Twenty-two years to the day before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a young George Washington penned his name in defeat as he surrendered for the first and only time in his storied military career. It was at Fort Necessity in the Pennsylvania mountains of present-day Fayette ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into ...

When Andrew Boyd Cummings donated his 43-acre hay field to the City of Williamsport in 1889, key stipulations were that it’d be a public park “for all time” and would be named Brandon Park, in honor of his beloved sister, Jane Brandon. Through the years it has hosted community sings, ...

A lone and healthy looking Metasequoia is planted in Brandon Park in Williamsport. The redwood has greened up and is planted in memory of the late Meredith Lowry, who passed away in February. “May this tree grow tall and strong like the love she gave to us - the Girls,” was listed on ...

Proposed construction of a campground on a little over 53 acres in Cummings Township was approved with conditions by the Lycoming County Planning Commission at this month’s meeting. When completed, the campground will include six cabins and 147 RV (recreational vehicle) camper sites. The ...

HARRISBURG — The head of Pennsylvania’s Treasury Department said her agency does not have the legal authority to pay the more than $1 million in recent security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s privately-owned family home in Montgomery County, saying state rules bar her from using taxpayer ...