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Last Updated: June 24, 2013 - 2:58pm
WILKES-BARRE -- Convicted arsonist Gail Schneider was sentenced this morning to 14-28 years in state prison for setting fire to an apartment home and trapping two 92-year-old women inside... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 21, 2013 - 5:54am
A former Bloomsburg University student faces federal charges that he and others sold fake high-tech electronics that could have endangered military lives, according to court papers. Hao... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 27, 2013 - 2:52pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A young bear out exploring new ground ambled right into the heart of the downtown Wednesday afternoon. His visit caused quite a stir, drawing a police pursuit and crowds of... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 19, 2013 - 1:00pm
SHICKSHINNY - A Shickshinny woman charged with stealing $15,000 from a children's football league sent a charge of theft on to Luzerne County Court on Wednesday morning, but not before a... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 18, 2013 - 2:35pm
MOUNT CARMEL -- Eight more Danville teenagers were in court Tuesday on charges from a post-prom party bust in May. All were given the chance to keep their records clean by entering a... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 17, 2013 - 5:13pm
NUMIDIA -- A 22-year-old man was jailed late Sunday after firing a handgun several times during a domestic argument with his pregnant girlfriend, arrest papers say. Christopher H. Cooper,... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 11, 2013 - 2:28pm
LIME RIDGE -- A van full of schoolchildren crashed in a front yard along Old Berwick Road here Tuesday morning when its teen driver fell asleep at the wheel. The accident across from the... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 10, 2013 - 4:20pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick man says squatters have taken over a neighboring property, strewing garbage and partying at all hours, but repeated calls to authorities have been ignored. Dan... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 27, 2013 - 2:49pm
JAMISON CITY -- A small bear that's been roaming out of the woods with a bucket stuck on its head is causing quite a stir. First spotted Monday morning by staff at the Brass Pelican... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 4, 2013 - 3:42pm
SHICKSHINNY -- Police tipped off by "alarming amounts" of decongestant purchased by a single household found the makings of a methamphetamine lab inside a man's closet here Monday, charges... READ MORE »

Last Updated: June 3, 2013 - 2:44pm
BERWICK -- As the driver fled after an April wreck, a single mother was left trapped inside the car with 14 broken bones, she said. Denise Woolridge, 44, a waitress from Bloomsburg, walked... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 29, 2013 - 3:00pm
BLOOMSBURG -- Town taxpayers won't foot the bill for Fourth of July fireworks after the Press Enterprise agreed to pay for the show, and even increase its budget, the town said in a press... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 29, 2013 - 12:20pm
BLOOMSBURG -- The town's longtime police chief is retiring to take over as head of campus security at a small private school in Lancaster County. Leo Sokoloski announced Wednesday he would... READ MORE »

Last Updated: May 28, 2013 - 6:14pm
SCOTT TWP. -- When Scott Township Police Officer Vincent Figueiredo reached an overturned... READ MORE »

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