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Last Updated: May 26, 2014 - 3:07pm
MILLVILLE -- A woman who stole and hocked jewelry for cash made up a tale to explain away her visit to a coin shop and the $300 she collected there, police say. Jolene Eileen McKeown, 30,... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 23, 2014 - 12:02pm
TURBOT TWP. -- A man was charged this morning with shooting his wife to death two years ago, State Police say. Charles Thomas Sr., 67, was charged with the murder of Patricia Ann Thomas... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 23, 2014 - 7:53am
BRIAR CREEK - A quick-moving fire gutted a mobile home in the trailer park across Route 11 from Majer's Home Improvements early Friday, officials said. Neighbors said the home at 7465... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 22, 2014 - 3:20pm
DANVILLE -- Broken windows and dented cars are being reported as a hail storm lashes the area. Damage appears heavy in the Danville area, our reporter there says. Weather officials are... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 21, 2014 - 5:03pm
BERWICK -- Four people were arrested Wednesday afternoon here after a two-month investigation into a reported home invasion and robbery, police say. A story from four different informants... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 21, 2014 - 4:21pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A father and son are each charged with aggravated assault in what police say was a severe beating of an owner at the Capitol Bar in a dispute over "watered-down drinks" during... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 22, 2014 - 3:29pm
SCOTT TWP. -- A convenience-store clerk is accused of giving her family and friends up to $900 in cigarettes and grocery items while stealing $150 more in smokes and drinks for herself.... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 21, 2014 - 5:08pm
BLOOMSBURG -- All local counties are now taking same-sex marriage license applications after consultation with their lawyers. Columbia and Northumberland counties have already had their... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 20, 2014 - 4:33pm
The offices responsible for marriage licenses in four local counties all say they're waiting for more information before they begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples. Court officials in... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 20, 2014 - 4:28pm
BLOOMSBURG -- After working through lunch, a Columbia County jury reached a verdict in a DUI case but asked for pizza before returning to the courtroom Tuesday. After several pies were... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 20, 2014 - 2:53pm
BLOOMSBURG -- Voting machines in two Columbia County precincts weren't working correctly this morning, so election judges quickly decided to switch over to paper ballots, said the county's... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 20, 2014 - 10:15am
BLOOMSBURG -- An early morning fire would have been a lot worse if some medics driving by hadn't smelled smoke and decided to look around, the fire chief said. A fire had started in a... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 19, 2014 - 7:03pm
MOCANAQUA -- As fire made its way through a Main Street home, trapping a grandmother inside, Luzerne County's 9-1-1 dispatchers sent firefighters to the wrong location, costing at least... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 19, 2014 - 3:15pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A town man insisted he was innocent of raping a 12-year-old girl, but a judge found him guilty Monday and sent him off to jail. "Tell 'em I love 'em. I didn't do this!"... READ MORE »

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