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Route 118 temporarily closed by propane gas leak in Lairdsville

LAIRDSVILLE — When a carport roof blew off at the Darwin Diagnostic Center on Route 118 during Tuesday night’s brief storm, it struck the valve to a 1,000-gallon propane tank head-on, causing the valve to snap and allowing gas to escape from the tank, according to Fire Chief William ...

Confrontation with state police lands Loyalsock Township man behind bars

Joseph Michael Smith, 57, who state police said has been struggling with some mental health issues, ended up in the Lycoming County Prison Saturday after he shoved a state trooper into a door and out of a bedroom inside Smith’s home at 948 Northway Road Extension in Loyalsock Township. ...

Game law violation results in drug charges against Montoursville man

Responding on a tip that Caleb Price, 21, of 354 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, had shot and killed one or more white-tailed deer on the night of Dec. 27 and then took them to his home, Pennsylvania State Game Warden Benjamin Fromm II responded to Price’s home the next day and saw “a trail of ...

South Williamsport motorist faces two sets of DUI-related offenses

James D. Moss, 52, of 362 Fisher St., South Williamsport, has been jailed on two sets of DUI-related charges that were filed after he was involved in separate crashes in a two-month period, city police said. The first crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 when Moss slammed into a cement ...

Domestic disturbance lands Williamsport man in county prison

During a domestic disturbance at the couple’s home at 1527 W. Fourth St. about 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Michael Casseus “grabbed his girlfriend around the throat, pointed a handgun at her and made threats to take her life,” it was alleged in a city police affidavit. Casseus, 44, was taken into ...