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Little League World Series down to 4 teams

News August 29, 2026

Four teams remain in the Little League World Series tournament competing for the chance to play for the World Series title. The two championship games are scheduled for Saturday. At 12:30 p.m., Tokyo, Japan will play Willemstad, Curacao for the International championship, and at 3:30 p.m., Henderson, Nevada takes on Hamilton, Ohio for the United States title. Curacao and Nevada both went undefeated through the winners’ bracket and are 3-0. Japan and Ohio both lost their first games to Curacao and Nevada, respectively, before rattling off five consecutive elimination-game losses to ...

Lycoming Engines could face $60,000 fine from FAA

News August 28, 2026

An airplane engine manufacturer in Williamsport may be hit with a $60,000 fine imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is proposing a $60,000 civil penalty against Williamsport-based Lycoming Engines for alleged violations of federal aircraft maintenance regulations, according to FOX56 WOLF TV, a news partner with the Sun-Gazette. The FAA announced Wednesday that the allegations involve work performed on four Lycoming TEO-540-C1A engines in September 2024. According to the agency, the company’s aircraft repair station failed to follow the manufacturer’s ...

Sister visits former convent housed at Rowley House and Museum

News August 28, 2026

It was a homecoming filled with emotion as Sister Kathryn Kurdziel, IHM, stepped through the doors of the Rowley House and Museum. From 1932 to 2002, the historic home located at 707 W. Fourth St., was home to nuns serving with the Catholic Diocese of Scranton. Kurdziel lived in the ...

Part of Bloomingrove Road down to one lane for sewer project

News August 28, 2026

Drivers should expect single‑lane traffic with flagging during daylight hours for a portion of Bloomingrove Road near Williamsport for a sewer improvement project, which will continue through Nov. 30, state officials said. The project, between Freedom Road in the city and north of Maybee ...

Kinley Rasmus’ Little League World Series run inspires next generation

News August 28, 2026

FOX56WOLF — If there has been one player and one phrase that has defined this year’s Little League World Series, it has been none other than Kinley Rasmus of the Phenix City, Alabama, team and her “fear the bow” mentality. Looking around Lamade Stadium during Wednesday night’s ...

Watsontown Brick Company faces fines

News August 27, 2026

A Northumberland County brick manufacturer is facing nearly $500,000 in proposed federal fines after investigators say workers were knowingly exposed to unsafe levels of silica dust. The U.S. Department of Labor said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited General Shale Brick Inc., doing business as Watsontown Brick Company, following a February inspection of its Watsontown facility, according to FoxNews 56 WOLF TV, a news partner with the Sun-Gazette. Respirable crystalline silica consists of extremely small particles that can be created when materials containing ...