Stories from Thursday, August 1, 2024
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Columbia County elections director urges any recipients to call office
BLOOMSBURG -- Some current and former residents of Columbia County are receiving letters advising them to check their...
Berwick school district official raises doves for funerals
LIME RIDGE -- When Brent Crispell whistles and rattles a feed can, almost 20 white doves spiral in from the sky to land...
Police cleared area near business in Bloomsburg
By M.J. MAHON
Press Enterprise Writer
BLOOMSBURG — Lightstreet Road was shut down for about an hour Tuesday morning...
SCOTT TWP. -- A three-vehicle accident sent two drivers to the hospital and shut down Lightstreet Road for an hour...
Press Enterprise staff report
BLOOMSBURG -- A fourth suspect has been named by police in the burglary and trashing of a...
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Storytime Adventures: Read, Play, Grow, 10 a.m., Traveling Library, Central Branch.
ARC Indoor Yard Sale: 10 a.m. to 4...
BEIRUT (AP) -- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said...
Colorado wildfire kills one
DENVER (AP) -- One person was killed in a wildfire burning in the Colorado foothills,...
* Another hearing day has been scheduled for Dynamic Energy's Request for conditional use approval to install a solar...
1907: A week-long boys' camping event began on Brownsea Island in southern England, organized by Robert Baden-Powell;...
* Actor Jason Momoa, 45.
* Actor Tempestt Bledsoe, 51.
* Film director Sam Mendes, 59.
* Rock singer Joe Elliott (...
Two plead guilty in hazing
HARRISBURG (AP) -- The former president and vice president of a Penn State fraternity where...
TREASURE HUNT: 4-7-13-22-25
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 4-1; WILD: 3
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 1-5-9; WILD: 3
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 9-9-6-5;...
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On Saturday, Aug. 10, all past Redskins coaches, players and cheerleaders are invited to celebrate their shared past at...
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Avid outdoorsman loved to fish and hunt
Thomas Leon Strausser, 86, of Endicott, New York, formerly of Bloomsburg passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday...
Retired Bloom Weis cashier had strong faith
Betty Feger, 79, of Northumberland passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 2:...
U.S. health officials are warning several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Shirley J. (Hummel) Kershner, 91, died early Wednesday morning, July 31, 2024, at the Bonham Nursing Center, Huntington...
Farm-to-table dinner date and time
The Berwick Area United Way kickoff farm-to-table dinner will take place at 5:30 p.m...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state's cap on magazines over 10...
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A 375-pound sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of...
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Only in Government and especially in Education can you make mistakes or be completely INCOMPETENT and still get...
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Watermelon Day is Saturday so why not buy a big juicy one that's hard to carry and make a few of these tantalizing...
BY GLORIA YODER
'Yes, let's do it... but then we're going to have to wait until after they've left. Do you know what...
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DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years into our marriage, I'm struggling to honor my wife's desire for space and independence.
I...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Big technology stocks bounced back Wednesday and drove a rally for U.S. indexes, as Wall Street grew...
DEAR DR. ROACH: For approximately a decade, I have been taking trospium for incontinence.
I would like to know if...
Q: My wife has terrible motion sickness. She can't sit in the back seat of a car.
When she needs to travel, she takes...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You have a knack for connecting with people. With your authenticity and openheartedness, you...
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Primarily due to sharp questioning by ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott, former President Donald...
"Typical mid-summer conditions continue to dominate our weather. That means today will be partly sunny with high...
NEW YORK (AP) -- MrBeast, YouTube's biggest star and a philanthropic force, acknowledged Wednesday he used "...
A group of nearly 70 people alleged Wednesday they were sexually abused as children while housed in detention centers...
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New York GM Cashman couldn’t agree on value
NEW YORK -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he tried to obtain pitcher Jack Flaherty from Detroit ahead of...
Water sports are all the talk on fifth day
PARIS -- Katie Ledecky gritted her teeth and flexed her left arm atop the lane rope.
There was plenty of splashing, too...
Eagles’ Sirianni could be on hot seat with early exit
IRVINE, Calif. -- Recent changes made by New Orleans Saints third-year coach Dennis Allen reflect the urgency...
Tatum starts as Embiid sits on bench in USA basketball’s win
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France -- Jayson Tatum went from not playing to starting. Joel Embiid went from starting to not...
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PHILADELPHIA -- DJ LeMahieu had a career-high six RBIs with a grand slam and two-run double, Nestor Cortes got his...
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
Baltimore 65 44 .596 -- -- 5-5 W-2 34-25 31-19
New York 65 45 .591 +4...
BALTIMORE -- Jackson Holliday returned to the major leagues with a flourish, hitting a fifth-inning grand slam for his...
CHICAGO -- Freddy Fermin launched a two-run homer among his four hits and Kansas City pounded the White Sox, extending...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Miami's Xavier Edwards drove in three runs, and Jake Burger and Jonah Bride homered to help...
MILWAUKEE -- Matt Olson and Travis d'Arnaud hit back-to-back homers twice, and Atlanta defeated Milwaukee.
Olson and d'...
BOSTON -- Rafael Devers doubled home the winning run in the 10th inning for his third hit of the game, and Boston beat...
ST. LOUIS -- Tommy Pham hit a pinch-hit grand slam in his first game back with the Cardinals and St. Louis beat Texas....
NEW YORK -- Matt Wallner hit a two-run homer and came within inches of another round-tripper as Minnesota finally won a...
PHOENIX -- Zac Gallen won his third straight start, Ryan Thompson got out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the ninth...
BALTIMORE -- Tarik Skubal, Blake Snell and Garrett Crochet all stayed put.
Relatedly, so did baseball's most highly...
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ARCHERY
10 a.m.
USA -- Individual: Round of 64, 32
12:15 p.m.
E! -- Individual: Round of 32...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Reigning champion Florida State is the preseason pick to win the expanded Atlantic Coast Conference...
Aug. 1, 1994
* Brock Mowery hits a two-run home run, leading Mifflinville past Bloomsburg, 11-5, in Tri-County League...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Joshua Dobbs spent the 2023 season learning different NFL offenses on the fly. He hopes that...
Today
No local sporting events scheduled
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Friday
No local sporting events scheduled
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN'S)
5 a.m. (Friday)
FS2 -- AFL: Melbourne at Western
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GOLF...
Rolling Pines MONDAY NIGHT LEAGUE Week 13 (Front 9) Pts. ABL Graphics 282.5
Three Dogs Vino 268.5
T&M...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Activated LHP Gregory Soto. Recalled SS Jackson...
Aug. 18 -- New York Yankees vs. Detroit at Williamsport.
Aug. 31 -- Last day to be in organization to be postseason...
Feb. 3 -- x-Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum (Denny Hamlin)
Feb. 3 -- x-Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum Heat Race 1...
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PARIS -- Canadian soccer officials admitted in evidence to FIFA that spying on opponents was routinely done, for the...
VILLEPINTE, France -- Her name echoing around the stadium, Cindy Ngamba climbed into the Olympic ring and danced from...
NANTERRE, France -- The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying.
The times?
Not so much.
Through the first four...
Nation G S B Tot
United States 5 13 12 30
France 8 10 8 26
China 9 7 3 19
Britain 6 6 5 17
Australia 7 6 3 16
Japan 8 3...
PARIS -- When it was over, when Rafael Nadal's Paris Games -- and his Olympic career -- ended with a doubles loss in a...
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President Biden explained his abrupt departure from the presidential campaign in a speech to the nation last week......
It's often said the United States government -- a federal system in which power is distributed between a central...
Unless the Legislature and the Governor correct a serious omission in the recently passed Pennsylvania budget, seniors...
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When Republican vice-presidential hopeful JD Vance remarked, "I don't really care what happens to...
What happens when a ghost can't pay its mortgage? Its house gets repossessed.
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What do you call an espresso with a...
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Peanuts are generally grown in southern climes.
Most come from China, India, Nigeria and the southern U.S., which all...
Sunday, July 14
* 1:46 a.m., 10 block East Main Street, fight
* 1:56 a.m., 500 block East Fair Street, domestic
* 3:31...
HARRISBURG (AP) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the family of a Philadelphia woman...
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