Latest: Potential suspect seen in bombing

BOSTON (AP) -- Investigators poring over photos and video from the Boston Marathon have an image of a potential suspect in the deadly bombing but do not know his name and have not questioned him, a law enforcement official said Wednesday. The news came with Boston in a state of high excitement over a possible breakthrough in the case and conflicting information over whether a suspect was in custody. Police and reporters converged on the federal courthouse in the afternoon.

Testimony: Woman, 92, climbed onto roof to survive arson fire

WILKES-BARRE - The arson trial of a Berwick woman continued Tuesday, with the jury hearing testimony about how two 92-year-old women struggled to get out of their homes and to safety after their building filled with smoke in the 2010 fire. Gail Leslie Schneider, 44, is charged with setting that blaze, and on Tuesday, prosecutors played the 9-1-1 tapes of a call made by Barbara Reese, now 95. Reese told an emergency dispatcher she wanted to climb out a second-floor window. The dispatcher tried to talk her out of the dangerous escape. But Reese was frantic.

Four local runners finished race before blast

BOSTON - Four local runners - one from Berwick and three from Danville - all finished the Boston Marathon before an explosion ripped through the crowd gathered at the finish line, according to official results. Bryan Cotner of Danville finished the race in 3 hours, 55 minutes, meaning he crossed the line about 15 minutes before the explosion. But his brother Russ Cotner said after "a nerve-wracking several minutes" they got a text message from Bryan Cotner saying he was all right and back at his hotel.

THREE DEAD; INJURY COUNT NOW MORE THAN 130

BOSTON (AP) -- Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S. A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism. President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will "feel the full weight of justice."

Two killed, dozens hurt as two bombs explode at Boston Marathon

BOSTON (AP) -- Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 22 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said. One runner, a Rhode Island state trooper, said he saw at least two dozen people with very serious injuries, including missing limbs. About two hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.

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