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Property taxes are going up in Bucks County.

The County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 on Wednesday to increase property taxes by 8%.

Officials say it's necessary because the county has a $16.4 million deficit in its $516 million operating budget.

Democrats Bob Harvie and Diane Ellis-Marseglia voted in favor, and Republican Gene DiGirolamo voted against.

The increase will take effect in January.

Three students fell through the ice while they were walking on a frozen lake in Mount Holly, Burlington County.

It happened Wednesday afternoon at Woolman Lake. One boy was able to escape the frozen water, but the two girls he was with became partially submerged up to their chests. Police officers were able to guide the girls closer to the edge and threw them a rope that they were able to use to get out of the water.

All three of the students were checked out at the hospital, and they are all OK.

The Mount Holly Township Police Department urged everyone to avoid walking on bodies of water that appear frozen, because the thickness of the ice can vary and be unpredictable.

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Police say three teenagers carjacked a man in the Northeast and then shot at police officers who were trying to arrest them. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson reports. (Photo credit: NBC10)

The term autism spectrum is used quite often, but what does it mean? KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough has more.

A bill that would expand Pennsylvania’s “compassionate release” program, which allows prison inmates with serious medical conditions to ask for release, is on its way to the State Senate after passing the House.

KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.

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A 26-year-old Chester County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually exploiting numerous girls online, some as young as 9, as well as child pornography offenses. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt reports.

Gov. Phil Murphy grants clemency to another group of New Jerseyans involved in the legal system.

KYW's John McDevitt reports the initiative has reached a historic milestone.

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Christmas came early for a several families in Kensington and Port Richmond.

Santa and Mrs. Claus were escorted today by members of the Philadelphia's Police Department’s 24th District to deliver holiday cheer to those in need.

KYW Newsradio’s Matt Coughlin has more.

The man accused of going on a shooting rampage in Southwest Philadelphia two and a half years ago, killing five people, pleaded guilty today in a negotiated deal with prosecutors. As kyws Crime and Justice reporter Kristen Johanson tells us, it was a highly emotional day in court for the victims' families.

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SEPTA is still working to repair damage to the overhead wires in its trolley tunnel, and there's no firm date for it to reopen.

KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo reports.