Shot fired in Berwick robbery

By SUSAN SCHWARTZ Press Enterprise Writer BERWICK -- Police say a pair of robbers entered a house on Christmas Eve and forced three men to strip to their underwear before the homeowner forced them to flee under gunfire. One of the alleged robbers, James Lee "Bam" Hopper, 34, of 604 N. Market St., Berwick, was arrested after he returned to the scene, telling officers someone in the house shot at him after he confronted residents about giving his stepson synthetic marijuana, police said. But the second suspect, Jason Adamo, 36, of 807 W. Front St., Berwick, remains at large.

Accused robber charged in second heist

BLOOMSBURG -- About an hour after police questioned Andrew M. Klingerman about the armed robbery of the Mifflinville Market, Klingerman pulled a second heist at the Uni-Mart in Bloomsburg, police say. Klingerman, 22, refused to speak to police when they stopped by his 610 Fair St. home in Mifflinville Dec. 17, just days after authorities say Klingerman brandished a knife and robbed a 17-year-old cashier of $600.

PHOTOS: 'Mobile meth lab' busted

SALEM TOWNSHIP -- Shickshinny Police pulled over a vehicle along Route 11 Thursday night for a taillight out and discovered what they say was a "mobile meth lab" inside. Our photographer Jimmy May was there as a special State Police team went through the car for evidence late that night. Here's the scene he captured.
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BU running back Quiteh wins top Div. II award

Bloomsburg University running back Franklyn Quiteh won the 2013 Harlon Hill trophy for Player of the Year in Division II. The award is the equivalent of the Heisman at BU's division of play. Quiteh becomes the second Harlon Hill winner for the Huskies, following running back Irv Sigler, who took home the trophy in 1997. Quiteh beat West Texas A&M's Dustin Vaughn and Henderson State's Kevin Rogers, both quarterbacks, and became the second-most productive back in DIvision II history, behind only Chadron State's Danny Woodhead.

Walmart evacuated in Buckhorn

BUCKHORN -- Police and dog teams found nothing inside the Walmart Supercenter here after a bomb threat more than six hours earlier, Hemlock Township Police Chief Mike VanDine said. Police ended their search at 10:19 p.m. Friday and released the store back to its management, the chief said. The store was evacuated shortly before 4 p.m., when announcements came over the loudspeakers to instruct shoppers to leave. Later, workers came through the busy store telling shoppers that they had to leave their carts where they were and exit immediately, some shoppers outside said.

Geisinger doc found drunk, passed out in vehicle, cops say

DANVILLE -- A Geisinger doctor was found drunk and passed out in a running Geisinger SUV outside his house, police said. Pediatric cardiologist John C. Ring, 62, of 33 Meadow Lane, staggered when he got out of the vehicle, police said. He refused to comply with coordination tests or to have his alcohol level tested, and he gave police a birthday of "DOT 51," police said.

Alleged Craigslist killers plead not guilty in Sunbury

SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) -- Newlyweds accused of luring a stranger through a Craigslist ad, stabbing him to death and dumping his body in an alley have been ordered to stand trial on charges including homicide, conspiracy and robbery. Eighteen-year-old Miranda Barbour and 22-year-old Elytte Barbour pleaded not guilty at separate hearings Friday in the central Pennsylvania city of Sunbury. They're being held without bail in the Nov. 11 death of 42-year-old Troy LaFerrara of Port Trevorton. Police say Elytte Barbour told investigators that they wanted to kill someone together.

Target: 40M card accounts may be breached

Target says about 40 million credit and debit card accounts may be affected by a data breach that occurred just as the holiday shopping season shifted into high gear. The chain said customers who made purchases by swiping their cards at terminals in its U.S. stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 may have had their accounts exposed. The stolen data includes customer names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates and the three-digit security codes located on the backs of cards. The data breach did not affect online purchases, the company said.

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