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Williamsport man convicted of 'wasp dope' county prison smuggle scheme

Williamsport, Pa. — A Williamsport man has been convicted of trying to have drugs smuggled into the Lycoming County Prison by mail. Authorities said Tyree Tyquan Moy, 41, sent a letter to his son instructing him to soak the paper in wasp spray so it could be mailed back into the prison. Inmates would then use the treated paper — a substance commonly known inside prisons as "wasp dope" — to get high. Moy stressed in the letter that his wife, the child’s mother, should not find it. She did. She turned the letter over to prison authorities, leading to the charges. Moy pleaded no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor of criminal attempt of bringing contraband into the prison and a first-degree misdemeanor of criminal solicitation or attempting to sell drugs at the prison. Each count carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Under the plea agreement, Moy faces three to 12 months on each count. Those sentences will run consecutively to any sentence he is currently serving. Moy is currently on probation and state parole. He is being held at a state correctional institution in Pennsylvania. Related reading Williamsport drug dealer sentenced Williamsport

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Millville man charged after Benton hit-and-run

Benton, Pa. — A 34-year-old Millville man has been charged after a hit-and-run crash on Everett Street in Benton on Halloween night, state police at Bloomsburg said. Chase Stephen Fry was the driver of a 2020 GMC Sierra that turned onto Everett Street from a private driveway just after midnight, drove off the right side of the road and through a yard at 500 Everett Street, police say. He struck a fence and lawn decorations, then fled north on State Route 487, troopers said. The homeowner was able to provide the truck's license plate number to police, according to charges. Fry is facing multiple charges, including DUI and other driving violations. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 17 at District Judge Doug Brewer's office. Docket sheet

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17 Rapes Reported At Lycoming College Over Two Years

WILLIAMSPORT — Lycoming College reported 17 rapes during 2024 and 2025, but none were reported to local law enforcement. PennLive reports the figures appear in the college’s annual campus safety report. The college documented 11 rapes in 2024 and six last year, including incidents in campus residence halls.

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Lycoming County holds Veterans Day Parade in Hughesville

Lycoming County hosted a major celebration honoring our nation's veterans and marking the United States' 250th birthday. The countywide Veterans Day parade kicked off this year at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville. The celebration is meant to bring veterans, families, and businesses together for a day of gratitude and...

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Williamsport toy store opening shop number 'too' downtown

Williamsport, Pa. — A new Moose is just around the corner in downtown Williamsport. Moose Too, located at 343 Pine St., Williamsport, neighboring Pine Square, is holding a Grand Opening Party Nov. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m., and everyone is invited to come celebrate the child-like whimsy of adults. Moose Too, sister store to The Mulberry Moose on Mulberry Street, is designed for an older customer, early teen through adult. It has a more "grunge" atmosphere, and some products use some light profanity. The carefully curated collection is meant for laughs and good fun, but parents might want to be cautious with little ones. The Moose Too store will bring new and fun items such as collectable blind boxes, complex and simple puzzles, figure build-kits, stationary, and more! Whether someone is looking for funky socks or silly journals, the goal of the Moose's is to bring a sense of play to their customers. Five years ago, Nicole Desaulniers, owner of The Mulberry Moose toy store, moved to Williamsport to start a new chapter in her life. In early 2024, her idea for The Mulberry Moose was born, and by June, its doors opened at 423 Mulberry Street. The Williamsport

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Selinsgrove man sentenced for drug trafficking

Selinsgrove, Pa. — A Selinsgrove man was sentenced in federal prison for trafficking several types of hard drugs in Snyder and Union counties, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced. Scotch Bruce Hanning, 46, was sentenced Nov. 3 by Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann to 17 years for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller said. On Jan. 3, 2023, law enforcement stopped Hanning in Lewisburg and found fentanyl, buprenorphine and crystal methamphetamine on him, the office said. A police dog then alerted to more fentanyl, crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine in the vehicle. A search warrant at the property where Hanning lived turned up additional crack cocaine and fentanyl, according to the office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Luisa Honora Berti prosecuted the case. The FBI Philadelphia’s Scranton Resident Agency, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit investigated the case.

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Accused killer paints himself as victim and protector in police interview played at trial

Williamsport, Pa. — Prosecutors zeroed in Friday on the long-dysfunctional relationship between an accused killer and his brother-in-law on the second day of the Cable Services murder trial in Lycoming County. During testimony, lawyers played the hourlong police interview in which shooter Kenneth Richard Michaels portrayed himself as both the victim of his brother-in-law, John Roskowski, and the man who spent decades holding the family and business together. Michaels, 68, of Montoursville, is charged with murder in the August 2023 shooting death of 69-year-old Roskowski. Roskowski was shot once in the abdomen in the lobby of a Cable Services building in Old Lycoming Township after walking into the building. Michaels admitted to the shooting, but claimed it was done in self-defense. In the interview with Detective Justin Segura of the Lycoming Regional Police Department, Michaels said, “Nobody has a good relationship with John.” He described how he bought out Roskowski’s shares in the company, ultimately paying more than he believed they were worth because he “wanted to be the good guy” and help the family. Michaels told Segura he had spent the last 40 years keeping the family together and “that’s what this is all about.” The day of the

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From trauma patient to peer: UPMC Williamsport survivor gives back

Muncy, Pa. — When Chad Barner, a Muncy resident, walks the halls of UPMC Williamsport each Wednesday, he isn’t simply making volunteer rounds. He’s retracing a journey that changed his life. In April 2024, Barner fell 15 feet from a ladder at his home, breaking nine ribs, his collarbone and shoulder and collapsing both lungs. After 28 years working for Verizon and routinely climbing poles without injury, an accident at home suddenly put him on the other side of trauma care. Barner was taken by ambulance to UPMC Williamsport, where his recovery included stays in the intensive care and step-down units and inpatient rehabilitation, followed by more than 10 months of outpatient therapy at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute at the Eastern Lycoming YMCA. “The trauma team kept me breathing,” Barner said. “I figured if they were going to do that, I’d keep fighting. The staff here are very special.” Barner eventually returned to work and even climbed poles again, but lingering effects from his injuries led him to retire early. Around the same time, he found an unexpected new purpose. Kristy Teisher, expert discharge plan manager with Clinical Care Coordination at UPMC Williamsport, invited Barner to a Trauma Survivors Network

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New staff arrives to shake up the school year

As the new school year begins, students bustle into the building from their long summer break, expecting to see the same aspects of the same high school, except this year new faculty arrives to change up the year. New faculty members add a set of new faces among the existing...

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K-9 sniffs out cocaine in Williamsport man's pockets, oxy in Mill Hall man's car

Williamsport, Pa. — A Williamsport man is charged with delivering one gram of cocaine and 18 Percocet pills to a Mill Hall man, according to court records. Franklin Probst of Mill Hall was pulled over after two traffic violations and allegedly admitted to buying the drugs from Khalil Mateen Baines, 40, of Williamsport. On Nov. 2, while sitting surveillance at the Family Dollar on Memorial Avenue, detectives saw a blue Lexus SUV registered to a Probst. Detectives watched Baines, who they described as "a known cocaine dealer in the Williamsport area," get out of the SUV's front passenger seat and walk inside the store. Baines reportedly stayed inside the story for two or three minutes, then returned and got back into the front passenger seat. The SUV then drove to the 400 block of Third Avenue where Baines exited and went into a residence. Probst drove the vehicle away, and was pulled over for crossing the street's double yellow line twice, according to detectives. Williamsport police, including Sgt. Brian McGee and K-9 Niko, conducted an open-air sniff of the vehicle. The K-9 gave a positive alert, and a subsequent search recovered the gram cocaine and 18 Percocet pills, also known

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Lycoming commissioners seeks $735K grant for homelessness and housing programs

Williamsport, Pa. — Lycoming County commissioners on Thursday approved submitting a $735,000 state housing grant application that would support programs addressing homelessness and housing instability in the county. The application, which is a request, not a guaranteed award, targets four projects through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) program administered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency: STEP housing-support programs, including master leasingSTEP’s homes-in-need and urgent-need work focused on code compliance and helping older adults stay in their homesThe Lycoming County–Clinton Joinder Board Housing Stability ProgramThe YWCA Northcentral PA Liberty House program STEP CEO Rachelle Abbott thanked the board for including the organization in the application. She noted that some shelters have closed while 211 intake numbers in Lycoming County have remained fairly stable, underscoring ongoing demand for housing support. Commissioners also approved a multi-year agreement with GEO Reentry Services for Jan. 1, 2027 through Dec. 31, 2031 to operate the county’s reentry service center. The program provides support for people returning to the community after incarceration, which is a population that often faces housing instability. The county has not needed to house inmates out of county due to overcrowding since November 2019, commissioners noted, and described the reentry

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Press Enterprise Investigation Reveals 112 Immigration Arrests

BLOOMSBURG — A Press Enterprise investigation found local police helped federal immigration agents arrest at least 112 people in Columbia and Montour counties. The arrests occurred between October 2025 and August 2026, according to federal records. The Press Enterprise reports 46 arrests occurred in the Berwick area, with others...

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe's Williamsport grand opening a resounding success

Williamsport, Pa. — Dozens stood — and some slept — in the cold for hours outside of Williamsport’s first Tropical Smoothie Cafe, securing their spot to win a year of free smoothies for the first 50 to enter. The store’s held their grand opening at 8 a.m. on Saturday with a ribbon cutting, courtesy of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce. Lycoming County Commissioner Marc Sortman joined in on the festivities at the 1927 E. Third St. store. The Tropical Smoothie Cafe, which has been in its soft opening stage since Sept. 27, neighbors the freshly-opened Wing Stop, which had its first day of operations in Williamsport on Sept. 14. This location’s owners are familiar with the area’s smoothie scene. Het Patel, a Danville graduate, and his family opened the Tropical Smoothie Cafe at 195 AJK Blvd., Lewisburg in May while working on plans for the Williamsport location — and they’re not done. A Bloomsburg location is in talks, a staff member said. The cafe is a popular addition in the northcentral region's college towns, with a separately-ran store in State College open since 2024. The Williamsport restaurant has five full-time positions and several part time, according to staff. The menu

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Montour County Human Services Expo set for Friday in Danville

Danville, Pa. — Thirty organizations will take part in the Montour County Human Services Community Expo on Friday at the Montour County Human Services Building. The free event, set for Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and organized by the Montour County Human Services Coalition, is open to everyone at 435 E. Front St., Danville. Parking is free, and no registration is required. Services represented include healthcare, housing, food assistance, employment, education, childcare, senior services and family support, the coalition said. Participating organizations include AGAPE, AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania, CMC Energy Services, CMSU Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Columbia-Montour Aging Office, the Columbia County Family Center, Central Susquehanna Opportunities Mobile Food Bank, CSIU ELECT, the Danville Area Community Center, the Danville Child Development Center, Danville Head Start/Pre-K, Expectations Women’s Center, Family Care Home Health Agency, the Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania, the Foster Grandparent Program, Good Samaritan Mission, Griswold Care, Haven Behavioral Healthcare, the Montour County Assistance Office, North Penn Legal Services, PA CareerLink, PFLAG, RSVP, Susquehanna Kids, Susquehanna Valley United Way’s United in Recovery, Tapestry of Health, Thomas Beaver Free Library, Visiting Angels, The Women’s Center and YES to the Future. Attorney Dale A. Tice of

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Seneca Resources grant helps Habitat for Humanity build new home

Williamsport, Pa. — Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity has received a $10,000 grant from Seneca Resources Company to support construction of a new affordable home at 1626 Scott St. in Williamsport. The grant supports Habitat’s Path to Homeownership program, which helps local families achieve safe, stable, and affordable homeownership. The Scott Street home is the fourth of six planned for the street as part of Habitat’s five-year initiative to build 11 homes in Williamsport and South Williamsport. As part of the grant, Seneca employees volunteered on two active Habitat construction projects on Oct. 20. Volunteers removed the construction fence and handled lawn maintenance at 508 Fifth Ave. and started a Home Preservation Program project across the street at 507 Fifth Ave., preparing the exterior walls for new siding. The Home Preservation Program provides minor exterior home repairs at no cost to homeowners. “This generous support helps make projects like this possible and moves us one step closer to providing another local family with a safe, affordable place to call home,” said Dana Brigandi, director of development at Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity. “Volunteers are crucial to the success of Habitat’s mission, and we are so thankful for the hardworking crew

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Historic barns talk opens Grange lecture series near Watsontown

Watsontown, Pa. — California Grange #941 is launching a quarterly Community History Lecture Series starting with a talk on Pennsylvania’s historic barns by Tom Grbenick on Monday, Nov. 16. The program runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the California #941 Grange Hall, 17 California Road, Watsontown. From Route 54, traveling from Turbotville toward Washingtonville, turn right onto Strick Road and drive to California Road; the Grange is on the right. Grbenick, a board member of the Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pa ., will show a video produced by the foundation marking 250 years of barn building in Pa., along with photos of local and regional barns. He will invite the audience to share information and memories about historic barns and farms in upper Montour and Northumberland counties. Grbenick is a retired landscape architect who founded and long directed the SEDA-COG Community Resource Center in Lewisburg. He lives on historic land known as New Garden in the area called Paradise, Lewis Township, Northumberland County. During the event, Grbenick will share information on foundation membership, its grant program for historic barn restoration, and its barn tours for members. Light refreshments will be served after the talk.

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Penn College instructor wins national concrete education award

Williamsport, Pa. — Penn College building construction technology instructor Franklin H. Reber, Jr. received the American Concrete Institute’s Clyde E. Kesler Education Award during the institute’s fall convention, held Oct. 11-14 in Atlanta. Reber was nominated for his “outstanding contributions to concrete education through hands-on instruction, creation of a unique concrete science degree program, and dedicated outreach that prepares and inspires the next generation of concrete professionals.” Reber initiated the addition of an associate degree in concrete science technology to Penn College’s building construction program to help fill a void in the industry. Enrollment has nearly doubled each year since the program began eight years ago, and its graduates have a 100% job placement rate, according to the college. “Throughout his 20-plus years of teaching, he’s always stayed abreast of the latest material advances, as well as the innovations in the design and construction of concrete structures and has eagerly continued to mentor our numerous graduates on the many benefits of a career in concrete,” said Ellyn A. Lester, assistant dean of construction and architectural technologies. A Mifflinburg High School graduate, Reber worked as a cabinet builder for Yorktowne Kitchens, now Yorktowne Cabinetry, and in modular home construction for Ritz-Craft

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Mifflinburg Veterans Day Service Honors Military Sacrifices

MIFFLINBURG — A Veterans Day service held over the weekend in Mifflinburg honored generations of Americans who served in the military. The Standard-Journal reports the gathering took place at the Union County World War II Honor Roll. Guest speaker Robert Lauver, a decorated Vietnam veteran and Silver Star recipient,...

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Women's Basketball Pulls Away from Lycoming, 65-51

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall women's basketball team opened its 2026-27 season at Lycoming with a 65-51 victory on Saturday afternoon. The win gave interim head Jacob Robinson a victory during his first game at the helm. Fiona Reckner's 15 points led four Diplomats who finished in...

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