BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Berwick man will spend 15 years in federal prison after a child exploitation case. Federal prosecutors say FBI agents found illegal sexual images and videos of children on Vincent Shaffer's phone. Agents searched the 46-year-old's Berwick home before making that discovery. He was sentenced in federal court in Scranton.
Since 1942, folks from far and near Lightstreet have been coming out to the carnival to support the fire company. This year, they're also celebrating America250.
Kids between the ages of five and 18 at one summer camp in Columbia County all share something in common: a cancer diagnosis.
The first heat wave of the summer is here, and folks in Bloomsburg are flocking to the Norris E. Rock Memorial Swimming Pool to beat the heat.
With extreme temperatures expected the rest of the week, many places are opening cooling centers where people can get out of the heat.
Police say a man was shot and flown to a nearby hospital for treatment.
JACKSON TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A shooting injured a man in Columbia County, resulting in two men being arrested. 22-year-old Aiden LaForest of Williamsport and 23-year-old Raymond Poust are facing multiple charges after a shooting left a man injured. On June 30, troopers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound at a home [...]
The business is one of only two left in the state.
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Road crews are getting ready to start a highway project near the Luzerne and Columbia County border. They will be working on shoulder improvements along Interstate 80 that will cause lane closures. The work on Monday is scheduled in both directions between Exit 242, the Mifflinville/Mainville Exit, and Exit [...]
COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — What's one way to brighten up a rainy day? Cute dogs! All the action was at the Catawissa Hose Company #1 Corgi Race Saturday afternoon. The event at Cara Park in Catawissa had food trucks, vendors, raffles, and of course, pooches racing for first place. The event is a way for [...]
