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City of Williamsport votes in favor of putting together Home Rule Study Commission

Unofficial results from Tuesday’s Primary Election show a proposal to establish a Home Rule Study Commission winning with about 63.6% of the vote, or 1,745 “yes” votes. The proposal was to elect a commission to explore the possibility of Home Rule with the help of a state-funded consultant. Candidates Dante Miele-Elion, Liz Miele, Valerie Fessler, Brianna Stetts, Andrew Dincher, Caroline Payne and J. David Smith also were elected to serve on that commission, according to the unofficial election results on Lycoming County’s website. After a period of nine months, the ...

Man convicted of 2016 murder sentenced to life in prison

Dawud M. Rogers will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the Dec. 30, 2016 shooting death of William Michael “Mickey” Blackwell. Lycoming County Judge William Carlucci handed down the mandatory sentence Wednesday morning, one month after a jury convicted Rogers, 44, of first degree murder. Prosecutors contend that the killing was in retaliation for an assault Blackwell allegedly carried out against Rogers one week prior to the shooting. “Today you will be sentenced to life in prison, but my son was ...

Truck fire quickly extinguished near Maynard Street

Williamsport firefighters responded to Interstate 180 West at the Maynard Street interchange when a tractor-trailer truck caught fire about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was believed to have started around the brakes and spread to the trailer, officials said. When firefighters arrived on the ...

Driver faces charges for allegedly fleeing Moreland Township crash scene

Motorist Colton France, 30, of 5668 Route 442, Muncy, faces charges for abandoning his Chevrolet Cruze after it crashed on Route 442 near Wallis Road, not far from his Moreland Township home, on Nov. 27, according to state police. Besides being charged with the summary offense of accidents ...