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Loyalsock school district asks for new judgment in sexual abuse case

Loyalsock Township School District has asked a federal judge to vacate a verdict and order a new trial or reduce the $2.8 million award to a woman who was sexually abused by a coach when she was in middle school. The district believes the award was “excessive and irrational” and asked in ...

Variety of charges lodged in Lycoming County district courts

911 call for help leads to charges filed against Old Lycoming Township man It was about 8 a.m. on July 4 when the county’s 911 received a call on an open line, meaning that even though no one is talking directly to a dispatcher, the dispatcher can hear background noises. In this case, the dispatcher heard a woman crying, asking for help and “repeatedly requesting that someone respond to the residence,” it was stated in a Lycoming Regional police affidavit. Upon arriving at the apartment at 2021 Misner Road in Old Lycoming Township, officers spoke with a woman, the suspected ...

Williamsport tables authorizing city hall sale bids

Williamsport City Council voted to again table a resolution authorizing bids for the solicitation of the sale of City Hall. The narrow 4-3 vote Thursday night came with a discussion that led to the majority wanting to revisit this at the next meeting. Those voting against tabling the ...