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Published on September 16, 2021 - Page 1
Berwick man admits to three police chases
BLOOMSBURG — A Berwick man pleaded guilty last week to charges of fleeing from police three times last fall, including one wild pursuit in South...
Published on September 14, 2021 - Page 1
Murderer gets up to 60 years
BLOOMSBURG — A Scranton man was sentenced Monday to state prison for up to 60 years in what a judge called the “savage” and “barbaric” murder of a...
Published on September 12, 2021 - Page 1
In the Footsteps of Heroes
First responders took the lead in Saturday’s tributes to those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Memorial observances took different forms...
Published on September 12, 2021 - Page 1
Orangeville man charged with dealing drugs
ORANGE TWP. — An Orangeville man pulled over for a registration violation late Wednesday was locked up as a suspected drug dealer after heroin,...
Published on September 10, 2021 - Page 1
Berwick-area home is gutted
BRIAR CREEK TWP. — Becky Schwab had just let her dogs out for food and water Thursday morning when she heard “crackling noises.” From her back deck...
Published on September 9, 2021 - Page 1
Suspect cops to reduced murder charge
BLOOMSBURG — Moments before jury selection in a murder trial, a Lackawanna man pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a Berwick woman’s robbery and...
Published on August 31, 2021 - Page 1
Benton zoners OK sale of borough fields to schools
BENTON — Borough and school district officials were given zoning approval last week that paves the way for Benton’s ballfield and tennis courts to be...
Published on August 30, 2021 - Page 1
Arkansas woman fights extradition in drug case
BLOOMSBURG — An Arkansas woman being held on a fugitive warrant is fighting extradition to face felony drug charges in her home state. Cherish...
Published on August 29, 2021 - Page 1
Sexual assault suspect agrees to DNA testing
BLOOMSBURG — A former Bloomsburg University student accused of sexually assaulting a woman as she slept in a student apartment house last spring...
Published on August 28, 2021 - Page 1
Nescopeck detour turned into traffic troubles, residents say
NESCOPECK — Work that began Thursday to upgrade a railroad crossing at Agway on Route 93 immediately appeared to create traffic confusion because of...

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Published on August 18, 2021 - Page 1
Police: DUI suspect said he had microchip in neck, bullet in head
CATAWISSA — A New York driver who appeared high on drugs argued with police about the proper terminology of smoking marijuana, instead admitting he “...
Published on August 19, 2021 - Page 1
Bloom patient allegedly punched nurse, guard
BLOOMSBURG — A patient punched a nurse and a security guard while held in the psychiatric ward at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital, according to...
Published on August 20, 2021 - Page 4
Mifflinville man gets 30 days in jail for DUI
BLOOMSBURG — A Mifflinville man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail followed by five months on house arrest on charges stemming from a DUI...
Published on August 21, 2021 - Page 5
BU student sends rape charges to court
BLOOMSBURG — A Williamsport man accused of raping an unconscious woman following a night of drinking at a fraternity party last fall will face...
Published on August 21, 2021 - Page 1
Mother rejects apology from teen’s attacker
DANVILLE — The mother of a 13-year-old sexual assault victim refused to accept an apology in court Friday from the Danville man who admitted...