Stories from Friday, December 20, 2024
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Southern Columbia school district says woman retired
FRANKLIN TWP. -- The Southern Columbia school board has agreed to change the dismissal of a teacher whom they fired...
Briar Creek Township has first female chief in Columbia, Montour counties
BRIAR CREEK TWP. -- The first female police chief in Columbia and Montour counties is scheduled to take the reins of...
RIVERSIDE -- The borough council voted Monday night to approve the 2025 budget with a $27,051 deficit and to hold off...
Wendy, 35, of Bloomsburg was laid off from her long-time factory job in October. Shortly after, she found a new one...
ESPY -- The Big Lots store in the plaza that houses LCBC Church will soon begin a going-out-of-business sale, along...
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Columbia County Food Pantry: Drive-thru, 9-10:30 a.m., Agape, 851 Railroad St., Bloomsburg.
Walk-in Tech Support: 10 a...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald...
Pentagon warns of troop pay
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans' decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost...
* The Columbia County Commissioners intend to submit two 2025 HOME applications to the Pennsylvania Department of...
1803: The Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the...
* Soccer player Kylian Mbappe, 26.
* Actor Jonah Hill, 41.
* Filmmaker Todd Phillips, 54.
* Rock singer Chris...
Courthouse suspect a killer
HARRISBURG (AP) -- A man who attempted to stab security guards at the federal courthouse...
TREASURE HUNT: 9-10-14-20-22
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 1-7; WILD: 0
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 4-0-2; WILD: 0
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 1-3-1-4...
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On Thursday morning, the Danville Child Development Center's Grizzly Bear classroom and administration had the honor of...
BY LEON BOGDAN
Press Enterprise writer
SCOTT TWP. -- A driver whose pickup slammed sideways into a tree off Fifth...
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Husky wrestling coach enjoyed family trips
It is with profound sadness the family of Roger B. Sanders announces his passing on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at the...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred...
Avid sports fan was baker at Olive Garden
Carl D. Derr, 52, of West First Street, Bloomsburg, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
Born on...
18-year-old killed students at Oxford High School when he was 15
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- A judge on Thursday refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea to...
LOS ANGELES -- Jacob Elordi is suddenly everywhere in Hollywood -- so much so he thinks he must be dreaming.
Amid a...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Nine people died Thursday in a massive fire in central Taiwan at a huge food-processing building...
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Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules to call themselves "healthy," according to changes finalized...
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another -- much...
DETROIT (AP) -- U.S. auto safety regulators have backed away from seeking a giant recall of nearly 50 million air bag...
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DEAR ABBY: When my son got married in 2003, we had many good times with him and his wife.
Things have changed now...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a good friend who is almost 77. He was a heavy smoker until about 14 years ago. He decided to...
and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
Do you ever watch TV? Whether or not you have a television, chances are good you have seen...
I see Central is looking for a new head football coach. What happened? I thought EJ was taking them "in a new direction...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You have a warm and charismatic nature. You also have a way of making people smile and have fun...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- An early rebound for U.S. stocks on Thursday petered out by the end of the day, leaving indexes close...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Specialty pharmacies and online companies selling off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs for...
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"Mufasa: The Lion King" has one very important thing going for it: an original story.
That may seem like faint praise...
"The making of a good building," observed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, "is a great moral performance."
Like many...
In Pedro Almod?var's "The Room Next Door," the Spanish director's first English-language feature film, Julianne Moore...
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Tiki, a 20-year-old blind black-and-white cat, likes to roam about outdoors. But this time he caused a scare after he...
A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a...
BLOOMSBURG -- A dozen people charged with nonviolent crimes as first offenders were accepted Thursday into Columbia...
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"A small bubble of high pressure camped over Pennsylvania made yesterday a decent December day. Thursday had mostly...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Funerals have been set for the student and teacher shot and killed by a 15-year-old at Abundant...
BRIAR CREEK TWP. -- Thomas Frace retired as Briar Creek Township's police chief Friday, Nov. 29, then started work as...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A 70-year-old man was arrested this month on suspicion of bludgeoning a man to death...
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Junior put up impressive numbers despite injury
Press Enterprise Sports Editor
In some instances, the best offense for Berwick's girls volleyball team is its defense....
Northwest earns decisive win over Central
For the Press Enterprise
SHICKSHINNY -- Don't look now but Northwest won its fourth consecutive game after beginning...
For the Press Enteprise
HUGHESVILLE -- Benton head coach BJ Wise knew that in order for his Tigers to get a road win...
Position a variety of transfers and original starters
Kevin Jennings wasn't even the player that Rhett Lashlee was going to watch when he went to his first Texas high school...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala scored two goals each and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 32 20 10 2 42 97 84
Florida 33 20 11 2 42 120 105
Tampa Bay 30...
WASHINGTON -- Jordan Poole scored 27 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 25 in his return from injury as the Washington...
NEW YORK -- Cody Bellinger experienced a World Series title at old Yankee Stadium.
That's when his dad Clay was part of...
PITTSBURGH -- Spencer Horwitz was settling in to watch "Gladiator II" with his girlfriend last week when his phone...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 21 6 .778 --
New York 16 10 .615 4
Brooklyn 11 16 .407 10...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Julia Ayrault scored 15 points, Ines Sotelo added 13 and No. 15 Michigan State beat Montana 69...
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NBC Sports makes its first foray into doing an NFL alternate broadcast on Saturday when it puts the matchup between the...
PITTSBURGH -- T.J. Watt is hopeful his ankle injury won't keep him from trying to help the Pittsburgh Steelers win the...
In the six years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to offer sports betting, each successive year...
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Press Enterprise staff reports
MIFFLINBURG -- Danville had a game-high 21 points from Cece Coombe and 11 more from...
Dec. 20, 1994
* The Danville girls basketball team drills Benton, 61-44, behind Becca Jones' 12 points.
Dec. 20, 2004...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Bloomsburg at Shikellamy... 7:30 p.m.
Shamokin at Danville........... 7:30 p.m....
Dec. 14
Celebration Bowl
Atlanta Jackson St. 28, South Carolina St. 7 IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
Montgomery, Ala....
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
4 p.m.
ESPNU -- Chris Paul HBCU Challenge: Norfolk St. vs. Grambling St., Uncasville, Conn....
Jan. 9 -- Salary arbitration figures exchanged.
Jan. 15 -- International signing period opens, 9 a.m. EST.
Jan. 21 --...
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'All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," begins Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina...
Bloomsburg council's decision to create a new administrative position to... do something supervisory could be a well-...
( EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. James E. Cole of Bloomsburg recently sent in this column written by his son, Scott, about ALS...
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As Christmas approaches, I know my Christian friends will ask me why I chose to work for the...
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Full-size trucks are hugely popular thanks to their ability to get tough jobs done. This characteristic equally applies...
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