HEMLOCK TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT announced Friday that a multi-year reconstruction project will continue on Interstate 80 (I-80) eastbound, just west of the Montour County line and the Route 42 interchange in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, from mile markers 228 through 233.
SCOTT TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police stated a traffic stop resulted in multiple people being charged, including juveniles after drugs and stolen guns were seized.
Scott Township Police officers conducted a heavy patrol throughout the Scott Township area on April 19 and 20, with a focus on Lightstreet Road (State Route 487) and Columbia Boulevard (Route 11) due to the annual Bloomsburg block party.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Bloomsburg Police Department said they arrested 7 people and filed 12 traffic citations during a four-hour sobriety checkpoint in the town.
On April 19, the Bloomsburg Police Department and Northcentral Highway Traffic Safety Association conducted a sobriety checkpoint on State Route 0487 between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
DUI checkpoint set in Schuylkill County
Officials say they stopped 29 cars for various violations.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was a day of making wishes come true on the campus of Bloomsburg University, and in true team spirit, university athletes transformed the campus into a cowboy wonderland
Cowboy hats, carnival games, and farm animals to boot were brought to the Bloomsburg University campus on Thursday, to help reveal a make-a-wish for one special Synder County boy, named Levi.
Four-year-old, Levi Barben loves all things western and ranch, and this cowboy just got a big surprise.
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two rest areas will be upgraded and renovated as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) energy-saving project.
PennDOT announced Tuesday that two Interstate 80 (I-80) rest areas in Columbia County will undergo energy efficiency upgrades and renovations as part of the "Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) project, started by PennDOT and the Department of General Services in 2021.
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say during a checkpoint enforcement for Bloomsburg "block party" a previously convicted felon was arrested.
On April 19, officers had a DUI checkpoint on Lightstreet Road in Bloomsburg to help enforcement for the upcoming "block party." Around 8:00 p.m. a car was stopped and the smell of marijuana was evident, police said.
BERWICK -- Columbia County Commissioners agreed Thursday to give the Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts the...
BRIAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police arrested a man they say set fire to the former Briar Creek Township Police Station.
On February 8, first responders were called to a fire at the former Briar Creek Township Police Department building on Red Rock Road. According to a state police fire marshal, the blaze was intentionally started.
As police surveyed the area on the night of the fire, an officer said they encountered 30-year-old Brandon Gumpy from Berwick walking in the middle of Lake Road near the old police station.
BLOOMSBURG -- St. Columba School, the last Catholic school in Columbia County, will shut down at the end of the school...
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Bloomsburg University spoke on Wednesday to students, residents, and parents alike, about a non-sanctioned event, "Block Party."
According to Bloomsburg PD, this weekend, April 19-21, a non-sanctioned event known as "Block Party," will be happening in Bloomsburg.
The Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg and the Towns of Bloomsburgs will be implementing the following safety initiatives to increase safety and security during the "Block Party:"
Residence Hall Visitation Restrictions –
