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BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local archery club is hitting the bullseye. To help veterans and active duty military in our state.

The Bloomsburg archery club has been a shooting success since 1959.

Now they’re changing their target, aiming to raise money for PA Wounded Warriors in a fundraiser.

Cruzin’ the Square Car show returns for 2025

President Barry Sones says he started the annual event after being hospitalized following a bad accident 16 years ago, where he met many struggling veterans.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The City of Wilkes-Barre announced the Cruzin' the Square Car Show will return to Public Square on Friday, April 25.

The car show will start on April 25 and continue on the last Friday of each month through October, including the dates May 30, June 27, July 25, August 29, September 26, and October 31.

Carbon County fire 66% contained as day 5 continues

JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The PA Bureau of Forestry Incident Management team sent an update on day five of the large wildfire near Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.

DNCR says containment has been raised to 66%, up from 53% on Tuesday.

Some structures, including buildings on the outskirts of Jim Thorpe and Long Run Road, are still at risk, as are environmental impacts to watershed property, private land, Reading Blue Mountain, and Northern Railroad Company corridor infrastructure.

9 displaced after Taylor house fire

WATSONTOWN — Due to recent roof damage, Kingdom Kidz Inc. has rescheduled their pending May activities.

Climate data show there were 90 major disaster declarations across the United States in 2024 according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Looking back over 30 years of data, the International Institute for Environment and Development, says the annual average from 1995 to last year was 55.

SUNBURY — There are still a few hundred people who have not taken care of outstanding fines or warrants, and the deadline is the end of the day Wednesday, according to Sunbury police Chief Travis Bremigen.

MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County officials are still waiting for an update on what caused a 34-year-old Beavertown man to suffer injuries in Clinton County jail and die March 7.

HARRISBURG — Federal regulators approved a joint settlement between Gov. Josh Shapiro and PJM Interconnection, operator of the multi-state electric grid, averting an estimated $21 billion price increase on electric utility customers.

DANVILLE — Montour County Children and Youth requested approval of a nearly $2.4 million budget for 2025-2026, an increase of more than $500,000 compared to the previous year's anticipated expenditures.