Stories from Thursday, May 8, 2025
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Public Works director says email about gas line came after staff left
BLOOMSBURG -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has fined the town because it failed to answer a request for...
DOGE cut funding for program behind Bloomsburg woman’s job
BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg Public Library plans to dip into its savings to keep a worker employed who is paid for by...
Orangeville man hit SUV, police report
BRIAR CREEK TWP. -- An Orangeville man was seriously hurt Wednesday evening in a motorcycle crash along Evansville Road...
BRIAR CREEK -- An SUV driven by a teenager trying to turn left at a busy intersection was stuck by another SUV carrying...
SCOTT TWP. -- Big Lots' new owner is reopening 132 of 219 stores that closed due to bankruptcy, and Bloomsburg's store...
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VETERANS HERITAGE CENTER: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., McBride Memorial Library, 500 Market St., Berwick.
Storytime: 10:30-11 a.m...
VATICAN CITY (USA Today) -- Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signaling...
Man accused of axe attack
WARSAW (Reuters) -- Police said Wednesday they detained a 22-year-old Polish man after he...
* The Jackson Township Zoning Board will hold a variance hearing Thursday, May 22, for an automotive/motor vehicle...
1541: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River, the first recorded European to do so.
1886: The...
* Musician Joe Bonamassa, 48.
* Singer Enrique Iglesias, 50.
* Actor Melissa Gilbert, 61.
* Football Hall of Famer...
Mansion security upgraded
HARRISBURG (USA Today) -- State officials will build an anti-climb security fence around Gov...
TREASURE HUNT: 2-5-15-21-26
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 7-8; WILD: 3
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 8-2-7; WILD: 3
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 9-9-1-8;...
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On Monday, the Catawissa Borough Council opened eight bids for street paving projects and awarded the project to...
Harassment alleged
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick woman was cited with harassment after town police say she struck and kicked...
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Known as ‘The Pie Lady,’ ran the Quaint Shoppe
Mary E. (Shaller) Hartman, 99, formerly of Benton, died Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
Lovingly known as "Aunt Mayme," "Amy"...
BLOOMSBURG -- Three people accused of shoplifting at Walmart pleaded guilty in Columbia County court while two others...
Forklift operator was active in church
Robert D. Reed, 61, of Danville passed away peacefully on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville....
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An officer in Ohio made a traffic stop that would lead to a shocking discovery. A raccoon was found with a...
Arrangements to be announced
Paul Frederick Hulse Sr., 75, of Danville passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at his home in Valley Township.
A...
Arrangements to be announced
James Paul Shelhamer, 77, of Mifflinville died Monday, May 5, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
A...
Elodie J. Piper
Luke and Elise (Pure) Piper of Elizabethtown are the parents of a daughter, Elodie Jude, born Monday,...
SCOTT TWP. -- A Berwick man, arrested for drunken driving after police spotted his pickup swerving along Columbia...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) --Federal health agencies will create a database of autism patients enrolled in Medicare and...
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 76, and I have had an essential tremor for over six years. It has progressively gotten stronger,...
DEAR ABBY: My fiancee and I have been arguing almost every day. We have been verbally and emotionally hurting each...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're extremely convincing with your words, which is why people often follow your lead or look...
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Berwick had a Kmart. Not enough people shopped there. So it closed. It's foolish to hope another will come back....
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Honor the maternal figure in your life with a delicious brunch cooked just for them. The following recipes offer lots...
April 4 marked three years since my husband was called home to heaven. After he passed, there were many new things to...
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"Sometimes a duck is wrong. I predicted a mostly cloudy day on Wednesday. Instead, the afternoon saw an abundance of...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- The Department of Justice charged a New York man with federal hate crimes in an indictment...
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Receiver traded to Cowboys for draft picks
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Dallas Cowboys general manager Jerry Jones said days before the 2025 NFL Draft...
Injury riddled team has a lot of money tied up
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The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to make improvements in the offseason...
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The Utah Hockey Club unveiled its new identity on Wednesday, introducing its permanent name: the...
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WASHINGTON -- It is the kind of turnaround any ballplayer dreads, a most extreme...
East W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 20 16 .556 -- -- 5-5 W-1 12-8 8-8 202 142 60
Boston 19 19 ....
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Cristopher Sanchez allowed one hit over six scoreless innings and Taijuan Walker struck out seven...
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A stadium employee at the Pittsburgh Pirates' home park has been suspended after an altercation...
Sonny Gray pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just two hits to lead host St. Louis to a victory over Pittsburgh...
Wilyer Abreu and Alex Bregman both went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs to lead Boston to a win over visiting...
Carlos Santana ripped a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning to help Cleveland notch a victory over host...
Shohei Ohtani tripled to awaken a slumbering Dodgers offense as Los Angeles defeated host Miami.
The Dodgers scored six...
Framber Valdez threw seven quality innings and Jeremy Pena homered and drove in four as visiting Houston earned a...
Robbie Ray and three relievers scattered four hits in San Francisco's win over host Chicago.
Wilmer Flores went 3-for-4...
Juan Soto collected two solo home runs and three RBIs, Kodai Senga pitched six shutout innings and New York beat home...
Dylan Moore's two-out double in the eighth inning plated the go-ahead run for Seattle, which rallied to beat the home...
T.J. Friedl hit a pair of home runs to help visiting Cincinnati end a four-game losing streak with a win over Atlanta....
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Knicks stage another comebackUSA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect The Knicks once again faced a 20-point third-quarter...
Max Pacioretty and Max Domi each had a goal and an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-3 win against the visiting...
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FLOURTOWN -- Winning the Masters last month and completing the career Grand Slam has lifted a...
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Cam Rising is calling it career.
The former Utah Utes quarterback and longtime college football...
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May 8, 1995
* Central Columbia's Burt Reese defeats Williamsport's Tom Bixler, 6-3, 7-5, to win the District 4 singles...
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DANVILLE -- Jude Flick homered and Landri Knowles went 2-for-3, scoring a run, helping Central Columbia hold off...
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I've grown accustomed to navigating fluctuations and other challenges since opening my small shop, The Secret Chamber...
A camel, they say, is a horse designed by committee.
We would say the bill that passed through the state House on...
I am a papal expert, because I have seen the following three movies over the past two days: "Conclave," "Shoes of the...
April 2 was proclaimed by our president to be "Liberation Day." It was the beginning of a new tariff policy in which...
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BLOOMSBURG -- A Bucks County man arrested for driving drunk a second time while in Bloomsburg was ordered to serve five...
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WASHINGTON (USA Today) -- The Trump administration is considering tariff exemptions for car seats, cribs, strollers and...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Stocks closed higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced no changes to rate cuts and...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- On Wall Street on Wednesday:
* The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7%, or 284.97 points,...
MAHWAH, N.J. (USA Today) -- Volvo is recalling more than 400,000 vehicles due to rearview camera malfunctions that...
NEW YORK (USA Today) -- WeightWatchers announced Tuesday it filed for bankruptcy.
The company, now called WW...
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