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  • paterno26 Thousands stand in honor of Joe Paterno

    STATE COLLEGE — Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight got a standing ovation at Joe Paterno's public memorial this afternoon for defending the late coach's response to an accusation of child sex abuse against a former assistant.

    January 26, 2012 3 Photos

  • Danville gets $3.15M for floodgate

    DANVILLE -- Mayor Ed Coleman almost jumped out of his chair Wednesday. "I was sitting here reading the paper and having coffee when Sen. Gordner and Rep. Masser called me," Danville's mayor said of learning that $3.15 million has been released to complete the Danville flood control project.

    January 26, 2012

  • Route 11 crash Driver hurt in Route 11 crash

    DANVILLE — A Riverside man was injured in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon at Route 11 and State Hospital Drive.

    January 24, 2012 1 Photo

  • Safety hazard Safety hazard at condemned building

    DANVILLE — Cones have been placed in front of and around the front of a condemned building in Danville’s downtown.

    January 24, 2012 1 Photo

  • CSS6BAA.jpg Five little Tugs chug along

    DANVILLE -- "Please open door for Tug," a robotic voice announced as the Tug approached a locked door at Geisinger Medical Center's pharmacy. Tugs resemble a motorized filing cabinet made of smooth, white plastic, with buttons and blinking lights on top.

    January 24, 2012 2 Photos

  • Rabbit owner: 'It was a killer dog'

    DANVILLE -- A Montour County woman said she wouldn't have shot and killed a dog that had killed her pet rabbit if she had known it was owned by her neighbor. State police told Suzanne Thomas that she would be cited with animal cruelty in the shooting death of Georgia, an 18-month-old yellow Labrador retriever.

    January 24, 2012

  • High School Roundup: Warrior Run boys win third in a row

    MIDDLEBURG --Three players scored in double figures to lead Warrior Run to a 57-41 victory over Midd-West in Heartland Athletic Conference crossover action Monday.

    January 24, 2012

  • Geisinger-CMC Scranton merger receives state approvals

    DANVILLE  -  The merger and integration of Community Medical Center (CMC) in Scranton and all of its affiliates into Geisinger Health System has received approval from the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

    January 23, 2012

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Danville's Ross Litz makes the pass to teammate, Kyle Gruss, during their game against Selinsgrove Wednesday night in Danville.

  • Ironmen pull away from Selinsgrove

    Energy was the key word for both coaches in Wednesday’s Heartland Athletic Conference Division I matchup between Danville and Selinsgrove.

    January 27, 2012 1 Photo

  • Bill Bowman's column on college sports: Bison getting better

    Without their best player on the floor, Bucknell tore off a 16-6 run to make a 35-23 game a 51-29 rout. The lead grew as large as 36 in the second half before BU "settled" for a 34-point victory over Holy Cross in a game that recently was the league's best rivalry.

    January 24, 2012

  • Funeral and memorial services scheduled for Joe Paterno

    STATE COLLEGE — Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno will be buried Wednesday, and his family has scheduled three days of public memorial events this week.

    January 23, 2012

  • 1965 practice.jpg Joe Paterno: A life in pictures Joe Paterno, college football's winningest coach and a sporting icon, has died at age 85. His legacy includes two national championships and a football program of "success with honor," but the end of his career was marred by his handling of a sex abuse allegations against his former assistant coach. (All photos are from the Associated Press.)

    January 23, 2012