Stories from Sunday, January 29, 2023
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Bloomsburg officer pulled victim from Fishing Creek
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg police officer helped pull a man out of the chilly, swollen waters of Fishing Creek early...
Official: Impact sent motorist into passenger’s seat
and M.J. MAHON
Press Enterprise Writers
MIFFLIN TWP. -- A Berwick driver is in critical condition at Geisinger Medical...
TALMAR -- After moving back to the area to continue her late parents' farming legacy, Diana Brown watched their beloved...
Danville woman, 45, is charged in McDonald’s flap
HEMLOCK TWP. -- A Danville woman left her granddaughter in an SUV while she went to pick up food at McDonald's, police...
BLOOMSBURG -- Police say a woman locked herself in a bedroom and summoned help after a man against whom she has a...
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SAA meeting: 2-3 p.m., Agape, 851 Railroad St., Bloomsburg, for men only.
S-Anon Meeting: 3:30 p.m., Agape, 851...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine and its Western allies are engaged in "fast-track" talks on the possibility of equipping...
* The Berwick Area School District has changed the location of the public hearing on Monday to the High School...
Trump kicks off campaign
SALEM, N.H. (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with a...
1919: The ratification of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which launched Prohibition, was certified by Acting...
* Pop-rock singer Adam Lambert (TV: "American Idol"), 41.
* Actor Justin Hartley, 46.
* Actor Sara Gilbert, 48.
*...
Election denier setting policy
HARRISBURG (AP) -- A Republican lawmaker who falsely claimed the 2020 presidential...
TREASURE HUNT: 9-10-14-27-28
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 1-5; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 7-3-5; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 5-1-0-8...
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HEMLOCK TWP. -- A Bloomsburg woman resisted Hemlock Township Police officers and emergency personnel after they...
BRIAR CREEK -- No narcotics were found in a sports car stopped for an expired registration, but its passenger's...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Air Force general in charge of the nation's air- and ground-launched nuclear missiles has...
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N.Y. native owned home inspection business
Eric K. Rode, 47, of Milton passed away on Friday afternoon, Jan. 27, 2023, with his loving family by his side at...
Loved handwriting letters to family, friends
Christine Clarice (Stout) Seward went to be with her brothers and sisters, mother and father in heaven on Jan. 23, 2023...
U.S. Navy veteran was also mail carrier
On Jan. 24, 2023, Jack's final ship passed over the horizon to God, family and friends waiting for him on the other...
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...
Southern Columbia graduate was farmer
Leon R. Concini, 72, of Elysburg passed away Friday morning, Jan. 27, 2023, at home.
He was born on June 7, 1950, in...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tom Verlaine, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal proto-punk band Television who influenced many...
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CONYNGHAM TWP. -- Two Ashland men stole a catalytic converter from a pickup while its owner was hunting near Wilburton...
BLOOMSBURG -- Two Central Columbia seniors were recognized by state agriculturalists at this month's Farm Show in...
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BLOOMSBURG -- The following property transfers have been filed at the Columbia County Courthouse from late December...
BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the nominees for the organization's 2023...
BLOOMSBURG -- Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin Northeast) has announced the...
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When Mark Winternheimer's 12-year-old tabby cat was diagnosed with diabetes last year, the treatment was twice-daily...
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"Yesterday was the best day of the weekend. It boasted partly sunny skies and high temperatures in the low 50s. That's...
ROME (AP) -- Pope Francis clarified his comments about homosexuality and sin, saying he was merely referring to...
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First Grand Slam title for 24-year-old
MELBOURNE, Australia -- One point away from her first Grand Slam title, Aryna Sabalenka faulted. And then she faulted...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA — The late-game meltdowns stick in San Francisco. Take the Super Bowl...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Nick Sirianni is getting his flowers figuratively instead of thrown at his face....
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PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid won the battle of MVP candidates with 47 points and 18 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 35 15 .700 --
Philadelphia 32 16 .667 2
Brooklyn 30 19 .612 4...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Carter Hart made 40 saves for his first shutout of the season in the Philadelphia Flyers' 4-0...
NORMAN, Okla. -- Grant Sherfield scored a season-high 30 points, and Oklahoma beat No. 2 Alabama 93-69 on Saturday in...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 49 38 6 5 81 186 105
Toronto 50 30 12 8 68 168 135
Tampa Bay 48...
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Caitlin Clark had 33 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 10 Iowa held off Nebraska for an 80-76 win on...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- DeMeco Ryans' influence on the NFC championship runs through both locker rooms.
Ryans finished...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs have lost three straight games to the Cincinnati Bengals, including last...
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Jan. 29, 1993
* Kristen Kriebel (24) and Jessi Loika (23) account for 47 points in Benton's girls basketball team's 57-...
AUTO RACING
6 a.m.
USA -- IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The Rolex 24 At Daytona - Day 2, Daytona...
MOUNT CARMEL -- Alyssa Reisinger scored 17 of her game-high 23 points in the first half -- including the 1,000th of...
Today
No local sporting events scheduled
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Monday
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Benton at...
Jan. 30-Feb. 17 -- Salary arbitration hearings, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Feb. 8-10 -- Owners meeting, Palm Beach, Fla.
Feb...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS -- Signed RHP Colin Rea and CF Skye Bolt to minor...
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Expo ends today
The Early Bird Expo, Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, ends today. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Clay shoot set...
This year's state's bear season had plenty of success stories spanning from archery to black powder to rifle seasons....
The Pennsylvania bear season started on Oct. 1 and ended Jan. 1. There was no limit on how many bear a hunter could...
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Early on Jan. 14, in Monterrey, Mexico, Carlos Alonso, 32, allegedly broke a glass door at Christ the King Parish and...
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Pottsgrove, or Potts Grove as it's sometimes called, is a village in Northumberland County's East Chillisquaque...
To the individual commenting on Julian Fleming and Jared Verse. Neither Julian or Jared ranked themselves coming out of...
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I see where Mayor Burke is selling Mayor's Ball tickets and begging for sponsors. Apparently he needs money for his...
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We're in the mailbox again as it's still pretty full.
OK, Greg. I have read all your columns for years and I want you...
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- General Motors says it will spend more than $900 million to update four factories, with the bulk...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro quickly fulfilled one of his campaign promises Wednesday, just a day after his inauguration. His...
ROSE: If you have a child that goes to Berwick schools or are a taxpayer in the school district, next week will be your...
When Northumberland and Sunbury consolidated their two schools into the present Shikellamy School District many years...
Loved. Accepted. Inspired. I wake up each morning hoping the three words above are what my 9- and 5-year-old feel each...
A man walks into a library and asks the librarian for books about paranoia. She whispers, "They're right behind you...
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Designers aim to empty landfills with new decor materials
At first glance, Nina Edwards Ankers' sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment, or sheets of...
Chances are your "buy now, pay later" bill from the holiday season has arrived.
It's important to create a plan to pay...
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Dean’s list
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Riley O’Neil of Bloomsburg and William Bellino of Riverside achieved the dean’s list at...
Brandywine Manor House was the setting on Oct. 15, 2022, for the wedding of Kimberly Faye Kashner and Pieter Nathaniel...
St. Basil the Great Parish in Kimberton, Pa., was the setting for the March 12, 2022, ceremony joining Lauren Sim and...
LEWISBURG -- Community Health and Wellness at Evangelical Community Hospital will hold these screenings in February:
*...
Senior centers list week's activities
* Benton -- Monday: Coffee/tea, 9 a.m.; exercise, 10 a.m.; Wii Bowling...
Berwick classmates to dine out Tuesday
BERWICK -- Berwick High School Class of 1967 will have lunch Tuesday at 11:30 a....
BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia County Traveling Library will make the following stops this week: * MONDAY: Little Cubs...
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DEAR ABBY: I am an active widower with five grown children. Although three live in the same city and two live in a...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're a clever thinker and a great conversationalist. You always know just what to say and do...
NEW YORK (AP) -- "American Utopia" composer David Byrne plans a return to the Great White Way -- with disco.
Byrne and...