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Tractor trailer hits three cars on I-80

MIFFLINVILLE — A minor accident on Interstate 80 Sunday appears to have caused a second crash in which a tractor trailer hit three cars.

The second accident flipped one car over the guardrail; it landed on its roof. Another car was crushed. However, no one in either crash appeared to be seriously injured, witnesses said.

The first accident happened around 3:50 p.m. during a drizzly, foggy afternoon.

Trooper Nick Fiorey said a westbound driver hit the guardrail as he went around a bend in the highway between a rest area and the Mifflinville/Mainville interchange.

Vandals attempted to start fire in Town Park pavilion

BLOOMSBURG — Someone set fire to an item inside a park pavilion overnight Friday, damaging a bench and frustrating town laborers who had already spent part of the week cleaning up messes made by vandals.

Public Works Director John Fritz said the latest act of vandalism could have burned down a pavilion next to the lagoon that has been in the park for 45 years.

Hanna announces resignation as Commonwealth leader

HARRISBURG – Bashar Hanna will step down as Commonwealth University President effective July 31, he announced today.

Hanna will assume the role of vice chancellor for strategic initiatives for Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education the next day.

“This new opportunity is both humbling and exciting -- a chance to bring the lessons we've learned together at Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield to a broader stage,” Hanna said in a statement.

Police seek Bloomsburg dog tosser

BLOOMSBURG — Someone wrapped a tiny dog inside the leg of a pair of pants and threw it out of a truck window early Thursday, town police say.

Police: Student threatens Danville school

DANVILLE – Police have arrested a student here Wednesday morning after the FBI flagged a post made on social media that threatened the Danville Area Middle School, borough police said.

On Wednesday, around 1:30 a.m., the FBI notified Danville Police of the threat, a press release states.

Tractor trailer crash closes interstate

Press Enterprise staff reports

BLACK CREEK TWP. – A detour is in effect here Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer crash on I-80.

Man appears badly hurt in crash by fairgrounds

BLOOMSBURG — A man appeared to be badly hurt Saturday when the car he was riding in skidded across Main Street and into the path of an oncoming Jeep.

An ambulance crew worked to treat him as firefighters used hydraulic tools to force open the door and pry the floor off of his feet, said Fire Chief Scott McBride.

Search warrant draws SWAT to Main Street

BLOOMSBURG — Police took three people into custody while serving a search warrant from the Columbia County Drug Task Force on Tuesday morning in town.

About a block of West Main Street near Jefferson Street was shut down at 6 a.m. while Bloomsburg Police and the Columbia-Montour SWAT team served a “higher-than-normal-risk search warrant” at 157 W. Main St., Apt. 3E, town Police Chief Scott Price said.

Judge denies Commonwealth U request for new trial

HARRISBURG — A federal judge has denied Commonwealth University’s request that she either overturn a $3.9 million verdict or give the school, its president and the State System of Higher Education a new trial in a retaliatory firing case.

The court order issued Tuesday gives the defendants — the State System, Commonwealth University, President Bashar Hanna and former Provost James Krause — 30 days to appeal to a higher court.

Overnight truck wreck shuts down Route 11 in Berwick

BERWICK – A tractor-trailer accident here has shut down Route 11 after causing major damage to power lines, according to rescue crews.

A tractor trailer was eastbound on Route 11, West Front Street in the area, around 10:30 p.m. when it struck two telephone polls with transformers near the Celebration Villa of Berwick, according to West Berwick Fire Chief Tim Deitrich.