Susan Schwartz grew up in Colorado. She moved to Pennsylvania in 1996 with plans to stay a year, but fell in love with the stories she found here. She believes knowledge is power — with enough information, people can solve any problem.
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Published on April 4, 2020 - Page 1
BERWICK — Three employees at the Wise Foods plant here have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, the company confirmed Friday. “The employees...
Published on April 4, 2020 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG — A man who was caught with large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin a mere week after he was arrested for drug dealing was sentenced...
Published on April 4, 2020 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG — A woman who normally would have spent five days in prison instead was ordered into 30 days of home confinement because of the new...
Published on April 3, 2020 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG — A man sentenced for breaking into a house and stealing a dozen silver half dollars asked a judge Thursday to let him stay in Columbia...
Published on April 3, 2020 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG — A former Walmart employee who pretended to be his boss when he sent an email to the FBI threatening to murder Hemlock Township police...
Published on April 3, 2020 - Page 5
BLOOMSBURG — A man pleaded guilty to charges in seven different cases Thursday — all drug related. John Karns II, 33, of Berwick, pleaded guilty to...
Published on April 2, 2020 - Page 1
Residents of Columbia and Montour counties haven’t changed their travel habits enough since the coronavirus hit the United States, according to one...
Published on April 2, 2020 - Page 1
Donations of used clothes, furniture and household appliances keep showing up in the foyer of the Hope Center, even though for now, the gifts are a...
Published on April 1, 2020 - Page 1
Gary O’Neal would have liked to hold a memorial service for his wife, Sandy, after she died March 25. But that wasn’t an option. With coronavirus...
Published on March 26, 2020 - Page 1
BERWICK — Borough Council members say they hope new vehicle weight limits will prevent a landowner from bringing heavy trucks through residential...
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Published on March 9, 2020 - Page 1
PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR SAN FRANCISCO — The cruise ship where Columbia County Commissioner Rich Ridgway and wife Mary have been trapped is scheduled to...
Published on March 9, 2020 - Page 1
BERWICK — Police say a man facing burglary charges a second time basically confessed when they came to his prison cell to escort him to a hearing....
Published on March 9, 2020 - Page 1
SALEM TWP. — A thieving home health-care worker was caught when her client’s son did his own sting operation, police say. Jessica Nicole Whitmire,...
Published on March 10, 2020 - Page 1
BERWICK — A crowd showed up at the school board meeting to support boys basketball coach Jason Kingery Monday, but it wasn’t enough to save his job...
Published on March 10, 2020 - Page 1
SHICKSHINNY — A local woman cleaning out her house found, among her late uncle’s belongings, a treasured keepsake from World War I. Margaret Kyttle...
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