Stories from Friday, December 6, 2024
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Bloomsburg mayor says there’s no funding for position
BLOOMSBURG -- A police officer let go in April has asked the town's Administrative and Finance Committee for his job...
SCOTT TWP. -- The township supervisors approved a conditional use permit Wednesday night for the solar farm proposed...
Grant money used to buy house of worship that closed in Benton
Press Enterprise Editor
BENTON -- A flood-prone, 120-year-old church came tumbling down this week after it was bought...
For all 40 years of the Brighter Christmas Fund's existence, most of the people helped have been working families with...
BLOOMSBURG -- A Mount Carmel resident won a total of $22,000 playing two different lottery games, state records show....
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Animal Resource Center Indoor Yard Sale: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 2887 Skatetown Road, Bloomsburg. Donations accepted 10 a.m...
NEW YORK (AP) -- The masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers had the...
Trump envoy visits Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Middle East envoy recently visited...
1865: The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to...
* NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, 30.
* Actor Sarah Rafferty, 52.
* Writer-director Judd Apatow, 57.
* Actor Janine...
Sinkhole search hope dims
MARGUERITE (AP) -- Three days after a woman searching for her cat disappeared at the chasm of...
TREASURE HUNT: 3-4-9-16-20
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 6-8; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 6-6-5; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 3-3-1-5;...
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If you're walking through Danville today, don't be surprised if you catch a faint sound of sleigh bells. Santa has...
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Berwick school aide enjoyed traveling
Mary Jane Laubach, 71, of Berwick passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in...
73-year church, choir member loved to cook
Gloria M. Romberger, 93, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Emmanuel Hall Hospice in Danville, surrounded by...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As he presided over his final Christmas tree lighting at the White House, President Joe Biden on...
Ran Mifflin Auto Service, enjoyed cooking
Joyce M. Ash, 89, of Mifflinville passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Sunset Ridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation...
JC Penney retiree enjoyed time with family
Russel Ebright, 89, of Bloomsburg passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, a resident of the Vintage Knolls, Danville....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An imprisoned far-right extremist group leader who was the top target of the federal investigation...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Lois V. Rupert, 99, of Willow Drive, Berwick, died peacefully at her home on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2024, after an...
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump, largely ensconced at Mar-a-Lago in recent weeks, will make a rare...
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BLOOMSBURG -- TreeFest continues this weekend at Caldwell Consistory. Admission is free tonight, courtesy of the...
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DEAR ABBY: I need advice about a new relationship. I am a 60-year-old man. I divorced last year and met a nice woman...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY Whatever challenges stand in your way, you will always cleverly find your way around them. You'...
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Having seen a lot about forever chemicals in print lately, I've found a charcoal filter pitcher that...
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The question sounds so friendly. But it's loaded, as many mothers can attest. "Do you just love getting to be home with...
On Dec. 8, 1984, one of the largest manhunts in FBI history came to an explosive end on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound....
Anthony Robles' story seems almost tailor made for a Hollywood film. Born with only his right leg, he overcame...
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It was a privilege to watch and listen to the Catawissa Military Band on Saturday, November 30, at Winterfest. They did...
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"An Alberta Clipper storm raced across Pennsylvania while you slept Wednesday night. Conditions became windy and colder...
One of the country's largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A baby survived a high-speed police chase on Thursday in New York City that ended with a passenger...
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PITTSBURGH -- Brent Strom didn't want his lengthy coaching career to end on a sour note after Arizona dismissed the...
Rams nearly end winless streak vs. Preppers
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SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- The expectation of any coach is to watch their team grow and improve...
It didn't take much to stir Jack Eichel's national pride in looking ahead to representing the United States at the 4...
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington was minding his own business during practice recently,...
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CLEVELAND -- Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Darius Garland added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 13-1 at...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 18 4 .818 --
New York 14 8 .636 4
Brooklyn 10 13 .435 8
Toronto...
STATE COLLEGE -- Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 17 points, Freddie Dilione V added 14 and Penn State pulled away from No. 8...
PHILADELPHIA -- Sam Reinhart scored the go-ahead power-play goal with 1:59 left in the game to help the Florida...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 25 16 7 2 34 77 63
Florida 27 16 9 2 34 103 90
Boston...
NEW YORK -- Juan Soto appears on a timetable to decide on where to sign either before or during baseball's winter...
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Press Enterprise staff reports
SELINSGROVE -- Bloomsburg's Bella Pistoia produced a team-high 12 points, but the...
Dec. 6, 1994
* Northwest wins its first game of the season, 55-48, over Berwick. Jason Wall leads the Rangers with 14...
Friday
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Vo-Tech at Juniata Chr............... 6 p.m.
Northwest at Milton tourney 7:30 p.m....
AUTO RACING
4:25 a.m.
ESPN2 -- Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
7:55 a.m.
ESPNU...
Midway Lanes BLOOMSBURG MERCHANTS
Week 1 W L Zeeke Graphix 4 0
Crooked Ladder Roofing 4 0
Ron Lee Inc 3 1
OCD...
Top 25 schedule Friday, Dec. 6 No. 10 Boise St. (11-1) vs. No. 19 UNLV (10-2), Mountain West Championship at Boise,...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF GA
Hershey 23 15 5 3 0 33 83 66
WB/Scranton 17 11 5 1 0 23...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League ATHLETICS -- Signed Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Severino on a three-...
Eighth grade Berwick 42, Wyoming Area 1
High scorers: Berwick -- Tess Mason 14, Jessica Crane 8, Liliana Belles 6...
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CHICAGO -- Bill Melton, a star slugger for the Chicago White Sox in the 1970s who later became a fixture on their...
Manny Pacquiao, who won titles in a record eight weight classes from flyweight to super welterweight while becoming one...
The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff will be a new experience for many teams that never participated in the...
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It’s telling that virtually the only positive spin economists of every political persuasion are putting on Donald Trump...
THORN: In his widely read 2000 book, "Bowling Alone," Harvard professor Robert T. Putnam used the decline of bowling...
“If they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Luke 23:31) In his latest mawkish...
As the book of Genesis tells us, Jacob wrestled with his conscience "until daybreak."
It appears that Jim Sachetti had...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The huge rally for U.S. stocks lost momentum on Thursday as Wall Street counted down to a big jobs...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The acting director of the Secret Service said Thursday the agency is "reorganizing and reimagining...
NEW YORK (AP) -- When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Russian woman with permanent U.S. residency who was returned to the United States after authorities...
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