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Last Updated: February 11, 2020 - 4:59pm

SCOTT TWP. — The leaders of Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech took state officials on a tour of the school Tuesday as part of a visit meant to stress the importance of expanding job training for...

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Last Updated: February 7, 2020 - 4:23pm

BLOOMSBURG — A high school student taking a Bloomsburg University course was leaving campus Friday in her SUV when she struck another BU student crossing Lightstreet Road on foot, police...

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Last Updated: February 7, 2020 - 4:37pm

With rain expected to turn into snow, multiple area school districts have announced plans to shut down early. Among them are:

• Benton: Early dismissal at 10:45 a.m.

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Last Updated: February 5, 2020 - 4:26pm

BLOOMSBURG — A man entered the West Main Street apartment of a woman he didn’t know early Wednesday morning, saying someone with a knife was chasing him, police say.

The woman...

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Last Updated: February 3, 2020 - 6:20pm

BLOOMSBURG — A Bloomsburg University senior from Lititz died at an off-campus student apartment on Monday, police and university officials say.

Sean Lenahan was a mass...

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Last Updated: February 3, 2020 - 4:46pm

MADISON TWP. — A recently renovated farmhouse went up in flames Monday morning, and dozens of volunteer firefighters from three counties worked for hours to douse the blaze.

The...

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Last Updated: February 3, 2020 - 12:47pm

BLOOMSBURG — Prison staff violated prison policy when they kept 19-year-old Tyler Evans in a restraint chair for more than 8 hours without getting permission from the warden or mental...

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Last Updated: January 31, 2020 - 3:07pm

ORANGE TWP. — Police say a son killed his parents at a home at 273 Hartman Hollow Road on Thursday night.

Carl Ray Kressler, 18, is under arrest in connection with the deaths of...

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Last Updated: January 28, 2020 - 5:06pm

BERWICK — Two probation officers struggled with a man at 1540 First Ave. on Tuesday afternoon when he fought with them — grabbing for an officer's gun — as they tried to detain him,...

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Last Updated: January 23, 2020 - 4:49pm

BLOOMSBURG — The lawyers for a man accused of beating a toddler to death in Berwick in 2017 argued he shouldn’t face the death penalty if convicted because at age 19, he wasn’t mature...

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Last Updated: January 22, 2020 - 5:08pm

GREENWOOD TWP. — A fire ripped through a trailer here, leaving nearly everything inside unsalvagable — except for a memento of a late family member, one of its residents said.

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Last Updated: January 22, 2020 - 9:09am

SALEM TWP. — A young couple and their 5-year-old daughter are homeless after a fire destroyed their four-story home early Wednesday morning.

Owners Amanda Bower and Dell Howell,...

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Last Updated: January 19, 2020 - 12:37pm

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — Police here are seeking the public’s help in tracking down a burglar who stole about $595 from a convenience store’s coin gambling machines.

The theft took...

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Last Updated: January 18, 2020 - 6:14pm

VALLEY TWP. — A tractor trailer jack-knifed on westbound Interstate 80 here, rolling onto its side and blocking both lanes for hours.

Meanwhile, numerous small accidents plagued...

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