Bloomsburg News

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- The last segment on every Friday's broadcast of ABC's "World News with Diane Sawyer" is a "Person of the Week."

North Shore Railroad reported the train suicide that occurred in Danville to two agencies, according to a railroad official.

A Dauphin County woman and her father have been charged in the execution-style murder of her ex-husband two years ago.

Some people just love to travel. Take Paul Riley, for example. The 32-year-old resident of Tomball, Texas, came all the way to Danville for a 24-hour endurance race, then ran more than 120 miles - a pace of about 5 mph - to win.

She has worked at Central Penn Physical Therapy in Ashland, Shamokin and Elysburg for several years.

The Pittston Active Adult Center is located at 441 North Main St., Pittston. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

It was the perfect weekend for a Civil War-themed salute, and the town of Danville knows how to do it right.

Scenes from Metamorphoses, seven scenes from an original play by Mary Zimmerman, based on the myths of Ovid.

Chairman Charles Gasperetti, Joseph Zanella and Reynold Scicchitano voted Thursday to put the bid from M&J Excavation Inc., Bloomsburg, on file to allow time for solicitor Vincent Rovito to study it.

Desiree Hess thought a low-cost vaccine clinic was a great idea. "It's wonderful and a really good idea," she said of the clinic offered for the first time Wednesday by the Danville SPCA.

Three tractor trailers were involved in a crash today on Interstate 80 in the Bloomsburg area.

Police said five men forced their way into a home, in the Village of Espy, early Thursday morning and pistol-whipped two people inside near Bloomsburg.

Roadwork was the topic of discussion in the township Wednesday, when supervisors chose to maintain a different set of roads this year.

Jacob Close, 25, wanted after jumping bail in New York on a drug charge, but recently on Bloomsburg University police's radar screen after it was rumored he was in the area, was arrested by campus cops in June.

July 22--DANVILLE -- The young man who killed himself by diving under an Iron Heritage Festival passenger train underwent treatment in mental health facilities as recently as four days before his death, according to Montour County Coroner Scott E. Lynn.

A Bloomsburg woman faces a federal felony charge in a check kiting scheme involving accounts at Fulton National Bank and the First Columbia Bank in Bloomsburg, Columbia County.

A borough woman was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol following an accident July 13 in the 100 block of Lower Mulberry Street.

Dr. Donna Pinter, clinical director of Psychological Services in Sunbury, Danville and Bloomsburg, is the recipient of the 2014 Pennsylvania Psychological Association's Psychology in the Media award.

A man was killed this morning after being hit by a train leaving for an excursion ride as part of the Iron Heritage Festival.

MARK MORAN / THE CITIZENS' VOICE Joe K's Brewhouse on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre was sold to Jim Sperrazza.