Stories from Thursday, January 22, 2026
Page 1
Work to generate $28M per year, study states
DANVILLE -- The next construction phase on Geisinger Medical Center's 11-story patient tower began this week as loads...
Columbia commissioner promoting America’s 250th birthday
BLOOMSBURG -- Columbia County Commissioner David Kovach saw an opportunity to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the...
Montour County also planning events for America’s semiquincentennial
DANVILLE -- The celebration of America's semiquincentennial kicked off Wednesday in Montour County with the...
ORANGEVILLE -- Flames spread through the wall of a home here after a space heater under the kitchen sink caught fire...
SLABTOWN -- A fire that broke out after a man used a torpedo heater to thaw pipes under his house completely gutted the...
Page 1 Ads
1 of 2
Page 2
BOOK SALE: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Bloomsburg Public Library, 225 Market St.
Storytime: 10:30-11 a.m.,Thomas Beaver Free...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Congressional cosponsors of a law forcing the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey...
Committee targets Clintons
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President...
* Mahoning Township supervisors will conduct a hearing at the request of Wawa, Inc. for approval of an intermunicipal...
1973: The U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, declared a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. (The...
* WNBA point guard Caitlin Clark, 24.
* Actor Balthazar Getty, 51.
* Celebrity chef Guy Fieri, 58.
* DJ Jazzy Jeff,...
Protesters rally at RFK visit
HARRISBURG (AP) -- Around 20 people stood outside in frigid temperatures to protest...
TREASURE HUNT: 1-9-13-19-28
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 7-0; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 8-4-8; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 6-3-9-7;...
Advertisement
Page 3
DANVILLE -- A construction crew and rescuers worked together to save a worker trapped under a dump truck tire at the...
DANVILLE -- The police department is looking for help in identifying possible victims of thefts perpetrated Sunday...
Page 3 Ads
1 of 9
Advertisement
Page 4
ROME (AP) -- Rome was paying its last respects to the legendary Valentino on Wednesday at the start of a two-day public...
Bloomsburg University employee for 23 years
Betsy Fay Haney, 81, of Bloomsburg passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, a resident of Glenbrook Rehabilitation and...
BERWICK -- Monday's drive-thru grocery giveaway at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church here has been canceled in the face of...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- A former Uvalde police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges he failed in his duties...
Public to write to county, state officials
Briar Creek Township Supervisor Max Sitler encouraged residents who are...
HOUSTON (AP) -- Winter weather brings various hazards people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.
These dangers...
Page 4 Ads
1 of 2
Advertisement
Page 5
BLOOMSBURG -- Town police charged a Bloomsburg woman with violating a PFA order to stay away from a man and their minor...
BERWICK -- Members of First Baptist Church, 224 W. Front St., are to hold their free monthly community meal Monday, Jan...
Page 5 Ads
1 of 3
Advertisement
Page 6
The following area students were named to the fall president’s list at Commonwealth University:
Bloomsburg campus
•...
Advertisement
Page 7
DANVILLE -- A Danville man is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend during an altercation Sunday night at his...
Page 7 Ads
1 of 4
Advertisement
Page 8
Warm up winter with some homemade soup and cheesy cornbread.
***
If you don't have a cast iron skillet, you can...
It's Friday afternoon. School let out early, and two of the children joined a family from our church on a trip to...
Advertisement
Page 9
After more than a century of battling heart disease as the number one killer of Americans, you would think we'd know...
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 30-plus years. When our love was new, it was all smiles, hand-holding...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 88-year-old widower. My wife died six years ago. I live alone, care for myself, drive and...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You'll challenge anything that infringes on your individuality, but you're not a self-centered...
Page 9 Ads
1 of 2
Advertisement
Page 10
"Forecasts indicate we'll likely see snow beginning Saturday evening and continuing through Sunday.
"The National...
Advertisement
Page 11
Record-tying 10 coaches not getting another shot
The Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills faced similar decisions after another promising season ended short of the Super...
Three-time champ trying to get elected on first attempt
These days, Buster Posey's focus is on trying to build a winner as president of baseball operations for the San...
Advertisement
Page 12
NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks broke a four-game losing streak without breaking a sweat, crushing the Brooklyn Nets...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
Boston 27 16 .628 --
New York 26 18 .591 1
Toronto 26 19 .578 2...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Another day, another record crowd. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz advanced...
TORONTO -- Dylan Larkin scored at 3:07 of overtime as the Detroit Red Wings downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 48 31 13 4 66 170 121
Detroit 51 31 16 4 66 159 154
Montreal...
Advertisement
Page 13
A judge has granted Duke's request for a temporary restraining order blocking quarterback Darian Mensah from enrolling...
HOUSTON (AP) -- Joe Mixon's status for next season remains uncertain after the Houston Texans running back missed all...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula felt his team hit what he called "the proverbial wall" in...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- The Chicago Bears thrilled the city in coach Ben Johnson's first season.
They pulled out one...
Advertisement
Page 14
MOUNT CARMEL -- Raina Paulson scored 15 of her game-high 22 points after halftime, rallying Mount Carmel to a 43-42...
Jan. 22, 1996
* Alonzo Mourning and Rex Chapman score 25 points apiece to lead the Miami Heat to a 96-89 win over the...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Calvary Chr. at CCCS............ 5:30 p.m.
Juniata Chr. at Vo-Tech......... 7:30 p.m...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
7 p.m.
CBSSN -- Monmouth at Hampton
ESPN2 -- South Florida at UAB
FS1 -- Wisconsin at Penn...
Jan. 26-Feb. 13 -- Salary arbitration hearings, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Feb. 9 -- Voluntary reporting date for World Baseball...
Jan. 8-11 -- The Sentry, Kapalua, Hawaii (canceled)
Jan. 15-18 -- Sony Open in Hawaii (Chris Gotterup)
Jan. 22-25 --...
Advertisement
Page 15
Geraldo Lunas Campos died at a Texas detention center on Jan. 3, while pleading for air as guards choked him, according...
Today, Sergio Chavez Jimenez is scheduled once again to have his day in federal immigration court.
If everything works...
County Officials:
As a resident of Montour County and after having worked and been involved in Columbia County for many...
I am greatly disturbed by the capture and removal of the Venezuelan President Maduro by President Donald Trump for...
This is the time of the year when school districts across the State generate a budget for the upcoming year. It should...
Advertisement
Page 17
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. stock market bounced back from its worst day since October on Wednesday after President...
Page 17 Ads
1 of 3
Advertisement
Page 18
There was a picture taken of White's Church and how it obstructed the view when making a turn at the intersection of...
LIRQU?N, Chile (AP) -- Some are frightened, others are dehydrated, most are burned. In order to provide aid to the...
By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP Science Writer
W
arm Arctic waters and cold continental land are combining to stretch the...
Advertisement
