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Assault, theft among charges filed in Lycoming County district courts

Assault-related charges land Jersey Shore area man in prison Bail was denied for a Watson Township man who was arrested after he allegedly struck a woman in the head with a cane during a domestic disturbance in his home at 224 Herold Road about 10 a.m. Monday, according to state police. ...

Variety of charges lodged in Lycoming County district courts

Court document provides fresh details to recent Old Lycoming Township shooting Moments before gunfire erupted inside 1955 Lycoming Creek Road on Aug. 15, brothers Levis Gage Johnson and Dominic Reynolds “squared up” in an argument with Johnson telling Reynolds “You got something to say,” according to a Lycoming Regional police affidavit. Johnson told his brother “he was going to fight him because he ‘was legal,’ meaning he had a license to carry a concealed firearm,” the court document stated. “Johnson subsequently pulled a firearm from his pocket, and chambered a ...

Small porch fire in Williamsport quickly extinguished

An investigation is underway into how a small front porch fire at 1048 Memorial Ave. got started early Wednesday morning, according to city fire officials. Firefighters rushed to the scene to investigate a reported structure fire about 4:30 a.m. A resident in the house had already doused the ...

Variety of charges lodged in Lycoming County district courts

Two charged with child endangerment in separate cases Sharif Najim Wood, 39, of 1869 Hazel Drive, has been arrested on one felony count of endangering the welfare of a child after a male infant suffered injuries while under his care at his Loyalsock Township home on May 9 and again May 30, ...