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Three displaced following Washington Township fire

An adult male and two teenagers have been displaced following a Friday night blaze in the 6200 block of Sulphur Springs Road in Washington Township. The initial report of a basement fire came in just before 5:30 p.m. “Damage was pretty extensive in the basement. There was some very minimal ...

Identity of motorcyclist killed in Monday evening crash released

A motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle accident that occurred at Market and Packer streets about 5:40 p.m. Monday, city police confirmed. The motorcyclist, identified by the Lycoming County Coroner’s Office as Drew Geier, 33, of Williamsport, was traveling north on Market Street when ...

Linden man injured in crash with garbage truck

The driver of this Chrysler 300, Earl McKibben, 87, of Linden, was recovering from upper-body injuries he suffered when he crashed into the back of a stopped garbage truck as a trash hauler was dumping waste into the truck at Bottle Run Road and Woodbryn Drive in Old Lycoming Township about ...

Fire crews battle blaze in Washington Township

Fire crews were dispatched to the 6200 block of Sulphur Springs Road in Washington Township for what was initially reported as a basement fire Friday evening. A resident of the home attempted to put the fire out, but was unsuccessful, at which point those in the home vacated, according to the ...

Fire breaks out in kitchen of Williamsport duplex

Williamsport Bureau of Fire firefighters rushed to extinguish a kitchen fire on the first floor of a duplex at 1419 Scott St. at 11:46 p.m. Monday. The fire spread to the kitchen cabinets of the structure, according to fire personnel Tuesday at fire headquarters on Walnut Street. Electricity ...