Williamsport firefighters battle porch fire in Historic District
Williamsport firefighters rushed to 942-944 West Fourth St., located in the city's Historical District, to douse a fire that erupted on the back porch of the 944 side about 2:50 p.m. Monday. The duplex was safely evacuated, and firefighters had the fire out in a matter of minutes. All ...
Second Montoursville spa raided for alleged prostitution
For the second time this month, Montoursville police raided yet another massage spa in the borough that was really just “a house of prostitution,” where clients paid for sexual favors, it was alleged in an affidavit. The raid on Wednesday at Bin’s Asian Spa, 190 Broad St., resulted in ...
Nine motorists charged by area police with DUI
Nine motorists have been charged by area police with DUI, according to court records that were recently made public. Those charged were: Mary Catherine Hagen, 65, of Tyrone, Georgia, state police following a crash at East Third Street and Shiffler Avenue in Loyalsock Township on Tuesday; ...
Teen seriously hurt after being struck by car near his Trout Run home
TROUT RUN — A teenage boy from here was being treated at UPMC Williamsport for serious injuries he suffered when he was struck by a car on Route 14, just about 150 yards south of the firehouse, about 5:45 p.m. Thursday, according to emergency responders. He was loaded into an ambulance and ...
Muncy area man jailed on charges of allegedly assaulting a child
James Allen Savage Jr., 29, of 1635 Route 442, lot A11, Muncy, has been jailed on assault-related charges after striking a 5-year-old child in the head with a metal marijuana grinder during a domestic disturbance with his girlfriend at the couple’s home about 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, state ...