Stories from Saturday, January 28, 2023
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Food For Friends turns giveaway into a ‘family’ effort
CATAWISSA -- You're never too old to help your community. The volunteers with the Food For Friends Food Bank are living...
Trucking firm’s head is ‘brainstorming’ ideas after purchase
BERWICK -- The owner of a 6.2-acre wooded tract of land near the old Kmart recently cleared it of trees and brush as he...
Benton police, store manager dispute social media claims
BENTON -- Police here say they've received no complaints about fraudulent charges being traced to area gas stations,...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: In a plea agreement that ended this case, Perry R. Caflisch pleaded guilty in July 2023 to simple...
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Play All Day Board Games!: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Bloomsburg Public Library, classic board games for kids and families....
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- A new barrage of Russian shelling killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians and wounded 20 others,...
Motorist video is released
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities released more than an hour of footage Friday of the...
* The Geisinger Authority announces its regular public meeting schedule for the year.
* The Danville Area School...
1915: The United States Coast Guard was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill merging the Life-Saving...
* Actor Ariel Winter, 25.
* Actor Elijah Wood, 42.
* Supreme Court Justice
Amy Coney Barrett, 51.
* Singer Sarah...
Care-home abuser punished
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Federal prosecutors said two caseworkers abused at least 13 people at a...
TREASURE HUNT: 3-6-11-23-27
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 1-9; WILD: 3
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 8-2-4; WILD: 3
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 2-9-1-6;...
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MILLVILLE -- Ten people are facing charges related to driving drunk or while on drugs filed recently in the office of...
ORANGE TWP. -- The incumbent Magisterial District Judge for northern Columbia County has announced his plans to run for...
SALEM TWP. -- A Shickshinny man strangled his wife and repeatedly threatened to kill her, despite a court order...
MADISON TWP. -- A Millville man who lost control of his pickup on Spruce Run on Dec. 30 had been drinking, police said...
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Collected angels, carousels, was roller derby fan
Eileen J. Briggs, 82, of Berwick passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at home.
Born in Johnstown on Dec. 14,...
Navy veteran, retired GMC nurse anesthetist
Arthur F. Richer, 74, of Bloomsburg died on Friday morning, Jan. 27, 2023, a resident of the Bonham Nursing and...
Former Shamokin educator lived in Catawissa
It is with sadness we announce the passing of Mrs. Joan "Joanie" Angela Fetterman (nee Buonassisi), 76, of The Villages...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities on Friday charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two...
DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) -- A 7-month-old boy has died after his 32-year-old mother in Massachusetts was charged with...
Construction company owner enjoyed travel
Gene L. Powlus, 88, of North Centre Township, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at home.
Born in Nescopeck on...
and RIO YAMAT
Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A man accused of torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon, and...
Alex Murdaugh's comments to police about his whereabouts around the time his wife and son were fatally shot may not...
Check from Catawissa American Legion
Jim Levan recently presented a $1,500 check from the Catawissa American Legion to...
Wrong name printed
The Libertarian write-in candidate for State Senate is Thomas J. Anderson. A headline on a letter...
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and GLENN GAMBOA
Associated Press Writers
Amazon's decision to shut down its AmazonSmile donation program left...
HEMLOCK TWP. -- A Rhode Island man seen driving erratically along I-80 was charged by State Police with having crack...
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The war in Ukraine has entered a new, more deadly and fateful phase, and the one man who can stop it, Vladimir Putin,...
ROSE: Some roses, well-balanced on a shelf, to those workers and neighbors who rushed to the site of a bus accident on...
A letter to the Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech Joint Operating Committee:
My name is Melissa Specht, I am a parent of a...
InsideSources.com
The recent "Monday Night Football" game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals was...
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DEAR ABBY: I have known "Gigi" since second grade. We have stayed in touch through the years, although more...
NESCOPECK -- Wesley United Methodist Church will host a Valentine Dinner on Feb. 11 from 4-7 p.m.
The menu includes...
BLOOMSBURG -- A prayer breakfast will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:15 a.m. at Morris Family Restaurant, 6035...
BERWICK -- Grace Lutheran Church is hosting a free, Eat-In Community Dinner on Sunday from 4-6 p.m.
The church is at...
ALMEDIA -- A free clothing and household item giveaway will be held at Shiloh Bible Church on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A conservative legal group said Wednesday a Mississippi school district has agreed to retract a...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You move at your own pace and march to the beat of your own drum. Although you're very loyal,...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A strong week for Wall Street closed out with modest gains Friday, sending the stock market to its...
LOS ANGELES -- Natasha Lyonne's newest role in the series "Poker Face" grants her an opportunity to display a...
For many people filing U.S. tax returns, it can be a daunting task. But if you want to avoid the stress of the looming...
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If I was ever lucky enought to draw an elk tag I would never hire a guide. A guide takes the "hunt" out of hunting and...
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"For the next five days, we'll enjoy above-normal temperatures. But arctic air has stuck its nose into the northern and...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. is to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other...
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Handful of former Bulldogs thrived in Morgantown
For the Press Enterprise
When George Curry was hired at Berwick, a one-man football movement begun as the program...
For the Press Enterprise
FRANKLIN TWP. -- In the end, Southern Columbia defeated Bloomsburg, 67-57, but the Panthers...
Holster outfitter finds new home at Expo
Press Enterprise Copy Editor
BLOOMSBURG -- Welcome to the gun show -- you best be prepared.
Mark and Wendy Finnegan of...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The San Francisco 49ers got a jolt offensively when they made the bold decision in October to...
MIAMI -- Jimmy Butler had 29 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 and the Miami Heat rallied again in the fourth quarter to...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Of all of his considerable talents, Novak Djokovic's ability to cast aside whatever appears to...
TORONTO -- Brady Tkachuk scored twice, Anton Forsberg made 31 saves and the Ottawa Senators defeated Toronto 6-2 on...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 48 38 6 4 80 183 101
Toronto 50 30 12 8 68 168 135...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 35 15 .700 --
Philadelphia 31 16 .660 2
Brooklyn 29 19 .604 5...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics and slugger Jes?s Aguilar agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract Friday....
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SHICKSHINNY -- Northwest converted 10 three-pointers, with Landon Hufford's 13 points leading the way in a 67-16 rout...
Jan. 28
Jan. 28, 1993
* Dominique Wilkins scores 31 points, and the Atlanta Hawks defeat New York, 110-105, snapping the Knicks...
AUTO RACING
1:30 p.m.
NBC -- IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The Rolex 24 At Daytona - Start, Daytona...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Northwest at Bucktail...........2:30 p.m.
MMI Prep at Benton..............7:30 p.m....
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Agreed to terms with 1B Curtis Terry on a minor...
EAST
Baruch 74, Brooklyn College 62
Bowdoin 54, Connecticut College 42
Case Western 91, Brandeis 71
Cazenovia 89, SUNY-...
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Naomi Ackie plays Whitney Houston in the new biopic "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." She admits she doesn't look like the...
LOS ANGELES -- A descending look at the numbers behind nominations for the 95th Academy Awards.
90
Age of John Williams...
NEW YORK -- "This is one of the happiest mornings I've ever had!" exclaims Ke Huy Quan about an hour after hearing his...
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BERWICK -- A homeless man tried to break into an apartment, then repeatedly changed his story when police asked what...
