Stories from Friday, May 9, 2025
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Zoning board to review new State Police building, shooting range plans
NORTH CENTRE TWP. -- The zoning hearing board here postponed making a decision Wednesday evening on a new State Police...
MADISON TWP. -- A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital by ambulance after crashing into a backhoe on Ants Hill Road...
Long-time Peruvian missionary, Villanova graduate takes Leo as name
By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time...
BLOOMSBURG -- The Friends of the Bloomsburg Library will honor local author Martha Johnson, who recently announced her...
BERWICK -- Police here say they obtained a search warrant after a confidential informant told them an armed local man...
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HOAGIE, APPLE DUMPLNG AND KRISPY KREME SALE: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Nescopeck Fire Company, 325 Warren St.
Mother Goose...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued internal instructions to the Pentagon to start...
Trump predicts lower tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expects there to...
* The Columbia County Housing Authority is seeking bids for a comprehensive business insurance package.
* U-Haul of...
1754: The famous political cartoon "Join or Die" was first published by Benjamin Franklin in the Pennsylvania Gazette...
* Musician Shaboozey, 30.
* Actor Grace Gummer, 39.
* TV personality Audrina Patridge, 40.
* Actor Rosario Dawson, 46...
Officer shot during brawl
PHILADELPHIA (PennLive) -- A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the stomach on Wednesday...
TREASURE HUNT: 4-14-16-22-24
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 9-7; WILD: 6
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 1-1-9; WILD: 6
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 6-5-3-9...
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Creation of a dog park in Danville has been discussed by borough officials, with the square at East Market and Ferry...
DANVILLE -- An Orangeville man hurt Wednesday in a motorcycle crash in Briar Creek Township was listed in critical...
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Vo-Tech defensive tackle was avid hunter
Levi S. Kingston, 17, of Bloomsburg passed away unexpectedly on May 7, 2025.
Born in Danville on Dec. 21, 2007, he was...
The United Parcel Service (UPS) is expected to reduce its workforce by roughly 20,000 during 2025, citing "new or...
Avid Eagles, Phillies, 76ers fan loved fly fishing
Martin H. Swank, 83, of Berwick passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at his home.
Born on July 24, 1941, in...
A dogfight between Chinese-made Pakistani jets and French-made Indian Rafale fighters will be closely scrutinized by...
Remembered for love, generosity, strength
Margaret Louise Teitsworth, lovingly known as Grammy T, went to be with her Lord on April 18, 2025, at the age of 101....
LONDON (Reuters) -- Britain's King Charles said on Thursday the world had a duty to commit to seeking lasting peace and...
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SCOTT TWP. -- An Orangeville woman told police she had some methamphetamine in her purse when questioned during a...
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DEAR ABBY: My cousin (more like a sister) has made some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year....
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female in good health. I am up to date on all vaccines, but I would like to know...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY With your limitless passion, determination and brainpower, you often achieve your goals. You...
Vaccines seem like an improbable way to reduce the risk of developing dementia. And yet the research has been...
BUCKHORN -- The northbound driving lane and shoulder of Columbia Boulevard will be closed between Lunger Drive and...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a plan on Thursday to modernize the aging U.S...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Top executives at American AI giants OpenAI, Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices said at a U.S...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles on "Boardwalk Empire" and "Dawson's Creek," is accused of...
Craig Waterman is a suburban dad in middle age. He favors extremely puffy jackets, yearns to see the new Marvel movie...
Jia Zhangke's "Caught by the Tides" is less than two hours long and yet contains nearly a quarter-century of time's...
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Driving down Millville Road into town. 2 campers sit on 2 lots in 2 different driveways right next door to each other....
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV after the papal...
"Expect a wet morning.
"Accuweather is predicting by the time you read this forecast, it will already have been...
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Pittsburgh promotes bench coach Don Kelly
PITTSBURGH -- Derek Shelton was booed loudly when he was introduced ahead of his sixth home opener as the Pittsburgh...
Whitmoyer takes down Farwell, sloppy Tigers
For the Press Enterprise
BENTON -- Millville junior Curtis Whitmoyer put together arguably his best pitching...
From Reuters reports
CHICAGO -- One question consuming Chicago baseball fans: What team does Pope Leo support?
The...
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NEW YORK -- Maybe this was the moment.
Maybe this loud, bold Wednesday night...
East W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 21 16 .568 -- -- 5-5 W-2 13-8 8-8 206 145 61
Boston 20 19 ....
From Reuters reports
Brandon Marsh ripped an RBI double and scored in the 10th inning, helping the visiting...
Colt Keith homered among his two hits, Brewer Hicklen had his first two major league hits and Detroit beat Colorado in...
Rafael Devers had two hits, including a home run, and Boston used four pitchers to earn a victory over visiting Texas....
The Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell 21 feet onto the warning track at PNC Park during an April 30 game against the...
Brooks Lee hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning to send Minnesota to a home victory against...
Kris Bubic scattered six hits over seven shutout innings and Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs,...
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The 2024-25 season was a disaster for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers....
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After a long fall down the NFL draft board, Shedeur Sanders is going back to...
From Reuters reports
Keith Mitchell used a late birdie run to shoot a 9-under-par 61 and take the early lead at the...
Caps even semifinal seriesFrom Reuters reports
Logan Thompson made 27 saves and Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist in...
From Reuters reports
Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz is staying behind in Toronto as his teammates travel to...
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KUTZTOWN -- Emma Little singled up the middle, driving in Taylor Kranzley -- who doubled to center to start the...
May 9, 1995
* Southern Columbia's Steve Snyder hits a game-winning solo home run in the completion of a suspended game...
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BASEBALL
High school
Berwick at Hazleton............ 4:30 p.m.
Southern at Neumann......... 4:30 p.m. SOFTBALL...
Mill Race WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAGUE POINTS Bill Ferguson 7
Mark Chamberlain 7
Adam Wojtowski 6.5
Ed Novakowski 6...
July 12 -- Futures Game, Atlanta.
July 13-15 -- Amateur draft, Atlanta.
July 14 -- Home Run Derby, Atlanta.
July 15 --...
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN'S)
5:35 a.m.
FS2 -- AFL: Carlton at St. Kilda
5:30 a.m. (Saturday)
FS2 -- AFL: Western...
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Like 20 million other Americans, I usually tune in at 6:30 to watch the evening national news on one of the three major...
THORN: There's plenty of evidence -- mostly from the realm of politics -- that shows we Americans seem to have...
The primary election is just around the corner, Tuesday May 20.
Now is the time to get out and vote. The off-year...
This semester I was surprised to find the undergraduate students in my world religions class completely unfamiliar with...
What do you get when you cross a parrot with a caterpil lar? A little walkie-talkie.
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What does a sports fan have in...
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is punching back against an article that raised doubts about his mental stability, PennLive...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Department of Education said on Thursday it opened an investigation into foreign...
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