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Lycoming County district judges kept busy with several cases

Mother charged after allegedly abandoning her 3-year-old child for several hours Shaniyah Trylynn Hunter, 25, of 609 Center St., has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after abandoning her 3-year-old daughter, leaving her alone for five hours after walking out of the house ...

Cause of Williamsport porch fire ruled accidental

Recreational fire pits are to be used in a yard and never on or in a structure, according to city fire officials. That advice comes after a resident at 634 Ames Place used such a pit Monday night on his porch. The fire smoldered overnight and set the porch on fire about 5:45 a.m., according to fire Platoon Chief Kevin Hurne. Fortunately for the residents, a passerby saw the fire in time and called 911, Hurne said. Firefighters arrived and quickly put out the fire before it had a chance to enter the home, he said. “It burned a hole in the porch floor,” he added. Damage was ...

Variety of charges lodged in Lycoming County district courts

Police say Loyalsock Township business operated as a house of prostitution Another massage business - Green Spa and Massage at 1208 River Ave. in Loyalsock Township - has been accused of operating as a house of prostitution, according to state police which executed a search warrant at the ...