MORE FELONIES FOR CONVICTED CHILD PORN SUSPECT A Williamsport man accused of trying to meet a child online is scheduled to be back in court December ninth. Court records say 57-year-old Daniel Ade was out on unsecured bail at the time of his latest arrest and was already on parole for a 2008 child pornography convicti...

MEN CHARGED AFTER INSURANCE FRAUD SCHEME Two local men are facing felony charges after state police say they intentionally set fire to a sports car in an alleged insurance fraud scheme near Trout Run. According to the Sun Gazette, Anthony James Jr. of Eldred Township and Linton Hooper of Williamsport are accused of to...

WEATHER BRINGING ON INTERSTATE RESTRICTIONS Tier One vehicle restrictions are in place as part of PennDOT's winter storm response across much of Pennsylvania. The restrictions impact major roadways including Interstates 80, 81 and 180, through Lycoming County and the northcentral region. Certain trucks, RVs, school bu...

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISPLACES THREE An adult man and two teenagers are displaced following a Friday night basement fire at a home in the 6200 block of Sulphur Springs Road in Washington Township. The call came in just before 5:30. Fire officials say damage was extensive to the basement, with smoke damage on the u...

DRONE USED IN JAIL DRUG DROP. Three people are charged after police say a drone was used in an attempt to drop suspected methamphetamine into the Northumberland County Jail yard. Coal Township police charged John Szymanski of Ranshaw, his fiancée and inmate Jeanette Zeller, and Brandan Schoeneberger with multip...