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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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Last Updated: February 6, 2017 - 5:01pm

BRIAR CREEK — A statewide search for an abducted toddler ended early Monday when the missing car she was in was found behind the home it was allegedly stolen from five hours earlier....

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Last Updated: February 6, 2017 - 6:12am

UPDATE: Alexis Weber was found safe in the Mustang, behind the house where it was parked, State Police say. ...

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Last Updated: February 5, 2017 - 4:59pm

LIBERTY TWP. — A fire leveled a family's chicken barn at a Mennonite farm here Sunday afternoon, but friends said there were no birds in the building when it erupted in flames.

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