News
WWDB Radio Features Pennridge Transphobia On Its ‘Don’t Back Down’ Program
Republican Pennridge school board director Ricki Chaikin was one of the guests.
Jenny Stephens
April 19, 2024
Jenny Stephens
News
Event: Snipes Farm To Host Earth Day Celebration On Saturday
Snipes Farm will celebrate Mother Earth with songs, stories, and physical work to protect the farm’s natural environment, as it has in previous years.
Jenny Stephens
April 19, 2024
News
The Biden Campaign Returns To Pennsylvania With An Economic Plan That Benefits The Middle Class
The differences between the economic plans of the presidential nominees are as different as night and day. As President Biden crisscrosses the state, former president Trump sits in a courtroom facing felony charges.
Jenny Stephens
April 16, 2024
News
Cultural Diversity Blossoms at the 35th International Spring Festival with Entertainment, Activities and Cuisine from Around The World
“At the heart of our foundation lies the commitment to fostering understanding and appreciation for cultures from around the world,” said International Festival Foundation President Manish Ingle.
Jenny Stephens
April 16, 2024
News
New Apostolic Reformation-Linked ‘Don’t Mess With Our Kids’ Has Events Planned for All 50 State Capitols
Pennsylvania’s religious far right is scheduled to descend upon Harrisburg Saturday.
Jenny Stephens
April 12, 2024
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Pennsylvania State Representatives Shusterman and Pielli Want to Defend Health Care Workers from Intimidation and Violence
“Our health care workers – who have already devoted their lives to helping and healing others – deserve to feel safe while at work.”
Jenny Stephens
April 10, 2024
Education
Monday’s Pennridge Policy Committee Agenda Includes First Reading Of Revised Bathroom Policy
Local advocates who helped elect the Democratic board majority hope the community will attend and provide in-person support for removing anti-LGBTQ+ bias from the district.
Jenny Stephens
April 7, 2024
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Democratic Candidate Vera Cole Looks to Unseat 2020 Election Denier Craig Staats from Pennsylvania’s 145th House District
Cole, unlike her Republican opponent, supports women’s reproductive freedom, wants to bolster public education, and protect the environment. She also explains what else she plans to do to benefit district constituents.
Jenny Stephens
April 2, 2024
News
Campaign Offices For Democrats Ashley Ehasz And Joe Biden To Be Strategically Located in Bucks County
Donald Trump endorsed Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick twice. Trump lost Bucks County in 2020. Democrats want to see them both lose this critical swing county in 2024.
Jenny Stephens
April 2, 2024
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump
August 1, 2025
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.
Meet Bucks County Beacon Summer Reporting Intern Naomi Weiss
July 30, 2025
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
July 30, 2025
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
Photo Essay: Bearing Witness to America’s Cruel and Unusual Treatment of Immigrants
July 29, 2025
After covering weeks of abductions and disappearances of immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City starting on May 29, I remain stupefied that I am witnessing the harvesting of human beings in real time, writes photojournalist Michael Nigro.
The Battle Over Hearts and Minds in Pennsylvania’s Bible Belt
July 27, 2025
Thankfully, there are brave faith leaders standing firmly in the breach, refusing to let the Bible and the church be hijacked by Christian Nationalists.
