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Lawyer: Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, his lawyers said Thursday, producing the first criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House.

Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly attacked the investigation, called the indictment “political persecution” and predicted it would damage Democrats in 2024.

Fire damages recently rented town storefront

BLOOMSBURG — Firefighters kept flames from spreading through a row of buildings on Main Street early Wednesday.

A fire broke out inside a recently rented one-story storefront at 10 W. Main St. around 1:30 a.m.

Colleen Tarantino sat in tears on the curb across the street as smoke poured from the spot she and husband Eric just put their life savings into.

The Bloomsburg couple recently rented the spot between Ding Tea and La Malbec with plans to open a restaurant, she said.

Geisinger "defers" development of Buckhorn hospital

BUCKHORN — Geisinger is hitting the brakes on the planned construction of a standalone orthopaedics hospital here, it announced Tuesday.

Montour's Finn is Dems choice for 108th

DANVILLE — Montour County Commissioner Trevor Finn has been chosen as the the Democratic nominee to run for the vacant 108th District seat in the state House , which represents all Montour and sections of Northumberland County.

Geisinger restarts mental health project

MAHONING TWP. — Geisinger has renewed its plans to open up a 96-bed, in-patient behavioral health center on land owned by the Sisters of Ss. Cyril and Methodius.

But after being rejected by Danville borough earlier this year, the health system announced Tuesday that it instead plans to build the facility 1,500 feet east, entirely in neighboring Mahoning Township.

Fire disrupts breakfast at Bloomsburg Denny's

LIGHTSTREET — A fire that appears to have started at an exterior window crept into the walls inside Denny’s Restaurant, forcing customers and workers to flee Wednesday morning.

Larue Knorr, 79, of Berwick, said he was waiting for his breakfast of pancakes and eggs when he smelled something burning around 10:30 a.m..

Contractor pleads guilty to harassment

BLOOMSBURG — A home builder drawn into court over payments for unf

Body of missing woman found in Mayberry Township

MAYBERRY TWP. — The body of a 37-year-old woman who has been missing since Dec. 22 was found near the Susquehanna River Saturday afternoon by people walking in the area, the county coroner says.

Riverside Fire Department was calleld to the area of Sharp Ridge Road and Susquehanna Road to help remove the body of Amy Gregory from the rough terrain, said Montour County Coroner Scott Lynn.

An autopsy is scheduled for Feb. 14.

Two arrested in Berwick gunfire

BERWICK —Police here arrested two men for shooting at one another in west Berwick Thursday morning, they announced in a press release.

Stevan Xaviar Mercado and Keith Allen Estep both live at 1908 Fairview Ave., police say.

They have allegedly argued in the past and threatened each other with firearms.

During an argument Thursday morning, Estep tried to leave the home and Mercado fired a gun once at him and missed, police state. Estep left the house, turned around and fired back inside. A third person was inside the house at the time, police saidl

Orangeville man dies in early morning crash

ROHRSBURG — An Orangeville area man died Thursday morning after his car lost control on an icy road, State Police say.

Donald C. Hauck, 73, of Orangeville, was driving south on Rohrsburg Road near Belles Road when he lost control of his 2008 Chevrolet Silverado on a patch of black ice sometime before 7 a.m.

His pickup struck a tree near the vehicle's driver door, a press release says. The truck slid about 20 feet from the roadway, down a hill covered in loose dirt and leaves, before hitting another tree on the same side and coming to stop.