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Repeat offenders among those handled by Lycoming County District Judges

Middleburg woman charged with making false reports to authorities A Middleburg woman faces multiple charges after she allegedly concocted a false story about a fourwheeler accident, according to a Lycoming Regional police affidavit. Police, fire and EMS crews were called to the area of Route ...

Crash in Dewart kills motorcyclist from Montgomery

DEWART — A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash that occurred at routes 405 and 44 about 1:20 p.m. Saturday, according to state police at the Milton barracks. Adam Erdley, 50, of Montgomery, operating a 2009 Harley Davidson, was traveling north on Route 405 when his motorcycle ...

Pickup truck heavily damaged

A state trooper inspects the wreckage of a pickup truck after it crashed into a utility pole on Northway Road, just south of Lincoln Drive, in Loyalsock Township, about 10:20 p.m. Saturday. State police said the 56-year-old Cogan Station male driver, who was not injured, was suspected of ...

Family of four left homeless following Armstrong Township fire

An Armstrong Township family of four was left homeless Friday night when their house on Route 15, just south of South Williamsport, sustained intense heat and smoke damage from a smoldering fire in their residence, according to DuBoistown Fire Chief Paul McKinley. There were no injuries, ...

Montoursville Walmart evacuated

The Walmart located at 1015 N. Loyalsock Ave. in Montoursville, was evacuated shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday what has initially been deemed a “fire-related” incident. At about 3:40 p.m., a command post was set up in the parking lot near Subway across from the entrance, according to scanner reports. Employees say they were told to evacuate when a threat was called in. The nature of that threat has not yet been verified by authorities. “They just made us leave the store,” a customer said. “A store employee told us there was a threat. They told us to get in our vehicles and ...