Stories from Thursday, February 15, 2024
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Council approves $128G in federal funds for engineers
BLOOMSBURG -- The town will use federal airport grant funds to pay engineers to design a plan for building a new hangar...
Berwick woman alleges harassment
BLOOMSBURG -- A sexual harassment lawsuit against Bloomsburg University will be allowed to move forward in federal...
More than a day after heavy snow fell, power restored to borough
CATAWISSA -- The lights finally came back on Wednesday afternoon here after more than 1,100 borough residents endured...
Glitter, ash mixed to signify acceptance, hope in Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG -- This Ash Wednesday, a church here updated the traditional marking placed on Christians' heads at the...
Alleged vagrant accused of forcing his way inside
BERWICK -- Police say a man forced his way into a house where two women who'd been evicted from a condemned building...
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas suffered a setback Wednesday as...
Cops shot, wounded in D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three police officers were shot trying to make an animal cruelty arrest...
* The Briar Creek Township supervisors are accepting sealed bids until March 4 on a property it is selling.
* The...
1879: President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court....
* Rock musician Ronnie Vannucci (The Killers), 48.
* Actor Sarah Wynter, 51.
* Actor Renee O'Connor, 53.
* College...
Ex-cop acquitted in assault
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A former police inspector has been acquitted of assault in the use of...
TREASURE HUNT: 1-17-23-24-25
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 0-9; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 3-7-5; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 8-8-6-0...
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Columbia-Montour Area Vo-Tech is excited to announce it was awarded an $80,000 Pennsylvania Department of Education...
NESCOPECK -- One of the victims of Tuesday night's blaze here had her injuries treated at a burn center, the fire chief...
Crash leads to speeding citation
HUNTINGTON TWP. -- A Sweet Valley woman was cited for speeding in crashing her Jeep...
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Millville soccer player was Civil War buff
Marland "Pug" Earnest, 80, of Bloomsburg passed away on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville....
R.N., volunteer enjoyed cruises, family time
Margaret Mary VanSickle, 76, of Riverside passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at her residence.
She was...
Central teacher enjoyed Penn State football
Judy R. (Gray) Wright, 79, of Cherry Hill Road, Bloomsburg, died peacefully at her home Tuesday morning, Feb. 13, 2024...
Crafter enjoyed time with family
Eileen Rebecca (Hall) Montgomery, 81, of Muncy passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at UPMC Williamsport.
Born Nov. 20...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
William J. Conner Sr., 90, of Berwick died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital.
A complete...
Football fan earned martial arts black belts
Richard R. Hettinger, 54, of Shickshinny passed away Feb. 13, 2024, with family by his side.
Born in Berwick on April...
Teen shot on porch Feb. 3 dies of injury
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A 13-year-old southern Illinois girl who suffered a...
BATON ROGUE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana's infamous electric chair -- dubbed by death row inmates as "Gruesome Gertie" -- was...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A large aquarium in the lobby of a Texas emergency room likely saved lives when it absorbed the...
Press Enterprise Staff Report
SHICKSHINNY -- Saturday's Potholes and Beer event has been canceled a second time because...
BOSTON (AP) -- The president of MIT has suspended a student group that has held demonstrations against Israel's...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York City man who admitted to smuggling three Burmese pythons in his pants through a U.S.-...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks rose Wednesday to recover much of their sharp losses from a day before, triggered by...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part...
LEWISBURG -- The Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome the National Symphony...
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DEAR ABBY: I have a close relationship with my grandchildren and their parents. My 12-year-old grandson eats nothing...
PALMDALE, Calif. -- Christian Bale broke ground Feb. 7 on a project he's been pursuing for 16 years -- the building of...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You love anything that's intellectually engaging, like books, documentaries or interesting...
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Recipes offer variety of ideas
Giving up meat on Fridays doesn't mean you have to be relegated to a salad or locked in to a heavy, fatty fish fry...
Good morning from the Yoder Seven!
It's a quiet Monday morning, and all six children are sound asleep at the moment....
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Q: I checked your website for reliable toenail fungus treatments.
Unfortunately, I found only the depressing news the...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Three years ago (at 79), I had a mild stroke. I was in and out of the hospital during the same day....
LEWISBURG -- Someone in the world develops dementia every three seconds, according to Alzheimer's Disease International...
Susquehanna Valley Mediation, Inc. (SVM) is offering free mediation training for adults who are interested in...
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"Colder air has returned to
Pennsylvania after Winter Storm Lorraine's heavy, wet snowfall. So normal, mid-February...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. gathered highly sensitive intelligence about Russian anti-satellite weapons shared in...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pedro Pascal is jumping from "Star Wars" to Marvel. The "Last of Us" and "Mandalorian" actor is to...
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At least 8 children among 22 hit; 1 person dead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eight children were among 22 people hit by gunfire in a shooting at the end of Wednesday's parade...
Off-track revenue sharing dispute an issue for months
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR launches its new season with rivals attempting to dethrone Team Penske after two years...
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Paul Skenes would love to be on the Pittsburgh Pirates' opening-day roster.
However, the top overall...
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PITTSBURGH -- Anton Lundell scored twice, Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and two assists and the surging Florida Panthers...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 53 32 11 10 74 180 138
Florida 53 34 15 4 72 172 133
Tampa Bay...
She's the player with the best 3-point contest performance in NBA or WNBA history. He's made more 3-pointers than...
PHILADELPHIA -- Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 14 rebounds to help the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-104 on...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 43 12 .782 --
New York 33 22 .600 10
Philadelphia 32 22 .593 10...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jacy Sheldon had 23 points and Cotie McMahon added 20 points and 10 rebounds as No. 2 Ohio State...
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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- At spring training last year, a key question surrounding the Philadelphia Phillies was whether...
TAMPA, Fla. -- Aaron Boone says his New York Yankees are "hell bent on being a champion" after missing the playoffs for...
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Feb. 15, 1994
* Southern Columbia's boys basketball team, forced out of its own gym by a warped floor, remains perfect...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
at Shikellamy
PHAC semifinals
Danville vs. Shamokin............... 6 p.m.
Millville...
AUTO RACING
5 p.m.
FS1 -- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Practice, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla....
SUNBURY -- Led in large part by Caitlyn Weatherill's and Haley Bull's efforts, PHAC-II champion Central Columbia...
P-Nut Bowl MONDAY LADIES
WEEK 21 W L Foxy Ladies 54 26
Queen B's 51 29
Pinshakers 48 32
Valley Girls 46 34
The...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Agreed to terms with INF/OF Ryan O'Hearn on a one-...
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The Congressional Budget Office rudely interrupted the presidential campaign this week by releasing its 10-year budget...
Three years and 11 months ago, lives across our country were upended by a disease we seemingly couldn't contain and we...
Let's take a look at facts in the discussion of candidate Donald Trump.
Mr. Trump has been judged liable for sexual...
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Thirty-six years ago, when I married, I did my makeup and hair. Our chuppah (Jewish wedding canopy)...
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LOS ANGELES -- Rock music has been declared dead countless times. But the flame that animates the spirit of the genre...
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Pearl Jam blasted out their forthcoming album to a few hundred family, friends, industry...
After a spouse dies, the survivor often ends up paying higher taxes on less income. It's known by accountants and...
NEW YORK (AP) -- New fiction from Christina Dodd and Allie Condie and the latest young adult work from Tracey Baptiste...
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This is about the pit bull that bit the little boy at that trailer court. These dogs are very powerful dogs. If they're...
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