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With no Pennsylvania team in the Super Bowl this year, local football fans had to choose between the New England Patriots and New York Giants Sunday night.

On a recent Sunday afternoon, Muncy resident Frank DeAndrea reflected on a how a part-time position as an assistant to an appraiser years ago in his native Hazleton evolved into a passion for helping people make critical decisions about whether to...

Locally elected and appointed officials voted on the following matters in the past week: Federal The House voted to extend pay limitations for members of Congress and federal employees. U.S. Reps. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Howard, and Thomas A.

The Lycoming County Republican Party will hold its annual Lincoln Day Dinner Feb. 25 at the Holiday Inn, 100 Pine St. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., preceded by a social hour beginning at 5.

Henry Hynoski Jr. just ordered a beer. And not just any beer — the one he’s eyeing comes in a huge cone. It’s 100 ounces of pure American alcoholic excess. The mere sight of it would bring a tear to Homer Simpson’s eye.

With Gov. Tom Corbett releasing his state budget proposal on Tuesday, area districts will be watching closely to see what kind of help they should expect in balancing their budgets. And they're not expecting much from the stat.

Robert E. Kane Jr., a "life-long bottle collector," still remembers the first bottle that sparked his interest in the hobby that would lead him from yard sales to digging ground for long-hidden treasures.

The era is Prohibition. Speakeasies are common, and bootleggers quench the country's thirst for that banned substance, alcohol. It's a fascinating piece of American history, an element known here in Lycoming County as well as the nation at large.

MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg girls basketball team put an exclamation point on Senior Night with their second win of the season Friday night at the ‘Cats Den.

LEWISBURG — Friday night’s Lewisburg-Central Columbia game could best be summed up by one word: hustle.

MILTON — Following 35 years of dedication to the Milton Harvest Festival, the final founder of the popular event to be involved with the festival has retired from the event committee.

LEWISBURG — A small crowd gathered around Friday afternoon just prior to when ice sculptor, Gary Glenn, began to carve the angel chair, a giant ice structure, in Hufnagle Park, Lewisburg, for the Heart of Lewisburg Ice Festival. 

More than $497,000 in tax credits helped eight Williamsport/Lycoming Keystone Innovation Zone companies expand product lines, buy land and hire more employees.

WELLSBORO - A fast-moving fire claimed one life Friday, and the person killed has not been positively identified yet.

A successful police dragnet has helped capture three men suspected in an armed home invasion, which took place Thursday evening. Agents of the Williamsport Bureau of Police worked through the night to put the pieces together.

JERSEY SHORE - Don't look for Snooki and JWoww from MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality show to be walking the streets of its namesake Lycoming County community. Jersey Shore Borough officials have rejected the idea of having them come there.

A documentary about First Friday in Williamsport, "Williamsport Art Attack," will debut at 7 p.m. Monday on WVIA. The hour-long film begins by introducing First Friday to those who don't frequent the monthly art gatherings in the city.

LEWISBURG — It had been eight long days since their last game but if the Lewisburg boys basketball team had any rust it sure wasn’t evident as they handled Mount Carmel 69-50 in a Heartland Athletic Conference Division II contest.

TURBOTVILLE — It may have been Senior Night at Warrior Run, but it was an underclassman who lit up the scorebook for the Defenders.

MILTON — Approximately 70 years after they first enjoyed ice cream sundaes together, a local couple is preparing to walk down the aisle.