Stories from Friday, January 17, 2025
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Columbia’s treasurer sought full staff for Trump
LIGHTSTREET -- The Columbia County Commissioners denied a request Thursday by the county's treasurer to raise the...
Longtime politician offers endorsement
DANVILLE -- After more than 30 years in public office, Danville's mayor announced Thursday she would not seek another...
Owner says he’s making way for new tenants in Buckhorn
BUCKHORN -- The owner of the former Columbia Mall is making way for new shops by selling off memorabilia and unneeded...
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick man allegedly involved in a jailhouse attack on a prison guard is charged with felony assault...
SUNBURY -- The Susquehanna Valley United Way CEO is stepping down after 10 years with the organization.
Adrienne Mael...
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Columbia County Food Pantry: Drive-thru, 9-10:30 a.m., Agape, 851 Railroad St., Bloomsburg.
Mother Goose on the Loose...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip...
Trump to keep TikTok going
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump's pick for national security adviser,...
* The Liberty Township supervisors will hold regular monthly meetings on the second Monday of the month during 2025....
1920: Prohibition of alcohol began in the United States as the Volstead Act went into effect in support of the 18th...
* Boxer-actor Jake Paul, 28.
* Actor Kelly Marie Tran, 36.
* DJ-musician Calvin Harris, 41. * Basketball Hall of Famer...
Assault suspect extradited
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- An American accused of sexually assaulting a Gettysburg University...
TREASURE HUNT: 3-17-19-28-29
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 2-6; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 5-0-1; WILD: 2
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 9-6-8-9...
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Girl Scout Madeline Cross, 17, began the Danville Prom Closet as her Gold Award project in 2023.
She has been to prom...
ELYSBURG -- The company that runs a water system in southern Columbia County and this area of Northumberland recently...
BRIAR CREEK TWP. -- A Berwick man has been arrested after drunkenly driving his Jeep to the Briar Creek Lake dock area...
BLOOMSBURG -- The owner of Om Sai Convenience and Grocery at 498 W. Main St. was cited by a state revenue agent for...
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Volunteer known for profound kindness
Louise L. Pegg, 95, of Danville passed away peacefully in the presence of family members on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.
She...
Avid woodworker devoted to church and family
Anthony J. Zaikoski Jr. (Tony), 79, of Berwick passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Glen Brook Rehabilitation and...
Worked in cafeterias, Maria Assunta kitchen
Rachel R. (Durso) Belles, 95, of Berwick passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at Glen Brook Rehabilitation...
Milco retiree enjoyed hunting, fishing, farming
Eddie R. Bitler, 86, of Millville passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2025, at The Gardens at Millville.
He was born Sept....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "It Ends With Us" actor and director Justin Baldoni has sued his co-star Blake Lively and her...
BERWICK -- The borough plans to open its new ice skating rink at Ber-Vaughn Park today at noon.
The rink, paid for by a...
Central grad enjoyed restoring antique tractors
Jeffrey K. Cleaver Sr., 69, of Mifflinville passed away peacefully at his home with his family at his side Wednesday,...
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man has pleaded guilty in district court to disorderly conduct by choking his stepson over...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- At least 30 people have died in Istanbul over the past three days after drinking bootleg alcohol...
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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have four kids, so there are many, many appointments to make and keep. We both have full-...
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Thursday following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please address the dangers of untreated sleep apnea?
Also, what do people do when they are...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're shrewd, resilient and strong. Though, at your core, you're deeply caring and...
Q: Why don't some medical professionals recognize norovirus more readily?
My friend had vomiting with diarrhea,...
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Blake Lovell thinks taking his wife and young daughter to rural Oregon to pack up his dead father's belongings is a...
Former secret agent Matt (Jamie Foxx) explains he and wife Emily are living a boring, mundane, glamour-free life and...
It's easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of it in "I'm Still Here."
He drops...
Horror, not comedy, has been the go-to movie genre in recent years. But a movie like "One of Them Days," starring Keke...
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and LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writers
When the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles, Hollywood's awards season was in...
ATLANTA -- As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter urges...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as...
WASHINGTON -- About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today's toll,...
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"Temperatures today should reach the high 30s with a mostly sunny afternoon, Accuweather says. Saturday will bring a...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It has been more than a week since two massive fires forced tens of thousands of people to flee...
LIBERTY TWP. -- A motorist from Lawrence County reported his vehicle being struck by a tractor-trailer along Interstate...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Missouri man who crashed a rental truck into barriers protecting the White House was sentenced...
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MILWAUKEE -- Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as "...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The athletic director at a mid-sized school that's making a splash this season has a modest...
For the Press Enterprise
BERWICK -- Uncertainty reigned supreme for those outside of the boys' basketball program as...
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DETROIT -- Myles Turner scored 28 points, Pascal Siakam added 26 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Detroit Pistons 111-...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 28 12 .700 --
New York 27 15 .643 2
Philadelphia 15 24 .385 12...
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Sonia Citron scored 21 points, Maddy Westbeld had 20 and No. 3 Notre Dame surged in the second half...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 46 28 16 2 58 140 131
Florida 46 26 17 3 55 150 142...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Dawson Garcia made a 3-pointer from the near edge of the center-court logo to give Minnesota an 84-81...
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ASHBURN, Va. -- A national television audience watched Zane Gonzalez adjust his socks on the sideline and fix his hair...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Ohio State faced Texas in the Cotton Bowl, Jeremiah Smith was expected to shine.
After all, he...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Iga Swiatek tends not to waste time in the first week of Grand Slams.
When the five-time Grand...
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Jan. 17, 1995
* Berwick names Bill Martz as the Bulldogs' new baseball coach.
Jan. 17, 2005
* J.R. Anderson has 21...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Northwest at S. Wmspt........ 7:15 p.m.
Millville at Neumann........... 7:15 p.m....
3x3 BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S)
7 p.m.
TNT -- Unrivaled Basketball League: Mist vs. Lunar Owls, Medley, Fla.
TRUTV --...
BUCKHORN -- Columbia County Christian's Pierce Cughan drained all of the teams 3-pointers and scored a game-high 30...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Claimed INF Jacob Amaya off waivers from the...
Orangeville Sportsmen's Club JAN. 15
TRAPSHOOTING
Squad 1: Tony Sinibaldi, 25. Squad 2: John Yarnell, 22. Squad 3:...
Abington Heights 60, Valley View 39
Aliquippa 74, Mohawk 43
Belmont 50, Philadelphia E&T 41
Bodine 111, Penn Treaty...
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The federal government's ability to regulate immigration, a basic function of any nation, is broken.
Over the past...
THORN: Zoning too often infringes on the rights of property owners, forcing them to spend money on legal representation...
The democratic world is stunned that Americans, who fought the Revolutionary War to overthrow a tyrannical monarch,...
<200B>As Superintendent of the Central Columbia School District, I feel obligated to respond to the recent “...
Two windmills were sitting on a hill. One asks the other, "Do you have a favorite song?" The other replies, "Well......
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Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
Scones are a traditional British and Irish baked good, with a tender crumb that's...
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
Pan-fried chicken cutlets are a convenient weeknight dinner, but they can be a little...
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
Many American cooks may not know the key to perfect fried rice is using previously...
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
Stir-fries are easy to cook, but getting the flavors just right can require a long...
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So...a position was created in the Town that the current "manager" doesn't even meet the basic qualifications for? Then...
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