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<p>TREASURE HUNT: 1-4-14-27-28</p>
<p> MIDDAY DAILY NUMBER: 9-3-0</p>
<p> MIDDAY BIG FOUR: 3-2-0-2</p>
HISTORY LESSON
<p>1893: One of America’s first horseless carriages was taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
<p>• Actor Luke Wilson, 43. </p>
<p> • Actor Alfonso Ribeiro, 43. </p>
<p> • Actress-talk show host Ricki Lake, is 46. </p>
WHAT’S HAPPENING
<p>The 159th Bloomsburg Fair: Through Saturday; nightly grandstand entertainment, free shows at bandshell.</p>
Bus driver charged with theft of pickup
Man says he wants to set things right with owner, his dad
<p>CATAWISSA — A school bus driver who went missing Friday was found, and he faces criminal charges after the truck he was driving was reported stolen by his father.</p>
Man also fled 1975 arson case
Reports: Captured fugitive in Spencer slaying torched own home
<p>BLOOMSBURG — Anthony Rocco Franklin, the recently captured fugitive charged in the murder of Frank Spencer and in two arsons, was arrested in a Bloomsburg arson case in 1975.</p>
Berwick to hire officers to ease overtime crisis
Temporary police will offset spiraling costs, borough officials say
<p>BERWICK — The police department is down by about three officers, and overtime is rapidly piling up, Mayor Tim Burke says.</p>
BU-linked group buying up properties near the campus
Company spent $1.5M on seven houses for staff rentals
<p>BLOOMSBURG — Over the past eight years, a Bloomsburg University-affiliated organization has slowly bought up houses near the school in $100,000 and $250,000 chunks.</p>
Take quiz to learn your Bloom Fair IQ
Questions cover tallest, smallest, the old and new
<p>BLOOMSBURG — You’ve spent many days roaming the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds over the years.