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Police Fire and Court

Woman arrested following high-speed pursuit in city

After taking state police on a high-speed pursuit in the city of Williamsport for several blocks during the early-morning hours of March 8, motorist Samiyah Kramer crashed her 2011 Jeep Compass into the home at 1200 Campbell St., jumped out of the vehicle and ran behind the house, it was ...

2 recent fires ruled accidental while others remain under investigation

The fire that sent Shaun McCollum to the hospital to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation after a blaze broke out in his garage at the back of his home at 1510 Catherine St. on March 11 has been ruled accidental, according to city Fire Chief Sam Aungst. Careless burning in a wood burner ...

Williamsport firefighters respond to garbage truck fire

Williamsport firefighters were dispatched to the Harvest Moon parking lot at West Third and Arch streets just before 8 a.m. Tuesday when a fire broke out in the back of a garbage truck. Heavy smoke was pouring from the back of the vehicle when they arrived on the scene. The entire truck's ...

Homeless man charged with trespass

Arriving at a home in the 100 block of Oliver Street, Jersey Shore, just after 3 p.m. on March 21, 2025, Lycoming Regional police allegedly found 33-year-old Vincent E. Haines slumped over a storage tote on the porch. Initially unresponsive, when awoken, Haines stated that he was waiting for ...