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BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The numbers are in for the official attendance of the 170th Bloomsburg Fair.

Over the course of eight days, a total of 406,113 people entered through the fair gates.

This marked the highest attendance at the fair since 2019, when 411,869 people attended.

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The highest attended day of the 2025 Bloomsburg Fair was the final day, Saturday, September 27, when 60,637 people attended.

The highest single-day attendance record for the fair was in 2007 on the final Saturday.

KIDDER TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Carbon County Coroner's Office has identified the driver who died after officials stated he hit a tree, causing his car to burst into flames.

On September 26, the Carbon County Coroner’s Office responded to a crash on Route 940 in Kidder Township.

The coroner stated a vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree, and, on impact, burst into flames. First responders tried to extricate the victim but were unsuccessful.

Two children dead after car collision with horse-drawn buggy

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teen was left injured inside a home after multiple shots were fired in Williamsport.

Williamsport Bureau of Police stated on September 29, around 2:30 a.m., officers were called to the 1700 block of Memorial Avenue for multiple shots and the sound of tires screeching.

Once on the scene, officers got a call for an 18-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower torso inside a residence.

Two children dead after car collision with horse-drawn buggy

JACKSON TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report two children were killed after a crash involving a vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy carrying six people.

On September 28, around 8:00 p.m., a crash occurred on State Route 225 in Jackson Township involving a horse-drawn buggy and a Mini Cooper.

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The driver of the car told police they fell asleep while driving before impacting the buggy.

The six occupants of the buggy were ejected onto the road, shoulder, and embankment.

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