Boston police: Bombing suspect is in custody

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. Police announced via Twitter that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in custody. His brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, was killed Friday in a furious attempt to escape police. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had been holed up in a boat in a Watertown neighborhood. The crowd gathered near the scene let out a cheer when spectators saw officers clapping.

What we're working on for April 20

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters and photographers Friday: * The driver who hit a pedestrian on Main Street and drove off wants to pay full restitution for any harm done to the injured woman, his lawyer says. Read what we have so far, and look for reporter Julye Wemple's full story Saturday morning. * A woman accused of shoplifting in a store starts popping lithium and Xanax pills while in custody, police say. Mike Lester has more.

Alleged hit-and-run driver apologizes through lawyer

BLOOMSBURG -- A suspected hit-and-run driver was wrong not to stop, and now wants to accept full responsibility for the accident, says his lawyer. Randall Francis, 20, appeared at District Judge Russell Lawton's office Friday morning with his lawyer, Pat O'Connell. Francis agreed to waive his hearing on charges of leaving an accident with injury and failing to give aid to a victim and will face the charges in county court.

School janitor accused of stalking BU coed

BLOOMSBURG -- A 53-year-old school custodian in Philadelphia stalked a Bloomsburg University coed, sending her hundreds of Tweets and even coming to town to see her, police say. Keith Boyd, 53, eventually admitted he used Twitter to post messages under the handle "toosweetfoever" and that he made a visit to Bloomsburg, according to charges. Police believe victim Ashley Veney, a BU freshman, attended the same high school where Boyd had been employed as a night custodian since December 1997. Here are some of the Tweets Boyd allegedly sent to Veney on Feb. 14:

What we're working on for April 19

Here's a look at some of the stories that are keeping our reporters busy on Thursday: * A high-school janitor from the Philadelphia area allegedly stalks a female student at Bloomsburg University. After a visit here, he faces criminal charges. Leon Bogdan has the story. * A woman in jail for allegedly stealing a boat asks for her release on bail. Her plans: To live in the empty trailer of another woman in jail. Find out what a judge had to say.

Trial over Geisinger surgery patient's death gets underway

DANVILLE -- Phillip Schoppy was prone to blood clots after surgery, and Geisinger doctors should have taken steps to prevent a clot from killing him after his prostate was removed, an attorney for his family argued in court Wednesday. Because they did not, Schoppy died at home from a clot in his lungs about six days after surgery, his family contends. Schoppy's wife, Elizabeth, of Marion Heights is suing Geisinger and Drs. Daniel Rukstalis and Sally Ferguson-Avery over his death in 2009.

What we're working on for April 18

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Wednesday: * A suspected drug dealer bartered raw meth powder for packages of allergy medicine containing a key ingredient needed to make the highly-addictive drug, police say. Leon Bogdan has more on the story. * A 10-year-old girl takes the stand in a hearing over her alleged molestation at the hands of a town man. * The family of a man who died of prostate cancer is blaming Geisinger doctors for his death. Reporter Chris Krepich is following the trial.

Latest: Potential suspect seen in bombing

BOSTON (AP) -- Investigators poring over photos and video from the Boston Marathon have an image of a potential suspect in the deadly bombing but do not know his name and have not questioned him, a law enforcement official said Wednesday. The news came with Boston in a state of high excitement over a possible breakthrough in the case and conflicting information over whether a suspect was in custody. Police and reporters converged on the federal courthouse in the afternoon.

Testimony: Woman, 92, climbed onto roof to survive arson fire

WILKES-BARRE - The arson trial of a Berwick woman continued Tuesday, with the jury hearing testimony about how two 92-year-old women struggled to get out of their homes and to safety after their building filled with smoke in the 2010 fire. Gail Leslie Schneider, 44, is charged with setting that blaze, and on Tuesday, prosecutors played the 9-1-1 tapes of a call made by Barbara Reese, now 95. Reese told an emergency dispatcher she wanted to climb out a second-floor window. The dispatcher tried to talk her out of the dangerous escape. But Reese was frantic.

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