Stories from Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Memo: About 100 positions to be cut amid financial woes
DANVILLE -- Geisinger Health Plan is eliminating about 100 positions as a part of an "operational restructuring," while...
Columbia County home likely a loss as commissioners sign disaster declaration
BERWICK -- Neighbors formed a human chain to rescue a woman trapped in a flooded house on Foundryville Road Monday....
PATTERSON GROVE -- As floodwaters from Kitchen Creek rose quickly and surged wildly Monday through a large Christian...
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BLOOMSBURG -- Mayor Justin Hummel tried to get $10,000 sign-on bonuses for police...
LOCUST TWP. -- A Mount Carmel man was charged after police allege he tried to fight other campers while intoxicated...
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clothing and household giveaway: 9 a.m. to noon, Shiloh Bible Church Share Center, 123 Church St., Almedia.
Book CELLAR...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Severance" racked up 27 Emmy nominations Tuesday, while "The Studio" led comedy nominees with a...
Immigration judges fired
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days,...
* The Millville Area School District is seeking proposals from qualified transportation services.
* Montec Self Storage...
1790: A site along the Potomac River was designated the permanent seat of the United States government; the area became...
* Actor Mark Indelicato, 31.
* Retired soccer star Carli Lloyd, 43.
* Actor Corey Feldman, 54.
* Football Hall of...
Trump touts energy agenda
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- President Donald Trump touted tens of billions of dollars of recent energy...
TREASURE HUNT: 1-5-20-21-25
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 6-1; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 2-2-9; WILD: 4
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 5-1-7-6;...
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Relive the days when U.S. G.I.s saved the world from the Nazis during Berwick's annual -- and free -- World War II...
HARRISBURG -- Voters hoping to open up Pennsylvania's closed primary system to independents asked the state Supreme...
BLOOMSBURG -- A man crashed into a utility pole here after he lost control of his truck while using his phone,...
VALLEY TWP. -- A Paxinos woman was cited with failing to stay in her travel lane when her Ford Explorer crashed into a...
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Florida man was former BU store manager
William H. Bailey Jr., 95, former Bloomsburg University store manager, died Monday, June 30, 2025, in Crystal River,...
Worked 30 years for U.S. Department of Defense
John H. "Jack" Burlingame, 85, of rural Benton (Sugarloaf Township) died Monday morning, July 14, 2025, at his home....
Last worked at Bloomsburg University cafeteria
Sonia A. Deeter, 87, formerly of Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center in...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Prince Harry visited the African nation of Angola on Tuesday with a land mine clearing...
Daughter in Bloomsburg is among survivors
Ethel "Jean" (O'Brien) Schott, 95, of Bloomsburg passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
She was born on April 6, 1930,...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A carriage driver went on trial Tuesday over a horse's collapse on a Manhattan street, in a criminal...
Teacher was lifelong advocate for education
Bonita D. Bassion, 78, of Bordentown, New Jersey, passed away surrounded by loving family on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans worked Tuesday to slightly scale back President Donald Trump's request to cancel...
BUTLER TWP. -- A Bloomsburg woman was not hurt when her car struck an embankment off Interstate-81 here, Hazleton State...
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As the Trump administration continues aggressively dismantling urgent functions of government, it's important critics...
State election officials hope a minor tweak in an envelope could mean more voters getting their ballots counted in...
Since late 2021 -- and again in 2022, 2023 mid-terms and 2024 -- I have been seeking access to post-election data from...
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Wildfires are no longer seasonal anomalies; they are a year-round national threat.
This spring,...
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 61-year-old male in excellent health. I do not drink alcohol. About four months ago, I noticed a...
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for three years. Most of that time, it has been perfect. Six months ago...
It's 4th of July. I guess we all remember why we celebrate. It's Independence Day, which means we sought independence...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Most U.S. stocks slumped Tuesday after the latest update on inflation hurt Wall Street's hopes for...
IF YOU WERE BORNN TODAY You are not afraid to think big. You view life as a series of infinite possibilities. No...
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"We may see another thunderstorm this afternoon and evening. Thursday features a similar forecast. With the drenching...
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Salary cap fight likely to be the main issue
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
ATLANTA — Looming over baseball is a likely lockout in December 2026, a possible...
ATLANTA -- Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players' union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring...
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- Scottie Scheffler has won more tournaments and majors than anyone over the last three...
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NEW YORK -- The New York Jets are making Sauce Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.
The Jets and Gardner...
Former Zamboni driver-turned-arena manager David Ayres became an immediate sensation when he pulled on the goaltending...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It's the summer to sue in NASCAR, the sport where the on-track bumping and banging is in danger of...
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July 16, 1995
* Dale Jarrett uses every drop of fuel to get close to victory, then hangs on to outlast Jeff Gordon at...
AWARD SHOW
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Portrush, Northern Ireland
Purse: $17 million
Yardage: 7,381 yards; Par: 71
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Thursday-Friday...
ATLANTA -- Arch Manning amassed the largest crowd at SEC Media Days on Tuesday, and it wasn't particularly close....
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland -- Don't feel bad for Xander Schauffele having to return the claret jug when he arrived at...
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division W L Pct GB
Toronto 55 41 .573 --
New York 53 43 .552 2
Boston 53 45 .541 3
Tampa Bay 50...
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American League CLEVELAND GUARDIANS -- Sent RHP Shane Bieber to ACL Guardians on a...
Arnold's Golf Course LADIES LEAGUE
JULY 14 FIRST FLIGHT: Low gross -- Pam Frey, 43. Low net -- Frey, 33. SECOND...
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Honored for research
The Central Columbia Agricultural/Environmental Science Program and FFA Chapter were represented...
HARRISBURG -- Three graduates from Columbia County were among high school seniors honored at the statewide STEM-focused...
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