What we're working on for April 23

Here's a quick look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Monday: * A vacant home that once housed a gift shop at a local bison ranch burns to the ground early Monday. Reporter Kristin Baver will have more. * A local doctor was not responsible for a man's death just days after surgery, a jury decides. Read what we have on the story so far. * Testimony continues in the arson trial of a Berwick woman. See what a tenant, landlord and bartenders at a tavern had to say today.

Geisinger doc did not cause man's death, jury says

DANVILLE -- A Geisinger urologist was not negligent in his care of a prostate cancer patient who died days after surgery, a jury decided Monday. Widow Elizabeth Schoppy had sued Dr. Daniel Rukstalis and Geisinger after her husband, Phillip Schoppy of Marion Heights died after having his cancerous prostate removed four years ago. Schoppy's lawyer had alleged that Rukstalis had not taken Schoppy's history of blood clots into account in deciding how to treat the patient and what medications to administer.

Boston police: Bombing suspect is in custody

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead. Police announced via Twitter that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in custody. His brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, was killed Friday in a furious attempt to escape police. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had been holed up in a boat in a Watertown neighborhood. The crowd gathered near the scene let out a cheer when spectators saw officers clapping.

What we're working on for April 20

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters and photographers Friday: * The driver who hit a pedestrian on Main Street and drove off wants to pay full restitution for any harm done to the injured woman, his lawyer says. Read what we have so far, and look for reporter Julye Wemple's full story Saturday morning. * A woman accused of shoplifting in a store starts popping lithium and Xanax pills while in custody, police say. Mike Lester has more.

Alleged hit-and-run driver apologizes through lawyer

BLOOMSBURG -- A suspected hit-and-run driver was wrong not to stop, and now wants to accept full responsibility for the accident, says his lawyer. Randall Francis, 20, appeared at District Judge Russell Lawton's office Friday morning with his lawyer, Pat O'Connell. Francis agreed to waive his hearing on charges of leaving an accident with injury and failing to give aid to a victim and will face the charges in county court.

School janitor accused of stalking BU coed

BLOOMSBURG -- A 53-year-old school custodian in Philadelphia stalked a Bloomsburg University coed, sending her hundreds of Tweets and even coming to town to see her, police say. Keith Boyd, 53, eventually admitted he used Twitter to post messages under the handle "toosweetfoever" and that he made a visit to Bloomsburg, according to charges. Police believe victim Ashley Veney, a BU freshman, attended the same high school where Boyd had been employed as a night custodian since December 1997. Here are some of the Tweets Boyd allegedly sent to Veney on Feb. 14:

What we're working on for April 19

Here's a look at some of the stories that are keeping our reporters busy on Thursday: * A high-school janitor from the Philadelphia area allegedly stalks a female student at Bloomsburg University. After a visit here, he faces criminal charges. Leon Bogdan has the story. * A woman in jail for allegedly stealing a boat asks for her release on bail. Her plans: To live in the empty trailer of another woman in jail. Find out what a judge had to say.

Trial over Geisinger surgery patient's death gets underway

DANVILLE -- Phillip Schoppy was prone to blood clots after surgery, and Geisinger doctors should have taken steps to prevent a clot from killing him after his prostate was removed, an attorney for his family argued in court Wednesday. Because they did not, Schoppy died at home from a clot in his lungs about six days after surgery, his family contends. Schoppy's wife, Elizabeth, of Marion Heights is suing Geisinger and Drs. Daniel Rukstalis and Sally Ferguson-Avery over his death in 2009.

What we're working on for April 18

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Wednesday: * A suspected drug dealer bartered raw meth powder for packages of allergy medicine containing a key ingredient needed to make the highly-addictive drug, police say. Leon Bogdan has more on the story. * A 10-year-old girl takes the stand in a hearing over her alleged molestation at the hands of a town man. * The family of a man who died of prostate cancer is blaming Geisinger doctors for his death. Reporter Chris Krepich is following the trial.

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