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Two teens enter pleas in connection with Randall Circle ‘retaliation’ shooting

Two Williamsport teens entered pleas, in separate hearings, Wednesday morning to being present when shots were fired at a residence in the 1500 block of Randall Circle at the Penn Vale Apartments on March 3, 2024. Prosecutors contend the shooting was in retaliation for the March 2, 2024, shooting death of 15-year-old Ahmeen Palmer in the parking lot of TGI Fridays on East Third Street in Loyalsock Township. Appearing before Lycoming County Judge William Carlucci for a 9 a.m. hearing, Tykir Jihad Smith, 18, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of criminal attempt - recklessly ...

Mother and two children escape early morning fire in Williamsport’s East End

A mother and her two children safely escaped their Grove Street home on Wednesday morning when flames engulfed their attached garage and spread to their house. The family’s two dogs safely got out as well; one of them was reportedly carried out of the house by a firefighter. Soon ...

Williamsport tables authorizing city hall sale bids

Williamsport City Council voted to again table a resolution authorizing bids for the solicitation of the sale of City Hall. The narrow 4-3 vote Thursday night came with a discussion that led to the majority wanting to revisit this at the next meeting. Those voting against tabling the ...

House in Vallamont neighborhood, over a century old, gives back to community

It is a Sunday afternoon in June and Neal Milligan is busy greeting guests to his stately home in the Vallamont section of Williamsport. He makes a habit of offering up the 109-year-old manse for fundraisers and, on this day, he is hosting the Williamsport Youth Choir for their “Voices in ...

State Rep. Glen Thompson touts importance of career and technology education

“It’s a pathway to economic prosperity.” That is what U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Howard, told the Sun-Gazette editorial board this week was one of the main reasons he sponsors or supports legislation to continue investment in the “bricks and mortar” of career and ...

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