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Community pool remains closed after chemical leak

MILLVILLE, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community pool will remain closed this weekend and next week.

Little Fishing Creek Area Swimming Pool announced via Facebook on Friday that it would remain closed throughout this weekend and next week.

Local community takes a stand against proposed data center

This comes after the pool closed on Thursday, July 17 for repairs when a chemical leak occurred, causing evacuations in the area and extending the closure.

Probable cause on deadly Pa. helicopter crash released

MIFFLIN TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators have released the probable cause of a helicopter crash in Columbia County that left the pilot dead.

First responders were called to a reported helicopter crash in the 100 block of Mifflin X Road in Mifflin Township on August 12, 2023.

According to the Aviation Investigation Final Report, the pilot, 39-year-old Theodore Farwell, of Orangeville, was crop dusting a field at the time of the crash.

Williamsport teen earns private pilot license

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Young people are often encouraged to aim for the sky when it comes to their goals and ambitions. A Williamsport teenager is doing exactly that: Quite literally, in the cockpit of a plane.

It's not unusual to see small planes take off and land at Bloomsburg Municipal Airport, but what might surprise you is the age of the aviator in this single-engine aircraft.

At 18 years old, Trevor Estes already has his private pilot's license. He earned it in March.

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