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Last Updated: December 8, 2014 - 6:58pm
MAHONING TWP. -- A teacher at a jail for troubled youth had sex with a juvenile inmate, police say. Melissa A. Brindisi, 45, of 32 Bond Lane, Bloomsburg, had sex with the boy in a storage... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 8, 2014 - 9:27pm
By LEON BOGDAN Press Enterprise Writer DANVILLE -- A retired teacher bilked out of nearly $14,000 by a waterproofer had harsh words for the contractor as he was sentenced to prison Monday... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 7, 2014 - 8:22am
SCOTT TWP. -- Police stopped a driver for a burned-out headlight and found all the makings of a methamphetamine lab in the trunk of her car early this morning, they say. Caitlyn Lockard,... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 5, 2014 - 4:28pm
BLOOMSBURG -- Hundreds of Bloomsburg University students marched through campus and staged a "die in" inside the library Friday as part of a demonstration over the recent police killings of... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 4, 2014 - 4:01pm
BENTON -- Officials will lift the boil advisory here as of 5 p.m. today after discovering the cause of discolored tap water coursing from taps this morning. The abnormality was discovered... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 3, 2014 - 3:40pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A senior finance major told authorities he paid for his entire college education -- and helped put two sisters through school -- by selling pot. Francis Alexander Po, 22, of... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 3, 2014 - 9:21am
SALEM TWP. -- A fire broke out at 505 E. Second St. here early Wednesday morning, driving a sleeping family from their home. Chad Martin said his son's girlfriend first noticed a wall was... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 2, 2014 - 6:42pm
BERWICK -- Police say the man who killed a Press Enterprise newspaper carrier in a car accident was so drunk, he didn't know where he was. Aaron C. Kile, 30, of 831 Bottom Road, Millville... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 9, 2015 - 3:30pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A drunken teen wielding a metal pipe struck a man in the head downtown and smashed up a nearby residence, police say. Steven R. Lojo's rampage ended only when an officer... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 2, 2014 - 2:33pm
An impending snowstorm has led some area school districts to announce early closings today. Here's the list so far, according to district websites, wnep.com and whlmam.com: * Benton... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 1, 2014 - 3:29pm
BLOOMSBURG - Demolition began in earnest Monday on the historic Magee mansion at the town's floodprone west end. Madonna Enterprises of Port Carbon is tearing down the 67-year-old... READ MORE »

Last Updated: December 1, 2014 - 3:16pm
BLOOMSBURG -- Three schoolgirls helped police nab a man who exposed himself on several occasions near the elementary school on Fifth Street here, arrest papers say. Robert L. Hixson Jr.,... READ MORE »

Last Updated: November 26, 2014 - 8:42pm
BERWICK -- More than 2,200 homes and businesses lost power tonight in Berwick, and some may be without electricity going into Thanksgiving day, a PPL spokeswoman said. Utility crews were... READ MORE »

Last Updated: November 26, 2014 - 6:21am
Expected snow has closed schools across the area. Here's a local list, according to wnep.com and whlmam.com: * Berwick Area* Bloomsburg Area* ... READ MORE »

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