Stories from Thursday, January 16, 2025
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High school pupil brought BBs and part of a BB gun on a bus
DANVILLE -- The school board here expelled a high-school student Wednesday night who brought BBs and a part of a BB gun...
Chief still hoping to make a comeback; ‘we’re not giving up yet’
BERWICK -- Berwick's fire chief says Eagle Hose Co. is "pretty much done."
Over the Jan. 4-5 weekend, the Berwick...
Consultant to deal with hiring a new superintendent
BERWICK -- Directors here voted Monday to spend up to $15,000 for a consultant to help them find a new superintendent....
Cops say van collided with a truck, spun into the wrong lane, smashed a sign and slid through a yard
BERWICK -- A Berwick man was found to be intoxicated after he hit a truck with his van, spun out and jumped a curb,...
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MILLVILLE -- A district resident wants the Millville Area school board to look into cheaper...
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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 signs...
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip,...
Russia strike led to outage
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia on Wednesday launched a major ballistic and cruise missile...
* The Fishing Creek Township Board of Supervisors will receive bids for 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel.
* Cooper Township...
1865: Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman decreed that 400,000 acres of land in the South would be divided into 40...
* Actor-producer-songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, 45.
* Model Kate Moss, 51.
* Boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr., 56...
Cops: Offender stole $120G
An East Earl Township man, already scheduled to stand trial over the indecent assault of...
TREASURE HUNT: 8-12-14-16-28
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 7-4; WILD: 0
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 3-3-9; WILD: 0
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 5-2-2-0...
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Did you catch our homegrown trivia question on Monday night's episode of "Jeopardy!"?
The famed trivia game had a...
BERWICK -- A Berwick woman has been charged after police found heroin on her when summoned to help with a man's...
BLOOMSBURG -- Several people were cited recently for misconduct including two apartment dwellers whom police say were...
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Retired PPL lineman created works of art
Carl E. "Bucky" Buck was a testament to a Christian life well-lived, marked by hard work, helpfulness, creativity and a...
Retired social worker loved reading, crafting
Marjorie (Marj) Helen Read Nuckles Savidge, 77, of Millville passed away on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at her residence....
Heavy equipment mechanic enjoyed kayaking
Linden Ray "Link" Fox, 75, of Shamrock Road, Paxinos, died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at the Upstate Medical Center in...
Retired trucker enjoyed time with dear friends
Tom Lore, 73, of Millville died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at home.
Born Aug. 31, 1951, in Bloomsburg, he was a son of...
East Berwick student loved music, movies
Malaysia Rose Breha, 6, of Nescopeck passed away at home on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.
She was born Nov. 27, 2018....
Strick employee, avid golfer enjoyed travel
Jeffrey L. Stimeling, beloved husband, father, brother and PopPop, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Rachel R. (Durso) Belles, 95, of Berwick passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at Glen Brook Rehabilitation and...
Complete obituary to appear in future edition
Steven D. Persinger, 55, of Catawissa passed away on Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 2025, a patient of the Geisinger...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Jeffrey K. Cleaver Sr., 69, of Mifflinville passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at his home.
A complete obituary will...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment...
FISHING CREEK TWP. -- A Benton man escaped harm when he lost control of his car along a snow-covered hill and slid into...
A host of big-name performers including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will be making their way to Washington...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks ripped higher Wednesday following a shot of adrenaline from an encouraging update on U.S....
DEAR ABBY: My siblings and I are estranged. I live in a different state. My brother and I never got along and stopped...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY Blessed with a sharp mind and an industrious spirit, there's no job too big or too difficult...
NEW YORK (AP) -- New fiction by such favorites as V.E. Schwab, Emma Donoghue and Maggie Stiefvater will be excerpted in...
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Who won the neck decorating contest? It was a tie.
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What do mermaids use to wash their fins? Tide.
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What did the...
We've spilled a lot of ink over the past two years about the noise nuisance the growing sport of pickleball can cause...
They're gonna post the new and unnecessary community services coordinator internally. Let me translate that for ya:...
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Monday, Jan. 20, is National Cheese Lovers Day.
With untold varieties and flavors available, there also are myriad...
We were on our way once more. School months don't make for very good travel times, so we were seizing the opportunity...
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"Take the next few days to ensure your furnace is in good working order. An unwelcome visitor from Russia is likely to...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fox will stream the Super Bowl on Tubi for the first time, giving streamers and cord cutters a...
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Southern put game in Mercy Rule in the fourth quarter
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FRANKLIN TWP. -- It's been a long time in the making, but it finally came. Southern Columbia...
Benton communicates, beats Neumann
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BENTON -- Benton bounced back after suffering through a pair of hard-fought setbacks last week...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills coach Sean McDermott joked that Buffalo could use five 300-pound linebackers in assessing...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Jalen Brunson scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Josh Hart had the 11th...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 28 12 .700 --
New York 27 15 .643 2
Philadelphia 15 24 .385 12...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The NASCAR team owned by Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attempt to make its Cup Series debut...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Women's basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament starting in...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Naomi Osaka's second-round match at the Australian Open could not possibly have started in a...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Ryan McLeod scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 45 27 16 2 56 136 128
Florida 45 26 16 3 55 148 137
Tampa Bay...
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DANVILLE -- Daniel Walker saved his best for last, scoring seven of his team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter,...
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Urban Meyer will join Nick Saban in the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class, and Michael Vick and Michael Strahan...
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins ran out of patience waiting for two-time All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry to...
Jan. 16, 1995
* Tony Martin catches a 43-yard touchdown from Stan Humphries to lift the San Diego Chargers over the...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
New Covenant at CCCS............ 6 p.m.
Holy Redeemer at Berwick... 7:15 p.m.
High...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Traded C Blake Hunt to Seattle in exchange for...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
7 p.m.
CBSSN -- Hofstra at Towson
ESPN2 -- Memphis at Temple
ESPNU -- High Point at Longwood...
NEW YORK -- The NBA has rescheduled two games postponed due to catastrophic wildfires in Southern California, as well...
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife was recently discharged after a lengthy hospital stay with multiple diagnoses.
Most of her...
FAIRMOUNT TWP. -- A house was lost to a fireball Tuesday night which required the response of five fire departments....
HUNLOCK TWP. -- A Hunlock Creek man was treated at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after he was struck Tuesday by a...
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