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DuBoistown man allegedly threatened brother with handgun

During a verbal confrontation outside their DuBoistown home about noon on Jan. 20, Jermaine Frederick Jr. with a gun in his hand, told his brother “Bro, you walk up on me, I’m shooting you right in the face,” it was alleged in a South Williamsport police affidavit. No shots were ...

Adolfo Garcia Rivera, 23, of Allentown, was arrested and jailed last week on felony charges that were filed after he used a fake Pennsylvania driver’s lincense in an attempt to pick up three delivered cellphones at the FedEx ship center in Fairfield Township in late June 2024, state police ...

Trial for man accused of 2023 murder begins

A little over three years after he allegedly shot and robbed a man, the trial for Benjamin Villanueva III began in the courtroom of President Judge Eric Linhardt began Monday morning. In February 2024, authorities charged Villanueva with criminal homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly ...

Driver injured in South Williamsport collision

The man driving this Ford pickup truck suffered injuries when his vehicle and a Jeep collided at Maynard Street and Riverside Drive in South Williamsport about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, according to borough police. He was taken by ambulance to UPMC Williamsport. The Jeep and a third vehicle ...

Thirteen motorists charged with DUI in Lycoming County

Thirteen motorists have been charged with DUI, according to court records recently made public. Those charged included: Bryce Allen Edwards, 27, of 332 Rural Ave.; state police in the 600 block of Hepburn Street in the city on Nov. 8; also charged with three summary offenses. Jordan ...