Teen 'critical' after weekend wreck

HEMLOCK TWP. -- A Bloomsburg teen was trapped inside a pickup with severe injuries after a crash early Saturday morning, police say. Colton Schrecengost, 17, was headed east on Frosty Valley Road when he lost control of his Ford F-150, smashing into two utility poles around 6 a.m., a release states. Schrecengost had to be cut from the vehicle by emergency responders and rushed to Geisinger Medical Center by ambulance, where he remained in critical condition Sunday afternoon, a nursing supervisor said. An investigation continues into the cause of the wreck.

Knoebels to open long-awaited ride

ELYSBURG -- Want to be among the first to catch a ride on Knoebels' long-awaited wooden coaster Flying Turns this weekend? Patrons had to fight through massive traffic backlogs on Route 487, where the line formed near Southern Columbia schools Saturday afternoon, then wait to board for another 90 minutes in a line that curved around the chute-like track. But it was worth the wait, both today and over the last seven years of construction, riders said after two minutes of flying through twists and curves in the one-of-a-kind attraction.

Police shoot driver outside Capitol after chase

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A woman driving a black Infiniti with a young child inside tried to ram through a White House barricade Thursday, then led police on a chase that ended in gunfire outside the Capitol, witnesses and officials said. Tourists watched the shooting unfold on Constitution Avenue outside the Capitol as lawmakers inside debated how to end a government shutdown. Police quickly locked down the entire complex temporarily, and both houses of Congress went into recess.

iPhone found unscathed after plunge from airplane

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) -- Some phones are made of sterner stuff. Angela Dalton and her 10-year-old son were riding as passengers in a three-seat plane on Friday for an aerial tour of Dothan, courtesy of a family friend who happens to be a pilot. When the plane neared Dalton's Dothan neighborhood, she lifted her iPhone to snap a photo. "I was trying to zoom it on my phone, and the wind just caught it and ripped it out of my hand," Dalton said. A panicked Dalton watched as the phone spiraled away, soaring down an estimated 1,400 feet toward the city.

Man jailed for harassing newspaper editor

BLOOMSBURG -- A judge sentenced a 79-year-old Berwick man to jail Wednesday for persistently harassing the editor of the Press Enterprise with bitter personal jabs even after police told him to stop. Joseph F. Pecorelli of 417 S. Arch St. admitted he harassed Editor Jim Sachetti, but tried to defend himself. "(Sachetti has) been harassing me for 20 years," he told President Judge Thomas A. James Jr. At one point, Pecorelli made a reference to Sachetti's two adult daughters. "Don't you mention my daughters again!" Sachetti shot back.

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