Tell us what you think was the biggest local story of 2014.
Feb. 14: Two young children are killed in a Valentine's Day crash on icy Route 487
4% (2 votes)
Feb. 25: A BU student is left in a coma after being struck in the head outside a party
0% (0 votes)
March 11: Auctioneer Kirk Williams is killed when his motorcycle collides with a car on Route 11
0% (0 votes)
April 3: Popular Vo-Tech teacher Gary Beveridge is charged with indecently assaulting a female student
2% (1 vote)
April 20: Popular eatery B.J. Steaks & Ribs burns in downtown Danville
4% (2 votes)
July 7: BU student Jake Close is nabbed on a fugitive warrant after posing for a "Your Opinion" question about the Redskins
7% (4 votes)
July 19: A young man dives to his death under a train at the Iron Heritage Festival
0% (0 votes)
July 28: Ex-wife Maria Sanutti-Spencer and her father are charged with the murder of Frank Spencer
69% (37 votes)
Aug. 8: A lesbian couple is turned away at a bridal shop, sparking a heated debate about gay rights
9% (5 votes)
Nov. 8: Funeral director Ted Bunnell makes a 'miracle' recovery after a bike crash nearly took his life in October
6% (3 votes)
Total votes: 54
Fire burns two Nescopeck homes early New Year's Day
NESCOPECK — A fire tore through two houses on Broad Street in Nescopeck just a few hours into 2026, according to Nescopeck Fire Chief Harold Baker.
The fire started around 2 a.m. Thursday at 537 Broad St. and then spread to 533 Broad St., Baker said.
It took firefighters three and a half hours to bring the blaze under control. It was finally knocked down around 5:30 a.m., Baker said.
Crews shut down Broad Street between Andres Avenue and Mifflin Road (Route 339) to battle the blaze. It remained around 7 a.m.
Vigil tonight for restaurant owner arrested by ICE
DANVILLE — A vigil is being planned tonight for Sergio Chavez Jimenez, the owner of a downtown restaurant arrested by agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Saturday.
Modular home hits highway, pole, pickup and SUV
NESCOPECK — A large section of a modular home slid off its trailer Monday morning and hit two vehicles coming the other way.
Bill Koch, 57, of New Columbia, said he was hauling the oversized load from Modular Steel Systems in Bloomsburg to Long Island.
Bloom Veterans Day parade steps off at 10 a.m. today
The Bloomsburg Veterans Day Parade steps off this morning at 10 from Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. It goes down Lightstreet Road to Main Street and then Market Street before ending at the Bloomsburg firehall. An advertisement in Saturday's paper had an incorrect stepping-off time.
Mahanoy City man charged in Bloomsburg teen's shooting
BLOOMSBURG — Police have charged a man with shooting a town teen on East Street Saturday night.
Police say in arrest papers that Samuel Evans, 19, of Mahanoy City walked up and shot the boy around 11:20 p.m. Nov. 1.
The teen was shot in the hip, police say.
Live election night results here
Polls across the area closed at 8 tonight. We'll post results as they come in. All results are unofficial until they are certified by the county Board of Elections.
Note: Montour County has roughly 1,100 mail-in votes that it will not count until Wednesday morning. Those votes may change some results, including in the race for Common Pleas Judge and in any Montour County municipal race.
Number of precincts reporting in:
Columbia (42 of 42)
Montour (15 of 15)
Salem Township, Luzerne (2 of 2)
Shooting suspect sought in Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG — A 16-year-old boy was shot in the 300 block of East Street here on Saturday night, and now Bloomsburg Police Department are looking for his shooter, according to a press release.
Police released the photo included with this article on the department's Crimewatch page on Sunday. They say the victim was struck by at least one round fired from a handgun. The suspect, a male, ran away north on East Street, heading toward East Third Street.
Accident kills woman, injures child and man
ROHRSBURG — A woman is dead and the child in her SUV was rushed to the hospital after a late-night head-on collision, State Police say.
The accident happened around 10:45 p.m. on Route 254, west of Rohrsburg.