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Sullivan County volunteer firefighter killed in weekend crash

DUSHORE - When volunteer firefighters arrived Saturday afternoon at the scene of a single-vehicle fatal crash on Route 87, they quickly realized that the deceased driver was a man who had joined their fire company just two months ago, according to Fire Chief John Yonkin. Michael Hanley, ...

Domestic disturbance lands Shrewsbury Township man in jail

A domestic disturbance between Philip Lee Ruiz and a woman inside the couple’s Shrewsbury Township home at 12131 Route 220 about 11 p.m. on Oct. 19 turned violent when Ruiz punched her “in the head and head and face multiple times,” state police alleged in an affidavit. “I could just ...

South Williamsport woman allegedly assaulted several police officers

When she was told by another resident in her South Williamsport home that police officers were outside at the front of the house waiting to talk with her on the night of July 29, Lilly Isabel Lee bolted out the back door half naked, according to an affidavit filed by borough police. However, ...

Hughesville man gets 30 years in federal prison on child sex crimes

A Hughesville man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for production of child pornography. Christopher M. Stout, 49, pleaded guilty that he involved a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual acts over a cellular network last year, and there were many other victims, according to the ...

Maryland teenager caught driving stolen dump truck in South Williamsport area

Daniel Faruqui, 18, of Clarksburg, Maryland, has been arrested on a felony charge of receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after he was caught on Aug. 31 driving a new dump truck, valued at $241,000, that had been stolen from Mississippi, according to South ...