Statement says prognosis good for ex-PSU coach By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer STATE COLLEGE -- Days after losing the job he held for nearly a half century, former Penn State coach Joe Paterno was diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer. Scott Paterno, the Hall of Fame coach's son, said...
Son Paterno has cancer
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Wife seeks leniency for dad who OD'd in his car
By the Press Enterprise staff BLOOMSBURG -- A man who overdosed on heroin at a bank drive-through with his children in the car was sentenced in court Friday following his wife's tearful plea for leniency. Michael Shaun Johnson, 32, formerly of Bloomsburg, told a judge his "thought process was broken"...
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Case of Natalie Wood's death being re-opened
Yacht captain says he lied about actress's 1981 drowning By ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES -- Investigators reopened the case of Natalie Wood's 1981 drowning after receiving new information they deemed credible enough to warrant another look at one of Hollywood's most enduring...
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Flames damage home of doctor's family
By CHRIS KREPICH Press Enterprise Writer MAHONING TWP. -- A small deep fryer caught fire Friday night, sending a doctor and his family into the cold, a fire official said. With the flames extinguished, firefighters gave Dr. Manar Al-Asad a helmet and took him inside the Montgomery Village apartment...
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Surgeon is charged with DUI
Officer: Berwick Hospital staffer was passed out at wheel By JOHN-ERIK KOSLOSKY Press Enterprise Writer BERWICK -- Berwick surgeon Mark C. Pyles was drunk and passed out at the wheel of his truck last month when police found it idling against a shrub on someone's lawn late at night, court papers say....
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Milk does a body good, even worn
German designer weaves it into fabric HANNOVER, Germany (AP) -- Wear Milk? Anke Domaske says why not. The 28-year-old German is the designer of an award-winning new textile made entirely from milk that's environmentally friendly as well as soothing to people with skin allergies. Called "Qmilch," it...
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Family Photo a clue to cat lost in flood
Tips on pet sought By KRISTIN BAVER Press Enterprise Writer BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg family is hoping to track down its lost cat using a photo snapped during the Lee flood. But they need help identifying the mystery man carrying the pet by the scruff to safety. Anne Rasmussen, 37, says the gray...
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Locust's ex-chief to patrol Hemlock
Lawman resigned amid strife; new boss has no qualms By CHRIS KREPICH Press Enterprise Writer BUCKHORN -- Locust Township's former police chief, who resigned there after being docked pay, has now been hired as a patrolman in Hemlock Township. Jeff Sutton was approved in an unanimous vote by supervisors...
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Flood family buying, rebuilding
Auction's deals not diluted by demand By KRISTIN BAVER Press Enterprise Writer BLOOMSBURG -- Lexie Vandermark and her family are still living in a camper on the lawn 10 weeks after the flood washed them out of their Espy home. If a FEMA trailer comes through, there's hope Vandermark will have a proper...
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Coach lashes out online
Central soccer leader apologizes, calls vulgar Facebook tirade a joke By KRISTIN BAVER Press Enterprise Writer SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- Fresh off a playoff defeat, the Central Columbia boys soccer coach took to Facebook to fire an angry diatribe at a reporter covering the game. In a profanity-laced message,...
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Berwick may become voice of new TV show
Borough considered as setting for 'The Choir' By CHRIS KREPICH Press Enterprise Writer BERWICK -- Berwick could sing its way to stardom if the borough is chosen as the setting for a new show called "The Choir." Berwick officials were recently contacted by a production company looking for a small...
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Scandal hurts Penn State brand
Merchandise sales plunge by 40 percent, retailers and analysts say By JOANN LOVIGLIO Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHI -- The unfolding Penn State child molestation scandal has slammed the university's reputation and shaken its loyal fan base that sees the school as more than a campus or a team...
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Fire engulfs homes
Bloom blaze spreads, destroying two houses By KRISTIN BAVER Press Enterprise Writer BLOOMSBURG -- A knock on the door tore Norris Hornberger away from the Dallas Cowboys game Sunday and sent him and his son fleeing the flames consuming their garage. A good Samaritan spotted the smoke and came by...
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ather Forecast
"When clouds thinned and showers were slow to arrive, yesterday turned out better than expected, capping a fine mid-November weekend. Looking ahead to Thanksgiving Day, it appears it will be partly sunny, dry and seasonable. But before we enjoy our turkey, we are going to have to deal with several cloudy,...
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Reports Sandusky accuser bullied, driven from school
Mom says peers blame him for Paterno's firing By the Press Enterprise staff LOCK HAVEN -- The first boy to accuse former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky of sexual assault has been harassed so much he's left Central Mountain High School, ABC News reported Monday. The boy's mother said other students...
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FEMA work leaves neighbors high and dry -- and irritated
Project officials say water problem is solved, but questions linger By PETERKENDRON Press Enterprise Writer ORANGE TWP. -- Ned Lowe bathed out of a steel helmet while serving in the Korean War, but at his home in Stony Brook Circle, he'd prefer running water. Lowe and Robert and Lois McCreary said...
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Police Punch led to brain injury
Student charged with assault on man left in alley By PETERKENDRON Press Enterprise Writer BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg University student punched a partygoer in the face earlier this month, causing the man to tumble down stairs and fracture his skull, police say. As victim Michael Logan Walsh lay mumbling...
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Crash KOs Danville power
Police: Woman, 74, sheared off pole, hit house By CHRIS KREPICH Press Enterprise Writer DANVILLE -- A woman leaving a church parking lot backed into a utility pole Monday, then drove through a yard and hit a porch and another pole, leaving part of town without power, police said. The crash about...
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Machinery pins mill owner
Customer scrambles to free man critically injured in work mishap By JOHN-ERIK KOSLOSKY Press Enterprise Writer SHAMOKIN TWP. -- Don Jeffrey had just pulled up to Shamrock Mills when a young, frightened boy came outside. "Can you help us? My daddy's upstairs," the boy called out. Owner Jeffrey Mummey...
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Scott's tax on workers rises $42
By MICHAEL LESTER Press Enterprise Writer ESPY -- People who work in Scott Township will pay $42 more in taxes next year. The five township supervisors voted unanimously last night to raise Scott's worker tax from $10 to $52, the maximum permitted under state law. "That seems like a heckuva jump...
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Central coach to face penalty
Super: Facebook rant may mean time off the field By KRISTIN BAVER Press Enterprise Writer SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- The Central Columbia coach who posted a threatening message on Facebook will be disciplined after all, a school official said. And boys soccer coach Patrick Holman could spend time off the...
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Hackers calling car theft by text message
Anti-theft, GPS systems vulnerable through links to cell-phone networks By JORDAN ROBERTSON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO -- Texting and driving don't go well together -- in more ways than you might think. Computer hackers can force some cars to unlock their doors and start their engines without...
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Car careens into cemetery
Police: Mifflin woman, 84, took out fence, seven headstones By CHRIS KREPICH Press Enterprise Writer SCOTT TWP. -- An 84-year-old woman crashed her car into a cemetery here Tuesday, taking out a fence and several headstones, police said. Martha Seiwell of Mifflinville was leaving Creasy's Garage...
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Man admits murder
Victim's family thankful for guilty plea in stabbing death of Danville woman By KRISTIN BAVER Press Enterprise Writer DANVILLE -- With a soft-spoken "yes," Westley T. Wise admitted Tuesday to stabbing his girlfriend 27 times, ending her life Jan. 24. The guilty plea to third-degree murder could send...
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Flood survivors face hard holiday
Annual community charity campaign offers chance to help By JIM SACHETTI Press Enterprise Editor One family living near the river lost everything but the clothes they were wearing when they fled their ground-floor apartment. Another lost weeks of dad's much-needed income when high water shut down...
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Seniors warned of new scam
Official: Rent, property tax rebates free of handling fee By the Press Enterprise staff BLOOMSBURG -- An official is warning older residents not to respond to mailings or phone calls asking them to pay $39 for processing of property tax or rent rebate applications. "You don't have to send anyone...
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Seven in sect arrested in Amish haircut attacks
Feds: Group leader kept order with beatings, sex By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Writer MILLERSBURG, Ohio -- The leader of a breakaway Amish group allowed the beatings of those who disobeyed him, made some members sleep in a chicken coop and had sexual relations with married women to "cleanse them,"...
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Tires mired in Turnpike goo
40-mile sealant leak leaves at least 150 cars disabled PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A flood of gooey black muck dropped from a tanker truck disabled about 150 cars and damaged an unknown number of other vehicles along a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, officials said. A leaking valve on a...
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Injured owner of mill dead
Man taken off life support, coroner says By JOHN-ERIK KOSLOSKY Press Enterprise Writer DANVILLE -- After two days on life support, injured mill owner Jeffrey Mummey Jr. showed no signs of brain activity or improvement, a coroner said. On Wednesday, Mummey's family decided to remove him from the machines...
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PSU football culture isn't to blame
Other schools have overlooked lower-profile abusers, thieves Jack Harclerode allegedly used his university office to prey on adolescent boys for decades before anyone stepped forward. Harclerode is no legendary football coach. He was never part of any high-profile sports program, nor was he the underling...
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Flood victim puts aunt above her own troubles
One of the first requests for help from the Brighter Christmas Fund this year was submitted by a victim asking not for herself but for her aunt. "We received water in the basement, and then the sewer pipe broke, and the landlord refused to fix it," Barbara wrote. "But it's my aunt Martha I'm worried...
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Teacher bonuses depend on parents' involvement
By JESSIE L. BONNER Associated Press Writer BOISE, Idaho -- Parents across Idaho will now play a role in whether or not their child's teacher gets a raise. Teacher bonuses in more than two dozen school districts statewide will depend to some degree on how well they can engage parents throughout the...
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Drunken driver's plea is ignored
Danville woman ordered to begin serving prison term By JULYE WEMPLE Press Enterprise Writer DANVILLE -- A Danville woman who must serve one to two years in state prison for her fifth DUI asked that her sentence be postponed while she deals with a sixth DUI charge. But a judge ordered Donnette Temple...
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Holiday spent in mourning
Father says mill owner was always a hard worker By KRISTIN BAVER Press Enterprise Writer LOCUST TWP. -- Jeffrey "Joe" Mummey Jr. developed a strong work ethic at a young age, following his father out to work on the farm. When Joe was only 3, his great-grandmother handed him a thermos of hot chocolate...
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When abuse ends, money woes begin
"Gloria," says a veteran caseworker, "is a woman who had suffered mental, physical and sexual abuse for all her married life. In March of this year, she'd had enough. With help from the Women's Center, she stood up to him by pressing domestic violence charges. He spent several months in jail and is now...
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Firm Service for seniors no scam
By the Press Enterprise staff The company offering to help local seniors seek tax rebates is perfectly legitimate, a spokeswoman said Friday. But consumer watchdogs still don't like the business, she added. Senior Advisory Center is a California company that charges seniors $39 to help them apply...
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Shoppers pepper sprayed
Police say woman sought 'advantage' on Black Friday By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES -- A woman trying to improve her chance to buy cheap electronics at a Walmart in a wealthy suburb spewed pepper spray on a crowd of shoppers and 20 people suffered minor injuries, police said Friday....
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Ex-boyfriend accused of rape
Cops: Victim had PFA, rigged up home in fear of suspect By MICHAEL LESTER Press Enterprise Writer MILLVILLE -- A woman barricaded doors at her home, set a handgun near her bed and placed bells on doorknobs, fearful that a live-in boyfriend might break in and harm her despite a protection-from-abuse...
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