Stories from Sunday, January 18, 2026
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Columbia County is still deciding who will print mail-in ballots
LIGHTSTREET -- If Columbia County sticks with its mail-in ballot provider for elections this year staff may be driving...
Lancaster lecturer visits Danville, Berwick to discuss immigration
BERWICK -- More than 60 people turned out Saturday to hear what Joanne Castner had to say about her experiences...
By M.J. MAHON
Press Enterprise Writer
MILLVILLE -- The Millville Area school district is forming its own police...
LIME RIDGE --A man yelled at construction crews here recently because he did not like where they parked.
David Winger,...
BLOOMSBURG -- Town police arrested a Bloomsburg woman for driving drunk after she struck a telephone pole with her car...
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HALUPKI AND HALUSKI SALE: 11 a.m. to noon, St. Mary's Church lobby, 1730 Fowler Ave., Berwick.
SAA Meeting: 2-3 p.m.,...
NUUK, Greenland (AP) -- Thousands of Greenlanders marched across snow and ice to take a stand against President Donald...
Pair of avalanches kills five
VIENNA (AP) -- Authorities in Austria say five skiers have been killed in a pair of...
* The Berwick Area School Board has set its 2026 meeting dates.
* Orange Township is soliciting sealed bids for a 2011...
1778: English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he dubbed the "Sandwich...
* Actor Karan Brar, 27.
* Spanish soccer star Aitana Bonmati, 28.
* Singer and activist Montana Tucker, 33.
* Actor...
Man sentenced for groping
A Lancaster man will spend two to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty last month to...
TREASURE HUNT: 8-15-19-26-28
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 0-7; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 2-0-7; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 7-6-2-0...
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BLOOMSBURG -- The people of Columbia and Montour counties and its surrounding areas gave $111,200 to the 2025 Brighter...
CATAWISSA -- Police charged an Orangeville man after finding almost 15 grams of marijuana in a bag in his car, court...
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Lifelong family caregiver and supporter
Loretta M. Jola, 88, of Hunlock Creek passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.
She was born on Feb. 28, 1937...
Church program volunteer loved event planning
Deborah K. Densberger, 75, of Berwick passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at her home. She was surrounded by her...
HOUSTON (AP) -- A blast of winter weather brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East...
1941-2026
Donald Pranzoni went home to be with his heavenly Father on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
Don, 84, formerly of Berwick, died...
Funeral arrangements to be announced
Judith A. (Steele) LeVan, 80, of Bisset Lane, Bloomsburg, died Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17, 2026, at her home....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Thousands of mourners gathered Saturday at San Francisco's Civic Center to celebrate the life of...
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At a time when productivity means optimizing every second and screens blur the line between work and home, some people...
CATAWISSA -- Police arrested a man whose blood alcohol content was over twice the legal limit while driving through the...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons in recent days, including for the father of a...
DANVILLE -- The Danville Police Department responded to the following calls from Dec. 16 to Dec. 31.
Tuesday, Dec. 16...
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So Columbia County is finally cracking down on sick days and political posts. I'm not going to talk about the political...
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"The mild January we have enjoyed for the last two weeks has ended.
"A cold snap brought snow yesterday which, for a...
Defendant in Charlie Kirk murder case alleges bias
PROVO, Utah (AP) -- The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday, as...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- A massive fire swept through a multistory shopping mall in Pakistan's largest southern city...
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For the Press Enterprise
DANVILLE -- The Danville Ironmen have emerged from the winter's shadow, shedding a grueling 9-...
Broncos beat Bills, but lose Nix for season
DENVER -- Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted Josh Allen's deep throw in overtime, and Bo Nix led the Broncos into position...
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons have hired Kevin Stefanski to be their head coach.
Stefanski, a two-time Associated...
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EASTERNCONFERENCE
AtlanticDivision W L Pct GB
Boston 25 15 .625 —
NewYork 25 16 .610 ½
Toronto 25 18 .581 1½...
DALLAS -- Klay Thompson scored all 23 of his points in the first half, including the 17,000th of his career, and six...
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Once the legal wrangling over paying players finally got settled last summer, there was hope that...
MELBOURNE, Australia -- No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini got the dominant start she wanted, defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6...
WASHINGTON -- Tarris Reed Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and third-ranked UConn held off Georgetown 64-62 on...
BY the Associated Press
CALGARY, Alberta -- Adam Klapka had a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game of the...
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Ben Johnson spent plenty of time studying Sean McVay's offense, though not necessarily for a...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Drake Maye made his first NFL start against the Houston Texans. The New England Patriots' second-...
DENVER -- Bo Nix broke his right ankle late in overtime of the Denver Broncos' divisional-round victory over Buffalo on...
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Jan. 18
Jan. 18, 1996
* Despite having only three players score and shooting only 31.5 percent from the floor, Danville's boys...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
Noon
BTN -- Penn St. at Maryland
ESPNU -- FAU at Temple
2 p.m.
ESPNU -- Wichita St. at South...
MOUNT CARMEL -- Mount Carmel's Jude Lazicki poured in a game-high 22 points, and the Red Tornadoes ran away fro...
Today
No events scheduled
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BASKETBALL
High school boys
Benton at Liberty...
EAST Adelphi 63, Southern New Hampshire 59
Albright 99, Alvernia 78
Alfred State 69, Mount Aloysius 68
American...
FOOTBALL
National Football League NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS -- Activated DB Alex Austin from injured reserve.
PITTSBURGH...
EAST Army 63, American 56
Brown 64, Cornell 48
Bucknell 46, Colgate 43
Chicago State 61, Le Moyne 55
Columbia 85, Yale...
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There's a familiar stillness that settles in after a hunting season winds down. The rifle gets wiped clean and locked...
Get licensed today
Fishing licenses are on sale and valid through Dec. 31.
Spare your life
Everyone on canoes, kayaks...
Lead shot was officially banned nationwide in the United States for hunting waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans and coots)....
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BLOOMSBURG -- The following property transfers were filed at the Columbia County Courthouse in October.
North Centre...
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A Chinese shopping center has solved its problem of people smoking in the rest rooms, Oddity Central reported on Dec....
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The killing of a 37-year-old mother by a federal agent in Minneapolis is a shocking and inexcusable act of violence....
ROSE: In this era of boundless entertainment and other diversions, interest in high school athletics has suffered. For...
Six years ago this month, the Centers for Disease Control reported the first lab-confirmed case of the novel...
Why couldn't the Ghostbusters ever finish Oregon Trail? Because they couldn't cross the streams.
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Why would someone...
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I really enjoy your old car columns. I recently saw some photos of Nash being one of the first NASCAR sponsors. Also, I...
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‘Me’ generation reshaped America’s culture, economy
The oldest baby boomers -- once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics -- turn...
Given I spend a lot of time on financial, tax and investment planning at work, it might surprise people my husband and...
OK boomers: The oldest of you are turning 80 in 2026. You were the vanguard of a "rock n' roll" and "TV age" generation...
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Graduates
YORK — Cody Gingrich of Danville received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from York College of Pennsylvania...
Senior centers list week's activities
Note: Coffee is available daily at all senior centers.
* Benton -- Monday:...
BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia County Traveling Library will make the following stops this week: * TUESDAY: Riverview...
BLOOMSBURG -- Bloomsburg bridge club met Jan. 5 with these scores: Kathy Lorelli and Tom Boop, 73.33%; Glen Wayne and...
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IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You’re resourceful and ambitious. If you’re unable to find a way to achieve your goals, you will...
DEAR ABBY: I am neat and organized, but my wife is the opposite. She's messy and disorganized. I knew it before we...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nobel laureate Han Kang's first book of nonfiction to come out in English will be released in the...