Stories from Sunday, April 7, 2024
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Briar Creek Lake to see $180G improvement
BRIAR CREEK -- Columbia County will spend more than $180,000 to build stairs from Briar Creek Lake to the park above....
Bloom officially opens recreational trail despite some mud, overflow from river
BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg Area Recreational Trail saw light use during its official ribbon cutting celebration...
Leadbeter and Yoder answer questions on finances, education, the economy, more
BLOOMSBURG -- Republican voters in Columbia County will choose between a one-term state legislator and a challenger...
Wife accused of drunken driving
Press Enterprise staff report
BRIAR CREEK -- Police say a married couple argued with each other and a police officer...
Maria Sanutti-Spencer suing over access to legal papers, books
SCRANTON -- A federal judge has rejected a request by convicted killer Maria Sanutti-Spencer for the appointment of a...
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CAIRO (AP) -- Israel's military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in...
Garibaldi After Easter Egg Hunt: 1 p.m., rain or shine, Sponsler's Park, 600 Monroe St., Berwick, for up to age 10;...
Russian missiles kill eight
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with...
* Tri-County COG of Columbia, Luzerne and Lycoming counties are receiving proposals for a sealing contract and oil.
*...
1862: Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell defeated the Confederates at the Battle...
* Actor Ed Speleers, 36.
* Rock musician Ben McKee (Imagine Dragons), 39.
* Former football player-turned-analyst Tiki...
Trump to speak at fire hall
NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump will return to Pennsylvania...
TREASURE HUNT: 7-9-12-16-27
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 3-3; WILD: 0
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 0-8-5; WILD: 0
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 8-6-3-6;...
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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) -- NASA says it's investigating whether an object that crashed into the roof of a home in southwest...
Here is today's Easter egg hunt:
* BERWICK -- Garibaldi After Easter Egg Hunt, 1 p.m., rain or shine, Sponsler's Park...
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Bloomsburg native touched lives of many
Bonnie Ann Brobst, 77, of Baltimore, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in Odenton, Maryland.
Bonnie Ann...
BU professor loved folk dancing and the arts
Oliver Julian Larmi, 83, a philosophy professor at Bloomsburg State University for more than 30 years, died suddenly...
PPL retiree enjoyed classic cars, antique clocks
Darryl R. Zdanavage, 69, of Berwick passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in the loving arms of his wife and children at...
Marine, retired captain at Muncy State prison
Kenneth "Kenny" Stephen Lewis, 72, of Jackson Township passed away unexpectedly Friday morning, April 5, 2024.
Born...
Active church member enjoyed writing poetry
David L. Johnson, 81, of Nanticoke passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center.
Born in...
Army National Guard veteran enjoyed NASCAR
Willard E. Moyer, 80, of Berwick passed away on April 5, 2024, with his family and his cat "Theo" by his side.
Born in...
Complete obituary to be published later
Walter K. Hause Sr., 91, of Berwick passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, April 6, 2024. A complete obituary...
Tank photo caption clarified
The photo of the rusty Stuart tank on the back page of Saturday's edition was taken in...
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Rep. Robert Leadbeter
• Age: 33
• Address: Teleios Way, Catawissa Township
• Family: Wife, Bethany, and two young...
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) -- Eleven people were injured when a bus carrying University of South Carolina students blew...
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LEWISBURG -- Katie Sassaman, RN, BSN, was recently presented the Daisy Award at Evangelical Community Hospital. The...
DILLSBURG -- In recognition of National Farmworkers Awareness Week, Pennsylvania's first lady Lori Shapiro and...
DANVILLE -- Four Geisinger hospitals have been named Recognized Leaders in Caring for People Living with Diabetes, a...
SAN ANTONIO -- CPS Energy and Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen") (OTCQX: TLNE) have announced an agreement for CPS...
WILKES-BARRE -- Community Bank is pleased to welcome Joseph Ferretti to its Wilkes Barre commercial banking team as a...
LEWISBURG -- Thomas Goff with Coldwell Banker Penn One Real Estate has been awarded the Accredited Buyer's...
LEWISBURG -- Coldwell Banker Penn One Real Estate held its annual award ceremony and is proud to announce its...
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A state Senate panel in South Carolina is investigating a mystery involving $1.8 billion, the Associated Press reported...
NEW YORK (AP) -- For Kirk Lynn, it was like a scene from "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He was in a library at Yale,...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Giancarlo Esposito has long been lauded as a charismatic, scene-stealing thespian and commander of...
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Press Enterprise staff report
SALEM TWP. -- A 36-year-old man fleeing police ended the chase by slitting his own wrist...
“With Winter Storm Tormund continuing to affect our weather, yesterday was mostly cloudy and windy with high...
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Clark’s legacy takes on USC’s perfect season
CLEVELAND -- Dawn Staley knows today's national championship game is a big moment for women's basketball.
South...
Reliever will be out for 10 to 12 months
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK — With a downcast look and a soft voice, New York Yankees reliever Jonathan...
Boilermakers end Wolfpack’s magical run
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There was more than one team that came to the Final Four with a dream -- more than one team hoping...
More consistency.
That's what NASCAR Cup Series drivers want, not only from their pit crews and engineers but also from...
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CLEVELAND -- Shane Bieber pitched until the pain stopped him.
Cleveland's ace will have season-ending Tommy John elbow...
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Boston 6 2 .750 -- -- 6-2 W-5 0-0 6-2
New York 6 2 .750 -- +1 6-2 L-1...
PITTSBURGH -- Oneil Cruz singled home the winning run in the 11th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 victory...
WASHINGTON -- J.T. Realmuto followed an intentional walk to Bryce Harper by driving a hanging curveball over the wall...
DETROIT -- Brent Rooker homered, Paul Blackburn pitched six sparkling innings and Oakland beat Detroit.
Oakland 200 001...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Michael Wacha threw seven innings of two-hit ball and MJ Melendez launched a two-run homer as...
ST. LOUIS -- Winless Miami, which is off to the worst start in its 33-year history, dropped its ninth consecutive game...
MILWAUKEE -- Jorge Polanco and Luis Urias homered, helping Bryce Miller and Seattle beat Milwaukee.
Seattle 003 000 011...
MINNEAPOLIS -- David Fry hit a three-run homer and seven Cleveland pitchers combined on a two-hitter, helping the...
ATLANTA -- Austin Riley had three hits, the last an eighth-inning single that drove in the go-ahead run, and Atlanta...
CHICAGO -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched out of two early jams in five scoreless innings for his first career major league...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking single, six Texas relievers limited Houston to three hits over 51/3...
CINCINNATI -- Spencer Steer hit a three-run homer during Cincinnati's five-run eighth inning, helping the Reds knock...
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LOS ANGELES -- D'Angelo Russell scored 28 points, LeBron James added 24 and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
z-Boston 61 16 .792 --
New York 45 32 .584 16
Philadelphia 42 35 .545...
PITTSBURGH -- Michael Bunting snapped a tie with 5:28 left in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved into...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Boston 78 46 17 15 107 259 211
x-Florida 78 48 24 6 102 254 196
x-...
SAN ANTONIO -- Akshay Bhatia wrote a reminder on his wrist Saturday before the third round of the Valero Texas Open to...
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SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- Danville's Luke Friscia was solid in No. 1 singles, topping Central's Elias Hosler 6-0, 6-2...
April 7, 1994
* Berwick's Dan Pecorelli shines in the Wyoming Valley Conference Division I all-star basketball game,...
AUTO RACING
10 a.m.
CBSSN -- FIM Motocross: The MX2 of Sardegna, Riola Sardo, Italy
10:30 a.m.
FS1 -- NHRA: Qualifying...
Today
BASEBALL
College
Shepherd at BU (DH)................. 1 p.m.
SOFTBALL
College
BU at Lock Haven (DH...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League CLEVELAND GUARDIANS -- Recalled RHP Peter Strzelecki from Columbus (IL...
April 27-28 -- Houston vs. Colorado at Mexico City.
May 20-22 -- Owners' meetings, New York.
June 8-9 -- New York Mets...
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In the vast expanse of outdoor sports and recreational activities, a realm exists where precision meets passion and...
The ARA was bought by Dan Killough, whose goal was to continue the vision of the ARA founders by providing an honest...
3-D shoot today
The North Montour Sportsmen's Club is hosting a 3-D Archery Shoot today. The event begins at 7:30 a.m....
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As the war in Gaza grinds on into its sixth month, cracks are showing in the once unequivocally united front between...
ROSE: Easter is one of those holidays people typically spend with family. But volunteer firefighters know there will be...
I remember Pete Eyerly. He was in my older brother's class at Central Columbia. He married my high school boyfriend's...
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40 Wall St. is much in the news lately.
The historic 72-story office tower, once the tallest building...
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We were watching standup comedian Nate Bargatze's Netflix special. (Very funny!) He was joking about how Delta Airlines...
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Hi, Greg. Hope all is well. Like so many other "autoholics," I read your column in the Bloomsburg Press Enterprise...
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Micro-apartments are back after nearly a century
and CLAIRE RUSH
Associated Press Writers
SEATTLE -- Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family's single-room...
Figuring out how to manage money might be an important part of a happy relationship, but it's a skill that doesn't...
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you have gardening questions, email ColumbiaMG@psu.edu, MontourMG@psu.edu, or NorthumberlandMG@psu....
Come to McBride Memorial Library in Berwick for a free, in-person presentation on Tuesday, April 16, from 6-7:30 p.m....
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PhD candidate Colonel David A. Lunger, Southern Columbia High School Class of 1983, will be awarded his PhD in...
New location for Tuesday's meeting
BLOOMSBURG -- The Woman's Civic Club of Bloomsburg met March 12 at St. Luke's...
BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia County Traveling Library will make the following stops this week: * MONDAY: Solar...
Senior centers list week's activities
* Benton -- Monday: Coffee/tea, 9 a.m.; baseball slang crossword, 9:30 a.m.;...
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DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have known each other for 25 years. We married five years ago. I was making 500-mile round...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're a charismatic, fun-loving risk-taker. You approach life at full throttle; you don't hold...
NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Almodovar has finally gotten around to that memoir admirers have wanted him to write. Sort of....