Man admits escape in Berwick
<p>BLOOMSBURG — A Freeland man recently incarcerated as a state parole violator pleaded guilty in Columbia County to an escape charge for an incident in Berwick last winter.
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Nuke plant’s Unit 1 taken offline
<p>BERWICK — Operators at PPL’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected Unit 1 from the regional power grid early Thursday for a scheduled outage to install turbine modifications, a pres
Geisinger to study Sandy’s impact
<p>Geisinger Health System plans to study the use of mental health services in New Jersey during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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AROUND THE STATE
<p><strong>Mail carrier sees drug deal
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ANY WINNERS?
<p>TREASURE HUNT: 2-5-7-28-29
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<p> MIDDAY DAILY NUMBER: 2-7-8
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<p> MIDDAY BIG FOUR: 9-9-7-7
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HISTORY LESSON
<p>1869: A golden spike was driven in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
<p>• Actress Lauren Potter, 23.
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<p> • Race car driver Helio Castroneves, 38.
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<p> • Model Linda Evangelista, 48.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
<p>Flower Sale: Today and Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Benton Fire Company hall.
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AROUND THE WORLD
<p><strong>Death mulled in kidnappings
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BU student: I was buying pot
On stand, man testifies two brutally beat him in robbery attempt
<p>BLOOMSBURG — A man who was pistol-whipped during a St. Patrick’s Day robbery attempt here testified Thursday he had intended to buy marijuana from one of his alleged assailants.