State Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, announced there will be a major day for his child custody reform legislation as there is a press conference, Judiciary Committee public hearing and panel all scheduled for Monday at the state Capitol in Harrisburg. According to a news release, ...
Officials celebrated the completion of the Frank E. Heller Dam spillway located in Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, on Thursday. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) delivered $1,176,800 in funding from the ...
Pennsylvania health officials reported a fifth measles-associated death Wednesday as the U.S. endures its worst year for the disease since 1991. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said the person was from Lancaster County and was unvaccinated. The state did not provide any further ...
Jersey Shore man allegedly threatened to shoot woman if she called the cops During an early morning argument Tuesday with a woman in his Jersey Shore home at 406 ½ Broad St., Michael Kylee Jarman became agitated, retrieved a handgun and started breaking different items in the house, it was ...
With the American Rescue Workers’ (ARW) closing of the Saving Grace Shelter on Sept. 11, there are no shelters operating in Williamsport for women, children and families that are experiencing homelessness. There is a temporary shelter for men at ARW’s Elmira Street location and the YWCA Northcentral PA offers shelter for victims of domestic abuse at their facility. The Saving Grace Shelter, located at the corner of Campbell and Grace streets had been closed in anticipation of it being sold to Next Step Ministries, which is the non-profit founded by John and Sue Best, who have ...
To give youth in the community a chance to be heard, the Boy Mom Marathon along with J.U.M.P. (Juvenile Uplifting Mentoring Program) is hosting a Youth Council meeting at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 7 at J.U.M.P.’s location, second floor, 734 W. Fourth St. “We have lots of conversations in the community about young people, but we don’t always have those conversations with young people,” said Loniqua Howell, of Boy Mom Marathon. “So this is the space where we’re creating for them to speak for themselves about their own experiences, their challenges that they are facing, and what ...
