Author Archives: Freddi Hammer

MAN WHO CRASHED TRUCK WITH A TODDLER AND FLED, ARRESTED A Williamsport man is facing felony charges after police say he crashed a pickup truck with a three-year-old child inside and fled the scene. Of...

CONTENTIONS HIGH AT MUNCY TWP MEETING OVER BASS PRO PLAN Tensions are growing in Muncy Township over a proposed Bass Pro Shops development and meeting procedures. According to the Sun Gazette, at a co...

BAIL DENIED FOR MAN ACCUSED AS A MURDER ACCOMPLICE A judge has denied bail for a man accused of helping in the kidnapping and murder of a Williamsport man in 2023. According to North Central PA dot co...

MAN CRASHES INTO HOME, FLEES THE SCENE An 18-year-old Montoursville man is in jail after police say he crashed into a house and then tried to flee. Troopers say Wyatt Johnston struck a home on Warrens...

FLAGS AT HALF STAFF FOR FALLEN TROOPER Flags have been ordered to half-staff across Pennsylvania after a state trooper was shot and killed Sunday night in Chester County. Investigators say Corporal Ti...

JERSEY SHORE LAWYER ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT A Lycoming County attorney is facing serious misconduct allegations. Court filings with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court say 50-year-old Timothy Reitz of Jersey...

ONE CAR ACCIDENT SHUTS DOWN ROUTE 61 Route 61 in Shamokin was shut down for several hours Thursday morning after a one-vehicle crash that destroyed a utility pole just north of the Coal Township line....

STATE PRISON FOR MAN GUILTY OF ABUSE OF INFANT SON A Sunbury man who admitted to severely abusing his infant son has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison. According to The Daily Item, 24-year-ol...

WOMAN JAILED FOR TEXTING INAPPROPRIATE TEXTS TO MINOR A Lycoming County woman will stand trial on charges she sent thousands of inappropriate text messages to a minor. Authorities say 29-year-old Ambe...

CHARGES FOR TWO LOCAL DRUG DEALERS A Williamsport drug arrest has led to charges against a second suspected dealer. Police say 38-year-old Shawna Hockman was taken into custody after detectives seized...