Stories from Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Man serving time for deaths of Columbia County women pleads guilty in Michigan
BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN -- A serial killer already serving life sentences for murdering two Columbia County women...
Victim claims group followed, pointed gun at him in June
BERWICK -- A man wanted for his alleged role in robbing a Bloomsburg teen last June was arrested at gunpoint here...
Special Olympics’ bocce competition pairs area special-needs students with their peers
By GERI GIBBONS
Press Enterprise Writer
DANVILLE -- A crowd gathered Wednesday in the Danville High School gym,...
SCOTT TWP. -- A woman seen sleeping inside her car near the gas pumps at Short Stop Mart along Fowlersville Road last...
Driver gets prison time following crash
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick man who fled from State Police while driving drug-impaired before crashing into a stone wall in...
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Fresh Express food pick up at AGAPE: Drive-through, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 851 Railroad St., Bloomsburg.
STORY TIME: 10:30...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday...
FBI searches Biden home
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI searched President Joe Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach,...
* The audit of the Columbia County Industrial Authority has been completed for 2021 and submitted to the Pennsylvania...
1887: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, held its first Groundhog Day festival.
1913: New York City's rebuilt Grand Central...
* Actor Zosia Mamet, 35.
* Country singer Blaine Larsen, 37.
* Singer Shakira, 46.
* Actor Jennifer Westfeldt, 53...
Split verdict in nurse killing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The man who shot and killed a Pennsylvania native as she was...
TREASURE HUNT: 15-20-26-27-28
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 4-7; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 3-3-5; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 0-3-9-0...
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Potato doughnuts are back, and Numidia Valley Bible Fellowship members will be serving them at the Red Brick Church....
DANVILLE -- A "vague" note found in a Danville Area High School bathroom prompted a brief evacuation of district...
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Bell lineman, outdoorsman, youth coach
George W. Bower, age 82, of Mifflinville, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at home, surrounded by his loving...
Avid outdoorsman enjoyed making wine
Dennis L. Frey, 79, of Bloomsburg, passed away early Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2023, at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital...
Meat market owner worked at Berwick Offray
Rosalie A. Yocum, age 82, of Conyngham Township, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Hospice of The Sacred Heart...
DALLAS (AP) -- The two small monkeys who were found in a vacant house a day after being taken from the Dallas Zoo lost...
Zoning and overlay confusion
While residents of East Third Street fear student housing expanding if their neighborhood...
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DANVILLE -- Here are Danville Area High School honor roll students for the second marking period:
Distinguished Honors...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street climbed Wednesday to its best level since the summer following the latest hike to interest...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As if running a restaurant during a pandemic weren't tough enough, Christopher Wong had to contend...
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The action on the field is nothing compared to the food prepared for the Super Bowl every year.
Fans across the country...
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THE PEOPLE’S PHARMACY
There was a time not that long ago when physicians trusted their clinical experience. They made mistakes, to be sure....
DEAR ABBY: My husband of 37 years passed away four months ago. When we were first married, we were happy, but his...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week announced plans to block state colleges from having...
DEAR DR. ROACH: For 10 years, my daughter has refused statins (due to cholesterol level) on grounds women were not a...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You’re a tenderhearted soul. You would give someone the shirt off your back if they needed it....
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"After Tuesday and Wednesday were typical mid-winter days with seasonably cold temperatures, the frigid air will ease a...
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nathan Chasing Horse trained his wives to use firearms, instructing them to "shoot it out" with...
NEW YORK (AP) -- An ex-gynecologist convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of patients was ordered to spend the next...
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Pizzoli leads way for Mount Carmel
For the Press Enterprise
MOUNT CARMEL -- For years, Lisa Varano has put every player and coach in front of her, letting...
Northwest cousins strike for 35 points
For the Press Enterprise
SHICKSHINNY -- After defeating Millville the night before, Northwest increased its win streak...
QB won NFL-record 7 Super Bowl titles
TAMPA, Fla. -- This time, Tom Brady says he's done for good.
The seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid had 28 points and 11 rebounds, James Harden added 26 points and 10 assists and the...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 37 15 .712 --
Philadelphia 33 17 .660 3
Brooklyn 31 20 .608 5...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dorka Juhasz had 19 points and 17 rebounds and Nika Muhl added 14 points as No. 5 UConn held off...
TORONTO -- Free agent reliever Chad Green and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to an $8.5 million, two-year contract on...
The opening of college football's traditional signing period for high school prospects brought an apparent end to two...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Stefan Noesen had a goal and an assist to help lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-1 win over the...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 51 39 7 5 83 192 111
Toronto 52 31 13 8 70 175 141
Tampa Bay 48...
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SHAMOKIN -- Emmie Rowe scored 15 points and Alyx Flick added 13 as Central Columbia clinched the PHAC-II...
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Feb. 2, 1993
* Brandon McAfee leads all scorers with 27 points and helps Bloomsburg Christian's boys basketball team...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Millville at Norry Chr............ 7:30 p.m.
High school girls
Berwick at Crestwood...
P-Nut Bowl SUNDAY ADULT/JUNIOR
Week 21 W L The Pinheads 12 4
So Close 12 4
Beauty and the Beasts 11 5
Max's Ice...
It's only fitting that the top two quarterbacks in the regular season based on All-Pro voting are the last two...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
5 p.m.
CBSSN -- LIU Brooklyn at Merrimack
7 p.m.
CBSSN -- FAU at UAB
ESPN2 -- Michigan at...
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tom Brady had nothing left to prove.
Already considered the GOAT -- greatest of all time -- Brady...
Orangeville Sportsmen's Club Jan. 29
TRAPSHOOTING
Squad 1: Mike Paltjon, 23. Squad 2: Seth Cresci, 24. Squad 3: Rick...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League HOUSTON ASTROS -- Agreed to terms with RHP Ty Buttrey on a minor league...
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Bravo to the Biden Administration, which on Thursday extended temporary safe haven status for another two years to Hong...
We're reaching the end of the COVID money bonanza.
Just recently, Columbia County announced it had tapped out the $12.6...
The death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police officers is disgraceful and reprehensible. The brutality suffered by...
In 1790. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, by that time bitter rivals serving together in Washington's Cabinet,...
Anyone know any new Groundhog Day jokes? I keep hearing the same ones over and over and over again. ***
What...
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I want to THANK the Press Enterprise and this column for getting the Low Hanging Wire issue fixed for us in Fishing...
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BLOOMSBURG — Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg announces these local students were named to the fall dean’s list:
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