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Last Updated: March 30, 2014 - 7:40pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A surprise turn in the early spring weather quickly changed rain into heavy sleet and snow Sunday afternoon, covering roads in ice and causing a spate of car crashes across... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 29, 2014 - 6:07pm
BLOOMSBURG -- Authorities busted a suspected large-scale heroin distributor on Main Street here early Saturday, ending an extensive five-month investigation with four arrests, police say.... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 27, 2014 - 3:55pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A section of land where Dillon Floral's greenhouses used to stand may hold a new home for Staples within two years if negotiations are successful, Dillon officials said. They... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 27, 2014 - 11:13am
NANTICOKE - A threat received via computer closed Luzerne County Community College at 9:30 a.m., according to a press release from the campus. The announcement asked "staff and students... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 26, 2014 - 4:18pm
MOCANAQUA TWP. -- A firefighter twice set the vacant half of his duplex house ablaze for "the rush," police say. Corey Michael Davis, 20, of 30 Italy Street, was a member of the... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 26, 2014 - 2:02pm
HUNTINGTON MILLS -- A wind-driven fire destroyed a large barn about a mile north of Northwest Area High School today. Firefighters from Huntington Township and surrounding companies... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 26, 2014 - 12:05pm
NORTHUMBERLAND -- A Bloomsburg University student tried to snatch a 5-year-old boy from his bicycle in front of horrified onlookers, but the boy's mother chased her down and grabbed the... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 25, 2014 - 9:07pm
MOCANAQUA -- A firefighter was charged Tuesday with intentionally setting two blazes at the Italy Street double home where his family lives on Jan. 31. Corey Michael Davis, 20, Mocanaqua,... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 25, 2014 - 3:27pm
BLOOMSBURG -- An inmate in Columbia County Prison was beaten by another prisoner after he "disrespected" black inmates by calling them racially offensive names, authorities say. Richard... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 24, 2014 - 3:17pm
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg mother allowed five teens to drink beer at her home during her son's 17th birthday party in late January, police say. Parents of two of the party-goers called... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 24, 2014 - 2:19pm
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A new analysis of satellite data indicates the missing Malaysia Airlines plane crashed into a remote corner of the Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 23, 2014 - 2:20pm
BRIAR CREEK TWP. -- A fire spread from a dryer into the nearby wall and ceiling so quickly Saturday afternoon in a house in the Briar Crest development that the owners escaped with nothing... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 24, 2014 - 2:44pm
BLOOMSBURG - After two incidents in two months at Frank's Pizza, police are asking the public for help in identifying the burglary suspects. The picture shown here was pulled from... READ MORE »

Last Updated: March 21, 2014 - 6:39pm
BENTON -- The school bus driver students said drove the wrong route dropping off imaginary pupils Wednesday has been charged with driving under the influence and reckless endangerment.... READ MORE »

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