Stories from Sunday, March 19, 2023
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McBride officials mum on firing, exits of other staffers
BERWICK -- An online petition calling for the reinstatement of a dismissed children's librarian has gathered almost 400...
Daughter of tenant’s friend checked out at hospital after blaze in Berwick
BERWICK -- A fire in an upstairs bedroom Saturday afternoon chased tenants out of both sides of a duplex apartment...
SCOTT TWP. -- A county agency has stepped in to help seize and level an unlivable house here.
The vacant property at 20...
BLOOMSBURG -- A homeless man is facing felony charges after authorities say he tried to take a police sergeant's gun...
Press Enterprise staff report
SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- A Bloomsburg man whose wife told police he'd downed 16 shots of...
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HOMEMADE SOUP AND BREAD ORDER DEADLINE: Call 570-759-9474 or 570-441-0672; pick up 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 25, Wesley...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black...
Trump: I'll be arrested soon
NEW YORK (AP) -- On Saturday, Donald Trump claimed he expects to be taken into custody...
* The Danville Borough Fire Committee and the Codes Committee will meet Thursday, March 30.
* The Borough of Catawissa...
1931: Nevada Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed a measure legalizing casino gambling.
1942: During World War II, President...
* MLB pitcher Clayton Kershaw, 35.
* Actor Virginia Williams, 45.
* Actor Bruce Willis, 68.
* Actor Glenn Close, 76...
Woman dies in dog attack
NEW BLOOMFIELD (AP) -- A woman died after being attacked while feeding a neighbor's two Great...
TREASURE HUNT: 4-6-7-10-22
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 2-4; WILD: 9
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 3-3-0; WILD: 9
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 1-3-8-9;...
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Bob Odenkirk loves Saul Goodman, but he's ready to leave the character behind. He played the underhanded, calculating...
Proud veteran was a leader in academia
Charles Howard Carlson, Ed.D., 94, of Bloomsburg passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Geisinger Medical Center...
January 07, 1941—March 09, 2023
In loving memory of Mary B. Shade.
It is always difficult to say goodbye to someone we love and cherish.
Mary B. Shade...
Woman survived by daughter in Berwick
Marion S. (Mona) Berkheiser, 96, of Berwick passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, March 15, 2023 at her home,...
Complete obituary to run in future edition
David Broadt, 58, of Bloomsburg died Saturday, March 18, 2023, at his home.
A completed obituary will be available in...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Robert S. Sorber, 79, of Shickshinny passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
An...
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For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard of "Star Trek" has largely been presented as genteel, erudite and quite...
MAHONING TWP. -- A Danville woman who had been drinking took off in her boyfriend's car after an argument Feb. 22,...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Scott Edwards, Bloomsburg Fair's Superintendent of Horticulture and owner of Scott's Floral in...
LEWISBURG -- Evangelical Community Hospital has been named to Newsweek's list of World's Best Hospitals 2023.
This...
HOUSTON -- Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen" or "the Company") announced it has been named by Forbes to the list of...
BLOOMSBURG -- Susan Barchik, broker/owner of Century 21 Covered Bridges Realty Inc. is pleased to announce that in...
BLOOMSBURG -- The following property transfers were filed at the Columbia County Courthouse in late February: Fishing...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's casinos and horse tracks that take sports bets and the online partners of both...
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The Exmoor Squirrel Project, a conservation endeavor in the United Kingdom aimed at saving the native red squirrel, has...
No one knows who the benefactor of that Main Street Pocket Park is according to a Bloomsburg man's e-mail. One of...
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"The colder air that blew into Pennsylvania yesterday will remain and make today mostly cloudy and windy. High...
NEW YORK -- Veteran actors Woody Harrelson and Kaitlin Olson have tough competition for the spotlight in the new comedy...
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) -- Prosecutors plan to release the video that led authorities to charge seven deputies and three...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired...
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Smallest team in tourney only in on a technicality
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The best story in this NCAA Tournament is a fairly ridiculous one.
For years, outsiders and even some...
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Kansas' national title defense ended in the second round of NCAA Tournament on Saturday when...
Texas puts an end to Penn State’s tournament
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Dylan Disu had a season-high 28 points on 14-for-20 shooting, steadying Texas down the stretch...
From staff and wire reports
TULSA, Okla. -- Before Saturday night's NCAA Wrestling Championships finals even began,...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 31 points and Tobias Harris added 24 as the Philadelphia 76ers...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 49 22 .690 --
Philadelphia 48 22 .686
New York 42 30 .583 7...
PHILADELPHIA -- Sebastian Aho had a hat trick, including the winning goal 28 seconds into overtime after Martin Necas...
PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- Adam Schenk looked as though he and everyone else would get passed by Jordan Spieth on Saturday at...
HAMPTON, Ga. --Back-to-back wins haven't stopped William Byron from believing he and his Hendrick Motorsports team have...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Boston 68 52 11 5 109 256 150
Toronto 68 41 18 9 91 232 183...
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Haley Cavinder scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half and made what proved to be the...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Blake Peters made five 3-pointers in the second half and Princeton shocked another power...
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March 19
March 19, 1993
* The Lourdes boys basketball team uses a 14-3 third-quarter run to defeat Lebanon Catholic, 57-39, in a...
AUTO RACING
12:55 p.m.
ESPN -- Formula 1: The STC Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, Jeddah Corniche Street Circuit, Jeddah,...
BLOOMSBURG -- Bloomsburg University's Madison Coyle netted four goals, and Julia Cote and Kate Roberts added a...
Class 3A Girls
at Bucknell University
100 Freestyle: 1. Alexa Fulton, Downingtown East, 49.08; 2. Sydney Gring,...
Today
No events scheduled
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VOLLEYBALL
High school boys
Lackawanna Trail at Berwick...
College Basketball
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Wisconsin 3 Liberty
at Xavier 4 Pittsburgh
at Oklahoma State 10 E....
P-Nut Bowl MONDAY LADIES
Week 26 W L Queen B's 63 27
Sparetimers 58 42
Gutter Gals 57.5 42.5
The Good Girls 53.5...
BASEBALL
American League MINNESOTA TWINS -- Optioned OF Matt Wallner to St. Paul (IL). Reassigned INF Brooks Lee to...
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The Pennsylvania Game Commissioners announced recently they will consider a program to bring the American marten to...
Pennsylvania Gov. Andrew Curtin signed a proclamation creating a Commission of Fisheries for Pennsylvania.
3-D shoot today
The Orangeville Sportsmen's Club will hold a 3-D archery shoot today beginning at 8 a.m. A Lewis Class...
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The village of Zenith, in the southern part of Luzerne County's Nescopeck Township, was once the site of a large...
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What a sad example the unmasked criminals have set for the students of Southern Columbia. Instead of apologizing for...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro hit many of the right buttons in his achievable, reasonable budget proposal Tuesday. But the...
ROSE: After years of debate -- some of which seemed like dithering -- work has finally begun on much-needed...
On a quiet, picturesque farm in rural Millville, there lives a rock star few people know about. She lives a quiet life...
Elephant in the room: "A major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present but avoided as a subject for...
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Greg, I remember your columns about car endorsements by celebrities and Super Bowl car ads. After watching the Super...
Gas-powered light-duty pickups are a go-to choice for people needing to tow a trailer. But electric light-duty pickups...
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Experts help alter tired old signatures
NEW YORK -- Doctors, lawyers, celebrities: There's a new cosmetic surgery, of sorts, for which they're all signing up....
Lured largely by promises of cheaper tuition, college-bound Americans are increasingly eyeing programs abroad.
Over the...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Columbia County, of Montour County and of Northumberland...
To learn more about the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Columbia County, of Montour County and of...
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Brian and Heather Brockway of Bloomsburg announce the engagement and approaching wedding of their daughter, Kylie...
Senior centers list week's activities
* Benton -- Monday: Exercise, 10 a.m.; Kim M., game, 10:30 a.m.; plant flower...
Graduates KUTZTOWN — Kutztown University has conferred degrees for students for the 2022 fall semester and 2023 winter...
Club continues banned books discussion
BERWICK -- A meeting of the Twentieth Century Delphian Club was held March 6 at...
BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia County Traveling Library will make the following stops this week: * MONDAY: Greenwood...
Discussion to feature vascular disease
LEWISBURG -- Evangelical Community Health and Wellness presents a panel...
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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for six years. The problem is his sister and the emotional hold she...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're empathetic, thoughtful and very loyal. You take your bonds and commitments seriously....
TOKYO (AP) -- A new Haruki Murakami novel will be published in April and the publisher is saying little about it except...