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Last Updated: October 14, 2019 - 5:38pm

DANVILLE —A bomb threat emptied out Danville Area High School on Monday and led to an early dismissal.

Students were led out of the building to the athletic fields around 12:15 p....

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Last Updated: October 10, 2019 - 3:08pm

BERWICK — A Berwick officer fired his gun at a man trying to speed away from police Thursday after the suspect struck another officer with his car, officials say.

The man then led...

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Last Updated: October 9, 2019 - 1:43pm

UPDATE (1:35 p.m.) — Berwick Police are requesting anyone who may have seen people in the area of East 13th and Walnut streets between 4 and 5 a.m. Tuesday contact the East...

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Last Updated: October 8, 2019 - 10:53am

BLOOMSBURG — Kevin Seabrook was dismissed as head coach of the Bloomsburg High School football team Tuesday morning.

The reason for his firing is not known.

When asked by...

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Last Updated: October 7, 2019 - 11:48am

Officials from the Heartland Athletic Conference approved a battle of unbeaten, state-ranked high school football teams Monday morning, allowing Southern Columbia to travel to Wyoming...

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Last Updated: October 7, 2019 - 11:24am

DANVILLE — A waterborne bacteria has infected eight infants in Geisinger Medical Center's neonatal intensive care unit, officials say.

Three infants have died, "which may have...

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Last Updated: October 5, 2019 - 4:56pm

CATAWISSA TWP. — A 69-year-old cancer patient decided Saturday to cross ziplining off her bucket list — and convinced her 92-year-old friend to join her.

Shirr Keithan...

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Last Updated: October 3, 2019 - 8:03pm

MONTOUR TWP.— A Briar Creek couple was listed in critical condition after a two-car crash on Route 11 here Thursday afternoon.

Police Chief Terry Eckart said Kevin Deer, 58, of 65...

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Last Updated: October 3, 2019 - 3:46pm

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — A father fell asleep at the wheel Thursday and drifted off Old Berwick Road Thursday morning, smashing into an electrical pole and knocking out power to 34 customers...

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Last Updated: October 2, 2019 - 5:08pm

FRANKLIN TWP. — In nine days, Southern Columbia’s powerhouse football team had planned to travel to West Pittston to square off against the currently undefeated Wyoming Area Warriors....

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Last Updated: October 2, 2019 - 2:15pm

SCOTT TWP. – Motorists traveling on Interstate 80 eastbound are advised there is a traffic backlog near the Buckhorn exit due to a disabled tractor-trailer within the work zone here. ...

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Last Updated: October 1, 2019 - 3:30pm

SCOTT TWP. — Incorrect GPS directions sent a tractor trailer down into a ditch 5 1/2 miles from its destination here Tuesday afternoon. 

Zhang Dianxing of California was headed to...

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Last Updated: September 30, 2019 - 4:24pm

NESCOPECK TWP. — A large storage shed holding a variety of items including acetylene tanks burned to the ground here Monday morning, officials say.

The blaze along West Cherry...

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Last Updated: September 30, 2019 - 12:01am

By the Press Enterprise staff
NESCOPECK — A borough man has been jailed after the death of his infant son, State Police say.
Jeffery Blake Hutcheson, 21, is locked up in...

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