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BU: Some students may have mumps

BLOOMSBURG -- University officials are warning students and employees that some students have been experiencing possible symptoms of mumps over the past two weeks. Those already vaccinated against mumps run a low risk of getting the disease, which often triggers swollen glands in front of and below the ear, headache, fever, and earache. Anyone who develops the symptoms should seek medical care, the university cautioned. BU also advised students to check with their doctor's office to see if they have been vaccinated.

The PE Sneak Peek: Nov. 11, 2013

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Monday: * A pre-dawn fire burns three people out of their home. See our online breaking report. * Some students at Bloomsburg University may have mumps, prompting an alert across campus. We'll have more on the story. * A shoplifter flees from Walmart, leaving his son behind, police say. * Revenge was the motive for a man who stole from his stepfather. Prison is the punishment.

Amazon, US Postal Service will deliver on Sundays

NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon is teaming up with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages on Sundays. The Seattle company says Sunday delivery will be available this week to customers in the New York and Los Angeles metropolitan areas. Amazon and the Postal Service plan to roll out service to "a large portion of the U.S. population" next year, including Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, and Phoenix.

Atheist 'mega-churches' take root across US, world

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It looked like a typical Sunday morning at any mega-church. Several hundred people, including families with small children, packed in for more than an hour of rousing music, an inspirational sermon, a reading and some quiet reflection. The only thing missing was God.

2 high school students killed in party shooting

HOUSTON (AP) -- Celebratory gunshots fired at a girl's 18th birthday party triggered more gunfire that left two people dead, two critically injured and nearly two-dozen injured in a chaotic scene where people jumped from second-floor windows to escape the shooting at a suburban Houston home, authorities said Sunday. Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said the gathering Saturday night was openly promoted using multiple social media sites, drew more than 100 people, most of them 17- to 19-year-olds, and became a "birthday party gone wild."

Michigan man wins million-dollar lottery -- again

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- This guy has all the luck. Officials say Joseph Palmarchuk won a $1.35 million lottery jackpot Wednesday in Michigan's Classic Lotto 47 game. In the past few years, Palmarchuk has also won a $1 million lottery game in Tennessee. Palmarchuk and wife Phillis moved to Mecosta County, north of Grand Rapids, in 2011. He says he likes to buy lottery tickets that retailers put aside as mistakes. The Palmarchuks plan to hunt for a condominium in a warm state to skip Michigan winters.

Red Sox slugger gets votes for mayor

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is apparently so popular in the city that some residents think he should be mayor. Ortiz, fresh off his third World Series championship with the team, received several write-in votes in Tuesday's election. But contrary to initial reports, Ortiz did not finish third in the balloting. City elections officials say 560 write-in votes were cast altogether, but they don't count those not cast for declared write-in candidates. Therefore, the exact number of votes the World Series MVP received is unclear.

$10,000 reward offered in 1993 Pa. woman's murder

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities in suburban Philadelphia have announced a $10,000 reward for information in the murder of an 18-year-old woman two decades ago. Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said she hopes the reward "and some conscience" will spur someone to help solve the December 1993 murder of Julie Barnyock. Barnyock was last seen at the Lansdale Train Station at about 11:40 p.m. on Nov. 8, 1993, when she called her father for a ride home. Witnesses saw her speaking with a man, but when her father arrived she was gone.

Pa. headless body murder suspect kills self

MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A prosecutor says he's keeping open the investigation into the murder of a northwestern Pennsylvania man whose headless remains were found in a metal drum, even though the murder suspect has hanged himself in his jail cell. Crawford County District Attorney Francis Schultz tells the Meadville Tribune (http://bit.ly/1esxOit ) he wants to consult with state police investigators to ensure nobody else was involved in 55-year-old Gerald VanDyke's death before closing the case.

The PE Sneak Peek: Nov. 8, 2013

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Friday: * A former teacher tried to kill herself by crashing drunk into a utility pole, police charge. We'll have more on the case at www.pressenterpriseonline.com. * A union man will now be a member of the school board he clashed with. He won a seat in the local district with a quiet write-in campaign. * Dope and guns give a local man a stretch behind bars. Find out how long. * Delays dog the case of a prison guard charged with smuggling drugs to inmates.