Last Updated: January 18, 2016 - 12:20pm
SALEM TWP. — Two fires in subfreezing weather along Route 11 near Shickshinny kept dozens of firefighters from across lower Luzerne County busy battling flames and icing conditions early...
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Last Updated: January 17, 2016 - 6:20pm
BLOOMSBURG — Two gunmen robbed a pair of college students at their apartment across the street from a church late Saturday, police said.
Armed with handguns, the robbers ordered...
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Last Updated: January 17, 2016 - 5:02pm
Two robbers with handguns robbed an apartment on East Third Street late Saturday, police said.
The suspects entered the victims' apartment and demanded money. After taking several...
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Last Updated: January 15, 2016 - 5:27pm
BRIAR CREEK TWP. — Scam artists have hit this township, pretending to be calling for the U.S. Treasury, police say.
Officer Jared Noss said police here have received reports from...
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Last Updated: January 15, 2016 - 4:22pm
SCOTT TWP. — An Orangeville man reeking of alcohol flipped his car Friday, then cursed at the rescuers who came to his aid.
Witnesses told police Dane E. Albertson, 50, of 3...
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Last Updated: January 15, 2016 - 12:52pm
ORANGE TWP. — A rural Millville man is lucky to be alive after managing to free himself from a truck that rolled down a steep embankment off Route 487 into a Fishing Creek that was...
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Last Updated: January 15, 2016 - 7:58pm
BLOOMSBURG — Steven Whitenight hasn't been found yet, despite an ongoing search of the river banks by family, friends and fire personnel, police and relatives say.
However, there...
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Last Updated: January 14, 2016 - 5:42pm
BERWICK — Police here raided two suspected heroin dens around 5 p.m. today.
Several people were taken into custody and are currently being held at the Berwick Police Station....
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Last Updated: January 14, 2016 - 3:15pm
BLOOMSBURG — Police are looking for a Bloomsburg man who appears to have gone missing as he was preparing newspapers for delivery early Thursday morning, his girlfriend says.
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Last Updated: January 14, 2016 - 1:27pm
BENTON — It appears next week’s threatened teacher strike may have been averted in the Benton school district, and students should plan on a full week of classes.
The school...
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Last Updated: January 14, 2016 - 9:25am
BERWICK — A fire at a diner early Thursday drew firefighters from across the borough.
An assistant manager opening up Christos Family Diner, 1500 W. Front St., Berwick, around 6 a...
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Last Updated: January 13, 2016 - 5:59pm
DANVILLE — An ex-pharmacist who’s been in drug addiction recovery since being arrested for stealing more than 3,300 narcotic painkillers will spend 10-20 months in prison, a judge...
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Last Updated: January 13, 2016 - 10:38am
Snowy and icy roads mean delays for schools across the area Wednesday morning. Here's a list compiled from wnep.com and whlmam.com:
• Benton, two-hour delay
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Last Updated: January 12, 2016 - 8:43pm
PennDOT just issued the release below. It looks like we can expect more problems throughout the night.
MONTOURSVILLE – PennDOT advises motorists in north central Pennsylvania...
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