Stories from Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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Unable to hire enough workers here, Mickey is leaving Berwick for N.C.
SALEM TWP. — Five years after Mickey Truck Bodies pulled into a factory on River Road, the manufacturer is moving out...
Woman’s death in car attack at Berwick fundraiser ruled homicide
BERWICK — Seven people remain hospitalized at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville after a car slammed into a crowd...
‘I’m in awe of how everyone comes together’ in crises
BERWICK — Borough officials started their meeting Monday praying for those who died in the Aug. 5 fire in Nescopeck and...
Bloom resident arrested in recent Walmart fracas
BLOOMSBURG — A Bloomsburg woman arrested in a recent bloody fracas with others at Walmart is charged with assaulting...
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TOPS 0784: 8:30-10:30 a.m., Bethany UMC, Summerhill Avenue, Berwick; info: 570-784-3145. AA Meeting: Noon-1 p.m., St....
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military said Monday it had repelled more than a dozen Russian attacks in the east...
Giuliani a target of probe ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani is a target of the criminal investigation into possible...
• The Berwick Zoning Hearing Board will meet Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. to consider an application by Nicholas Oliver of Hunlock...
1948: Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at 53. 1962: The Beatles fired their original drummer, Pete Best,...
• Actor Rumer Willis, 34. • Actor Steve Carell, 60. • Actor Timothy Hutton, 62. • Actor Angela Bassett, 64. •...
Doctor found dead in jail NEW YORK (AP) — A neurologist convicted last month of sexually abusing patients killed...
TREASURE HUNT: 4-10-25-26-29 MIDDAY PICK TWO: 9-4; WILD: 6 MIDDAY PICK THREE: 5-3-1; WILD: 6 MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 3-7-4...
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Complete obituary to be published later
Joseph T. Gibbons, 82, of Berwick passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at his home. A complete obituary will be...
Funeral arrangements to be announced
Ronald L. John, 83, of Orangeville, husband of Gail D. (Lechleitner) John, died Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Geisinger...
LOS ANGELES (AP) —Anne Heche, the Emmy-winning film and television actor, died of injuries from a fiery Aug. 5 car...
NEW YORK — “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski had a plane in the air, only this time Chris Hemsworth was at...
Fox News photo doctored NEW YORK (AP) — In a story about Fox News saying it had aired a doctored photo in jest, the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Rock star Melissa Etheridge has found a new stage: The Grammy- and Oscar-winner will unveil a solo show...
Free File Alliance responsibility WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press reported an agreement with the Free File...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks is asking the National Labor Relations Board to suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores...
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How hard is it to deliver a newspaper? I am asked this question daily. Sometimes, in a sarcastic and demeaning way,...
As good as the intentions behind it may be, a “buy American” effort by the state of New York may end up unfairly biting...
Grief upon grief has piled on to the Berwick-area community over the past two weeks. To lose 10 people in a house fire...
Mass casualty incidents are tragic. Any incident that involves the loss of life is heartbreaking. I express my...
I write this sitting at a cafe in front of the Italian Parliament, waiting for the president to resign. After two...
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Q. My husband has toenail fungus that has made his big toenails green. He usually doesn’t remember to put anything on...
NEW YORK — U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned — because...
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LEWISBURG — Evangelical Community Hospital will hold these support groups in September. Masking is required. •...
BLOOMSBURG —Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania announces these local students who received their academic degrees...
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I’m inquiring about those beautiful pictures the young lady draws on different buildings like in Jamison City, and I...
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NESCOPECK — State Police continue to investigate the cause of the Aug. 5 fire that took the lives of 10 people. The...
“With the warm, clean, dry air we enjoyed over the weekend having moved out over the Atlantic Ocean, an upper-air storm...
BERWICK — A coalition of community organizations plans to offer help for those in the Berwick and Nescopeck communities...
LONDON (AP) — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s...
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Promising rookie appears capable of making big plays
PITTSBURGH — The secret might be out about Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver George Pickens. Pickens has been...
PSU’s Clifford hopes 6th season the charm
STATE COLLEGE — In six years at Penn State, Sean Clifford has earned two degrees, learned four different offenses and...
PHILADELPHIA — Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers have settled the grievance he filed to recoup a portion of last...
RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks agreed Monday to trade defensive back Ugo Amadi to the Philadelphia Eagles for...
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ARLINGTON, Texas —The Texas Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward on Monday, with the team on pace for its sixth...
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 72 44.621 _ _ 2-8 L-2 41-16 31-28 Tampa Bay 61 53.535 10 _ 6...
CINCINNATI — Noah Syndergaard won for the second time in three starts since being traded to Philadelphia and Edmundo...
NEW YORK — Slumping New York WAS shut out in consecutive games for the first time since 2016, losing to Ryan Yarbrough...
CLEVELAND — Jonathan Schoop and rookie Kerry Carpenter hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning, and Detroit rallied...
WASHINGTON — Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning to lift Washington to a victory over Chicago...
MIAMI — Sandy Alcantara threw seven innings of four-hit ball and Miami beat San Diego. Although the Padres made...
TORONTO — Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run home run in his return to the lineup, Ryan McKenna had his first three-hit...
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BERWICK — Sean Murphy was the medalist with a match-low 41 to lead Berwick’s high school golf team to a 176-203 win...
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Aug. 16, 1992 • Pittsburgh’s Tim Wakefield holds the red-hot Atlanta Braves to seven hits in a 4-2 Pirates win. Aug....
MLB 6:30 p.m. NBCSP — Philadelphia at CIncinnati 7 p.m. Amazon Prime, TBS — Tampa Bay at NY Yankees AT&T...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Kansas City LHP Amir Garrett for three games and fined him an...
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records,...
Today No events scheduled ———————————————Wednesday GOLF High school Berwick at MMI Prep.................3 p.m.
Berwick Golf Club WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
Week 17 Pts. Robbie Palermo/Paul Wiegand 24 Marty Sitler/Jim Orlando...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Well hello, Happy. Welcome to NASCAR’s championship race. Just when it seemed time to write off...
Clinton County Speedway AUG. 12 RACESAVER SPRINTS: 1. Timmy Bittner 2. Matt Tebbs 3. Dale Schweikart 4. Ryan...
WILMINGTON, Del. —British Open champion Cameron Smith pulled out of the BMW Championship on Monday with what his...
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National League Philadelphia -180/+152 at Cincinnati San Diego -162/+136 at Miami Chicago...
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CINCINNATI — Three weeks after having an appendectomy, Joe Burrow is fully participating in training camp with an eye...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — There are moments —and they seem to be increasing by the year — when Joe Flacco knows his...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — During his tenure in New England, Bill Belichick has endeavored to keep the reasons behind the...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Amari Rodgers wasted no time showing he’s capable of delivering the...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Bud Dupree pleaded guilty on Monday to a misdemeanor...
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters returned to practice Monday. Peters missed all of...
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Veterans help sway conservatives to psychedelics use
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-...
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Testing in brain-dead patients may lead to lifesaving source
New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people recently, the latest in a string of...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 65-year-old female, non-smoker, with very dry eyes living in a dry climate. My eyes often burn...
NEW YORK — The toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U....
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I’ve been getting a lot of questions about harvesting potatoes, as a lot of gardeners aren’t quite sure when to dig...
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of seven years is very competitive. There is constantly this underlying contest about whose kid...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You’re gutsy and assertive. You thrive on action and adventure. You dare to do things and go...
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