Stories from Thursday, January 2, 2025
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Officials credit beer sales, sold-out shows, outside events
BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg Fair Association bounced back from barely seeing a profit in 2023 to making more than $582...
DANVILLE -- The borough is seeing a change of the guard in the fire department.
Fire Chief John Buckenberger completed...
Mooresburg home was ex-train station filled with memories, woman says
MOORESBURG -- An early-morning fire Tuesday here left a 61-year-old woman homeless and mourning two dogs she feared...
Press Enterprise staff report
MONTOUR TWP. -- A man has been jailed after strangling a woman in the middle of the...
Press Enterprise staff report
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man has been cited after threatening to punch a woman in the...
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Fresh Express food pick up at AGAPE: Drive-thru, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., line up 847 Railroad St., Bloomsburg, follow the...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An Army veteran driving a pickup bearing the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New...
Fireworks blast kills three
HONOLULU (AP) -- A New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood...
* The Catawissa Township Supervisors will hold a public hearing Jan. 16 to consider a conditional use application for a...
1942: The Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II.
1959: The Soviet spacecraft...
* Singer-rapper Bryson Tiller, 32.
* Actor-comedian Dax Shepard, 50.
* Actor Renee Elise Goldsberry, 54.
* Actor Taye...
State wins on vote machines
HARRISBURG (AP) -- This week, a Pennsylvania court ruled 6-1 the secretary of state has the...
TREASURE HUNT: 11-20-26-27-29
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 5-7; WILD: 6
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 7-5-5; WILD: 6
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 0-7-0-0...
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The Ralpho Township Business Association is asking anyone who wants their Christmas tree removed to clearly attach a...
BERWICK -- A free grocery giveaway is set for Friday, Jan. 3, under the awning of the former Kmart at the Berwick Plaza...
MOORESBURG -- A pickup malfunctioned on Interstate 80, sending the vehicle and its driver careening across the highway...
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Longtime teller worked at several banks
Mary Ellen Farrell, 88, of Briar Creek passed away suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at her home.
Born in Evansville...
Ukrainian artifact collector enjoyed concerts
It is with great sadness we share the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt,...
Businessman, avid outdoorsman, volunteer
Leonard "Wayne" Laidacker of Bloomsburg went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, at the...
Visitation announced for Bloom High graduate
Andrew Polk Schrader, 34, of Pittsburgh and formerly of Bloomsburg, died on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Pittsburgh....
Computer programmer loved traveling, hiking
Samuel Hilary Hort Jr., 67, of Millville passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, at Geisinger Medical Center...
Army cook loved baseball, old Westerns, his pets
Anthony Louis Capece, 84, of Mocanaqua peacefully passed away at Allied Medical Hospice on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024,...
Memorial visitation to be held 6-8 p.m. Friday
John R. Sanute, 86, of Drums died on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton.
Family and friends are...
Homemaker, seamstress was creative, artistic
JoAnn A. Driggers, 81, formerly of Danville, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, at Luther Acres in Lititz.
She...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Charles W. Napierski, 84, of Mount Zion Road, Catawissa, died at his home early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, after an...
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Nurse, devoted Christian was avid collector
Freda "Grete" M. Glidewell, 79, of Benton went to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at The Gardens at...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former...
Berwick Offray retiree was computer whiz
Jay A. Graves, 71, of Berwick passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at his home.
Born in Nanticoke on Nov. 28, 1953,...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Brian L. Knorr, 57, of Berwick passed away at his residence on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024.
Arrangements are incomplete and...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses, but don't expect any sun-disappearing...
HONOLULU (AP) -- Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor...
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It's the start of a new year and many people pledge to change their eating habits. With that in mind, why not try...
Christmas has come and gone. The leftover lamb has been made into a shepherd's pie, the last slice of pie has been...
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TORONTO -- "The Room Next Door" is Pedro Almod?var's first English-language feature. Tilda Swinton notes he's never...
Swedish star died in 2018
NEW YORK (AP) -- Avicii, the groundbreaking Swedish DJ-producer, died six years ago at 28. Two new movies streaming on...
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"This year's New Year's Eve and New Year's Day didn't feature a lot of weather problems. Tuesday night was cloudy with...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is starting the new year with her first Instagram account since 2020....
BLOOMSBURG -- Only one Bloomsburg Fair director is being challenged when the fair membership holds its annual meeting...
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CFP quarterfinal pushed back after deadly attack
NEW ORLEANS -- The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed...
Philly RB won’t get chance to set record
PHILADELPHIA -- Saquon Barkley appears set to sit out the Philadelphia Eagles final regular-season game Sunday, denying...
PSU’s philosophy plays factor in team’s run
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Football coaches, perhaps more than other sports, are huge proponents of structure, routine,...
CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox acquired left-hander Tyler Gilbert in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies on...
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LOS ANGELES -- Andre Lee scored his first NHL goal, Darcy Kuemper recorded his second shutout of the season and the Los...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 38 23 13 2 48 118 106
Florida 38 23 13 2 48 131 119...
LOS ANGELES -- Kiki Rice scored 16 points to lead five players in double figures and No. 1 UCLA defeated 24th-ranked...
PITTSBURGH -- Looking back, DeShon Elliott thinks he maybe shouldn't have made his frustrations about the direction the...
DETROIT -- Jaden Ivey sustained what appeared to be a serious leg injury after scoring 22 points in the Detroit Pistons...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 24 9 .727 --
New York 24 10 .706
Philadelphia 13 17 .433 9...
CHICAGO -- Solo Ball made seven 3-pointers and finished with 22 points, helping No. 11 UConn beat DePaul 81-68 on...
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ATLANTA -- Texas avoided the first big upset of the College Football Playoff, hitting a fourth-and-long touchdown pass...
PASADENA, Calif. -- Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will Howard's three long touchdown passes during Ohio State's...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears figure to kick their coaching search into another gear after their season finale...
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Press Enterprise staff reports
FRANKLIN TWP. -- Danville had four players finish in double figures with Daniel Walker'...
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Jan. 2, 1995
* Berwick grad Ron Powlus throws for three touchdowns, but it is not enough as Colorado beats Notre Dame,...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
7 p.m.
CBSSN -- W. Kentucky at Liberty
ESPN2 -- Memphis at FAU
ESPNU -- Radford at High...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX -- Acquired LHP Tyler Gilbert from the Philadelphia...
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PA
y-Buffalo 13 3 0 .813 509 345
Miami 8 8 0 .500 325 332
e-N.Y. Jets 4 12 0 .250...
Jan. 9 -- Salary arbitration figures exchanged.
Jan. 15 -- International signing period opens, 9 a.m. EST.
Jan. 27-Feb...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Cross Creek Chr. at CCCS...........7 p.m.
Montoursville at Danville......7:30 p.m...
EAST Boston College 78, Miami 68
Pittsburgh 86, California 74
Yale 93, Howard 65 SOUTH Clemson 85, Stanford 71
ETSU...
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Why is partying in Times Square overrated? Because they drop the ball every year.
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What should people never eat on...
In a provocatively titled essay in libertarian magazine Reason, Andre Beliveau, senior manager of energy policy at...
I just read the article in there about somebody stealing shopping carts. And I don't know what's going on, but Stenko's...
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NEW YORK -- Brady Corbet's "The Brutalist" has taken on the imposing aura of its architect protagonist's style. It even...
SAO PAULO -- Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were up to 4 tons and...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter...
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DEAR ABBY: I've been in a relationship with a man for the last five years. "Julian" came into my life after my husband...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female. After experiencing hair thinning for over a year, I was diagnosed with...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY Much of our success for the year ahead will depend on our ability to put the power of community...
The Food and Drug Administration has been fond of saying it approves only medications that are proven to be safe and...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Teen drug use hasn't rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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