Body in creek was BU student, coroner says

BLOOMSBURG -- The man who police found dead in Fishing Creek on Sunday night was a Bloomsburg University student from Willow Grove who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a coroner says. It appears Timothy Robinson, 21, shot himself with a handgun then slid down the bank of the creek, said Columbia County Deputy Coroner Ron Taylor. Police found him dead in the creek after finding his abandoned SUV nearby Sunday evening, Taylor said. Robinson was a junior at BU, university officials say. We'll update as we have more details and have a full story in Tuesday's Press Enterprise.

See photos of the Mifflinville robbery suspect

MIFFLINVILLE -- Police are continuing to search for a man who held up the Mifflinville Market at knifepoint Saturday evening. South Centre Township Police say the man appears to be 20 to 22 years old. He stands between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8, and was wearing black or navy blue Adidas workout pants with white stripes, black-and-white shoes, a black jacket with a gray hood underneath and a gray mask. Police ask that anyone with information about this robbery contact the South Centre Township Police Department at 570-784-8552.(Photos provided by family of the store's owner.)

Body discovered near Fishing Creek in Bloomsburg

BLOOMSBURG -- Police discovered a body off of Fort McClure Boulevard near the old Streater Farm Sunday evening, and an investigation is underway, Town Police say. The body was found around 6:20 p.m., a release says. Police shut down the road soon after, and a search of the area was conducted. Few details were available late Sunday. Look for more in Monday's edition of the Press Enterprise.

Photos of Mifflinville robbery suspect

MIFFLINVILLE -- Police are continuing to search for a man who held up the Mifflinville Market at knifepoint Saturday evening. South Centre Township Police say the man appears to be 20 to 22 years old. He stands between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8, and was wearing black or navy blue Adidas workout pants with white stripes, black-and-white shoes, a black jacket with a gray hood underneath and a gray mask. Police ask that anyone with information about this robbery contact the South Centre Township Police Department at 570-784-8552.(Photos provided by family of the store's owner.)

Mifflinville Market robbed; police seek suspect

MIFFLINVILLE -- Police were searching for a masked man who flashed a knife at a store clerk at the Mifflinville Market and made off with cash from the register Saturday evening. Police said the man stepped up to the counter around 6:33 p.m. with a pack of cough drops as if he was going to check out. Instead, he pulled out a knife and demanded money, police say. He ran out of the store with the cash. It was unclear if he went from there on foot or in a car. Police were able to retrieve footage of the man in the store from a surveillance camera.

Mifflinville Market robbed; police seek suspect

MIFFLINVILLE -- Police were searching for a masked man who flashed a knife at a store clerk at the Mifflinville Market and made off with cash from the register Saturday evening. Police said the man stepped up to the counter around 6:33 p.m. with a pack of cough drops as if he was going to check out. Instead, he pulled out a knife and demanded money, police say. He ran out of the store with the cash. It was unclear if he went from there on foot or in a car. Police were able to retrieve footage of the man in the store from a surveillance camera.

Woman found dead in apartment; police investigate

MAHONING TWP. -- A woman was found dead in an apartment here Wednesday, but police don't know how she died. Until they do, they are treating the death as suspicious, said Mahoning Township Police Chief Robert Blee. Police got a call about the death about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, he said, and spent the next 10 hours gathering evidence and investigating. The death was reported by the woman's boyfriend, who was questioned at the police station, authorities said.

Ex-fair president wants job back, lower price for local residents

BLOOMSBURG -- Former Fair Board president Todd Lehman is running to unseat current President Paul Reichart, proposing a weekly pass for local residents to help ease the crunch of $8 admissions. "I'd like to see people come down and eat their lunches there like they used to," Lehman, 52, said. While Lehman would not directly criticize Reichart or the fair board's work in recovering from the September 2011 flooding that cancelled the fair for the first time ever, Lehman said he's heard from "hundreds" of vendors and fairgoers who are unhappy about slumping sales and attendance.

Burglars pose as water company, ransack house

BERWICK - A pair of men dressed in phony water company uniforms tricked a woman into letting them into her house, where one ransacked her second floor while the other kept her busy on the first floor. Police say one man was a Hispanic male, approximately 5 feet tall. The second man was a roughly 6-foot white male. Here's what police say happened: The two went to the rear door of a residence on Washington Street on Tuesday afternoon and told the woman who lived there that they were water company workers. They said they needed to come inside to check the pipes.

Walmart reopens after bomb scare

BUCKHORN: Walmart was evacuated Monday night and closed for several hours after the store was targeted with a bomb threat. The threat was made around 8 p.m. Monday. State Police swept through the store with bomb-sniffing dogs, Hemlock Township police reported. No explosives were found. Investigators gave the store clearance to reopen at 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to police. Hemlock Township Police are still investigating. Stay tuned for updates.

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