Last Updated: February 24, 2017 - 5:20am
BERWICK — An 8-year-old boy was rushed away in an ambulance after an SUV struck him on LaSalle Street Thursday afternoon.
Witnesses told police the child ran into the street and...
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Last Updated: February 22, 2017 - 6:45pm
SALEM TWP. — The Kiliti family has resubmitted its application to build a swine nursery barn on their 74-acre lot at 62 Kiliti Road, even though the township already rejected the plan...
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Last Updated: February 17, 2017 - 8:31pm
BERWICK — Two elementary schools went into lockdown Friday after someone reported seeing a man with a gun in west Berwick, pointing it and shooting at objects.
The man turned out...
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Last Updated: February 17, 2017 - 11:34am
MILLVILLE – A visit from sheriff's deputies uncovered a meth lab early Friday here, officials say.
Deputies from the sheriff's department arrived at 464 Center St. around 7:30 a.m...
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Last Updated: February 15, 2017 - 5:34pm
SCOTT TWP. — A wanted man led police on a high-speed pursuit that spanned two counties and lasted at least 20 minutes Tuesday night, authorities say.
At the end of the chase,...
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Last Updated: February 12, 2017 - 7:43pm
FISHING CREEK TWP. — Fire leveled an unoccupied house along Winding Road here Sunday afternoon, a fire official said.
When a call for fire at 1041 Winding Road was first made...
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Last Updated: February 10, 2017 - 1:50pm
HERSHEY – Northern Lebanon ended Southern Columbia's quest for a PIAA Class 2A Team Wrestling Championships with a 36-31 win in the quarterfinal round of the tournament.
The...
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Last Updated: February 10, 2017 - 5:30am
A number of area schools have announced delays this morning. Here they are:
• Benton Area - two-hour delay
• Luzerne County Community College...
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Last Updated: February 9, 2017 - 8:09pm
HERSHEY – Southern Columbia's Jaret Lane (113 pounds), Cal Haladay (160), Preston Zachman (170) and Gaige Garcia (195) all had pins, and the Tigers cruised into the quarterfinal round of...
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Last Updated: February 9, 2017 - 3:47pm
HEMLOCK TWP. — A PennDOT plow truck got stuck in a ditch on Frosty Valley Road here during the snowstorm Thursday morning, police say.
The minor wreck shut down a section of the...
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Last Updated: February 9, 2017 - 5:05am
A snowstorm has closed schools across the region today. Here's the list as of 5 a.m.:
Benton - Closed
Berwick - Closed
Bloomsburg -Closed
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Last Updated: February 8, 2017 - 10:31pm
The forecast of a large snowstorm Thursday had school districts across the area announcing their shutdown plans a day in advance.
As of 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, the following...
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Last Updated: February 8, 2017 - 5:04pm
BERWICK — A Berwick woman died last week due to a drug overdose, the first to be reported in area this year.
Sherry Lunger, 46, died at Geisinger Medical Center last Friday after...
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Last Updated: February 6, 2017 - 3:11pm
FISHING CREEK TWP. — A 73-year-old woman was airlifted to the hospital after her car jumped a guardrail and crashed down an embankment Monday morning, according to state police.
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