TRACTOR TRAILER FIRE ON I-180 Firefighters in Williamsport quickly knocked down a tractor-trailer fire Wednesday afternoon along Interstate 180 West near the Maynard Street interchange. Officials say the fire started around the truck's brakes before spreading to the trailer, which was loaded with pallets of salt. Crews...

HOME RULE STUDY COMMISSION APPROVED BY VOTERS Williamsport voters have unofficially approved a proposal to create a Home Rule Study Commission. About 64 percent of voters supported the measure in Tuesday's primary election. The commission will spend the next nine months studying whether a home rule charter could benefi...

APARTMENT FIRE DISPLACES OVER TWO DOZEN RESIDENTS Firefighters in Williamsport rescued residents and pets Sunday after a two-alarm apartment fire displaced at least two dozen people at the Mary Slaughter Homes on Brandon Place. Officials say the fire started in a second-floor apartment and filled parts of the 27-unit b...

ASSAULT CHARGES FILED State police say a Fairfield Township man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting his fiancée during a domestic dispute while their young child was nearby. Investigators say 37-year-old Joshua Louis Cooke punched the woman in the face while she was holding the couple's 5-year-old chil...

TRAIN HITS STALLED CAR A driver escaped injury after a train slammed into a stalled car Wednesday night in South Williamsport. Fire officials say the driver of a Toyota Camry was traveling across the railroad tracks on South Maynard Street around 10:15 p.m. when the vehicle became stuck between the track grates. Acco...