Stories from Friday, December 19, 2025
Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- An Amish farm worker who admitted to sex crimes with an infant girl in Orange Township last year was...
Official: Low-maintenance lilac is likely to stay compact
BLOOMSBURG -- A couple who did not want a tree in front of their home saw it planted Wednesday, despite road markings...
BERWICK -- The zoning hearing board Thursday unanimously approved a temporary warming shelter at the Eagle Hose Company...
WILKES-BARRE -- A 20-year-old man was sentenced to almost a year in jail for accidentally killing a Berwick high school...
HARRISBURG -- Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power...
Page 1 Ads
1 of 1
Page 2
NOT BREAD ALONE MINISTRIES FOOD GIVEAWAY: Starting 10 a.m. (until noon or 12:30 p.m.), Former Kmart awning, Berwick...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats released several dozen more photos Thursday from the estate of the convicted sex...
Maxwell: Set aside sentence
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked...
* The Black Creek Township supervisors will hold a hearing Thursday, Jan. 8, to consider the acceptance of 34 acres...
1777: During the American Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington led his army of more than 12,000 soldiers to Valley...
* Journalist Ronan Farrow, 38.
* Actor Annie Murphy, 39.
* Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, 45.
* Football Hall of Famer Warren...
Shooter admits murders
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The man who shot and killed several people at random here in 2023 pleaded...
TREASURE HUNT: 2-11-19-20-22
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 6-1; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 9-1-4; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 6-6-9-7...
Advertisement
Page 3
The youth at the North Central Secure Treatment Unit in Danville won a PennDOT contest in Columbia and Montour counties...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A three-week pretrial hearing on Mangione's fight to exclude evidence from his New York murder case...
Page 3 Ads
1 of 6
Advertisement
Page 4
NEW YORK (AP) -- The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing glowing streaks to...
Enjoyed knitting, singing with church choir
Ethel H. Borem, 90, of Berwick passed away peacefully Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at home with her family by her side.
Born...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to...
Berwick native enjoyed writing letters to editor
Michael F. Fedorco, 72, of Aiken, South Carolina, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at Piedmont Augusta...
Arrangements will be announced Saturday
Patricia J. (Ward) Weinhofer, 80, of Country Lane West, Orangeville, died late Wednesday evening, Dec. 17, 2025, at...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
D. Richard "Dick" Wenner, 98, of Stillwater passed away on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, surrounded by his loving family....
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been...
Advertisement
Page 5
NEW YORK (AP) -- Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep...
Helen has been working toward a better life. The Bloomsburg woman, 35, is enrolled in truck driver school during the...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- TikTok signed agreements with three major investors -- Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX -- to form a...
ALMEDIA -- Two people were arrested here Thursday afternoon after a South Center Township officer saw a stolen car in...
Page 5 Ads
1 of 2
Advertisement
Page 7
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks rose Thursday following an encouraging report on inflation that could help the Federal...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less...
Page 7 Ads
1 of 3
Advertisement
Page 8
The promise of James Cameron's 3D "Avatar" trilogy has always been immersion in a science-fiction world, in...
Santa left us a present: A twisty, psychological horror-thriller with nudity all wrapped up in an empowerment message...
Bradley Cooper's third feature as director -- "Is This Thing On?" -- is a deeply felt film about a teetering marriage....
SpongeBob SquarePants just wants to be a big guy. For our bubble blowing, Bikini Bottom resident (voiced by Tom Kenny...
Advertisement
Page 9
Cooking with wine always feels elegant and elevated. This Vegetable Bourguignon, from my cookbook "I Love You: Recipes...
DRESDEN, Germany -- When pastry chef Tino Gierig is asked what the famous Dresden stollen tastes like, his eyes sparkle...
A warm, cozy meal may seem like a burden to make after busy winter days, but pasta is always a crowd pleaser.
***...
Advertisement
Page 10
"Today will start out warm and wet. AccuWeather is predicting a rain that could last until 7 this morning, and a high...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions...
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a message on X urging White men to come forward...
Advertisement
Page 11
Senior was flawless in position switch for Jays
Press Enterprise Copy Editor
Gaige Gensemer has a calming force about him -- just as long as you're not an opposing...
Win is fifth in seven games for Mt. Carmel
For the Press Enterprise
FRANKLIN TWP. -- The road to a victory is never easy, especially on enemy territory.
That's...
Wisloski set to take on Ducks in CFP debut
BY HAROLD RAKER
For the Press Enterprise
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Braeden Wisloski will make his second trip in as many...
Former driver and family tragically die in plane crash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Greg Biffle was picked by NASCAR as one of its top 75 drivers in history. He was a Hall of Fame...
Advertisement
Page 12
EASTERNCONFERENCE
AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB
New York 19 7 .731 —
Toronto 16 11 .593 3½
Boston 15 11 .577 4...
EASTERNCONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115
Montreal 34 18 12 4 40 110 118
Boston 35...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- LaMelo Ball hit seven first-half 3-pointers in his return from a right ankle injury, Charlotte had...
A family-owned, Chicago-based investment company is closing in on a deal to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins from...
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Linus Ullmark made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season, Brady Tkachuk scored twice and the...
ATHENS, Ga. -- Jeremiah Wilkinson tied his career high with 26 points and No. 25 Georgia beat Western Carolina 112-82...
Advertisement
Page 13
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson returned to practice Thursday, marking the first time...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride heard about what happened to Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J...
LAS VEGAS -- With the notable exception of Friday night's Alabama-Oklahoma showdown, bettors aren't exactly rushing to...
Advertisement
Page 14
Dec. 19, 1995
* Ex-Bloomsburg University assistant coach Zeke Jones, a 1992 Olympic silver medalist in wrestling,...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Benton at Millville..................... 6 p.m.
Shikellamy at Bloomsburg... 7:30 p.m...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
5 p.m.
ESPNU -- Grambling St. vs. Hampton, College Park, Ga.
6:30 p.m.
FS1 -- Seton Hall at...
LOYALSOCK TWP. -- Quinlan Blake scored a game-high 24 points to help Central Columbia knock off defending PIAA Class...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX -- Acquired OF Tristan Peters from the Tampa Bay Rays...
Top 25 schedule Men's
Today's Games No. 10 BYU (10-1) vs. Abilene Christian (7-4), 9:30 p.m. Saturday's Games No. 1...
Advertisement
Page 15
Early in his first term, Donald Trump mooted a "military option" for Venezuela to dislodge its president, Nicol?s...
ROSE: ALS is a feared disease and fearsome puzzle that so far has defied scientists' best efforts to understand and...
Last April, I wrote a letter to the editor about the need for Pennsylvania to budget more money for K-12 education and...
The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure has triggered the largest construction cycles in recent U.S....
Advertisement
Page 18
LOS ANGELES -- At the movies this fall, Josh O'Connor plays a hot priest with a complicated past, Keanu Reeves is an...
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired and happy. Each of us was married before. We're not rich, but we get by...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old female first diagnosed with osteopenia and now osteoporosis. My physician highly...
I wanted, this is very important, to be printed. If you don't know where we came from and anything about God, just go...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're brave and unapologetic. You stand out from the crowd because you dare to be your true...
Advertisement
