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What we're working on for May 16

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Wednesday: * Police searching for a suspect find their man hiding in the floor of a home, underneath a piece of plywood a woman had been standing on during the search, they say. Check back for more on this tale from reporter Susan Schwartz. * A man accused of impersonating a police officer in a call to a department store is in court. Mike Lester is there to cover the proceeding. The man also now stands accused of violating a PFA. * Taxes are going up for residents of one local school district. Teachers there will keep their jobs.

What we're working on for May 15

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Tuesday: * A local factory worker is killed in a car wreck overnight. See our update and check back for more on the story. * A judge deems a local businessman who bilked investors a "shyster" before he sends the man off to jail. Courts reporter Leon Bogdan has the story. * A firefighter who allegedly threatened another man trying to outbid him at an auction is in court. Mike Lester reports.

What we're working on for May 14

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Monday: * An accused killer was too drugged up to confess to shooting his girlfriend, a defense attorney argues. Leon Bogdan reports. * A troubled couple is back in the news after the boyfriend allegedly attacks his estranged girlfriend with a knife. Kristin Baver has details. * A woman whose pit bulls have killed another animal is in court. Julye Wemple is there for the story. * A local school district says it "followed school policy" when meting out punishment to students caught drinking after the prom. Chris Krepich has more.

What we're working on for May 11

Here's a look at the stories we're working on in the newsroom today: * Police responding to a call about a dog on a roof nab a heroin suspect instead. Leon Bogdan has the colorful tale from court. * Surveillance cameras ID a woman accused of stealing a lawyer's wallet after visiting her office. The woman used the attorney's credit cards for gas, cigarettes, and some shopping at Victoria's Secret. * Traffic cameras are coming to Route 11. Officials say they'll be used for light changes, not traffic charges. Read these stories and more in Saturday's edition of the Press Enterprise.

What we're working on for May 10

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Thursday: * A man with a history of troubling episodes while drunk on Four Loko is done messing around with the potent malt liquor, he says. "In 2008, the first day they came out, I drank 10 of them. That was no good," he told a judge. Julye Wemple has more on what the suspect had to say about his troubles. * A man who says he was pistol-whipped in an attempted robbery near BU now says he went to the place that night to buy pot. Leon Bogdan has the story.

Berwick nuke plant shuts down Unit 1 for turbine fix

BELL BEND - Workers at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected its Unit 1 nuclear reactor from the regional power grid early Thursday, part of a planned outage during which the company plans to modify blades on its turbines, which have had problems with cracks developing in recent years. The modifications to be done on the turbines "are the first-phase of a long-term plan that is expected to resolve the turbine blade issues," the company said in a press release. Workers made the same modifications to Unit 2 during its regularly scheduled refueling outage, which is still ongoing.

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