Author Archives: Freddi Hammer

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...

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....

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 in...

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....

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 ...

WILLIAMSPORT MAN FACING FELONIES AFTER SHOOTING A Williamsport man will stand trial on multiple felony charges stemming from a non-fatal shooting on Park Avenue. According to the Sun Gazette, a distri...

THREE ALARM FIRE IN MOUNT CARMEL More than a dozen homes on the 200 block of South Poplar Street in Mount Carmel were destroyed or heavily damaged after a three-alarm fire early Monday morning. Crews ...

WOMAN WORKING TO REPAY MONEY STOLEN FROM FOOD BANK A Montgomery woman who admitted stealing more than $40,000 from the Footprints of Montgomery food bank remains free while she works to repay the mone...

BUS DRIVER FACING FELONIES FOR INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH STUDENT A former Williamsport Area School District bus driver is facing felony charges after police say he had inappropriate contact with a fe...

COMMSSIONERS WILL NOT RECOMMEND TALEN ENERGY PROGRAM Talen Energy's effort to rezone about 800 acres in northern Montour County for industrial development hit a major setback. The county Planning Comm...