Stories from Monday, January 16, 2023
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Danville resident might be jailed 90 days or pay fines
BLOOMSBURG -- A former Bloomsburg teen has been charged with animal neglect after more than a dozen animals were found...
Central play is mixing Pathway students, theater crowd, local businesses
BLOOMSBURG -- Any school musical relies on the cooperation of many students. But they rarely need welding torches.
This...
Buckhorn fire chief blames furnace malfunction
MONTOUR TWP. -- Fire engulfed a woman's trailer home here early Sunday within minutes of her spotting smoke seeping out...
MAHONING TWP. -- A 67-year-old patient who wandered off from Geisinger Medical Center here Saturday night was found...
BLOOMSBURG -- A town woman was cited for harassment after police say she slapped someone with a slipper Monday...
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STORY TIME: 11:30 a.m., McBride Memorial Library, 500 Market St., Berwick.
Al-Anon: 7 p.m., The Lighthouse, 1640 Main...
DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) -- The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern...
At least 68 killed in crash
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) -- A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed...
* The Danville Area School District has announced its 2023 committee schedule.
* The Catawissa Municipal Water...
1865: Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman decreed 400,000 acres of land in the South would be divided into 40-acre lots...
* Actor Yvonne Zima ("The Young and the Restless"), 34.
* Actor-playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, 43.
* Model Kate Moss,...
Kidnap attempt is alleged
LIGONIER (AP) -- PennLive reported a Bolivar man is accused of attempting to kidnap a jogger...
TREASURE HUNT: 7-13-14-20-21
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 2-2; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 3-7-0; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 8-3-9-4...
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HAZLE TWP. -- A 19-year-old Hazleton man died Sunday after being shot Saturday night while in the Regal Cinema along...
The Bloomsburg Police Department added an officer to its roster last week. Charles Dietterick will join the force...
BLOOMSBURG -- A 21-year-old man caught speeding and tailgating in the wee hours was drunk, police said. Eric James...
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Bell Telephone retiree loved travel, family time
On Jan. 13, 2023, Robert F. Conforti, 89, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, and Heaven gained an...
DeLuxe Homes founder hunted world-wide
Donald E. Meske, 90, formerly of Berwick, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at Providence...
Many interests, dance was greatest passion
Cora Caitlin Witmer, age 12, of Danville passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023....
Nonagenarian enjoyed tending flower gardens
Olive M. Ruckle, 99, of Berwick passed away on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Glenbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center...
Played with Dorsey Brothers, passion for golf
Thomas Zehner Richards, 94, a resident of Danville for the past three years and formerly of Boylston, Mass., for 50...
ATLANTA (AP) -- President Joe Biden marked Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with a sermon Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist...
ESPY -- Neighbors were cited for fighting Sunday afternoon in the 2500 block of Old Berwick Road here, district court...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Scott M. Sweeney, 90, of Benton, husband of Norma (Young) Sweeney, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 15, 2023, at the Gardens...
Ayla Cartwright
Derek and Rickie (Moreno-Perez) Cartwright of Bloomsburg are the parents of a daughter, Ayla, born...
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NEW YORK -- Less than six months ago, mpox was an exploding health crisis. What had been an obscure disease from Africa...
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As the Catholic Church contemplates its future direction, it would be a mistake to view (Pope Benedict XVI's) death at...
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Anna was a typical mom. She loved her kids with the passion found only in a mother's heart. And...
Will invisible airplanes ever be a thing? I just can't see them taking off.
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What has a nose and flies, but can't...
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LOS ANGELES -- While filming "Emancipation," Will Smith drew inspiration from the words "sacred motivation" written on...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODA Y You always go with your gut. If you're not one hundred percent on board with something or...
DEAR ABBY: Years ago, my child was sexually abused by a relative. After I found out, I reported it, which made the...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been diagnosed with vitamin D toxicity, according to the blood work from a month ago -- my...
: I know a lot of people who have had colds lately. When I start to sneeze or have a runny nose, I take elderberry in...
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and AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON -- On Sunday, House Republicans demanded the White House turn...
"A Canadian air mass that arrived late Friday gave us a cloudy, cool Saturday and a partly sunny, slightly milder...
NEW YORK (AP) -- New movies like "Plane" and "House Party" were no match for "Avatar: The Way of Water" and the killer...
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Team was celebrating title just hours before
Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed early Sunday in a car wreck, the...
Buffalo’s defense overcomes Allen’s poor outing
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills opened the season with Super Bowl aspirations.
One week into the...
Jones, Giants now on to No. 1 Philly
MINNEAPOLIS -- Daniel Jones passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 78 yards in his first career playoff...
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic own the two largest collections of Grand Slam trophies in the...
By The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Elias Pettersson scored on the final attempt in the shootout as the Vancouver...
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Terance Mann scored a career-high 31 points, Kawhi Leonard added 30, and the Los...
LOS ANGELES -- Destiny Littleton scored 18 points with six assists as Southern California pulled off a program-...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 42 33 5 4 70 160 94
Toronto 44 26 11 7 59 147 117
Tampa Bay 41...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 32 12 .727 --
Brooklyn 27 15 .643 4
Philadelphia 26 16 .619 5...
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Justin Herbert sat in silence at his locker for roughly 15 minutes, staring into the distance....
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tom Brady isn't fazed by being a home underdog in the NFL playoffs for the first time in his career....
Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
San Francisco 41, Seattle 23
Jacksonville 31, L.A. Chargers 30 Sunday, Jan. 15...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who is still recovering after going into cardiac arrest on the field...
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
12 p.m.
FOX -- Georgetown at Villanova
2 p.m.
CBSSN -- Saint Joseph's at La Salle
2:30 p.m....
Jan. 16, 1993
* Pins from Mike Fisher, Roger Derr and Gil Humbert help Millville's wrestling team defeat Bloomsburg, 40...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Southern at Marian Catholic 7:30 p.m.
Shamokin at Danville........... 7:30 p.m.
High...
BLOOMSBURG -- Bloomsburg University's baseball team will hold its Champions of Tomorrow Prospect Camp on Saturday for...
BASEBALL
American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Agreed to terms with SSs Luis Almeyda, Feliz Amparo, Junio Aybar,...
TAMPA, Fla. -- New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso returned to his old high school Saturday for a charity event being...
College Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Villanova 13 Georgetown
at Sacred Heart 3 Saint Francis
at La Salle...
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... son of Abigail and D.J. Kintz, Nescopeck, turned 5 years old on Jan. 13. Ryder has a brother, Atlas, 1.
... son of Mark and Kimberly Rishel, will be 9 years old on Thursday. His grandparents are Kenny and Linda Rishel and...
... daughter of Nicole and Saul Reedy, Danville, will turn 9 Tuesday. Grandparents are Ralph Moberly and Denise Moberly...
... son of Dakota and Lisa Drumm, Bloomsburg, turned 2 on Jan. 7. Grandparents are Mark Redline, Gail Redline, Steven...
... son of Jamie and Ed Lowry and Robert and Felicia Musselman of Bloomsburg, will be 10 Tuesday. Grandparents are...
... daughter of Drew and Ashley Harmon, Numidia, turned 11 on Jan. 9. Grandparents are Cindy Brassington, Numidia, and...
... son of Angie and Ginny Klingerman, Bloomsburg, turned 10 on Jan. 12. Grandparents are Doug and Robyn Klingerman,...
Bloomsburg's "community friendly" Fair Board strikes again!! After providing excessive "noise and dirt" for the past...
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