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Williamsport cooling centers open their doors amid heat wave

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With the area under an extreme heat warning from noon today to 8 p.m. Friday and temperatures expected to reach near-record highs, cooling centers will be open across the city. The Williamsport Branch YMCA, 641 Walnut St., will host a cooling center from noon to 5 p.m. today and Thursday, branch Executive Director Jeremy Bottorf confirmed to the Sun-Gazette. The Salvation Army, located at 457 Market St., will open its doors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Friday, July 10, the organization said on their Facebook page. The center will be closed for the holiday on Friday and ...

Mayor Derek Slaughter: Williamsport can’t ‘normalize violent behavior’

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Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter on Tuesday sat down for a six-minute video interview with the Sun-Gazette a day following the shooting death of an 18-year-old man and two others who were shot on Memorial Avenue Monday afternoon. “First, my condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of the deceased individual,” he said somberly, looking into the camera. “I’ve said this before and will continue to say it - we cannot and will not normalize this violent behavior,” Slaughter added. Not only was the mayor sorrowful about the shooting death but he also urged the ...

Destruction of property, theft among charges lodged in Lycoming County district courts

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Patient allegedly caused $10,000 damage to UPMC treatment room While undergoing a mental health evaluation at UPMC Muncy on the afternoon of June 17, out-of-control patient Wyatt Michael Irvin spat on security staff and caused an estimated $10,000 damage to the room where he was being held and threatened, it was alleged in a state police affidavit. Troopers had been called to his Upper Fairfield Township home at 123 Marker Drive for a domestic issue, the court document stated. The 18-year-old man “possessed two pocket knives and related he would cut his throat, and that he wanted the ...

With region experiencing heat wave, experts offer safety tips

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Williamsport and surrounding areas are in for a hot one as they prepare to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. With temperatures expected to reach near record highs, the National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning from noon today to Friday at 8 p.m. “We’re looking at ...