Stories from Saturday, February 13, 2021
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Cops: Bloomsburg pair were traced via store’s discount card
DANVILLE — A mother and daughter are accused of retail theft after more than $600 in food items were stolen from Weis...
Dog may be among losses in Briar Creek Township
BRIAR CREEK TWP. — A trailer home and all its contents were destroyed Friday morning in a smoky blaze off Water Dam...
SHICKSHINNY —Curry Donuts on North Main Street has closed indefinitely after a partial roof and ceiling collapse,...
Register to play game, enjoy virtual party for Valentine’s Day
BLOOMSBURG — On Valentine’s Day, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble will celebrate the love of theater and community with a...
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Free “To Go” meal: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fifth and Race streets, Mifflinville. Remain in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers accused Democrats of waging a campaign of “hatred” against the...
• Sealed proposals will be received by Cleveland Township at 46 Jefferson Road, Elysburg, until 7 p.m. Feb. 23, to be...
White House staffer off job WASHINGTON (AP) — White House deputy press secretary T.J. Ducklo has been suspended for a...
1965: During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized Operation Rolling Thunder, an extended bombing...
• Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. (also known as Prince Michael Jackson I), 24. • Actor Mena Suvari, 42. • Rhythm-and-...
Shooting spurs police probe WILLIAMSPORT (AP) — Authorities on Friday launched an investigation after police shot and...
TREASURE HUNT: 4-11-18-19-26 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 1-4; WILD: 3 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 7-5-9; WILD: 3 MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 5-0-6...
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HARRISBURG — Daily new coronavirus cases eased back up in area counties Friday, but remained well below the after-...
WASHINGTON (AP) —The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 20 more military vaccination teams that will be prepared...
Crowds are usually welcome and even encouraged in tourist-dependent New Orleans in the days leading up to Mardi Gras....
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It won’t be a dog’s life for a Tennessee canine whose owner recently died. Lulu, an 8-year-old...
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PennDOT retiree enjoyed travel, flea markets
Terry Russel Hack, 69, of rural Stillwater and Ocala, Fla., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at Geisinger Medical...
Bloom native was philanthropist and volunteer
Nelson Adler Swarts “Nellie,” 81, died peacefully at his home in Mechanicsburg, surrounded by his loving family on Feb...
CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) —A Mississippi teen who lost his Civil War-reenacting pet chicken Peep outside a Cracker Barrel...
Operated K Homestead Bicentennial Farm
Faye N. Kline, 81, of Bloomsburg passed away on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, a patient of the UPMC, Williamsport. Faye was...
Obituary to appear in future edition
Claude W. Renninger, 88, of Bloomsburg passed away on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at home. A complete obituary will be...
NEW YORK — In a lengthy social media post, Justin Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Some Amazon workers are organizing the biggest unionization push at the company since it was founded in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau said Friday it won’t be delivering data used for redrawing congressional and...
HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania may need to postpone its primary election next year because of late-arriving data from...
FRANKLIN TWP. —Southern Columbia Area School District was notified Friday of a student testing positive for COVID-19...
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Great conflicts are many years in the making. It’s often a revolutionary spark or an unaccountable misjudgment that...
ROSE: Bloomsburg took a step into the future this week when it agreed to cut some of the restrictions on property...
Abraham Lincoln was born 212 years ago this week, on Feb. 12, 1809, and it is tempting in these divided times to wonder...
InsideSources.com I am the parent of two children and an associate professor in math. Like all parents, my husband and...
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DEAR ABBY: My mom is mad at me. I have been a little bad, but I always do the dishes, sweep, clear the table and take...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Burt Reynolds has finally reached his final resting place. A small, private ceremony, with...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You are intelligent, realistic and hard-working. When you want something, you are determined...
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“So far this winter, there have been 20 storms that have qualified for a name. While some have given us a direct hit,...
WASHINGTON (AP) —The nation’s top public health agency said Friday in-person schooling can resume safely with masks,...
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Star player had one year remaining on contract
HOUSTON — J.J. Watt didn’t just play for the Houston Texans, he was the Houston Texans. The physical embodiment of a...
PITTSBURGH — Mike and Maurkice Pouncey came into the world together. They're leaving the NFL in the same way. The 31-...
For the Press Enterprise LOYALSOCK TWP. — It was a brutal third quarter for Central Columbia’s boys basketball team,...
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MELBOURNE, Australia —If Serena Williams somehow manages to conjure up another on-the-run, back-to-the-net, no-look,...
WASHINGTON — Christyn Williams broke out of a slump with 19 points and No. 2 UConn overcame another slow start to beat...
WASHINGTON — Julius Randle had 24 points and 18 rebounds, and the New York Knicks cruised to a 109-91 victory over the...
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 18 8.692 —
Brooklyn 15 12.556 3½ Boston 13 11.542 4...
NEW YORK — The Philadelphia Phillies will defer $9.5 million of the $28 million owed to Didi Gregorius under the...
East Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 13 10 1 2 22 40 26 Philadelphia 13 8 3 2 18 46 41 Washington 12 6 3 3 15...
NEW YORK — Jaroslav Halak made 21 saves, Nick Ritchie scored in the second period and the Boston Bruins beat the New...
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Central Sectional TODAY AT MONTGOMERY H.S. Team key: Benton (BE); Bloomsburg (BL); Central Columbia (CC);...
SOUTH CENTRE TWP. — Brady Madden won a trio of events, Nick Kishbaugh and Andrew Sponenberg added a pair of wins, and...
Feb. 13
Feb. 13, 1991 • U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf create a nine-hole 1,000-yard golf course in the sand of Saudi Arabia...
AUTO RACING 9:30 a.m. FS2 — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. 10:30 a...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Alex Colome on a one-year...
Today BASKETBALL High school boys Benton at Northwest............5:30 p.m. Bloomsburg at Loyalsock......7:30 p.m....
Fordham 51, Saint Joseph's 36 High Point 103, Radford 73 La Salle 55, Davidson 46 Louisiana Tech 75, UAB 51 UT...
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NEW YORK — The opening images of “MLK/FBI” include footage from the 1963 march on the Washington Mall. It’s all the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Three Fox News hosts — Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro — are seeking the dismissal of...
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CATAWISSA — Kulp and Roaring Creek Valley United Methodist churches will host in-person Ash Wednesday services on...
BLOOMSBURG — First Presbyterian Church, Bloomsburg, is offering Ashes-to-go in observance of Ash Wednesday, the...
BLOOMSBURG — A prayer breakfast will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7:15 a.m. at Morris Familt Restaurant, 6035...
Mr. Hock, here is another addition to your list of Dems who called for violence on Republicans. Sen Booker of NJ said...
