchise history, will officially retire as a Philadelphia Eagle. Foles will be celebrated on Sept. 16 during the Eagles Monday Night Football home opener against the Atlanta Falcons. (Read More On Patch)

More Than 100 Animals Rescued From Bucks Farm

More than 100 farm animals were rescued by the Bucks County SPCA Tuesday at Narrow Way Farm in Wrightstown with the sickest animals relocated to the SPCA's Quakertown shelter. After getting complaints, the BCSPCA launched an animal cruelty investigation. (Read More On Patch)

Woman Pulls Gun At Rita's Water Ice In Philadelphia: Police

The search for a woman is on after Philadelphia Police said she pulled a gun on another woman while in line at a Rita's Water Ice location. The victim said she was waiting in line at the Rita's when the suspect started arguing with her, police said. (Read More On Patch)

Robber Targeted Victim Outside Wawa, Then Stole Car

A man who attempted to steal two different vehicles in a short period on Tuesday night in Upper Merion has been arrested, police said. The man approached a victim as the victim was walking out of Wawa, telling him that he was with a large group of armed men and that the victim would die if he did not turn over his vehicle, police said. (Read More On Patch)


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