Report: J.C. Penney dumps Martha Stewart

NEW YORK (AP) -- J.C. Penney Co. is reportedly dumping the Martha Stewart brand, after sales of the home maven's goods didn't live up to expectations. The move reported by the New York Post follows a year and half three-way legal battle with rival Macy's and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. over a partnership with the home designer. Emails seeking comment from Martha Stewart and J.C. Penney on the newspaper report were not immediately returned.

Chobani recalls some Greek yogurt cups

NEW YORK (AP) -- Chobani says it's recalling some of its Greek yogurt cups that were affected by mold, a move prompted by reports of illnesses by some customers. The recall comes about a week after the company first started asking retailers to pull the products from shelves, saying some cups were "swelling and bloating." Chobani had previously said it wasn't issuing a formal recall. But the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it was in talks with the company about the matter.

Man plummets from river bridge into water

BLOOMSBURG -- A man walked off the Susquehanna River bridge at the east end of Bloomsburg and plummeted into the water about 4 p.m. today, sending police and rescuers rushing to the scene, officials say. The man was conscious and eventually came out of the water on his own, near the athletic fields by the high school. A rural postal carrier from Main Township on her way home from work spotted the man calmly climbing over the bridge's rail and then disappearing.

Fire guts apartment at Berwick-area eatery

BRIAR CREEK TWP. -- Several customers were seated at the bar inside Castawayz Bar & Grill just after noon Saturday, when fire broke out in the rear of the building, a landmark that dates to the 1800s. Mark Harmon was mowing the lawn outside the business when he spotted smoke rising from the eves above a second-floor apartment at the rear of the building. Harmon rushed to the downstairs apartment to alert tenant Joe Kowalski about the fire. Then Harmon ran out front to the bar and told owner Mick Kowalski, who was behind the bar serving customers, to "get everyone out."

What we're working on: August 30

Here's a look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy: * The witnesses agree that one man punched another, but just who started this road-rage dustup? * Rifle in hand, a man allegedly menaces his neighbors. * The father of quadruplets is hauled before a judge for threatening an older child, charges say. * A jailed heroin suspect says she's going through withdrawal and tells a judge, "I'd like to go back to bed." * Wounded in war, a vet recalls, "I thought I wasn't going to make it." Tomorrow he turns 90.

Dad charged after baby dies in hot car

PHOENIX (AP) -- A 31-year-old father whose infant son died after being left in a parked car in the Phoenix summertime heat was smoking marijuana next to the car with a co-worker part of the time, police said. Daniel Bryant Gray, 31, was booked into a Maricopa County jail late Thursday, charged with manslaughter and child abuse, Sgt. Tommy Thompson said. Police earlier said 3-month-old Jamison Dean Gray died after his father went on Wednesday, his day off, to check on business at a northeast Phoenix sports bar and restaurant where he worked as a kitchen manager.

Pages