Lycoming County

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UPPER FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that an embankment stabilization project will begin on Monday in Lycoming County.

According to PennDOT, on Monday, April 1, JTT Trucking, LLC, will begin stabilization work on the embankment along Route 87 between Route 973 (south of the Slabtown Bridge) and north of the Loyalsock Hotel in Loyalsock.

PennDOT says travelers should expect delays with single-lane conditions at the start and end of the project.

PIATT TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police say they arrested two people after seizing suspected methamphetamine and multiple firearms including an AR-15, handgun, and shotgun.

Around 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning, the Lycoming Regional Police say they pulled over 21-year-old Raymond Poust Jr., from Williamsport, on SR 220 South in Piatt Township. 

Pound of suspected meth seized, two arrested during traffic stop

JERSEY SHORE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police arrested a man after they say he broke into a car and stole a gun.

Lycoming Regional Police were called to Allegheny Street in Jersey Shore Borough on March 26 around 7:30 a.m. for a gun stolen. The victim said someone illegally entered his car parked at his house overnight and stole items from inside the car, according to officers.

The items stolen included a Glock 9mm handgun, a backpack, and coins.  

Volunteer firefighter accused of setting house on fire

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Culinary students at a local college are bringing the taste of different cuisines from all over the country.

28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus stopped by the Penn College campus to get a look into the hard work and how you can try it.

There’s no such thing as too many cooks in the kitchen at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant in Williamsport.

Nestled on the campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology, it’s fine dining for the community operated by students cooking alongside professionals.

MUNCY CREEK TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— State police say they are searching for the person who smashed the front windows of a jewelry store and stole several items in Lycoming County.

On March 22 between 6:03 a.m. and 6:34 a.m., investigators say a man broke the two front windows and glass door to J.L. Winters Jewelers. Troopers say the thief reached through the window and stole several unknown items from the store.

One dead, another seriously injured in Union Co. Crash

LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation PennDOT advised Tuesday that an ongoing roadway project will continue this week on Interstate 180 (I-180).

PennDOT says a two-year roadway project will continue on Thursday, March 28, along I-180 eastbound and westbound in Montoursville Borough, Loyalsock, Fairfield, and Muncy Townships in Lycoming County.

Officials say on Thursday, the contractor of the project will be performing repairs to a bridge joint on the structure carrying I-180 eastbound over Muncy Creek in Muncy Township.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are accused of committing retail theft at Dollar General's in Pennsylvania.

According to law enforcement, two people are being charged after separate Dollar General thefts in two counties.

State police report on March 1 around 5:30 p.m. troopers were called for a report of retail theft at Dollar General in Wyalusing. Police say the suspect, a 54-year-old woman from Laceyville, was caught on camera failing to scan several times at the self-checkout. She was later charged for the incident.

LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating the theft of over $30,000 in cash and coins in Lycoming County.

On Sunday, state police announced they have been investigating the reported theft of tens of thousands of dollars in Loyalsock Township.

‘Beanie bandit’ accused of stealing from central Pa. stores

According to investigators, someone stole a safe, along with $30,420 in cash and coins from a Freedom Road home sometime on February 16.

OLD LYCOMING TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A man police agencies in multiple states have deemed the "beanie bandit" allegedly stole over $4,000 worth of items from two central Pennsylvania stores.

The Lycoming Regional Police Department (LRPD) says they were called to the CVS Pharmacy on Lycoming Creek Road, Old Lycoming Township, to investigate a retail theft on February 10.