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Legislators aim to incentivize adoption

(The Center Square) - The cost of raising children can be prohibitive for many adults who would otherwise choose to expand their families, especially for those considering the adoption process. While adoption through the foster care system can be relatively inexpensive, those who choose to ...

Hamm, Yaw help forward over $404K to recreation, conservation projects

State Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, and state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock, helped to forward over $404,000 awarded to recreation and conservation projects in Lycoming and Sullivan counties through the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation ...

Suspect of Thursday shooting taken into custody

Adam Nathan Taylor, the suspect in a Thursday afternoon shooting incident was taken into custody Sunday afternoon, according to a state police news release. No further information regarding the arrest has been released at this time. A red Dodge Ram stolen following the incident was recovered ...

Looking back 30 years after the 1996 flood

Thirty years ago this week, the state experienced a whiplash of weather conditions that resulted in catastrophic flooding across the region. The area had already experienced an above average snowfall, seeing 69.1 inches total recorded in Williamsport from November through January, more ...

Police searching for man wanted for attempted homicide

While pursuing his ex in his pickup truck on Route 220 on Thursday afternoon, the driver first rammed her SUV and then fired one shot in her direction from inside his truck, state police confirmed. No one was injured in the shooting that occurred near Queneshaque Road about 3:30 p.m. An ...

Long Island man killed in Pine Township crash

MORRIS - A 19-year-old New York state man was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle crash on Route 287, about six miles south of here in Lycoming County's Pine Township, state police said. Quinn Dowdell, of Floral Park (Long Island), lost control of his Nissan Xterra as he was traveling ...