BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The fire marshal is trying to figure out what caused a massive fire that destroyed apartments and forced at least 10 people from their homes. Crews were called in from all over Columbia and Montour counties to fight it, having to pull water from the Susquehanna to help the battle [...]
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were out in Bloomsburg Sunday night battling a garage fire. Columbia County officials told 28/22 News crews were called to the 500 block of West First Street on Sunday for a reported commercial garage fire. Authorities say the Bloomsburg Fire Department led the response to the blaze, and several [...]
Crews were called to the 500 block of West 1st Street in Bloomsburg around 8 p.m. Sunday.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police need your help to identify several people in connection with a fire in Bloomsburg. They say the individuals were caught on camera early Friday morning on Light Street Road near South Penn Street. It's where investigators say fire damaged a building. Anyone with information is urged to call Officer [...]
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Inside a former factory building in Berwick sits a group of people with a vision. They call themselves B.A.T.S, or Berwick Area Transitional Services. Each person brings a different expertise, but they all share the same goal: giving others a second chance at life. "The goal is to do a full [...]
An unconventional election is unfolding for mayor of a trail in Bloomsburg, raising funds for local nonprofits.
Officials say overcrowding the past few summers has left the park trashed on weekends.
One person is dead and another is injured following a crash near Berwick
BRIAR CREEK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report a crash has killed a driver and sent the passenger to the hospital. On Monday, May 11, troopers were called to a one-vehicle crash with injury and entrapment in the 6000 Block of Park Road in Briar Creek Borough, Columbia County. Police say they learned that [...]
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with a state representative who is once again pushing for PA to enact a "Purple Alert" for missing children with special needs.
