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National Night Out draws crowd in South Williamsport

Families inspect animal pelts at a Pennsylvania Game Commission display during National Night Out activities in South Williamsport on Tuesday. The evening line-up included a bounce house, food and informational displays from various emergency service organizations. South Williamsport police ...

More charges filed against Eureka for 2025 wastewater spill

State Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed more criminal charges against the defunct Eureka Resources for illegally discharging roughly 16,000 gallons of oil and gas wastewater from its Williamsport plant last August. About half of the liquid escaped tank containment and left the building, ...

License to carry applications now available online in Lycoming County

Effective immediately, the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office will now offer an online option for those that wish to apply for a License to Carry (LTC) according to a news release from Sheriff Eric Spiegel. The Sheriff’s Department is partnering with Permitium to offer this service. However, paper applications will still be accepted for those who wish to go to the Sheriff’s Office to obtain their LTC. The application is available at lycomingpa.permitium.com/ccw/start/. Click on the drop down menu for government and click on Sheriff under the listing of elected officials. Once ...

God’s servants work to ‘Transform’ local neighborhoods

For the past 12 years — minus the year of COVID — members of First Church along with others in the community have spent a week in August giving of their time and their expertise in helping others and being “God’s Servants at Work.” Behind the scenes, a lot of preparation has ...

Teen sentenced in non-injury retaliatory shooting case from March 2024

One of two city teenagers present when shots were fired at a residence at Penn Vale Apartments on March 3, 2024, was sentenced Tuesday after he served his 336 days in prison. Appearing before Lycoming County Judge William Carlucci for a 10:30 a.m. hearing, Tykir Jihad Smith was in plain ...