Columbia County

BRIAR CREEK -- Columbia County will spend more than $180,000 to build stairs from Briar Creek Lake to the park above....

BLOOMSBURG -- Republican voters in Columbia County will choose between a one-term state legislator and a challenger...

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Shapiro Administration announced Thursday, $20 million in investments for Round 1A of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding.

According to PennDOT, 29 projects in 19 counties across the Commonwealth were chosen to fill gaps in the Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFC) following NEVI round 1.

Officials say the $20 million federal investment is part of the $171.5 million project and PennDOT will receive and distribute that money for EV charging stations over the next five years.

TUNKHANNOCK, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A school district in Wyoming County is planning to get its power from the sun, but going green costs a lot of green.

28/22 News Reporter Jason Livecchi tells us how school officials plan to pay for the project.

"Solar and wind, they're out there but to install it and to get it up and running there is a cost as they say, there ain't no free lunch," said Former Tunkhannock Principal and resident Susan Barziloski.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Establishments in northeast and central PA have been charged after liquor control operations were performed in several counties.

The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (LCE) released details on Monday regarding the recently performed compliance checks.

Counties included in this enforcement report are Columbia, Montour, and Snyder.

Police say the following businesses were cited by LCE in March 2024:

Wilkes-Barre City PD looks to identify suspects

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COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Monday that a multi-year reconstruction project will continue this week on Interstate 80 eastbound.

PennDOT says crews are working on the project just west of the Montour County line and the Route 42 interchange in Hemlock Township, Columbia County.

According to PennDOT, previously scheduled work had been postponed due to inclement weather, and the revised schedule is as follows:

Wilkes-Barre City PD looks to identify suspects

MCCLURE BOROUGH, SNYDER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A sinkhole closes a Snyder County road Sunday evening, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT.)

PennDOT advised drivers Sunday night Route 3014, Specht Street is closed both ways between West Street in McClure Borough, Snyder County, and Route 2006, Summit Road, in Decatur Township, Mifflin County because of a sinkhole.

1 person displaced after Columbia County fire

The sinkhole was found three miles west of the Mifflin and Snyder County line, according to PennDOT.

MADISON TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person is displaced in Madison Township after a reported structure fire.

On Sunday, officials say firefighters across six fire companies were called at about 11:22 a.m. to the unit block of Teaberry Road in Madison Township for a reported structure fire.

Flames destroy home in Luzerne County

Officer O'Donnell of the Hemlock Police Department tells 28/22 News firefighters were able to get the fire under control within an hour of arrival.

BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society's new home on Market Square will be opened to the...

BLOOMSBURG -- The Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society's new home on Market Square will be opened to the...