Author Archives: Freddi Hammer

ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY A two-day manhunt in Lycoming County ended Sunday afternoon when Adam Nathan Taylor of South Williamsport turned himself in to authorities in Muncy. State police ...

POLICE SEARCHING FOR HOMICIDE SUSPECT Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a South Williamsport man accused of ramming his ex-girlfriend's vehicle and firing a rifle at her along Route 220. Tro...

PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT IN SHAMOKIN Police are investigating a crash involving a pedestrian and a Dodge van in the Shamokin area. According to the News Item, the crash happened around 6:30 Wednesday night...

POLICE SEARCH FOR SHOOTER IN WOODED AREA OF COAL TOWNSHIP Officers searched for four hours Sunday after a reported shooting in a wooded area of Coal Township. According to the News Item, two men ridin...

NEW WEAPON NOTIFICATION RULES TESTED AT SELINSGROVE SCHOOLS A routine safety issue at Selinsgrove Elementary became one of the first tests of Pennsylvania's new school notification law. District offic...

SHAMOKIN MAN JAILED AFTER FLEEING POLICE, AGAIN A Shamokin man with a history of fleeing police is back behind bars after another dangerous chase, this time ending in a crash in Locust Gap. According ...

NORRY COUNTY JAIL CONSIDERING HOUSING ICE DETAINEES Officials in Sunbury say the Northumberland County Jail is in preliminary talks with federal officials about possibly housing ICE detainees. Accordi...

TWO CITY TEENS JAILED OVER ARMED ROBBERY Two 16-year-old Williamsport Area High School students are being held without bail after police say they robbed a confidential informant during a handgun deal....

STATE POLICE SEARCHING FOR ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT Pennsylvania State Police at Montoursville are searching for a suspect after a possible armed robbery. Just after 6 a.m. Tuesday in Wolf Township, a ro...

TWO-ALARM FIRE AT LEWISBURG BUSINESS Firefighters from across the region were called for a two-alarm fire at Playworld along Route 192 near Lewisburg. First crews on scene just before 8 on Monday nigh...