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Fourth of July fire razes property, destroys borough equipment in Renovo

RENOVO — A three-alarm fire starting just after 3 a.m. Saturday, July 4, left three Renovo properties in rubble by the evening with damage so severe that what remained had to be razed by day’s end and saw numerous Renovo Borough apparatus destroyed. A neighbor noticed the flames at ...

Teen killed in motorcycle crash along Route 287 Saturday evening

A 17-year-old male was killed in a single vehicle motorcycle crash near the intersection of state routes 287 and 284 in Pine Township Saturday evening, state police confirmed in a press release early Sunday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. when the operator, traveling south ...

Crews battle early morning blaze as garage fire spreads to house

Nearly a dozen crews rushed to the 1900 block of Konkle Road in Loyalsock Township shortly after midnight on Sunday for a "fully involved" garage fire. First on scene personnel reported “heavy fire and smoke” from the garage, according to 911 dispatch transmissions. Just minutes later, ...

Teen arrested for 2025 Halloween night shooting death

A suspect in the Halloween night shooting death of a 15-year-old male near the 600 block of First Avenue in the city has been arrested, according to a post on www.crimewatch.net. 17-year-old Vincent Baskerville was into custody on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, by agents with the city police ...

Two Lycoming County men allegedly involved in shooting in Columbia County

Two Lycoming County men were arrested by state police in Columbia County on Wednesday after police responded to a man shot, state police said in a news release. Aiden LaForest, 22, of Williamsport and Raymond Poust, 23, of Montoursville, were taken into custody and charged with conspiracy - ...

Destruction of property, theft among charges lodged in Lycoming County district courts

Patient allegedly caused $10,000 damage to UPMC treatment room While undergoing a mental health evaluation at UPMC Muncy on the afternoon of June 17, out-of-control patient Wyatt Michael Irvin spat on security staff and caused an estimated $10,000 damage to the room where he was being held and threatened, it was alleged in a state police affidavit. Troopers had been called to his Upper Fairfield Township home at 123 Marker Drive for a domestic issue, the court document stated. The 18-year-old man “possessed two pocket knives and related he would cut his throat, and that he wanted the ...