Stories from Friday, May 16, 2025
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Town to pave part of Market Street, add two bike lanes
BLOOMSBURG -- Council briefly wavered Monday on its oft-debated plan to pave a portion of Market Street this year,...
BLOOMSBURG -- A former Amazon delivery driver was convicted Wednesday of stealing a pet poodle that went missing for...
RUPERT -- Starting next month, Montour Township supervisors will hold two public meetings a month to have more time to...
BERWICK -- Five candidates are jostling for the Republican nominations to four seats on the Berwick Borough Council....
BERWICK -- The same six people are running for both the Republican and Democratic nominations for school board here....
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Columbia County Food Pantry: Third Friday of the month, drive-thru, 9-10:30 a.m., Agape, 851 Railroad St., Bloomsburg...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Congress should enact steeper work requirements for Medicaid and food aid in a tax cut and...
State disaster burden to rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- David Richardson, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
* The Columbia County Commissioners are considering a budget modification to reallocate CDBG funds.
* Benton Township...
1770: Marie Antoinette, 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, 15.
1868: Having already been impeached by the...
* Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster, 35.
* Actor Megan Fox, 39.
* Actor Melanie Lynskey, 48.
* Actor Tori Spelling, 52...
Husband arrested for murder
MALVERN (USA TODAY Network) -- A Malvern man has been arrested in the death of his wife who...
TREASURE HUNT: 10-12-21-29-30
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 3-6; WILD: 9
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 1-2-4; WILD: 9
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 6-5-9-3...
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During the early hours of May 13, the Wertman family's home caught fire in Mooresburg.
They are safe but now face the...
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SCOTT TWP. -- A man and woman were charged after a police K9 alerted its handler to the presence of drugs in their...
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A surprise stand-up set by comedian Theo Von at a military base in Qatar during President Donald...
Audy J. Farver
Mackenzie Ade and Aaron Farver of Catawissa are the parents of a daughter, Audy June, born Wednesday,...
Sunbury driver was pulled over in Elysburg
ELYSBURG -- A man has been charged after speeding through town while drunk behind the wheel, police say.
Court papers...
Jill Haas seeks Southern board seat
Jill Haas is one of the seven candidates seeking nomination to a seat on the...
BLOOMSBURG -- Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg will move its undergraduate commencement ceremonies indoors Saturday...
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg area man was charged with driving drunk after being stopped by State Police for driving...
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SUV, pickup collide on Route 54 near Jerseytown Road
DANVILLE -- A teen driver, her mother and her two little sisters were taken to the hospital Thursday after she pulled...
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Bruce Springsteen isn't pulling any punches in "dangerous times."
The Boss opened the first show of...
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HARRISBURG (USA TODAY Network) -- Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration believes shutting down two state prisons could...
Keith Hess
Age: 48
Street: Ruckle Hill Road, Briar Creek Borough
Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting; associate'...
FRANKLIN TWP. -- Five four-year terms on the Southern Columbia Area School Board are up for grabs in the May 20 primary...
LEWISBURG -- The Campus Theatre will host a special tribute to Rosie the Riveter and the women of World War II on...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -- U.S. stocks erased early losses to climb and close mostly higher, with the broad S&P 500...
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BERWICK -- This year's race for the Republican nomination for Berwick mayor could be won in the primary.
Incumbent Tim...
Tim Burke
Age: 69
Street: Laurel Drive
Education: Graduate of Dickinson High School, Jersey City, New Jersey
Occupation...
Andrew Shecktor
Age: 68
Street: Fairview Avenue
Education: Technical degree, electrical engineering
Occupation:...
VILLANOVA (USA TODAY Network) -- The bells stopped ringing at St. Thomas Church at Villanova University. But the joy,...
JOHNSTOWN (USA TODAY Network) -- A school launched an investigation after it said a kindergartner brought Jell-O shots...
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I want to say I agree with the lady in the paper today. They could not be building that Coblentz building in a worse...
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Press Enterprise Editor EAST BERWICK — Two men who have served as Salem Township supervisors are vying for the...
BRIAR CREEK — There are two candidates running for mayor of Briar Creek borough, the municipality at Berwick’s west...
WASHINGTONVILLE -- State Police said a 21-year-old Orangeville man who was killed in an accident on Route 54 Wednesday...
by Kayla Jimenez
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President Donald Trump's longstanding vision to expand school choice by pumping...
The trial of Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students in a 2022 stabbing attack will be...
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Graduating seniors from Central Columbia High School received the following scholarships and awards at a ceremony...
BLOOMSBURG -- Bloomsburg Christian School will hold graduation ceremonies at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7.
There is one...
... son of Sean and Melissa Stouffer, information technologies or computer
programming
Police: PFA order was violated VALLEY TWP. — A Danville man was charged with violating a protective court order by...
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"After a stormy morning today, we should see a muggy but sunny afternoon. Accuweather says there will be a chance of...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Supreme Court wrestled Thursday over Donald Trump's attempt to broadly enforce his...
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Father, QB concerned with team’s first-round misfires
From Reuters reports
Caleb Williams and his father looked into circumventing the 2024 NFL Draft to avoid going to the...
From Reuters reports
CHARLOTTE -- Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas surged into the lead late in the first round of the PGA...
Reed, Kopitsky, Hasinus, Danville girls all golden
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WILLIAMSPORT -- Year in and year out, local high school boys produce in the javelin. That...
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From Reuters reports
Toward the end of last season and into a postseason run where the New York Yankees made their...
East W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF
New York 25 18 .581 -- -- 6-4 W-1 13-8 12-10 250 169 81
Boston 22 23...
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Will Benson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for the Cincinnati Reds, who snapped a three-game skid...
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Left-hander Ranger Suarez will try to build on what manager Rob Thomson called a "fantastic" start...
Brandon Lowe hit two home runs, right-hander Zack Littell pitched into the eighth inning and visiting Tampa Bay...
AJ Smith-Shawver threw six quality innings and Drake Baldwin tallied three hits and an RBI, helping lead Atlanta to a...
DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Byron Buxton hit back-to-back home runs and Chris Paddack pitched seven shutout innings, but...
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It appears it wasn't mentioned to the Boston Celtics that they were supposed to go away quietly in...
From Reuters reports
CHARLOTTE -- There was a bit of mud-slinging from some of the top players in the world on Thursday...
From Reuters reports
The Denver Nuggets had leads on Oklahoma City in the fourth quarter for two consecutive games and...
From Reuters reports
Andrei Svechnikov's goal with 1:59 remaining lifted the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a series-...
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SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- Central Columbia's Jansen Sarisky doubled and tripled as part of a three-hit day for the Blue...
May 16
May 16, 1995
* Lenny Dykstra and Darren Daulton each record three hits as the Phillies beat the Marlins, 9-7.
May 16,...
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN'S)
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FS2 -- AFL: Carlton at Sydney
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High school
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American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Optioned RHP Chayce McDermott to Norfolk (IL)....
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... daughter of Mark and Stephanie Andrews, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, diagnostic medical
sonography
... daughter of Dr. Joseph and Jill Bafile, American University, communications; minor in international
relations
... daughter of Nikolas and Angie Butrej, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
music education
... son of Anthony and Jennifer Casella, Point Park University, digital journalism
... daughter of Mark Conrad and Candy Duda, Millersville University, computer-aided drafting and design
... daughter of Brent and Sheri Custer, Brigham Young University, music, dance and theatre
... daughter of Matthew and Lori Czajkowski,
Kutztown University,
computer science
... daughter of Shane Dietterick and Nicole Covino Dietterick, University of Pittsburgh, English literature
... daughter of Joe and Darlene Donnelly, Misericordia University, medical science
... daughter of Daryl and Carla Ellzy, East Stroudsburg University, biology; minor in psychology
... daughter of David and Christina Force, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, special education and early childhood...
... daughter of Robert and Christie Hess, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, sport and performance psychology
... son of Peter and Erika Kendron, Bucknell University, mechanical engineering; minor in theater
... daughter of Andrew and Linda Knorr, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, business marketing
... daughter of George Lynn and Amber Remley, Luzerne County Community College, humanities
... daughter of Mike Matash; Clancie Matash and Rick Wolfe, Lebanon Valley College, in 3+1 accounting/MBA
... son of Michael McCartney; Rob and Heather Broton, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, psychology
... son of Anthony Melito and Heather Melito, Rochester Institute of Technology, mechanical engineering
... son of Derek Moss and Jessica Slusser, University of Connecticut, actuarial science
... daughter of Gordon Newcomer and the late Claudia Newcomer, University of Nebraska at Omaha, aviation
... daughter of Robert and Traci Ochs, Pennsylvania State University, aerospace engineering
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... daughter of Todd and Nicole Siegel, West Virginia University, interior architecture
... daughter of Patrick Smith; Nicholas and Jackie Martin, Kutztown University, music education
... daughter of Jeremy Talanca; Tiffany Talanca and Jacob Shoemaker, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, nursing
... daughter of Anthony Terrones and Shannon Wojtaszek, University of Cincinnati, advanced medical imaging technology
BERWICK -- Berwick Area High School will hold commencement exercises on Friday, June 6.
There are 52 honor graduates...
... daughter of Justen Wark and Kathie Hartley, Susquehanna University, music education
... daughter of D'Artagnan Wright; granddaughter of Jane Wright, Wilkes University, communications and media studies
... daughter of Steve and Sarah Zehner, University of Connecticut, dual degree in physiology/neurobiology and...
... daughter of Stacie and Matt Bond, Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, biomedical sciences
... daughter of Lamont and Emily Kapec, Mount St. Mary's University, business aministration
BLOOMSBURG -- Columbia County Christian School will hold graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 30, at 7 p.m.
There are...
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'Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults." So writes statesman and political commentator Benjamin Franklin in...
ROSE: Just about everyone would agree, at least in terms of aesthetics, it's better to bury utility lines than hang...
By Llewellyn King
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The animus that has led President Trump to order an end to federal funding of PBS...
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It's just a nine-hour drive from the natural-gas-rich Marcellus Shale of western Pennsylvania to...
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DEAR ABBY: My dear friend, "Sandra," is married with two children. She and her husband have a 4-year-old son together...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I read your column regularly and appreciate your attention to science and facts,...
Pharmaceuticals are among the most tested, analyzed and scrutinized consumer products in the world. Initial laboratory...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're a natural leader. You know how to get stuff done. You don't waste time or energy on...
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TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this year's "Florida Farm Bill," which makes it...
ROSEMONT, Ill. (Reuters) -- The Food and Drug Administration plans to step up safety reviews on chemicals in foods,...
