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Outdoors community calendar for week of Sept. 15

News September 15, 2026

AUDUBON EVENT: LYCOMING CREEK BIRD WALK WHERE: 195 W. Creek Road in Cogan Station WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 18 at 8:30 a.m. NOTES: Explore several sections of excellent riparian and wetland habitation during this walk close to Williamsport. Walk a portion of the Lycoming Creek Bike Path, as we search for waterfowl, heron, kingfishers and more. FALL AMBIENCE WHERE: Little Pine State Park WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. NOTES: Join the park naturalist for a relaxing evening to hear fall ambience. Topics of discussion wil center around what is being heard. This is designed to ...

Part of South Williamsport left without power, road temporarily closed, after early morning crash

News September 15, 2026

Part of South Williamsport was without electricity for much of Monday following a single-vehicle crash in the 1600 block of Riverside Drive about 5 a.m., according to borough Fire Chief Jeff Trammell. A woman traveling west on Riverside Drive lost control of her vehicle, which first ...

Senators question status of medical research funding

News September 15, 2026

U.S. Senators Dave McCormick, R-Pittsburgh, and John Fetterman, D-Braddock, recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to share their concerns regarding the recent cancellation of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grants and the impact this will have on Pennsylvania research institutions. On July 15, more than 150 AHRQ grantees, including researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pittsburgh, were notified that funding for ongoing, multi-year research projects would be canceled. ...

State tells Bald Birds Brewing Company to settle hundreds of thousands in unpaid wages

News September 15, 2026

The state Department of Labor and Industry reportedly recovered over $600,000 in unpaid wages and related penalties for employees at a Lycoming County brewing company. According to a news release, the department announced it recovered $582,782 in unpaid wages for 124 workers and an additional $64,228 in damages for 108 workers after an investigation into Bald Birds Brewing Company — which has locations in Jersey Shore and in Montgomery County — where it found wage payment and collection law violations. According to the news release from the department, the investigation into ...

Tragedy, heroism of Flight 93 remembered in southwestern Pennsylvania

News September 15, 2026

Teenaged students from Greater Johnstown School District were clambering about the rope course set in the rural beauty of Camp Harmony that morning, and teacher Lugene Shaver felt good about it. They were kids with extra challenges in life who benefited from bonding and thrills at the ...

Voices on proposed Wildlife Action Plan can be heard still

News September 15, 2026

It didn’t take long for middle-school students at each of four Camp Chillisquaque day camp programs to catch on. Early in each program day, intern Maggie Yonkin would share a PowerPoint overview of endangered and threatened species in Pennsylvania. Each slide offered a quick overview of ...