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Bringing old media back to life at the 'Dead Media Room'
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new place to appreciate and buy old media is opening Berwick. Mark Collier is adding a new addition to his business. The Dead Media Room will house more than 5,000 VHS tapes for sale. "It'll be a throwback to an '80s or '90s video store, lots of neon, over 5,000 VHS tapes". Collier owns WaXPax Records, a record store in Berwick, and...
School enrollment is altered
Bloomsburg superintendent aiming to even out elementary numbers
BLOOMSBURG -- Bloomsburg-area parents will no longer be able to choose what elementary school their children attend....
Sewer authority loses majority of its members
WILBURTON NO. 2 -- Conyngham Township's Sewer Authority lost three of its members last month, leaving it unable to meet...
Grads do more than just get by
Columbia County residents say they’ve learned a lot from non-profit’s program
BERWICK -- With four children and no high school degree, Jennifer Lewis said she didn't know how she could go to work....
Police say crash driver fled
SCOTT TWP. -- Two people were taken to the hospital after a collision at the intersection of Central and Fifth Street...
Montour candidate eyes audit
Suggestion made to take inventory ahead of longtime super’s last day
RUPERT -- A candidate for supervisor wants Montour Township to account for everything from computers to chairs before...
Llama is a little piece of Peru
Donated statue brings culture, bridges gap for Berwick resident
BERWICK -- A fluffy new llama sculpture at McBride Memorial Library is bringing a little Peruvian culture to the...
Southern wants to keep girls’ wrestling on radar
Athletic director said he would like to see a program started within the next year
FRANKLIN TWP. -- Southern Columbia's athletic director would like to see girls' wrestling come to the district as early...
Man accused of climbing through woman’s window
Police: Boy inside home called 9-1-1, reported threats
LIME RIDGE -- A Hazleton man told police he climbed through a window into a woman's house because she was upset and...
Danville man allegedly threatened ex with gun
DANVILLE -- A borough man returned to an ex-partner's house while she was in the shower and threatened her with what he...
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Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam
WASHINGTON (AP) — State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection...
Supervisor and treasurer out
Montour Township staffer: I don’t trust board members
RUPERT -- Lori Ebright resigned Thursday as a Montour Township supervisor and retired from her job as township...
Dorm dryer fire empties building, officials say
BLOOMSBURG -- A dryer fire at Columbia Hall chased more than 200 university students from their beds in the...
Police: Vehicle break-ins left trail of blood, purses
BLOOMSBURG -- Town Police spent Thursday morning following a trail of blood and stolen purses around the area of...
TKE fire victims honored
Fraternity brothers remember loss of students 25 years ago
BLOOMSBURG -- It will be 25 years Wednesday since a fire killed three members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity...
Police say man tried to disarm officer
Suspect attempted to choke homeowner in Fowlersville, cops say
FOWLERSVILLE -- A Scranton man wildly attempted to disarm a police officer after entering his patrol car and...
Rash of car break-ins in Bloomsburg
Around 2 a.m. on Thursday, a man broke into at least eight cars throughout Bloomsburg. Police are still working to...
Father pleads guilty to endangering baby
Berwick man attempted to force 8-month-old to drink whiskey, threatened family, cops say
BLOOMSBURG -- A drunken father who prosecutors say put a bottle of Southern Comfort whiskey into an infant's mouth...
Police: Tipster led officer to drunken hit-and-run driver
BERWICK -- A citizen tipped police off to a drunken driver involved in a hit-and-run, then followed his vehicle...
Judge nixes new trial request
Court order gives State System, CU, Krause and Hanna time to appeal
HARRISBURG -- A federal judge denied Commonwealth University's request to either overturn a $3.9 million verdict...