Murder charge tossed in Berwick man’s case
<p>BERWICK — A Berwick man accused of murder in Erie saw the charges dropped after a key witness failed to show up to testify, reports say.</p>
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Police: Dinner and a nightcap, but in the wrong home
<p>SCRANTON (AP) — Scranton Police say a man was drunk when he walked into a strange home and fixed himself a late-night dinner and a nightcap as the home’s occupants slept soundly on the liv
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Victim of house fire succumbs
<p>MOUNTAIN TOP (AP) — A woman badly burned in a Luzerne County house fire has died from her injuries.
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Trumpeters needed for Veterans Day parade
<p>BLOOMSBURG — A parade organizer is looking for trumpeters to help sound out taps during a ceremony to follow the Veterans Day parade here Saturday.</p>
Damaged bridge replaced in Mount Pleasant Township
<p>BLOOMSBURG — A bridge in Mount Pleasant Township that was lost to the September 2011 flood was replaced and opened to traffic Thursday.</p>
INCIDENTS
<p>One accused in hit-and-run</p>
<p> SOUTH CENTRE TWP. —A Berwick man rear-ended a car driven by his girlfriend’s ex, then fled, police say.</p>
EDITORIAL
<p>Open a piece of mail and you’re likely to see this exhortation or something like it: “Go paperless, go green.”</p>
Artificial ‘unity’? No, let’s tell truth
<p>I was very disappointed with the presidential election result Tuesday.
THEIR OWN WORDS
<p>“It’s harder for the Republicans, because they are more ideological than Democrats.