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Virginia woman arrested for allegedly deceiving local bank

Whitney Elizabeth Childs, 31, of Staunton, Virginia, has been locked up on charges of allegedly defrauding the South Williamsport branch office of the Journey Bank in October, borough police alleged. Through mobile deposit, Child opened a new account by depositing a fake $1,466 check at a ...

Montgomery woman faces misdemeanor firearm charge

Samantha June Thomas, 33, of 236 Old Road, Montgomery, has been charged with carrying a concealed firearm without a valid permit following an incident near Lake and East roads in Gamble Township on Dec. 15, according to state police. She has since waived her preliminary hearing before ...

Former Montgomery food pantry director receives prison sentence

Shawn M. Coles, 52, former business director of the Footprints of Montgomery food pantry, was sentenced to 11 ½ to 24 months in prison by Lycoming County President Judge Eric Linhardt Friday. The sentencing came nearly three months after Coles, who formerly went by the last name Gawblick, ...

Area fire crews battle second alarm fire in Newberry section of the city

Three adults and four children have been indefinitely displaced following a second alarm fire in the 900 block of Wayne Avenue in the city's Newberry section Monday afternoon. Dispatchers received multiple reports of the blaze just after 4:15 p.m., according to scanner reports. The bulk of ...

City emergency crews called to overnight rollover crash on Third Street

City police, fire and EMS crews responded to a rollover vehicle crash in the 700 block of West Third Street around 11:45 p.m. Saturday night. One female was transported to UPMC Williamsport, though her injuries, if any, were expected to be minor, according to a city police officer at the ...