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Last Updated: September 26, 2021 - 7:13am

County music hitmaker Jon Pardi frequently trades on his name being a homonym of “party.”

And his concert to open the grandstand shows at Bloomsburg Fair on Friday certainly had...

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Last Updated: September 22, 2021 - 4:48pm

A Danville Area Schools bus was hit head-on by a Dodge caravan along Rhoades Hill Road in Derry Township this afternoon, sending the van's drive to the hospital, state police said.

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Last Updated: September 18, 2021 - 4:26pm

SHICKSHINNY- Residents in the area woke to water woes Saturday morning as American Water began work on what they described as “Emergency Repairs.”  

About 300 customers are...

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Last Updated: August 17, 2021 - 10:30am

FOUNDRYVILLE —  A home where firefighters had been repeatedly sent for alleged false alarms actually caught fire early Tuesday morning.

The blaze at 136 Foundryville Road appears...

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Last Updated: July 26, 2021 - 11:32pm

An alleged serial killer awaiting trial in the brutal murders of two Columbia County women now faces a third set of homicide charges.

Harold David Haulman III, 42, is the subject...

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Last Updated: July 2, 2021 - 6:08pm

A candidate for Salem Township supervisor allegedly used gasoline and matches to set fire to his own business Thursday night during a dispute with his stepfather, who’s a current...

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Last Updated: July 1, 2021 - 1:38pm

NORTH CENTRE TWP. — A body was discovered off Moore Road in North Centre Township in a small stream early Thursday, according to the Columbia County Coroner.

Briar Creek Township...

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Last Updated: June 28, 2021 - 7:57pm

BRIAR CREEK TWP. — Monday morning’s fatal tanker truck crash knocked out power to 1,288 PPL customers, and most of them were still without power as of the evening.

PPL was...

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Last Updated: May 24, 2021 - 9:00pm

BERWICK —  A 41-year-old man slashed another man with a machete, then escaped with the weapon, say police.
Now officers are asking for the public’s help in finding Marlon I....

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Last Updated: May 24, 2021 - 7:52am

DANVILLE — An early Monday morning fire swept through the Karen Gronsky School of Dance, destroying the dance studio and sending neighbors fleeing into the street.

“We just had...

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Last Updated: May 5, 2021 - 6:15pm

The 11th annual First Columbia Bank & Trust Co.’s Teen Star singing competition on Wednesday announced its 12 finalists. They include the second- and third-place finishers from last...

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Last Updated: April 15, 2021 - 8:18am

SALEM TWP. — Fire broke out at a landmark field stone house on East Front Street here early Thursday morning, but solid construction and a quick response by firefighters saved most of...

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Last Updated: March 10, 2021 - 1:59pm

SCOTT TWP. — An advertising blimp broke loose from a car dealership in Scott Township on Wednesday around noon, first tangling in nearby trees and then floating away as workers tried to...

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Last Updated: March 6, 2021 - 6:29pm

CAMBRA — A 7-year-old boy on a bicycle was struck by a pickup and killed near his driveway Friday evening while three of his siblings watched from their front yard.

State Police...

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