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Man convicted of 2016 murder sentenced to life in prison

News May 21, 2026

Dawud M. Rogers will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the Dec. 30, 2016 shooting death of William Michael “Mickey” Blackwell. Lycoming County Judge William Carlucci handed down the mandatory sentence Wednesday morning, one month after a jury convicted Rogers, 44, of first degree murder. Prosecutors contend that the killing was in retaliation for an assault Blackwell allegedly carried out against Rogers one week prior to the shooting. “Today you will be sentenced to life in prison, but my son was ...

Cut the crap: Sewage cleanup still not done as Muncy Township officials argue with fire company

News May 21, 2026

PENNSDALE — Just when they thought the cleanup in their facility after sewage backed up earlier this year, could begin, the Muncy Township Volunteer Fire Company is once again facing resistance from the Muncy Township board of supervisors who say it’s not their problem to pay for the ...

Truck fire quickly extinguished near Maynard Street

News May 20, 2026

Williamsport firefighters responded to Interstate 180 West at the Maynard Street interchange when a tractor-trailer truck caught fire about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was believed to have started around the brakes and spread to the trailer, officials said. When firefighters arrived on the ...

Driver faces charges for allegedly fleeing Moreland Township crash scene

News May 20, 2026

Motorist Colton France, 30, of 5668 Route 442, Muncy, faces charges for abandoning his Chevrolet Cruze after it crashed on Route 442 near Wallis Road, not far from his Moreland Township home, on Nov. 27, according to state police. Besides being charged with the summary offense of accidents ...

Williamsport motorist locked up following confrontation with state troopers

News May 20, 2026

What began simply as stopping a motorist for a non functioning taillight on a Chevrolet HHR SUV at West Third and Rose streets in the city about 2 a.m. on Tuesday resulted in the 21-year-old driver being incarcerated on numerous state police charges. Soon after Diotay Burney was pulled over, ...

New charges lodged against Lycoming County inmate after allegedly possessing shank

News May 20, 2026

Lycoming County Prison inmate Jonathan Pedraza, 35, faces new misdemeanor charges of possession of a weapon and possession of an instrument of crime after a shank, a homemade knife, he allegedly had in his possession fell to the floor while he and a second inmate were engaged in physical ...