BUCKNELL HAZING DEATH LEADS TO CRIMINAL CHARGES Pennsylvania's attorney general has filed criminal charges in the death of a Bucknell University freshman football player. Calvin "C.J." Dickey Junior collapsed during a July 2024 hazing incident on campus and died two days later. Prosecutors say former strength...

17-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN LYCOMING COUNTY MOTORCYCLE CRASH A 17-year-old has died following a motorcycle crash in Lycoming County. State police say it happened just after 5 p.m. Saturday along Route 287 near Route 284 in Pine Township. Investigators say the teen lost control, left the road, struck a ditch and embankment, a...

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...