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Firehouse honors former Nisbet Fire Chief Howard ‘Ted’ Knarr

A memorial wreath and black bunting hang on the front of the Nisbet firehouse following the death of former Nisbet Fire Chief Howard "Ted" Knarr, who died Friday at the age 87. “He was a true public servant. He served his country and his community. He was my mentor,” Nisbet Fire Chief ...

Williamsport man jailed for allegedly stabbing delivery person

When city police took Tristan Pequignot into custody late Friday night just minutes after a downtown stabbing, the 24-year-old man had on him "a black folding knife covered in blood," it was stated in a criminal complaint. On parole for burglary, Pequignot was nabbed in the first block of ...

Convicted felon incarcerated for failing to register his address

Convicted sex offender Georgio N. Rochon, 38, is back behind bars and faces three felony counts of failure to comply with registration requirements after he moved to “various residences” in the county without ever registering the addresses with the state police within the required time ...

Avis mother accused of DUI while juvenile was riding in car

Motorist Teresa Ann Schultz, 49, of 24 W. Central Ave., Avis; face charges for driving impaired while her juvenile daughter was in the vehicle, it was alleged in an affidavit filed by a Lycoming County Sheriff Deputy who found her slumped over the steering wheel unconscious with the engine ...

Child sexual abuse charges land Muncy Creek Township man in county prison

Jacob Dean Roberts, 41, of 49 Heatherbrooke Estates, Muncy, has been charged with four felony counts of sexual abuse of children for possessing child pornography and one felony count of illegal use of a communication device after authorities, discovered child sexual abuse material on two ...

Children help their mother as she is allegedly assaulted by former boyfriend

When Anthony Cunningham kicked in his ex-girlfriend’s bedroom door and began punching in the head as well as putting his hands around her throat in the 600 block of Second Street, Williamsport, about 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, the couple’s two children “came rushing into the room and ...