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Last Updated: October 7, 2015 - 5:56pm

SCOTT TWP. — A 73-year-old man pulled into the path of a another car Wednesday afternoon, sending both drivers to the hospital and snarling rush-hour traffic.

Charles Heller, of...

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Last Updated: October 4, 2015 - 7:57pm

CONYGHAM TWP. — A Berwick man was flown to the hospital following a high-speed crash into a tree Sunday afternoon.

Charles Babb, 25, lost control of his Jeep Cherokee as he was...

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Last Updated: October 2, 2015 - 1:19pm

BLOOMSBURG – If you get a call from someone pretending to be a Columbia County Sheriff but demanding you pay money for missed jury duty, hang up.

A scammer "who has done his...

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Last Updated: September 30, 2015 - 1:52pm

HEMLOCK TWP. — A homeowner spooked a would-be thief, caught rummaging through his son’s car parked on Hunt Club Drive, when he flipped on an exterior light Monday morning, police say....

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Last Updated: September 28, 2015 - 9:01pm

HEMLOCK TWP. — A witness spotted a man stealing from a vehicle, but the thief fled before police arrived.

Now officers are seeking information about the thief and reminding...

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Last Updated: September 28, 2015 - 6:43pm

BLOOMSBURG — A Bloomsburg Fair stand worker picked up on a warrant fought with police after finding out he would be headed to jail on statutory sexual assault charges rather than back to...

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Last Updated: September 28, 2015 - 10:55am

BERWICK — A fire inside the Wise Foods plant early Monday morning could have been much worse if it hadn’t been for a quick response by maintenance workers, says Berwick Fire Chief Bill...

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Last Updated: September 23, 2015 - 3:32pm

WILKES-BARRE – After two days of deliberation, a jury has declared Holly Crawford guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder.

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Last Updated: September 23, 2015 - 3:23pm

FISHING CREEK TWP. — An 88-year-old man caused a nearly head-on collision when he drifted across the center line and into the path of another driver Wednesday afternoon.

David R....

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Last Updated: September 21, 2015 - 11:59am

SALEM TWP. — A woman who was thrown from a motorcycle in a crash along Route 11 Sunday afternoon has died, according to a Geisinger spokesperson.

Angela Wallace, 42, was...

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Last Updated: September 18, 2015 - 6:39pm

WILKES-BARRE — A woman accused of teaming up with her boyfriend to murder a father and son in Hunlock Township took the stand today to defend herself.

Holly Crawford, 40, said she...

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Last Updated: September 17, 2015 - 1:57pm

WILKES-BARRE — A broken rifle found at the home of Holly Crawford's mother had murder victim Ronald Evans' blood inside and outside the barrel, while a piece of the gun was found at the...

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Last Updated: September 16, 2015 - 2:29pm

WILKES-BARRE — Moya Linde said she gave her daughter Holly Crawford a place to live, raised Crawford's child, and even put up with abuse from Crawford's...

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Last Updated: September 15, 2015 - 1:49pm

WILKES-BARRE – The woman accused of helping to murder Ronald "Barney" Evans and his son, Jeffrey, was actually trying to save them when she knocked on the door of their Hunlock Creek...

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