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Montgomery man jailed on high bail in child pornography case

After executing a search warrant last week at his Montgomery home, county detectives arrested Levi Jarrett Scampone, 28, of 30 Broad St., Montgomery, apartment 2, and charged him with having dozens of photos or videos on his cellphone that are considered to be child sexual abuse material, it ...

Charges against three defendants dismissed, but others held for court

Charges against three defendants dismissed, but others held for court In separate cases, local law enforcement has dropped charges against three individuals after there was insufficient evidence to pursue the matter in court. Those cases included: Andrea Lynn Sweeley, 46, of 1108 Tule St., ...

Victim testifies in alleged gunman’s trial

Just three months shy of five years to the day a 25-year-old mother of two was struck by a stray bullet in the second floor bedroom of her home in the 600 block of Maple Street, the trial for the alleged shooter began in the courtroom of Lycoming County President Judge Eric Linhardt. Apprehended in June 2024, Douglas Robinson Jr., 24, of Williamsport, faces aggravated assault-attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes injury with extreme difference, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, firearms not to be carried without a license, possession of a weapon and ...

Paving of West Fourth Street in Williamsport set to begin

The City of Williamsport provided an update on the West Fourth Street resurfacing. On Wednesday, the city’s contractor M&J Excavation of Bloomsburg will be milling Fourth Street starting at Mulberry Street and moving west to Hepburn Street. The milling will be conducted one block at a time ...

Region’s legislators split votes on budget

Lycoming County’s lawmakers in the General Assembly were divided over the compromise budget signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro Monday, with state Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, voting yes and state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, voting no. The budget passed the state House on a 167-35 ...