Columbia County News

Charges against a pair of accused arsonists were forwarded to trial following a court appearance Tuesday afternoon in Columbia County.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 6:37 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 6:37 p.m. A woman who had lived with a Columbia County man who was found dead at his home this week now has been linked to his murder, officers reported Thursday.

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 8:05 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 5:37 p.m. Deputies confirmed Wednesday an elderly man found dead in his Columbia County home earlier this week had been shot.

U.S. Marshals have apprehended a dangerous Columbia County fugitive who was also wanted by police agencies in Luzerne County, the U.S. Marshals Service announced today.

Cory Thackara of the Orangeville Community Fire Company was shocked Tuesday that fellow firefighter Colton Barrett is accused of setting fires.

A woman from Columbia County was sentenced Thursday after admitting to taking advantage of a bank mistake.

Mothers Susie Maniaci of Reading and Colleen Gioffreda of Timonium, Md., walk with Angie Gioffreda, 7. "It's fun for our son to get together with peers of his stature," Maniaci said.

Bloomsburg, Columbia County- Tucked away in the woods on Bloomsburg Universitys upper campus is a summer camp unlike any other.

Beamers, Audis, and Mustangs, oh my! Drivers called 9-1-1 after seeing a fleet of cars on Interstate 80 Westbound.

Alice Riccardi: If brother Elvis was part of killing, Simonson coerced him. Men charged in death of Skiff.

Every once in a while you'll spot deer on a hike, but you don't usually get very close.

One of the last remaining residents of Centralia relunctantly moved out of his home Wednesday, leaving the once vibrant community in Columbia County.

Benton Township, Columbia County- Theres something fishy going on in one part of Columbia County.

One of the last remaining residents in the largely abandoned town of Centralia, Columbia County, has reluctantly moved out.

One of the last people remaining in a Pennsylvania town largely abandoned due to an underground coal fire has reluctantly moved out.

First a truck is reported stolen then it is found. About ten miles away but with one million dollars inside.

Hemlock Township, Columbia County- Its a bizarre crime story out of Columbia County.

Robert Inglis/The Daily ItemState transportation officials plan to resubmit an application to the federal government to toll the 311-mile Interstate 80, a stretch of which is shown in Montour County.

A bronze eagle, valued at more than $3,000, has been stolen from the Veteran's Memorial in the Randolph Cemetery.

Motorists traveling Interstate 80 eastbound in Columbia County are advised that traffic is currently backed-up several miles ahead of the bridge beam-setting work at the Fishing Creek Bridge just east of Buckhorn .