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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Julian Fleming faces vehicular homicide charges

TROY — Julian Fleming faces a bevy of charges, including vehicular homicide and driving under the influence, in connection with a May ATV wreck that killed his girlfriend, a 23-year-old...

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Search for missing boy, 6, underway in Espy

ESPY - Police and search crews are looking for a missing boy in the 2900 block of Old Berwick Road, officials say.

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Coroner rules teen's death a homicide

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