Stories from Thursday, February 27, 2025
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Riverside officials: Rigs taking shortcut cause damage
RIVERSIDE -- The borough has for years dealt with tractor-trailers getting side tracked from Route 54 here. At its...
GROVANIA -- A Danville man died after a Tuesday afternoon car accident here, according to the Montour County Coroner's...
State grant would help pay to repave, require non-car stretches
BLOOMSBURG -- The town may yet see bike lanes on Market Street, from Main Street to the flood levees at Town Park.
The...
WILBURTON NO. 2 -- Air quality is returning to normal here where a coal bank has been burning for more than two years...
BLOOMSBURG -- A woman who pleaded guilty to stealing mail around the Bloomsburg area two years ago was paroled at...
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VETERANS HERITAGE CENTER: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., McBride Memorial Library, 500 Market St., Berwick.
STORY TIME: 10:30 a.m...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed...
Apple fixing Trump bug
LONDON (AP) -- Apple is fixing a bug within the dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly...
1933: Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire; Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming communists,...
* Actor Kate Mara, 42.
* Singer Josh Groban, 44.
* Author Chelsea Clinton, 45.
* Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez...
Autism cited in stabbings
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -- The defense team for a Pennsylvania man accused of killing four...
TREASURE HUNT: 8-12-22-23-26
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 2-9; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 9-7-8; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 2-2-6-9...
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The Catawissa Fire Company announced Monday it is asking residents not to burn items to prevent brush fires from...
BLOOMSBURG -- Several people learned their punishments for various crimes here recently. Joseph Dominguez, 30, of...
BERWICK -- A Berwick man has been cited with causing a danger or nuisance while drunk in public, State Police report....
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Businessman served community, charities
David Edmondson Boedker passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Regional Memorial Hospital in Hollywood...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Some of America's governors -- mostly Democrats -- have a message for the wave of fired federal...
Nonagenarian enjoyed playing Scrabble, guitar
Corada Earlston, 94, of Bloomsburg passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, a resident of the Sunset Ridge Healthcare...
Longtime postal worker enjoyed antiques
George W. Ising, 80, of Berwick passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Born in...
Woman found in cardiac arrest Victoria Hartzell was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest in her cell Monday...
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump's administration has given New York until next month to comply with its order...
Jayden J. Pickering
Sean Pickering and Angelica Zuber, Berwick, are the parents of a son, Jayden Jaymes, born Saturday...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 "Harriet the Spy" hit movie and...
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HARRISBURG -- The union representing faculty and coaches at Commonwealth University and 11 other state schools has...
BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia County Coroner pronounced a teenager dead at his residence Tuesday morning after a family...
The Bloomsburg Police Department responded to the following calls from Jan. 19-Jan. 25.
Sunday, Jan. 19
* 2:37 a.m.,...
SCOTT TWP. -- A Hemlock Township teen was arrested for driving while impaired by marijuana when State Police stopped...
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DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for more than 20 years. He's mostly very nice, although he has generalized...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're a free-spirited person. You don't enjoy limits on your time, desires or plans. You want...
DEAR DR. ROACH: In 2016, I was fortunate to survive a saddle pulmonary embolism (PE). I was sent home from the hospital...
Q: I woke up a few weeks ago unable to catch my breath. It is a scary feeling, and I was freaked out. Fortunately, my...
Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning.
The trigger might be noticing -- again, for...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after climbing in the morning but running out...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a potential landmark action, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency privately urged the...
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Today is National Chili Day and no matter how you like yours -- beans or no beans, white or red, spicy or mild -- we...
The children all left for school. Whew, while I love them more than words, a quiet house also is welcome to the mind...
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Whenever you look at a dog and think it should be put down just for its breed, remember this: "If I am killed for...
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"The mild Pacific air that's warmed us up during the past few days has really taken the 'br' out of February.
"Highs...
In Mindy Kaling's new Netflix series, "Running Point," Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, the new president of the Los...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract...
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Benton punches tickets for state tournament
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DANVILLE -- With its season squarely hanging in the balance, a young Benton team had a couple...
Northwest starts fast, but drops nail-biter
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MILTON -- Northwest had played a fantastic first 13 minutes in their matchup against Canton...
Fagan wins gold as locals have big day in pool
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WILLIAMSPORT -- Samantha Fagan is only a sophomore at Bloomsburg, but the Panther has been...
Benton sophomore making most of his opportunity on mat
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BENTON -- Any young wrestler frustrated to the point he wants to quit the sport might want to...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Penn State star Abdul Carter made one thing clear Wednesday: He should be the No. 1 overall pick...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Tre Holloman made a buzzer-beater from beyond midcourt to give No. 8 Michigan State a 58-55 win...
MESA, Ariz. -- The Athletics have moved about an hour east from Oakland to the Sacramento area, where they will be...
NEW YORK -- Jalen Brunson had 34 points and seven assists, Mikal Bridges scored 28 points and the New York Knicks held...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 42 17 .712 --
New York 38 20 .655 3
Brooklyn 21 37 .362 20...
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves and the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets ran their franchise-record winning...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Toronto 58 36 20 2 74 185 165
Florida 59 35 21 3 73 197 168
Tampa Bay...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Howie Roseman's forehead has healed from the beer can that left him bloodied at the Philadelphia Eagles...
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Miami Dolphins are the top-ranked team, followed by the Minnesota Vikings, for the second...
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SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- In an all-Central Columbia championship, it was Central Columbia 1 that came out with a 7-2...
Feb. 27, 1995
* UCLA becomes the fifth team in as many weeks to claim the No. 1 spot in the AP men's college basketball...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
District 4 Class 2A final
at Milton
Northwest vs. Muncy........... 7:30 p.m.
High...
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
National League ATLANTA BRAVES -- Reassigned RHP Enoli Paredes and RHP Royber Salinas...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
7 p.m.
ESPN2 -- North Texas at FAU
ESPNU -- Winthrop at Longwood
9 p.m.
CBSSN -- W. Kentucky...
Men's Top 25 schedule Today's Games No. 15 Michigan (21-6) vs. Rutgers (14-14), 9 p.m.
No. 23 Saint Mary's (Cal.) (25...
March 2-11 -- Period for renewing contracts of unsigned players on 40-man rosters.
March 9 -- Last day to place a...
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SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- The Central Columbia High School will present "Mean Girls: High School Version" Thursday and...
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The pain and damage wreaked in the last 16 months will reverberate through families, communities and the Middle East...
After the death of an inmate at the Columbia County Jail, questions remain.
What caused Victoria "Tori" Hartzell to...
Participating in youth sports has long been a cornerstone of the American experience -- or at least it used to be....
Columbia County has a new memorial to veterans. Its website has links to lists of fallen Columbia County soldiers,...
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NEW YORK -- For many filmmakers, the Oscars are a pipe dream. But not because they think their movies aren't good...
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