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Last Updated: February 22, 2015 - 8:05pm
By JULYE WEMPLE Press Enterprise Writer SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- A Berwick man was run over by his own car Sunday when he stepped in front of the running vehicle to check the stuck accelerator... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 22, 2015 - 1:52pm
MT. PLEASANT TWP. -- An early-morning fire likely destroyed a home, but quick thinking by the occupants to remove more than a dozen oxygen tanks kept the blaze from becoming a dangerous... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 21, 2015 - 7:49pm
MONTOUR TWP. -- A pregnant woman had to be cut from her SUV after lost control of the vehicle and rolled down an embankment Saturday night, police say. Driver Brittany Stetler, 25, who is... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 20, 2015 - 9:59pm
SHICKSHINNY -- Three Shickshinny-area residents were busted on meth charges in separate arrests, including a man who admitted making meth while residing in his mother's trailer near... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 20, 2015 - 4:14am
It's a frigid morning. Here are the school delays announced so far, according to wnep.com and whlmam.com: * Benton, two-hour delay * Berwick, two-hour... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 19, 2015 - 9:13pm
School officials preparing for another frigid morning were already announcing delays in the area Thursday evening. The following districts are slated to start late Friday, according to wnep... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 19, 2015 - 3:27pm
NESCOPECK TWP. - More than 700 chickens fell off the back of a truck on Interstate 80 here early Thursday morning, State Police say. It took about an hour for police and PennDOT workers to... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 19, 2015 - 5:20am
Overnight snow is delaying school around the area this morning. The following districts have announced a delay this morning, according to wnep.com and whlmam.com: * Benton... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 17, 2015 - 6:22am
Overnight snow is delaying some area schools this morning. Here is the list, according to wnep.com and whlmam.com: * Bloomsburg, two-hour delay * Mount Carmel... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 16, 2015 - 2:29pm
LIMESTONE TWP. - A woman driving a pickup truck on Route 254 lost control Monday and was thrown from the truck as it plunged down an embankment, State Police say. It happened about 12:30 p... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 13, 2015 - 1:31pm
DANVILLE -- Fire ripped through a house under renovation Friday morning, and a furnace may be to blame. Flames had already already broken through the first floor from the basement and... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 12, 2015 - 3:41am
CATAWISSA - A man surrendered himself to police after a standoff of more than two hours here Wednesday afternoon. Police from several departments had swarmed to the intersection of South... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 11, 2015 - 12:40pm
The Benton school board has postponed public interviews, previously scheduled for tonight, for the two finalists vying for the district's superintendent's job. The district will announce a... READ MORE »

Last Updated: February 10, 2015 - 6:44am
Some area school districts have delays this morning due to slick roads. Here is the list, according to wnep.com and whlmam.com: * Berwick, two-hour delay * Luzerne... READ MORE »

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