Stories from Friday, April 4, 2025
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Columbia County commissioner: Giveaways unsustainable
LIGHTSTREET -- The chairman of the Columbia County commissioners says money from the hotel tax should be used to...
CATAWISSA -- Police here accuse a mother of plying her teenage son with White Claw hard seltzers until he was drunk,...
BLOOMSBURG -- One of two men arrested in a predawn drug raid here last week waived all charges onto Columbia County...
BERWICK -- An Army recruit was arrested after police say he threatened to kill his wife and other occupants of the...
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Columbia County Traveling Library Book Sale: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., The Lighthouse, Lightstreet UM Church, 1640 Main St....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday he would review Defense Secretary Pete...
Security officials fired
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump fired several White House National Security Council...
* The Millville Area School District is seeking proposals for school security personnel.
* Benton Area School District...
1841: President William Henry Harrison succumbed to pneumonia one month after his inauguration, becoming the first U.S...
* Actor-singer Jamie Lynn Spears, 34.
* Magician David Blaine, 52.
* Actor Robert Downey Jr., 60.
* TV writer-...
Fetterman decries vandalism
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John Fetterman said Thursday his wife's community store in Braddock...
TREASURE HUNT: 6-9-16-18-20
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 3-3; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 1-0-0; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 2-3-2-0;...
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Love is in the air at the Montour Preserve, with two resident eagles nesting and breeding.
The Vernal School will...
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Danville native enjoyed travel, restoring cars
Franklin Leroy Rake, 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2025, at Tranquility Hospice in Marietta, Georgia...
Veteran, retired railroader enjoyed golf
Robert C. Rose, 78, of Scenic Drive, Danville (Riverside), died at the Geisinger Medical Center on Monday, March 31,...
Dog lover, avid reader known for generosity
Darlene Jeanne Ley, 73, of Sugarloaf Township, formerly of Shamokin, died on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at the Geisinger...
Bloom Hospital clerk, Cleveland sports fan
E. Roberta (Bowman) Berger, 89, of Pine Street, Bloomsburg, passed away Wednesday evening, April 2, 2025, at her home...
Nonagenarian was clerk at Shaffer’s Store
Mary Louise Anderson, 94, formerly of Millville, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Nazareth Memory Center,...
The Trump administration has laid off the entire staff of a $4.1 billion program that helps millions of low-income...
Funeral arrangements will be announced
Keith Leighton Bangs, 65, of Orangeville passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his...
CATAWISSA -- A Bloomsburg woman has been charged after police pulled over her friend for speeding and smelled burned...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- An iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska's largest city has been euthanized, just...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street shuddered and a level of shock unseen since COVID's outbreak tore through financial...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY As a witty and resourceful person, you always find your way through any problem. You often turn...
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What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? Don't know and don't care.
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Looking to buy chicken broth in bulk...
ROSE: Berwick's Taylor Dinelli touched the hearts of millions and changed one man's life, simply by posting a short...
I was quite surprised when I saw yesterday's paper, front page, Saturday, March 22. The Berwick Hospital was purchased...
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The latest IP to be mined into a Hollywood blockbuster is appropriately a video game that celebrates digging: "A...
A rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan is probably pretty close to a universal dream. It's easy enough, then, to...
DEAR ABBY: I've been with my husband for 19 years, and we have established a loving, stable relationship despite some...
Writer-director Ryan Fleck, with partner Anna Boden, has produced a "very weird" love letter to his former home of...
NEW YORK (AP) -- After being shelved by Warner Bros. in 2023, the Looney Tunes film "Coyote vs. Acme" has found a new...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt...
"Today won't be as warm or wet as yesterday. Overnight rain should tail off by 8 a.m., and the rest of the morning will...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- The Trump administration rattled markets, manufacturers and more this week announcing a...
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Freshman led Central to PHAC and District 4 titles
Press Enterprise Copy Editor
Central Columbia girls basketball had a tall task of replacing four starters this season,...
All-around performance keeps team undefeated
For the Press Enterprise
SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- Central Columbia's softball team demonstrated its ability to play at a...
KING OF PRUSSIA -- A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The once and possibly future home of the Tampa Bay Rays will get a new roof to replace the one...
PHILADELPHIA -- Taijuan Walker pitched six scoreless innings, Kyle Schwarber homered and the Philadelphia Phillies...
NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge started another home run barrage with a three-run, first-inning drive that made him the third-...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Christian Walker and Jeremy Pe?a homered and Brendan Rodgers had three hits and three RBIs to lead...
BALTIMORE -- Alex Bregman, Kristian Campbell and Triston Casas all hit two-run homers, and Boston beat Baltimore to...
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PHILADELPHIA -- Giannis Antetokounmpo became the first player in NBA history to have 35 points, 17 rebounds and a...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
y-Boston 56 20 .737 --
x-New York 48 28 .632 8
Toronto 28 48 .368 28...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Amid the violence and overdoses Christian Benford encountered, and countless funerals he attended...
SAN ANTONIO -- A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile -- two...
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Linus Ullmark made 32 saves, Shane Pinto and Jake Sanderson scored and the Ottawa Senators beat...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Toronto 75 46 25 4 96 245 221
Tampa Bay 75 44 26 5 93 269...
SAN ANTONIO -- Sam Ryder wasn't sure his neck would feel good enough for him to play Thursday in the Valero Texas Open...
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April 4, 1995
* The San Antonio Spurs win their 12th in a row, 113-89 over the Clippers.
April 4, 2005
* Southern...
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BASEBALL
High school
Mifflinburg at Bloomsburg... 4:30 p.m.
Benton at Millville............... 4:30 p.m....
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League HOUSTON ASTROS -- OF Cooper Hummel has cleared waivers and elected free...
DANVILLE -- Danville's Wyatt Shultz fanned 10 in six innings of relief pitching, and Garrett Hoffman provided a...
Orangeville Sportsmen's Club APRIL 2
TRAPSHOOTING Squad 1: Gary Myers, 24. Squad 2: Myers, 23. Squad 3: John...
AUTO RACING
10:25 p.m.
ESPNEWS -- Formula 1: Practice, Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
1:55 a.m. (Saturday)
ESPN2 --...
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping. While on the toilet...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for...
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