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Last Updated: February 18, 2016 - 4:28pm

CATAWISSA — Two Columbia County prison guards charged with selling drugs to inmates and parolees are “actively addicted” to drugs themselves and in need of immediate drug recovery...

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Last Updated: February 17, 2016 - 6:42pm

HAZLETON — One of the two victims in the Union Township robbery Monday recognized his attacker, who has been arrested along with two accomplices, State Police said.

George Mike...

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Last Updated: February 16, 2016 - 4:24pm

UNION TWP. – Police are still looking for two people who entered a home outside Shickshinny, tied up the couple who lived there and robbed them on Monday afternoon.

Two people,...

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Last Updated: February 16, 2016 - 12:04pm

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — A truck sliding on an icy roadway destroyed the sign in front of the plaza that contains M&M Carpet One and Taste of Italy early Tuesday.

It was one of a...

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Last Updated: February 16, 2016 - 4:05pm

The following area schools have delayed classes or closed for the day:

Benton - CLOSED

• Berwick - CLOSED

• Bloomsburg ...

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Last Updated: February 15, 2016 - 3:22pm

CATAWISSA — Thieves popped a change machine — weighing over 50 pounds — out of a cinder block wall and left a gaping hole in its place, police say.

The Coin-Op Laundromat and Car...

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Last Updated: February 15, 2016 - 1:35pm

The Southern Columbia School District school board meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Monday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. due to the impending storm, district officials say.


Last Updated: February 12, 2016 - 2:19pm

STROUD TWP. —  A Nescopeck man responded to a 14-year-old girl’s online profile by asking for nude photos and planning to meet her for sex, police say.

But when Michael Dennis...

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Last Updated: February 11, 2016 - 5:55pm

DERRY TWP. — A woman was hurt Thursday when her SUV flipped over and struck a utility pole along Route 54, a witness said.

The driver was in a Ford Explorer headed toward Danville...

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Last Updated: February 11, 2016 - 4:10pm

HERSHEY -- Southern Columbia's wrestling team, the No. 3 seed out of District 4, lost 44-22 against District 10 champion Reynolds in the first round of the PIAA Class AA team wrestling...

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Last Updated: February 11, 2016 - 1:46pm

NORTH CENTRE TWP. — A couple living in an RV discovered an early morning fire in the vehicle and took cover in the warmth of their nearby pickup truck until firefighters arrived.

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Last Updated: February 10, 2016 - 4:39pm

BLOOMSBURG — The state will stop issuing vehicle registration stickers at the end of the year.

State officials say the move will save millions of dollars, while new technology...

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Last Updated: February 9, 2016 - 6:13pm

METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints have released four-time All-Pro right guard Jahri Evans, who has started for all 10 seasons since the organization drafted him out of Division II...

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Last Updated: February 10, 2016 - 8:10pm

BERWICK — The Central Columbia teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student turned himself in Tuesday to face sexual assault charges.

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