Columbia County

We’re all about eggs this Good Friday - there’s an egg hunt just for adults coming up this Easter weekend, and we’ll discover a Lithuanian egg decorating tradition.

Elaine Luschas wanted to give her three daughters something close to home – Margučiai. It’s a Lithuanian egg etching technique that relies on five tools: an egg, needle, pencil, dye and a pairing or pocket knife.

In separate federal lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, three union members say Pennsylvania State Education Association failed to protect their data then waited more than eight months to let them know about the breach.

For nine years, Janine Hall and her three children have not had safe water to drink. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) found their water had dangerously high levels of PFAS from sewage sludge put on nearby farms from the 1980s.

The WVIA news team will hit the road to report live from Raise the Region in Williamsport.

A mobile home park in Columbia County and surrounding water has been unsafe to drink for at least a year, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The Pennsylvania Game Commission will conduct a prescribed fire in State Game Lands 226 in Columbia County on Tuesday, March 4.

District Attorney Mark Powell will fill a Lackawanna County common pleas court judge vacancy while attorney Brian McDonald will fill a vacancy on the common pleas court that serves Columbia and Montour counties. The Senate also confirmed Brian Vennie as the new Pike County sheriff.

If the full Senate agrees, Powell would fill a vacancy created when Judge Julia Munley became a federal judge. The committee also unanimously recommended confirming attorney Anthony McDonald to fill a vacancy on the common pleas court that serves Columbia and Montour counties.

Residents in 11 counties across the region will see higher property taxes in 2025 as health insurance costs rise amid dwindling pandemic-era funds.