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Williamsport man arrested on several misdemeanor charges

After waiving his preliminary hearing before Biichle, Mychael Jamar Diggs, 47, of 1246 Memorial Ave., will face further court action on city police misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest, possession of prohibitive offensive weapon (a pair of brass knuckles), disorderly conduct and defiant ...

Williamsport-area man injured after crashing into house

A 66-year-old Williamsport area man was treated at UPMC Williamsport for injuries he suffered when he crashed his pickup truck into some brush and the front of a home in the 1900 block of Lycoming Creek Road about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Lycoming Regional police. The driver swerved to ...

Williamsport motorist locked up following confrontation with state troopers

What began simply as stopping a motorist for a non functioning taillight on a Chevrolet HHR SUV at West Third and Rose streets in the city about 2 a.m. on Tuesday resulted in the 21-year-old driver being incarcerated on numerous state police charges. Soon after Diotay Burney was pulled over, ...

Truck fire quickly extinguished near Maynard Street

Williamsport firefighters responded to Interstate 180 West at the Maynard Street interchange when a tractor-trailer truck caught fire about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was believed to have started around the brakes and spread to the trailer, officials said. When firefighters arrived on the ...

Driver faces charges for allegedly fleeing Moreland Township crash scene

Motorist Colton France, 30, of 5668 Route 442, Muncy, faces charges for abandoning his Chevrolet Cruze after it crashed on Route 442 near Wallis Road, not far from his Moreland Township home, on Nov. 27, according to state police. Besides being charged with the summary offense of accidents ...