Stories from Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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Seven municipalities in Columbia County have tested positive for ‘forever chemicals’
BLOOMSBURG -- A state investigation into how "forever chemicals" contaminated well water in Columbia County has...
BLOOMSBURG -- The state Department of Environmental Protection seized records from the Bloomsburg Municipal Authority...
Hazle Township man ‘all over roadway’ in stolen car, cops allege
MILLVILLE -- Police say a man sped through northern Columbia County on Sunday in a stolen car, driving through farm...
SUV and truck badly damaged following trailer mishap in Nescopeck
NESCOPECK -- A large section of a modular home slid off its trailer Monday morning and hit two vehicles coming the...
HETLERVILLE -- Households picking up their groceries from the Nescopeck Community Cupboard today will find an extra...
ELYSBURG -- A company plans to lay off more than half the workers at its plant here early next year, a spokesman said...
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NESCOPECK AREA COMMUNITY...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Monday. It would be a boost to...
Crockett 'coming for' Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the...
* Benton Municipal Water and Sewer Authority moved its regular December meeting to Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. at the...
1965: "A Charlie Brown Christmas," the first animated TV special featuring characters from the "Peanuts" comic strip by...
* Olympic gymnastics gold medalist McKayla Maroney, 30.
* Actor Simon Helberg, 45. * Rock singer-musician Jakob Dylan (...
Cop: Bullets pointed to Luigi
NEW YORK (AP) -- Moments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at an Altoona McDonald's, a...
TREASURE HUNT: 7-10-11-16-28
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 5-7; WILD: 0
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 2-5-7; WILD: 0
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 9-6-9-9...
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St. Gabriel in the Pines, north of Benton, will observe "Wreaths Across America" on Saturday with a wreath-laying...
There are hard times, and then there's what the Green family has faced this year.
Frances and Lenny Green, both in...
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- 'Twas three weeks before Christmas, and in the prison yard, a drone-dropped package was found...
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Free speech rights groups criticize decision
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free speech case that...
Longtime registered nurse raised in Millville
Charles R. "Rusty" Whitner, 69, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Mesquite, Nevada.
Born on...
Businessman helped build Mill Race Golf Course
Spencer Blue Vincent, 85, of Hughesville, Pennsylvania, and formerly of Benton, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025....
Heavy equipment operator was avid Phillies fan
Wayne E. Kemp Jr., 77, of Berwick passed away on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at Emmanuel Center in Danville.
Born in Berwick...
MILLVILLE -- Here are Millville Junior/Senior High School honor roll students for the first marking period:...
Navy veteran enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles
Robert R. McCreary, 90, of Orangeville passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville....
It's Angelica Houck
Angelica Houck is charged with forgery, access device fraud and criminal use of a cell phone after...
David Bird will celebrate his 97th birthday on Monday, Dec. 15. Cards will reach him at 136 Wonderview Road, Catawissa...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks pulled away from their record heights Monday.
Berkshire Hathaway fell 1.4% after...
Laura Chapin said her family usually pops her son Grant's popcorn using a microwave popper. But those without a...
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If I asked you to name a holiday flower, my guess is poinsettia, amaryllis or paperwhite would be the first to come to...
DEAR ABBY: I'm a twice-divorced woman who has no children. I was raised by two deeply religious parents (now deceased...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You've got guts! You're not afraid to step outside your comfort zone, and you encourage others...
Q: I have been on SSRI antidepressants for 15 years. I wish I had never started them.
Tinnitus and pinging sounds are...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a male, 58. I recently had an MRI of my cervical spine, and this month, I had a CT scan of my...
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Perhaps the "Wicked" team should have called on Madame Morrible to enact some dark magic on Golden Globe voters before...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Nominees for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards have been announced and "One Battle After...
NEW YORK -- Warner Bros. Discovery's friendly agreement to sell itself to Netflix just got upended by a hostile actor...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Changes Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at...
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"It's a frigid morning. Temperatures at 7 this morning were predicted to be around 10 degrees. But by 10 a.m., that...
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Disneyland enthusiast marked his 15,000th spin Monday on an attraction inspired by the...
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Newly hired coach is 17th in program history
STATE COLLEGE -- As he steadily built up Iowa State's football program, Matt Campbell regularly turned down other head...
NASCAR said to be a monopolizing practices
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An economist testified in Michael Jordan's federal antitrust trial against NASCAR that the racing...
Pittsburgh isn’t done yet with season on brink
PITTSBURGH -- Aaron Rodgers was smiling. But he wasn't kidding.
Not long after a 27-22 victory over Baltimore on Sunday...
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- With Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens facing only one more chance under the current rules to get into...
NEW YORK -- Miami Heat player Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his...
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Dec. 9, 1995
* Ohio State's Eddie George wins the Heisman Trophy over Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier and Florida...
Today
High school boys
Northwest at Benton........... 7:30 p.m.
Southern at Berwick............ 7:30 p.m.
Central at...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
6:30 p.m.
ESPN -- Clemson vs. BYU, New York
FS1 -- Villanova at Michigan
7 p.m.
SECN -- NC...
MONTOURSVILLE -- Delaney Zentner scored 10 of her game-high 14 points in the first half, Gabby Kashi added 11 and...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 28 16 10 2 34 88 73
Boston 30 17 13 0 34 96 94
Montreal 28 15...
Orangeville Sportsmen's Club TRAPSHOOTING
Dec. 7 Squad 1: Bill Whitebread, 23; Squad 2: Tony Sinibaldi, 25; Squad...
Associated Press Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in...
Associated Press Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
New York 16 7 .696 --
Boston 15 9 .625 1
Toronto 15 10 .600 2...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball SAN DIEGO PADRES -- Agreed to terms with RHP Daison Acosta on a one-year contract....
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As Donald Trump's Thanksgiving Day deadline for a Ukraine peace agreement came and went last month, the Russia expert...
Bloomsburg Mayor Justin Hummel would rather not hear your opinion.
It's hard to come to any other conclusion after the...
The mayor's recent comments regarding meeting changes make one thing clear: his push for these smaller, private two-...
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Just read the article about the demise of pennies. I was bothered by the businesses that said they would likely round...
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