WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — This year's Little League World Series in Williamsport has brought more than 70,000 visitors and an estimated $40 million in revenue to Pennsylvania, according to a state press release. “For 79 years, Pennsylvania remains the center of little league baseball each year, inviting thousands of visitors from across the globe [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — 89-year-old Wahneeta Welter read off names from her childhood. But those aren't just old friends, they're some of the first players in Little League baseball history. Those early days trace back to Williamsport, where Carl Stotz founded the league in the late 1930s. Wahneeta never played the game herself, but her [...]
The expansion and renovation project at Lycoming Career and Technology Center in Hughesville is now complete.
The first Little League games began in Lycoming County in 1939 to give kids a major league baseball experience.
Day nine of the Little League World Series is wrapped up in South Williamsport.
Rugby's Refuge is hoping to tackle the growing feral and stray cat population with a new facility focused on trap, neuter, and release initiatives.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 12-year-old baseball player is making history at the Little League World Series — while inspiring the next generation of girls to step onto the field. Kinley Rasmus is a pitcher for the Phenix City Southeast Little League team from Alabama. She has already made Little League World Series [...]
LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men were arrested in Lycoming County for child porn possession after a Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) task force conducted a child predator sting, according to a release. The PSP Bureau of Criminal Investigations Northeast Computer Crime Task Force collaborated with the FBI and regional police to investigate several cyber-tips between [...]
For some teams, their run in the Little League World Series is done, but they're still having some fun with a game outside of the complex.
The 20 teams playing in the Little League World Series have team hosts helping them with everything they need during the tournament.
