Stories from Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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USDA plan includes culling geese as emails swell, activist prowls park
BLOOMSBURG — Town officials are expected to vote Monday on an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture that...
Woman: Victim fled husband’s beating to grisly death in traffic
MILLVILLE — The mother of a man who was struck and killed after staggering at night into Interstate 80 traffic told a...
Berwick woman allegedly placed drug under bed
BERWICK — A Berwick woman who was out of control at the Berwick Hospital emergency room had methamphetamine under her...
Father charged with assault
BERWICK — A father has been charged with simple assault after allegedly hitting his 8-year-old daughter hard enough to...
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Friends of the Bloomsburg Public Library Summer Book Sale: Bloomsburg Public Library, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. HAPPY HOUR...
• TV personality-actress Maria Menounos, 44. • Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., 52. • Actor Kelli...
1953: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve Blacks...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Tuesday claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces making up...
U.S., allies warn N. Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and its Asian allies flew dozens of fighter...
Crime victims want change HARRISBURG (AP) — A group of crime victims and their allies rallied on the state Capitol...
TREASURE HUNT: 4-5-9-20-24 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 4-6; WILD: 7 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 9-5-2; WILD: 7 MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 4-0-0-1...
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Berwick Councilman Robert Lewis was one of the speakers celebrating the groundbreaking for the Berwick YMCA’s new gym...
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WASHINGTON (AP) —The son of Ruth Whitfield, an 86-year-old killed when a gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black...
Retired barber/hair salon owner, civic minded
Wilbur Henry “Red” Swank, 88, of Danville, Pa., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, June 6, 2022. He...
Enjoyed hunting, playing guitar, traveling
Richard L. Wilson Jr., 64, of Catawissa, Pa., passed away June 5, 2022. Rick passed away at home with loving family by...
HARRISBURG (AP) — Republican state lawmakers may soon decide which potential amendments to the Pennsylvania...
Lifelong mission was caring for the elderly
Yvonne M. Hess, 69, of Bloomsburg passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was...
Former longtime Bloomsburg resident
Debra J. “Deb” (Calhoon) Hohmann, age 68, of Melbourne, Fla., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday morning, June 4...
DETROIT (AP) — Federal investigators say Goodyear knew some of its recreational vehicle tires could fail and cause...
Complete obituary to be published later
Angelina F. Lapchak, age 84, of Bloomsburg died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, a patient of Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in...
FRANKLIN — Raymond P., 74, of Scranton and formerly of Sweet Valley and Hunlock Creek, passed away December 15, 2021....
Land ownership The Sisters of Ss. Cyril and Methodius own 180 acres of land, part of which is in Mahoning Township,...
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Crypto meltdown is a wake-up call NEW YORK (AP) — Meltdowns in the cryptocurrency space are common, but the latest one...
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UNION TWP. — Themes of perseverance and determination dominated Northwest Area’s commencement ceremony Tuesday evening...
NEW YORK — A specially commissioned, unburnable edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” has been auctioned...
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Police are investigating a fire at an anti-abortion center in a Buffalo suburb early Tuesday as a...
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the nation awaits a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a Mississippi law that...
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Sun. 5/9 - After two years, we took our 1st ride on our H-D motorcycle. I hadn’t read the PE, until early evening, when...
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BERWICK — The Berwick Salvation Army’s Capt. Michael Buzzard is running his own weekly series featuring people from...
“After having a lot of in-and-out cloudiness yesterday morning, the clouds thickened as a Canadian weather front and...
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Mickelson, Johnson welcome to play next week
Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson are welcome to play the U.S. Open next week under a USGA decision announced Tuesday...
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the U.S. Open on Tuesday, saying that his damaged right leg needs...
BOSTON — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have no problem playing on the road. The Celtics, meanwhile, haven...
Steelers WR Johnson tuning out contract debate
PITTSBURGH — Diontae Johnson hears the noise. It’s becoming deafening at the moment to the Pittsburgh Steelers wide...
With Nazem Kadri out with an injury, Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen shifted to center to take his spot and was on the...
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels’ free fall from having one of the best records in the American League to a 12-...
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 39 15.722 — — 8-2 W-6 23-7 16-8 Toronto 32 22.593 7 — 8-2 W-...
ATLANTA — Guillermo Heredia gave Atlanta the lead with a home run to lead off the seventh, Ronald Acu??a Jr. hit two...
CLEVELAND — Cal Quantrill stayed unbeaten at home, Owen Miller drove in two runs and Cleveland got back to.500 with a...
BALTIMORE — Cedric Mullins and Trey Mancini hit successive homers, sparking a power surge that carried Baltimore past...
HOUSTON — Astros pitcher Héctor Neris was suspended four games and Houston manager Dusty Baker was banned one game by...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —Taylor Walls hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and Tampa Bay beat St. Louis...
MIAMI — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice, including a grand slam, and had a career-high six RBIs as Miami beat...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Jordan Poole knocked down a buzzer-beater from almost midcourt when Stephen Curry made a point to catch...
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Although Aaron Donald smiles and deflects the question when asked how seriously he considered...
DUBLIN, Ohio — Texas A&M senior Sam Bennett was a mixture of joy and exhaustion upon making it through 36-hole U.S...
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BERWICK — Berwick is hosting volleyball camp for boys and girls entering first-fourth grades June 13-15 from 9-11:30 a....
June 8, 1992 • New York Yankees reliever Steve Howe admits to trying to buy cocaine and is suspended from baseball for...
Today BASEBALL American Legion Bloomsburg at Berwick........ 5:45 p.m. AUTO RACING at Bloomsburg Fair Raceway...
Rolling Pines MONDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
June 6 Points ABL Graphics 139 Larry’s Lumber 130.5 Maple Ridge Sports 124.5...
COLLEGE SOFTBALL 8:30 p.m. ESPN — Women’s College World Series Finals: Texas vs. Oklahoma, Game 1, Oklahoma City...
BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Houston RHP Hector Neris four games and fined an undisclosed amount...
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
N.Y. Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1 Wednesday, June 1: N.Y....
GREEN BAY, Wis. —Aaron Rodgers says he’s unsure how much longer he will keep playing football. But he’s definitive...
NBA FINALS
(Best-of-7)
x-if necessary
Boston 1, Golden State 1 Thursday, June 2: Boston 120, Golden State 108 Sunday...
MLB FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG
National League at Miami OFF/OFF Washington at Cincinnati -120/+100 Arizona...
June 14-16 — Owners meeting, New York. July 17-19 — Amateur draft, Los Angeles. July 19 — All-Star Game, Los Angeles...
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Bees need help. About 75% of agricultural crops depend on bees and other wildlife for pollination. But bees — the...
After details are ironed out and some important questions answered, the behavioral health facility proposed by...
It’s blasphemy in certain circles to state the obvious, which is that America is not exceptional in every way and that...
Why is it that whenever we dig into the details of a mass shooting we wind up finding nothing but screw ups? Police,...
Bob and Jim were out fishing, mostly in silence, when Bob suddenly spoke up. “Think I might divorce my wife. She hasn’...
“We want secure and safe schools and we want gun laws that won’t make it so easy for the bad guys to get the damn guns...
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IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You’re sweet and lovable. You’re a wonderful conversationalist. You have a way of being able to...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 85-year-old female. Three years ago, a podiatrist diagnosed neuropathy (non-diabetic). He...
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 40s. Last year, we decided to make a very big change in our lives. We decided to...
Q. As a cardiologist, I am outraged there is a critical shortage of contrast media for heart CT scans. We use this...
