SAYRE WOMAN JAILED AFTER CHILD FOUND ON ROADWAY A Sayre woman is jailed after police say her nonverbal child walked more than half a mile from home wearing only a diaper. State police say 41-year-old Nicole Rafferty left the child with two juveniles while she was working, even though Children and Youth Services had tol...

UNION COUNTY CHILD ABUSE CASE MOVES FORWARD A Union County case involving allegations of child sexual abuse and mistreatment is moving forward in court. State police say Allen and Melissa Keister, formerly of New Columbia, are charged after a young victim reported years of abuse between 2014 and 2022, mostly in White D...

COOLING CENTERS OPEN DURING EXTREME HEAT Cooling centers are opening in Williamsport as the area faces an extreme heat warning from noon today through 8 p.m. Friday. The Williamsport Branch YMCA on Walnut Street will be open as a cooling center from noon to 5 p.m. today and Thursday. The Salvation Army on Market Street...

FATAL SHOOTING IN WILLIAMSPORT Three teenagers were shot in Williamsport Monday afternoon, and one of them has died. According to the Williamsport Bureau of Police they were called to the area of Memorial Avenue and Lloyd Street around 2:48 p.m. and found three victims, ages 17, 18, and 19. Investigators say two were ...

WATER RESCUE AFTER MAN JUMPS FROM MAYNARD STREET BRIDGE A man was rescued from the Susquehanna River in Williamsport Sunday night after jumping from the city side of the Maynard Street bridge. Fire crews were called around 6:10 for a confirmed report of a jumper. According to the Sun gazette, officials say the man sw...