Stories from Friday, January 2, 2026
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Assistant D.A.: Military hopeful pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct
BLOOMSBURG -- Police investigating a late-night fight on Bloomsburg's Main Street collected interviews from witnesses...
Data centers to bring in income of $30.54M
SALEM TWP. -- Supervisors here unanimously passed the budget for next year with no tax increases and expectations of $...
Flames damage neighboring house in Nescopeck amid frigid weather
NESCOPECK -- A three-alarm fire burned down one house here and severely scorched a neighboring home only a few hours...
BLOOMSBURG -- A judge approved the forfeitures of $7,200 cash along with a car seized by local police during seven drug...
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Bookworms in Training Story Time: 10-10:30 a.m., Ralpho Township Public Library.
NOT BREAD ALONE MINISTRIES GROCERY...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal...
Dozens killed at ski resort
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) -- About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured,...
* The Joint Zoning Hearing Board of Mahoning and Cooper townships will hold a public hearing Jan. 8 related to plans...
1890: President Benjamin Harrison appointed Alice Sanger as the first female White House staffer at a time of a growing...
* Singer-rapper Bryson Tiller, 33.
* Musician Trombone Shorty, 40.
* Actor Kate Bosworth, 43.
* Actor-comedian Dax...
Cops: Wife shot, killed man
KUTZTOWN (AP) -- A Berks County woman has been arrested after police said she shot her...
TREASURE HUNT: 6-8-11-20-28
MIDDAY PICK TWO: 0-3; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK THREE: 3-2-2; WILD: 1
MIDDAY PICK FOUR: 6-5-9-4;...
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On Tuesday, police departments, sheriff's offices and fire crews from across the region escorted the body of a U.S....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain.
The...
NEW YORK (AP) -- The year's first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may...
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Devoted volunteer, avid reader, Phillies fan
Katherine Marion (Hallinan) Leicht, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away peacefully at home...
Loved animals, enjoyed music, genealogy
William D. "Bill" Schamberger, 77, of Berwick passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.
Bill...
Danville native had career as an educator
In fair Kyle, Texas, where we lay our scene, Marsha E. Faulkner, a soul of boundless spirit and wit, hath made her...
Veteran was baseball, NASCAR fan, movie buff
Jerold Berliner, 86, of Berwick died Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born Feb. 11, 1939,...
Navy veteran enjoyed fishing, loved reading
John R. Makowski III, 57, of Conyngham passed away on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center...
Bell Telephone operator enjoyed family time
Jennie S. "Jen" Beyer, 98, of Bloomsburg died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.
Born March 4, 1927, in Mount Carmel, she was...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- A deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 began in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday,...
Complete obituary to be published Saturday
Kimberlee Witchey, 61, of Berwick passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, at The Gardens at Orangeville.
A complete obituary...
Obituary to appear in future edition
Kevin C. Harvey, 67, of Bloomsburg passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in...
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Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh.
The manufactured giggles...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol "does not happen" without Donald Trump, former special...
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed a New Year's Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered...
BLOOMSBURG -- A man was cited for harassment after he allegedly shoved a woman in her face on Christmas Day, Bloomsburg...
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President Trump started the year with his typical bravado as he engaged in a trade war with China. He is ending the...
ROSE: Thanks to the data center boom, local government in Salem Township expects to be rolling in high clover this year...
Earlier this month, a truly creative and organic event took place at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Seventy...
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Imagine walking out of a grocery store into flashing police lights. Two suspects are kneeling with...
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Movies that begin with a wedding often don't bode well for the couple. In the case of "We Bury the Dead," something...
The undercurrents of adolescent cruelty churn queasily in Charlie Polinger's stylish first feature, "The Plague."
"The...
"The Testament of Ann Lee" is a stirring and difficult movie that features a blazing Amanda Seyfried as the Shaker...
NEW YORK -- Insulting the director making a documentary about you might not be the most diplomatic of choices. Then...
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"The Arctic air pushing down into our region will continue to do so through Monday. That means temperatures will stay...
NEW YORK -- Enhanced tax credits that helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable...
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Mendoza and Hoosiers roar their way into CFP semifinals
PASADENA, Calif. -- Fernando Mendoza threw three touchdown passes, Indiana's defense thoroughly throttled Alabama, and...
14 named to PFN Coaches Select all-state team
For the Press Enterprise
After the PA Football Writers' all-state teams were announced prior to Christmas, other local...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The first thing that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore did after winning the Orange Bowl was salute...
PITTSBURGH -- There's a legacy that comes when your last name is Heyward, and you play football for a living....
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NEW YORK -- Kevin Durant had 22 points and a season-high 11 assists, Amen Thompson scored 23 points and the Houston...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB
New York 23 10 .697 --
Boston 20 12 .625 2
Toronto 20 15 .571 4...
PITTSBURGH -- Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime in his 1,200th NHL game and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the...
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Joyce Edwards scored 25 points and No. 3 South Carolina won its 24th straight game over previously...
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 42 24 14 4 52 130 134
Tampa Bay 40 24 13 3 51 135 107...
PHILADELPHIA -- The Super Bowl champion Eagles are set to play for the No. 2 seed in the NFC -- without several key...
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Jan. 2
Jan. 2, 1996
* Nebraska, led by quarterback Tommie Frazier, wins its second straight national championship with a 62-24...
Today
BASKETBALL
High school boys
Benton at Sullivan Cty...........7:30 p.m.
Vo-Tech at Millville................7:30 p...
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S)
4:45 p.m.
WHSK 91.1 FM (buhuskies.com) -- BU at Slippery Rock
7 p.m.
CBSSN -- Lamar at...
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PA
y-New England 13 3 0 .813 452 310
x-Buffalo 11 5 0 .688 446 357
e-Miami 7 9 0...
FOOTBALL
National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS -- Placed CB Mike Hughes on injured reserve. Signed OLB Khalid...
BLOOMSBURG -- Isaiyyah Hamilton and Jayden Smith combined to score 32 points and Bloomsburg's high school boys...
Orangeville Sportsmen's Club TRAPSHOOTING
Dec. 24 Squad 1: Larry Shade and Tony Sinibaldi, 25; Squad 2: Gary Myers...
Jan. 1, 2026 -- CFP: Indiana 38, Alabama 3
Jan. 1, 2025 -- CFP: Ohio St. 41, Oregon 21
Jan. 1, 2024 -- CFP: Michigan 27...
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New Year’s Eve 2024 deadly accident spurred changes
HONOLULU (AP) -- Mike Lambert heard fewer illegal fireworks exploding in his suburban Honolulu neighborhood in the...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old man with an elevated A1C level; I was diagnosed with prediabetes. I feel healthy...
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 23 years, married for almost nine. We are in our 60s. It's the second...
IF YOU WERE BORN TODAY You're highly creative and determined. You'll take practical steps to bring your ideas alive....
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Why on earth was Lisa Dooley driving on 5th other than to check to see if a tree was planted other than to reach Brady...
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