Dog left in home, unfed for weeks and infested with fleas, officials say

Last updated: January 10, 2014 - 5:20pm

Franklin Nafus II, smiles and waves to the camera as he enters district judge Richard Knecht's court in Berwick Friday afternoon. Nafus was cited for cruelty to animals. (Press Enterprise/Keith Haupt)
BERWICK — After helping to rescue a starving, abandoned dog from a Third Avenue home, Berwick police were forced to set off flea bombs in the police...

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Fire burns two Nescopeck homes early New Year's Day

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