Stories from Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Catawissa Township cost may rise as Montour Township ranks dwindle
CATAWISSA -- Catawissa Township supervisors met Tuesday evening with Montour Township Police Chief Terry Eckart and...
DANVILLE -- A Danville man faces the possibility of state prison after pleading guilty Monday to a felony assault on...
Columbia County historical society applies for grant to digitize records
BLOOMSBURG -- The town's very first ordinance, enacted in 1870, forbade riots and outlawed public drunkenness. Then...
DANVILLE -- A contractor is facing a felony charge after accepting a partial payment but never starting a roofing job...
Press Enterprise staff report
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick man found lying unconscious in the 900 block of East Eighth...
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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Talen Energy's Riverlands Education Building, 634 Salem Blvd.,...
CAIRO (AP) -- As tensions between Israel and Iran escalate, Egypt issued a safety notice warning all of its carriers to...
Threat cancels Swift shows
VIENNA (AP) -- Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off...
* The zoning hearing Board of the Borough of Berwick will conduct a hearing on Thursday, Aug. 15, to consider a request...
1963: Britain's "Great Train Robbery" took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes.
1969:...
* Pop singer Shawn Mendes, 26.
* Actor Jackie Cruz (TV: "Orange is the New Black"), 40.
* Tennis player Roger Federer...
Three charged in girl's death
READING (AP) -- PennLive reports three Reading residents are charged with homicide and...
TREASURE HUNT: 8-15-17-24-27
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 1-1; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 9-9-8; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 0-9-7-2...
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The Catawissa Valley Lions Club is sponsoring the fireworks on Saturday at 9 p.m. in Cara Park. Prepare nervous pets or...
The American Red Cross says it is suffering an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces dangerous levels of heat...
BLOOMSBURG -- A town man seen driving through a red light without stopping at the intersection of West Main and Market...
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School van driver enjoyed gardening, golfing
John Lupashinski Jr., 78, of Berwick passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, at Sunset Ridge Healthcare and Rehab...
Kawneer retiree enjoyed astronomy, travel
Dana Evans, 73, of Bloomsburg passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville...
MIFFLINVILLE -- A Danville man was taken to Geisinger Medical Center after his car struck a truck on Interstate 80,...
Road work was shown in photo
A picture in Wednesday's edition shows construction underway to replace the one-way...
Army vet was avid outdoorsman, woodworker
Robert F. "Butch" Rhone, 86, of Jonestown (Fishing Creek Township), died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at his home.
Born May 20...
LIME RIDGE -- West Nile Virus was recently detected in a mosquito trapped at a monitoring station in South Centre...
BLOOMSBURG -- Charlie Brooking is to be the guest speaker at the First English Baptist Church's prayer breakfast on...
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Some of the most common questions I'm asked concern zucchini. The plants either produce like crazy, inspiring memes...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a morning rally evaporated. But the losses weren't as bad as the...
Re: 07/30 editorial, you say Shapiro has often chosen the latter- which referred to letting voters in on spending, but...
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The end of summer is creeping up on us. Soon it will be Labor Day.
Be ready with these recipes for meaty main dishes...
Editor's Note: Judith Wengerd is a friend of Gloria's and fellow member of their Amish church. She is guest-writing...
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DEAR ABBY: During my entire 40-year marriage, I have wondered if my husband is bisexual. He met his friend "Ernie"...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY People can't help but notice you because you shine like the brightest star in the galaxy. You...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 47-year-old female who has suffered from an irregular period for the past 22 years. I was...
and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
Q: I used to be an X-ray technologist. We were taught the lower arms and hands as well as...
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- It wasn't just the dead bear.
Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted taking a bear carcass from the...
"The cold front that chased away hot air and gave us thundershowers Tuesday has stalled just to our south. That made...
BLOOMSBURG -- In the town's 154-year history, hundreds of people have been elected to seats on Bloomsburg's town...
BLOOMSBURG -- A woman saw shoplifting charges against her withdrawn after she paid full restitution to Weis Markets,...
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Penn State hopes to crash Big Ten, playoff party
For the Press Enterprise
STATE COLLEGE -- Football media day at Penn State has always resembled a military parade. It...
Quincy Hall gets come-from-behind medal
PARIS -- Quincy Hall became the latest American to electrify Olympic track and field with an out-of-nowhere comeback...
Fans have streamed over 17 billion minutes
Four boxes with live Olympics action filled Peacock's screen during its "Gold Zone" show one afternoon this week -- one...
Former Michigan coach given 4-year show cause order
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on...
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NEW YORK -- Rookie Luis Gil battled command issues in cool conditions but pitched five scoreless innings of two-hit...
East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 68 46 .596 -- -- 8-2 W-3 30-24 38-22
Baltimore 68 47 .591 +5...
CLEVELAND -- Josh Bell homered twice and drove in three runs, Eduardo Rodriguez went 5 2/3 innings to win his season...
TORONTO -- Baltimore right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will be shut down for an unspecified period because of a mild...
CHICAGO -- Ian Happ and Michael Busch homered and five Chicago pitchers combined for a six-hitter as the Cubs beat...
MIAMI -- Derek Hill's grand slam capped a five-run first inning and Marlins starter Valente Bellozo carried a shutout...
WASHINGTON -- Heliot Ramos and Matt Chapman hit fifth-inning solo homers to break a 3-3 tie and San Francisco beat...
TORONTO -- Anthony Santander hit two home runs and made a spectacular catch while Jackson Holliday added a two-run...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Yordan Alvarez hit a 117 mph homer for the Houston slugger's hardest shot of the season, Yusei...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Armando Alvarez and Zack Gelof hit RBI singles and Lawrence Butler knocked in a run with a sacrifice...
PITTSBURGH -- San Diego Padres All-Star left fielder Jurickson Profar left Wednesday night's game at Pittsburgh shortly...
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PARIS -- U.S. coach Steve Kerr knows something unexpected is going to happen when his team plays against Serbia in the...
PARIS -- Australian Olympic field hockey player Tom Craig apologized Wednesday for his "terrible mistake" after being...
SAINT-DENIS, France -- What was supposed to be the easy half of Noah Lyles' historic Olympic sprint double isn't...
At Paris
Wednesday, Aug. 7
216 of 329 total events
Nation G S B Tot
United States 27 35 32 94
China 25 23 17 65
France...
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Aug. 8, 1994
* Albert Belle homers in his return from a seven-game suspension to lead the Cleveland Indians past the...
Today
No local sporting events scheduled
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Friday
GOLF
High school
Berwick at Lake-Lehman...
BASKETBALL
11:30 a.m.
USA -- Men's Semifinal
2:45 p.m.
USA -- Men's Semifinal
11:30 p.m.
USA -- Men's Semifinal (Taped...
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN'S)
5:20 a.m. (Friday)
FS2 -- AFL: Collingwood at Sydney
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Rolling Pines MONDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
WEEK 14 POINTS ABL Graphics 304
Three Dogs Vino 287.5
T&M Shaffer...
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The indifference of teachers unions to student failure is endemic in many public schools systems, but in Massachusetts...
There are two hopeful signs that emerged from a Bloomsburg Town Council committee meeting this week about the Market...
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Gender shouldn't matter when choosing a president -- but after nearly 250 years of American democracy...
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Now that Vice President Harris is heir-apparent for the Democratic presidential nomination (chosen...
How did the hipster burn his tongue? He ate his food before it was cool.
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What kind of exercise do lazy people do?...
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and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press writers
The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the...
By JONEL ALECCIA
Associated Press Health Writer
The parents of a Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking...
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