Columbia County

LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at a hotel in Lewisburg in 2022 and 2023 will spend the next 193 months to 71 years in state prison.Union County Judge Michael Piecuch handed down the lengthy sentence to Timothy Alan Dowhower, 45, of Conley Road, Mifflinburg, on Thursday. Dowhower must also register for life as a Megan's Law offender, pay a $1,000 fine plus court costs and fees, and have no contact with the victim.

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As heating costs continue to put pressure on household budgets, keeping a home warm during the winter can be a challenge for some families. In Berwick, the Berwick Area Transitional Services (BATS), is working to ease that burden by providing firewood to neighbors who may struggle to afford heat. “We are [...]

A crash on I-80 in Black Creek Township had shut down the westbound lanes in Luzerne County Thursday morning.

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 171st Bloomsburg Fair is less than 10 days away, and the music line up has been announced with more than 60 artists set to take the stages starting September 25. A total of 69 artists are set to perform across three stages; Weis Markets Grandstand, WNEP Free Stage, Millennium Park [...]

Many of the participants still remember where they were when they heard the news that fateful day.

An ice cream shop in Columbia County is serving up an unusual flavor to customers.

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 [...]