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Matthew Brian Hamilton, 38, of 628 Fifth Ave., remains locked up in the county prison on charges of simple assault and harassment that stem from him allegedly punching his sister in the face and the side of the head, leaving her with a black eye and causing bleeding from her forehead during ...

Williamsport woman allegedly assaulted another

Destiny M. Hill, 26, of 1529 W. Fourth St., has been charged by city police with simple assault and harassment for striking another woman in the face with her cellphone, causing swelling and bruising in her left eye, in the 500 block of Lycoming Street last Dec. 16, city police alleged. The ...

City police investigate shots fired incident

City police are investigating a shots fired incident that occurred around 3:45 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of Allen Street, the department said in a post to crimewatch.com. After responding to the 1400 block of West Fourth Street, authorities discovered multiple shell casings in the area ...

Man sentenced for failed carjacking claims device implanted in ear

A Williamsport man who failed an attempted carjacking in December 2024 was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in county prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and other unrelated charges before Lycoming County Judge Ryan Gardner Tuesday afternoon. In exchange for the plea, charges of ...

Williamsport fire leaves family of four homeless

A family of four was left homeless Tuesday night after a two-alarm fire extensively damaged their city home at 1050 High St. A 12-year-old boy in the house alone safely escaped from his second-floor bedroom by decending a set of stairs and coming out a side door, the Sun-Gazette was ...