Columbia County

A Vietnam War veteran has been on a mission to restore a monument that went missing for years before he and his wife found it.

Ever since the Marching Panthers appeared on Newswatch 16 to talk about their upcoming trip to Hawaii, people and organizations have stepped in to help.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by the Wesley United Methodist Church in Bloomsburg to see their effort.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say they're investigating a fatal Lehigh County crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

On Sunday, March 30, shortly before 9:10 a.m., Troopers were called to Interstate 476 mile marker 67 in Washington Township, Lehigh County for a reported crash involving a group of motorcycles.

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three were sent to the hospital after a Columbia County crash on Saturday.

Authorities say the Bloomsburg Fire Department and Bloomsburg Township Police Department were called to the 900 block of Main Street, or Route 11, in Bloomsburg shortly after 11:30 a.m. after a reported crash.

Bloomsburg Fire Department Chief Scott McBride told 28/22 News crews found a sedan in the Southbound Lane of Route 11 that was trying to pass another vehicle making a turn.

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash that occurred on Route 11 in Columbia County.

Reliance Fire Company Berwick Rescue Chief Dave Deitrich tells 28/22 News that the call came in around 12:45 p.m. on Route 11 in Berwick.

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Chief Deitrich says one vehicle crashed into the side of another, flipping it and trapping the driver.

One person in each car was taken to the hospital.

A significant change is coming in the upcoming school year as parents will no longer be able to choose which elementary school to send their kids to.

Members are collecting trash from local waterways and turning it into works of art. The goal is to bring attention to what is being thrown away.

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Talen Energy, majority owner of the nuclear power plant near Berwick, says emergency alert sirens will remain active for six months after April 1.

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Talen had announced that the sirens, which have been the primary alert system for six decades, would be silenced on April 1 with a switch to FEMA's Wireless Alert Sysyen as its primary method of alerting residents of emergencies at the power plant.

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local record shop is giving old media a second chance at life.

Watching a movie nowadays is as easy as clicking a button but before streaming services, you had to get your hands dirty.

“To see how people get excited about these films, that’s what it’s all about.”

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VHS’ and VCRs could be classified as ‘dead media’. That’s why Waxpax Record Shop owner Mark Collier expanded his business and is set to open the ‘dead media room’ in Berwick.