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Several in area face criminal charges

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Alleged assault on pregnant girl leads to charges Ahmir Moore-Cobb, 30, of 836 High St., has been arrested and jailed on charges of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend outside his home on Sept. 5, city police alleged in an affidavit. Moore-Cobb approached the woman and punched her “multiple ...

Lycoming County families observe 9-11 Memorial Ride for 24th year

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Under a crystal clear evening sky, reminiscent of that infamous morning 24 years ago, thousands of motorcycles roared through Williamsport and other communities in what has become a rolling tribute to honor the people and the events that unfolded on Sept. 11, 2001. After an hour-long patriotic ...

Two-alarm fire damages vacant Williamsport home

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An investigation is underway into what caused a two-alarm fire early Saturday morning that extensively damaged a vacant rental property at 351 Lyon Place, Williamsport, just north of Lyons Avenue, west of Penn Street. “When I got up, I noticed it was rather bright for it being 3:30 in the ...

It’s that time of year again — Is it a virus or is it environmental?

Health

With the return of students to the classroom, there is also a return to runny noses, teary eyes, coughing and generally feeling unwell. That is almost a certainty. But what is not a certainty is how to know if those symptoms could be the sign of something more serious that requires medical ...

Report: State’s electric companies struggle with outages

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(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania not only experienced a record number of outages last year, but most of its electric distribution companies also struggled to meet established reliability standards, a new report says. While severe storms and vegetation-related damage were cited as primary ...