Columbia County

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Organizers of the 171st Bloomsburg Fair hosted a media preview in Columbia County Wednesday morning to showcase upcoming exhibits, entertainment and new attractions for this year's event. Recognized as the largest agricultural fair in Pennsylvania, the annual event in Bloomsburg draws visitors for its wide variety of traditional fair activities, ride [...]

The 171st Bloomsburg Fair is just 16 days away. The fair committee is spending the final weeks before the fair opens to get final plans in place.

The crash happened on August 28 along I-80 in South Centre Township near Bloomsburg.

SOUTH CENTRE TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man died at the hospital after a crash overturned his tractor-trailer on I-80 back in August 89-year-old Ezra Kinch from Monticello, New York, died after crashing and overturning his vehicle on Interstate 80. On August 28, a crash involving a tractor-trailer occurred near mile marker 239.3 on [...]

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, a fire company in Berwick is doing its part to bring awareness to first responders battling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health challenge affecting 1 out of every 20 adults in the U.S every year, according to U.S Department of Veteran [...]

As we begin September, our minds start shifting to fall and all things associated with the season.

In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet a 3-year-old cat who rescue workers say is only getting overlooked because he's an adult, not a kitten.

COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Attorney General Dave Sunday stated that the conviction of a man who murdered a 3-year-old will stand after an attempt to appeal it. Michael Crimi was convicted in 2021 of third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. A Columbia County judge denied Crimi’s Post Conviction Relief Act filing that [...]

A school district in Columbia County has implemented a new policy that bans students from using cell phones or other electronic devices during the school day.

Interstate 80 westbound is closed at the Nescopeck exit in Luzerne County.