Stories from Thursday, May 15, 2025
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West Chester U. administrator nominated
BLOOMSBURG -- A West Chester University administrator may be named interim president of Commonwealth University after...
BLOOMSBURG -- Commonwealth University President Bashar Hanna's next job comes with a $275,000 pay cut.
As Commonwealth...
Ranshaw man succumbed to injuries, cops say
NUMIDIA -- A Numidia Dragway employee died after he was run over by a drag car while at work Saturday afternoon, police...
Officials say local driver perished when oversized load struck his vehicle
WASHINGTONVILLE -- One person was killed when an oversized load collided with a Jeep in a construction zone here...
ALMEDIA -- There is a contested race for Central Columbia school board Region I (Scott Township) in Tuesday's primary...
FRANKLIN TWP. -- Five four-year terms on the Southern Columbia Area School Board are up for grabs in the May 20 primary...
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CAREERLINK BUS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., McBride Memorial Library, 500 Market St., Berwick.
VETERANS HERITAGE CENTER: 10 a.m...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended billions of dollars in...
Omaha ousts GOP mayor
OMAHA, Neb. (USA TODAY Network) -- Omaha elected its first Black mayor, John Ewing Jr., ousting...
* JC's Hauling and Snow Removal, Bloomsburg, registered a fictitious name with the Pennsylvania Department of State.
*...
1800: President John Adams ordered government offices to relocate from Philadelphia to the newly-constructed city of...
* Actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler, 44.
* Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, 56.
* Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett, 72...
PSU York campus to close
YORK (USA TODAY Network) -- A work group for Penn State University recommended closing the...
TREASURE HUNT: 3-5-18-23-27
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 9-3; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 8-3-0; WILD: 7
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 3-5-7-0;...
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On Sunday, May 25, St. John's Community Church will present a video on the last surviving Marine on the ship U.S.S....
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Former co-captain cheerleader enjoyed bowling
Wava M. (Fedder) Wynings, 88, of Berwick passed away peacefully on Monday, May 12, 2025, at The Gardens at Orangeville...
Retired U.S. Navy YN1, car enthusiast
James Paul Shelhamer, 77, of Mifflinville passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Monday, May 5,...
Biology professor had keen wit and wisdom
David Julius Prescott, 85, died Friday, May 9, 2025, surrounded by his three daughters and devoted dog.
David grew up...
BRIAR CREEK -- A Berwick man was arrested after police say he was speeding on Route 11 and left on his turn signal for...
BERWICK -- Not Bread Alone Ministry will be giving away free groceries Friday, May 16, said President Matthew Barwick...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn't up to snuff.
When he lands and looks over at the planes...
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Facade debris lands in roadway but no one injured
BLOOMSBURG -- Falling bricks from a long-vacant building in town tumbled onto Old Berwick Road Wednesday morning as a...
Despite enacting new ordinances last year, council set to make changes again
BLOOMSBURG -- Town council is already revising the zoning laws it enacted last year.
For more than two years,...
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DEAR ABBY: My father's wife, "Carole," loves to thrift-shop, particularly if she can find things for our 5-year-old...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're sincere and to the point. You're also observant and good at problem-solving. You may be...
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old woman. I'm in good health despite various events last year (i.e., a hole in my...
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BRUCE RHOADS
Name: Bruce Rhoads
Age: 75
Address: Treeline Drive, Scott Township
Education: Bachelor of Science in...
DALLAS (USA TODAY Network) -- A Texas teenager charged in the fatal stabbing of a fellow track athlete is to receive...
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Instead of burgers and hot dogs, why not lighten up for Memorial Day? You can still grill, but have seafood, chicken or...
Six children are tucked in bed while I listen to the birds waking each other with their morning song. It's Saturday...
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"Today is another in a series of cloudy days. Accuweather is forecasting overcast weather starting this morning and...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary asked lawmakers to increase security funding on...
DEARBORN, Mich. (USA TODAY Network) -- Ford Motor is recalling 273,789 vehicles across the United States due to a...
MILLVILLE -- Millville Christian Church is hosting an ice cream social on Friday beginning at 5 p.m.
Featured flavors...
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Fans not waiting long for anticipated games
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs will be featured in at least eight stand-alone games during...
Confidence high at PGA despite conditions
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CHARLOTTE -- Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will have everyone's attention when the PGA...
Team looking to end playoff drought
Reuters reports
The Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday announced the hiring of Rick Tocchet as their new head coach....
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Reuters reports
Los Angeles Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will make his season debut Saturday against the...
East W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 25 18 .581 -- -- 6-4 W-1 13-8 12-10 250 169 81
Toronto 21...
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Aaron Judge led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking home run as the New York Yankees rallied to...
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CLEVELAND -- The Guardians added a two-time Cy Young arm to their bullpen...
Alec Burleson drove in four runs to fuel visiting St. Louis to a 14-7 victory over Philadelphia in the second game of a...
Matt Gorski and Jared Triolo each hit two-run homers Wednesday night for the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, who salvaged...
Logan Henderson won his second straight start to begin his major league career and Rhys Hoskins homered, had four hits...
Kody Clemens, a relative newcomer to Minnesota, smashed a three-run home run in the eighth inning and the Twins rallied...
Ketel Marte homered twice, Eugenio Suarez belted a three-run shot and Arizona completed a road-series win over San...
Pinch hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth as host Detroit completed a three...
James Wood doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and visiting Washington rallied for a win against Atlanta...
Davis Martin threw 62/3 quality innings and Lenyn Sosa and Michael A. Taylor homered, propelling visiting Chicago to a...
Kyle Stowers belted two solo homers and Ryan Weathers tossed five strong innings in his season debut to lift visiting...
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WILKES-BARRE -- Dom Cavuto homered while Garrett Bau and Cody Wilson had three hits apiece in Northwest's 17-4,...
May 15, 1995
* Central Columbia's Keith Smith throws a two-hitter, and the Blue Jays have 15 hits to defeat Millville,...
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BASEBALL
High school
Benton at Vo-Tech................ 4:30 p.m.
Wyalusing at Central........... 5:30 p.m....
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN'S)
5:35 a.m. (Friday)
FS2 -- AFL: Carlton at Sydney
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AUTO...
Reuters reports
Derrick White scored a game-high 34 points and the Boston Celtics extended their season by beating the...
Reuters reports
Six different players scored for the Florida Panthers, who pushed the host Toronto Maple Leafs to the...
Midway Lanes WEDNESDAY SUMMER SENIOR
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May 8 4
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June 4.5 7.5
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BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Reinstated INF Ram?n Urias from the 10-day IL....
Arnold's Golf Course MONDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
WEEK 2 POINTS Three Dogs Vino 22
Larry's Lumber 21.5
Loaded...
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In the history of TV, a few genres call out to us: The cop show. The lawyer show. And the doctor show. The...
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RIYADH (Reuters) -- President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was adding more than $1 trillion in...
Whitmire stands for the Ukraine, but he only stands there because we give him millions of dollars. I stand for all the...
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Here are excerpts from an editorial published on the website "The Free Press:"
It feels like a lifetime ago when the...
A university system with multiple campuses looks at some of its branches and finds in order for the system to survive,...
Stephen Miller, one of the president's men and top aides, went before the cameras recently to say that we are fighting...
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Sig is a good boy, trained to obey. So, according to court documents in a federal case, he complied...
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SAN FRANCISCO — In the classic film “The Birds,’’ flocks of crows and other species suddenly and viciously attack...
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