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Last Updated: February 10, 2018 - 8:51pm

MONTOUR TWP. — A fire broke out at a building leased by a construction business on Route 11 here Saturday, but firefighters quickly extinguished the flames.

Several departments...

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Last Updated: February 9, 2018 - 5:24pm

BERWICK — Berwick Area Ambulance Association is merging with Geisinger’s ambulance services.

The merger of Berwick and Geisinger’s West Shore Advanced Life Support Services —...

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Last Updated: February 8, 2018 - 5:00pm

MAHONING TWP. — A former Geisinger doctor kissed a teenage girl and gnawed on her ear while she was taking part in...

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Last Updated: February 8, 2018 - 10:37am

Cleanup from yesterday's storm has schools delaying opening this morning. Here's the list:

Benton, two-hour delay

Berwick, two-hour...

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Last Updated: February 7, 2018 - 5:04pm

HUNLOCK CREEK — A Hunlock Creek man stabbed another man twice with a pocket knife here Tuesday night during a fight, charges say.

Police say that Ryan Adam Samsel, 22, of 88...

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Last Updated: February 7, 2018 - 11:05am

An impending snow storm has closed all area schools on Wednesday. Here's the list:

Benton - CLOSED

Berwick - CLOSED

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Last Updated: February 6, 2018 - 5:32pm

Last Updated: February 6, 2018 - 5:28pm

BLOOMSBURG —  A longtime local eye doctor admitted Tuesday that he had conspired to prescribe medications for his husband in violation of “accepted treatment principles.”

Dr....

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Last Updated: February 5, 2018 - 10:26pm

BERWICK — Berwick Borough is looking for volunteers to help shovel sidewalks for the elderly and handicapped in case predictions...

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Last Updated: February 5, 2018 - 11:32am

Slippery roads have led to delays at a number of schools this morning. The list includes:

• Benton, two-hour delay

• Berwick, CLOSED

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Last Updated: February 5, 2018 - 11:27am

BLOOMSBURG — Just minutes after the Philadelphia Eagles claimed their first Super Bowl victory Sunday night, jubilant crowds spilled from downtown bars and converged on Fetterman Avenue...

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Last Updated: February 2, 2018 - 10:46am

Some area schools are delaying opening today because of snow:

Benton Area, two-hour delay

• Berwick Area, two-hour delay

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Last Updated: February 1, 2018 - 4:27pm

DANVILLE — Geisinger Health System is getting out of the nursing home business.

The New Jersey-based Skyline Healthcare purchased Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, 211 E....

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Last Updated: January 31, 2018 - 4:43pm

CATAWISSA TWP. — A Lancaster woman was not injured when her car flipped over along Route 42 here Wednesday, according to police.

Daiya Lambert, 20, was driving on Route 42 just...

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