Lycoming County

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The commonwealth has dropped two first-degree homicide charges against a man allegedly involved in the killing of two people in Lycoming County.

On Thursday, Magisterial District Judge Christian Frey announced that Muhammad Davis, a defendant in the January 11th killings of Alisha Seese and Ronald Dailey Jr., will not be facing first-degree murder charges in court.

New details on mine subsidence in Luzerne County

WILLIAMSPORT — The former male resident assistant involved in extensive elder abuse while working as a juvenile employee at Heritage Springs Memory Care in Lewisburg was sentenced in Lycoming County Court on Thursday.

PORTER TWP., CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are reporting a two-vehicle crash that happened on I-80 that killed a 23-year-old driver.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, on April 3 around 7:43 p.m., troopers responded to a crash with reported ejection on Interstate 80 mile marker 171.6 in Clinton County.

Police say a truck was traveling on I-80 when heavy traffic congestion was up ahead with vehicles in both lanes driving slower than the posted speed limit.

Man escapes from PSP pursuit after ladders ‘fly off’ trailer

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police in Lycoming County are trying to identify a person involved in a hit-and-run investigation.

On April 10, investigators with the Williamsport Bureau of Police announced they were seeking help from the public in identifying the person pictured below.

Williamsport Bureau of Police

Williamsport Bureau of Police

Williamsport Bureau of Police

Police say they are attempting to identify the suspect in relation to an ongoing hit-and-run investigation.

PORTER TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A fire ripped through a "barndominium" in Lycoming County Sunday morning.

Chief Ethan Goodbrod with the Citizens Hose Company of Jersey Shore says first responders were called to a fire with possible entrapment at a barndominium (typically a barn that was converted into an all-purpose living and/or workspace) in the 200 block of River Road, Porter Township, at 7:08 a.m. Sunday.

2 displaced after Lehman Township fire

JERSEY SHORE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman faces multiple charges after a crash led to her assaulting first responders.

According to the Lycoming Regional Police Department, officers responded to the Thomas Street exit ramp of State Route 220 (SR-220) for a motor vehicle crash.

Police say 60-year-old Linda McCormack was involved in a crash after she used the emergency turnaround and rear-ended another vehicle.

Officers say upon arrival, McCormack stated the other vehicle pulled in front of her and hit her.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is in custody after police say a disturbance in progress resulted in the man being charged with an arson felony.

According to the South Williamsport Police Department, on March 29 around 9:41 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of West Mountain Avenue. Officers say the victim told them 37-year-old Saleem Abdullah Thomas was trying to set the home on fire.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver has been arrested after police say he led officers on a chase through Lycoming County.

On Wednesday the Lycoming Regional Police Department arrested 20-year-old Kyle Grugan as he was a suspect after a police chase occurred.

Officers said they tried to stop a car for traffic violations, but Grugan, the driver, fled from police, leading to a chase through Lycoming County.

Former Social Security employee sentenced for $200K pandemic fraud

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Ca. (WBRE/WYOU)— Nearly 45 years after her murder, a homicide victim in California has been identified as a Lycoming County teen using DNA.

16-year-old Karen Marie Heverly, from Jersey Shore, was found by a worker in a vineyard near 8th Street and Rochester Avenue on June 7, 1979, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

DANVILLE -- A Lycoming County man who stole a box van at Geisinger Medical Center and torched it after driving it home...