For Doris Long, the second World War was personal. Throughout the war she had three brothers serving in the military, stationed around the world in different branches of the armed forces. The summer before her junior year in high school, Doris worked at Girton Manufacturing, which at the time ...
Bail was denied late Thursday for Daniel Prieto, 38, of 400 Glenwood Ave., after he was arraigned before District Judge Christian Frey on charges of allegedly molesting a female child under the age of 2 in the city, according to city police Agent Jason Bolt. Prieto was taken into custody ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans may have stayed in this Memorial Day weekend, but President Donald Trump is hitting the road, set to visit Baltimore’s Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. The White House says the president and first lady will participate in a Memorial Day ...
A 21-year-old mother faces two felony charges of endangering the welfare of children for allegedly smoking marijuana around her two children numerous times and actually blowing marijuana smoke into the face of one of them, said county Detective William Weber. In a statement she posted online ...
Though the number of COVID-19 positive cases are gradually decreasing, masking, heightened sanitization awareness and social distancing will seemingly be a part of our new normal, according to Dr. Jaewon Ryu, Geisinger CEO and president. “It is more important now than ever that we don’t ...
For the first time in over 20 years, the Lycoming County Veterans Council will not sponsor a Memorial Day service at Veterans Park. After much consideration it was decided by the Park Commission to forgo the annual Memorial Day service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This does not mean we should ...
When the brakes failed on her husband’s Chevrolet Tahoe, passenger Marjorie Peterson, 57, bailed out of the SUV, shown above, seconds before it hit a curb, went airborne, careened down a hill and struck two trees just west of Rural Avenue and Cemetery Street near the city-Loyalsock Township ...
An elderly woman was killed Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident on East Village Drive in Nisbet, according to state Trooper Anthony Mazzone. Investigators believe that Delores Shoemaker, 85, of Susquehanna Township, possibly suffered a medical emergency, causing her to lose control ...
With a knife in her hand, Julie Davis approached Kylie Major in the 300 block of Center Street and told the woman, “You are going to get killed. I am going to kill you” about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, city Patrolman Christopher Salisbury alleged in an affidavit. Davis was taken into custody at ...
Locally elected and appointed officials voted on the following matters in the past week: Federal • The Senate voted 80-16 on a bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the production of certain business records. U.S. Sens. Robert Casey, D-Scranton, and Pat ...
The Lycoming College board of trustees met recently and endorsed a recommendation to plan for the resumption of residential education in the fall in a way that is both safe and responsible, according to a letter to students from the college’s president, Kent Trachte, posted on the college’s ...
Despite COVID-19 precautions having stymied the delivery of census forms to rural areas last month, the enumeration of the state and Lycoming County leads many other parts of the country and other counties, respectively, said the region’s census director. “We are back on track,” said ...
Sister Henry Lambert. Feeding the poor and caring for the needy was her mission in life. She recognized Jesus in all who were in need of help. Her heart was full of God. I was honored to have known her. She loved everybody. I think of her often. She made a very profound impression on me ...
In a time of social isolation amid the pandemic, local mental health experts say people should take the time to focus on their minds along with their bodies. Lindsay Sauers, Psy.D, psychologist at UPMC Williamsport Divine Providence, and Dr. Kylie Oleski, Psy.D, psychologist at Geisinger ...
Even as the pandemic keeps churches and other enclosed places of worship empty, the faithful are finding safe ways to gather and share their religion.
Each week the Sun-Gazette will feature responses from candidates running for state offices on issues pertinent to Lycoming County voters leading up to the primary election on June 2. The candidates are: 23rd Senate, Gen Yaw (incumbent), Republican, and Jackie Baker, Democrat; 83rd House, Jeff ...
Many thanks from the bottom of our hearts to the staff of the Knight-Confer/Sanders Mortuary funeral homes for the drive-by car parade on May 3. The parade was a great pick-me-up for my husband’s return home from the hospital following his triple bypass surgery. It truly was a time Dale and ...
Steven D. Shapiro, M.D., executive vice president, chief medical and scientific officer, and Donald M. Yealy, M.D., chairman of emergency medicine, both of UPMC, detailed a “safe and smart” approach to reopening society and bringing back lesser essential procedures with a “targeted ...
Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and several U.S. states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software. It ...
As the telephone calls are coming in and the face-to-face meetings take place, Lycoming County commissioners recently vented their frustration, echoing many in business communities who tell them they want more clarity from Gov. Tom Wolf on reopening the state in the COVID-19 ...