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Investigators give updates on causes of several recent Williamsport fires

Williamsport fire investigators have determined that the June 2 fire that caused extensive damage to a family’s rental home at 1050 High St. was accidental, according to Deputy Fire Chief Kenneth Smith. While the investigation remains ongoing, investigators believe the cause of the blaze ...

Storms tear through area

Fire and emergency crews were kept busy as a violent line of thunderstorms ripped through the area ahead of a cold front Sunday night. As the storms began sweeping through the county shortly after 8:30 p.m., 911 dispatchers were inundated with reports of trees blocking roadways and several ...

LycoCTC awarded $1 million in new funding

Lycoming Career and Technology Center (CTC) in Hughesville was given a transformative $1 million state investment secured through the leadership of state Reps. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, and Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, advancing a critical expansion project that will strengthen ...

How immigration, industry, and labor forged Youngstown

(Editor’s note: At the beginning of the 20th century, America began a period of industrial growth — fueled by the nation’s vast stores of natural resources — that led to victory in two world wars and the nation emerging as a true superpower. One of the cities at the epicenter of that growth was Youngstown, Ohio, a city that became synonymous with steel production and America’s fortunes — and also the growing labor movement that would help define how work was done. It served as one of many examples of American cities that grew quickly due to its proximity to the resources that ...

Historic hotel in downtown Williamsport undergoing renovations

For over a hundred years, the Genetti Hotel has been a beacon in the Williamsport skyline inviting travelers downtown. Now, it is undergoing extensive renovations that will be partially done just in time for the Little League Baseball World Series (LLWS) guests. “I believe that once the ...

Way’s Garden Art Show continues Sunday

Sunshine and warm temperatures were on hand Saturday for the kickoff of the 80th Way's Garden Art Show at 845 W. Fourth St. in Williamport. The event is organized by the Bald Eagle Art League, which for the first time in its long history, began the show on Saturday. The show continues ...