Bloomsburg man found not guilty of violating PFA
<p>BLOOMSBURG — A Bloomsburg bear hunter was found not guilty of violating a protection-from-abuse order Wednesday that barred him from having firearms.
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Judges nix commuter tax plan
<p>SCRANTON (AP) — A court has rejected Scranton’s plans for a “commuter tax.”</p>
PSU OKs raise for president
<p>STATE COLLEGE (AP) —Penn State trustees have approved a 16 percent raise for President Rodney Erickson to $600,000 after a review of his performance in the year since he took office.</p
Mother is found strangled in Hazleton
<p>HAZLETON (AP) — Authorities say a woman reported missing after she didn’t pick her kids up from school Friday has been found strangled in her apartment.</p>
AROUND THE WORLD
<p>Obama aims to curb violence</p>
NOW YOU KNOW
<p>• Hemlock Township supervisors will reorganize Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. at the township building; the regular monthly meeting will follow. Hemlock’s planners will reorganize Jan.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
<p>• Singer JoJo, 22.</p>
<p>• Actor Jonah Hill, 29. </p>
<p>• Singer David Cook (“American Idol”), 30. </p>
WHAT’S HAPPENING
<p>Daily Bread Meal: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Agape Center, 19 E. Seventh St., Bloomsburg.</p>
AROUND THE STATE
<p>Gun sales brisk after slayings</p>
Suspect’s ex tearfully asks that he get help
Mocanaqua arson victim: ‘Lives were put in danger’
<p>SHICKSHINNY — The ex-fiancee of the man accused of setting fire to a vacant building in Mocanaqua broke down in tears Wednesday as she asked if the suspect would get mental treatment in pr