Prepping for the storm
<p>While there is a chance Sandy’s rainfall could flood streams like Fishing Creek, our read of forecasts Monday seemed to suggest we should be more worried about power outages.</p>
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
<p>• Actor Tequan Richmond (“Everybody Hates Chris”), 20.</p>
<p>• Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY), 36. </p>
WHAT’S HAPPENING
<p>Red Cross Blood Drive: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Columbia Mall, Buckhorn.</p>
Around the World
<p>Driver arrested in shooting</p>
HISTORY LESSON
<p>1938: The radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS.</p>
Around the State
<p>Firefighter accused of rape</p>
Poll: Economic ills may defy next president
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election will likely struggle to manage the biggest economic threats he’ll face.</p>
Feds may chip in $15M for factory flood shield
<p>BLOOMSBURG — On a very wet day, the town heard the federal government may spend $15 million to keep two of its major factories dry.</p>
Woman spins for $59G
<p>MOUNT PLEASANT TWP. — A Danville middle school teacher won $59,000 in prize money on Monday night’s “Wheel of Fortune.”</p>
Blackout threat still looms
<p>BLOOMSBURG — The heaviest rain from Sandy is over locally but the threat of widespread power outages from high winds is not, according to the National Weather Service.</p>