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Fountain foams in Bloom

BLOOMSBURG -- Someone dumped Dawn detergent in the town fountain between Saturday night and Sunday morning, causing it to foam up when the water spouts turned on Sunday, police said. This picture shows what it looked like around 9:15 a.m. Foam piled on the ledge of the fountain at the Market and Main Street intersection in Bloomsburg as water circulated. By Sunday afternoon, public works crews had dumped neutralizing chemicals into the water and the fountain had returned to normal. Police say they found an empty bottle of Dawn detergent on the ledge of the fountain.

Three rescued from swamped boat in river near Berwick

BERWICK -- Rescuers plucked two brothers and a young girl from a swamped fishing boat near the base of the Berwick-Nescopeck bridge Wednesday evening. Rick and Robert Dement, and Robert's 8-year-old daughter Emily, had gone fishing in a motorized boat on Wednesday afternoon, taking off from the boat launch at Test Track Park and heading under the Berwick-Nescopeck bridge to fish the area north of it.

Cops: Meth suspect hid under floorboards

BERWICK -- A suspected meth dealer hid in a crawl space beneath the floor where his wife was standing as police searched their home Monday, officers say. The incident began when someone reported seeing a suspicious vehicle and a person putting items in a large black duffle bag, police said. The stranger headed into a wooded area, leaving a vehicle behind, officers said.

DeLuxe worker killed in South Centre wreck

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. - A man recently living in Danville died in a one-car wreck off Route 11, just east of the Lime Ridge interchange of Interstate 80 early Tuesday, a coroner said. Jason Snyder, 34, a native of Harrisburg, began working at DeLuxe Building Systems in Berwick about a month ago, said Frank Kynik, the company's human resource manager. Snyder had just gotten off of his second-shift job and was headed home when his car went off the road around 3 a.m., said Ron Taylor, Columbia County deputy coroner.

Alleged killer too drugged to confess, defense says

BLOOMSBURG -- An accused killer was too drugged up to confess to shooting his live-in girlfriend, his lawyer says. Now the attorney is asking the man's statement be kept out of his trial. But the two troopers who interviewed Abe Kline after he allegedly shot Jocelyn Romano at a farm north of Benton said he appeared alert and calm while giving his hospital-bed confession.

What we're working on for May 14

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Monday: * An accused killer was too drugged up to confess to shooting his girlfriend, a defense attorney argues. Leon Bogdan reports. * A troubled couple is back in the news after the boyfriend allegedly attacks his estranged girlfriend with a knife. Kristin Baver has details. * A woman whose pit bulls have killed another animal is in court. Julye Wemple is there for the story. * A local school district says it "followed school policy" when meting out punishment to students caught drinking after the prom. Chris Krepich has more.

Sports shots of the week: May 13 edition

Here's a look at some of the moments captured by photographers M.J. Mahon and Jimmy May at athletic events around the area last week:

What we're working on for May 11

Here's a look at the stories we're working on in the newsroom today: * Police responding to a call about a dog on a roof nab a heroin suspect instead. Leon Bogdan has the colorful tale from court. * Surveillance cameras ID a woman accused of stealing a lawyer's wallet after visiting her office. The woman used the attorney's credit cards for gas, cigarettes, and some shopping at Victoria's Secret. * Traffic cameras are coming to Route 11. Officials say they'll be used for light changes, not traffic charges. Read these stories and more in Saturday's edition of the Press Enterprise.

Man says he's done with Four Loko; Drink 'no good for nobody'

BERWICK -- A Berwick man who's been arrested four times after drinking the potent malt liquor Four Loko is done with the controversial drink, he says. Robert Jack Kaiser Jr., of 127-A E. Second St., said the fruity beverage with a high-alcohol content is "off his drinking list." "They're no good for nobody," Kaiser said while waiting for a preliminary hearing. "In 2008, the first day they came out, I drank 10 of them. That was no good," he admitted. Each can contains 12 percent alcohol, which is almost three times the potency of typical beers.

Berwick nuke plant shuts down Unit 1 for turbine fix

BELL BEND - Workers at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected its Unit 1 nuclear reactor from the regional power grid early Thursday, part of a planned outage during which the company plans to modify blades on its turbines, which have had problems with cracks developing in recent years. The modifications to be done on the turbines "are the first-phase of a long-term plan that is expected to resolve the turbine blade issues," the company said in a press release. Workers made the same modifications to Unit 2 during its regularly scheduled refueling outage, which is still ongoing.