Columbia County

COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says an "Intersection Improvement Project" is only one of the scheduled projects crews are set to work on Monday, April 1 in Columbia County.

According to PennDOT an "Intersection Improvement Project" is scheduled to begin next week at the intersection of Route 42 (Mall Boulevard) and Route 4003 (Frosty Valley Road) in Hemlock Township, Columbia County.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Schuylkill County man is facing charges after police say he was in possession of child pornography.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Tuesday, March 12, Vincent Shaffer, 44, of Schuylkill County, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of child pornography.

Man accused of drug trafficking in Pike County

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— On March 13, a former corrections officer in Columbia County was found not guilty of sexual assault.

On August 31, 2022, the PSP Bloomsburg Criminal Investigation Unit said they were requested to investigate the report of a sexual assault in the Columbia County Prison.

Dunmore residents warned of warranty scam

After an investigation, troopers filed charges against 59-year-old Joseph Rogutski.

BLOOMSBURG -- A Columbia County prison guard who lost his job after being accused of sexually assaulting a female...

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A months-long investigation into a drug operation out of a motorcycle shop resulted in two arrests and meth seized, police stated.

According to detectives, for seven months the Columbia County Drug Task Force investigated methamphetamine being sold from a motorcycle shop known as American Cycle Fabrication in Bloomsburg.

HEMLOCK TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Monday, that there will be lane restrictions on Interstate 80 (I-80) in Columbia County.

According to PennDOT drivers should be advised of lane restrictions scheduled for this week on I-80 in both directions in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, due to a sign project.

PennDOT says on Wednesday, March 13, crews will be updating the blue tourism signs along I-80 westbound, East of Exit 232 (Buckhorn/Route 42).

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police say a Bloomsburg man broke an infant's bones and claimed to investigators that he had an addiction to "cracking body parts."

Police arrested 21-year-old Christopher Nebroski, from Bloomsburg, on March 8 in connection to a child abuse investigation from the previous year.

On August 18, 2023, officials received a report related to bruising on the head and abdomen of a three-month-old child.

One dead after car crash in Carbon County

BLOOMSBURG -- Columbia County's new board of commissioners have committed to continue pursuing flood protection for the...

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after police say he was found with 29 pills of fentanyl and various other drug items.

According to the Bloomsburg Police Department, on November 19 around 1:47 p.m., officers conducted a "mere encounter" on a driver at the Unity Mart in the 300 block of East Seventh Street.

Upon further investigation, police stated the driver, Shawn Spink, had two warrants out of Monroe and Schuylkill counties.

PD: Wanted fugitive found sleeping in car at Mohegan Pennsylvania

BLOOMSBURG -- A trial is to start next week for a Columbia County prison guard accused of sexually harassing and...