STATE PRISON FOR MAN GUILTY OF ABUSE OF INFANT SON A Sunbury man who admitted to severely abusing his infant son has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison. According to The Daily Item, 24-year-old Jeremy Erb pleaded guilty to assaulting his 5-month-old child. Investigators say the baby was taken to Geisinger Medi...

WOMAN JAILED FOR TEXTING INAPPROPRIATE TEXTS TO MINOR A Lycoming County woman will stand trial on charges she sent thousands of inappropriate text messages to a minor. Authorities say 29-year-old Amber Koch of Jersey Shore exchanged messages with the child over less than a year that filled about 2,700 pages. Following ...

CHARGES FOR TWO LOCAL DRUG DEALERS A Williamsport drug arrest has led to charges against a second suspected dealer. Police say 38-year-old Shawna Hockman was taken into custody after detectives seized 133 grams of MDMA, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and packaging materials from a Park Avenue home. According to North C...

EVENT FOR THE DISTRICT AT LYCOMING VALLEY WELL ATTENDED Hundreds of people packed a public open house to learn more about redevelopment plans for the former Lycoming Mall, now The District at Lycoming Valley. Developers announced a 107-room Hilton hotel and Wawa will join Bass Pro Shops, and the mall will be demolished...

FIRE DISPLACES LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP WOMAN A Loyalsock Township woman is homeless after a fast-moving fire destroyed her home on Starr Road. Fire Chief Shawn Bastian says flames were reported around 6:20 p.m. Thursday night, and within 30 minutes much of the two-story house had collapsed into burning rubble. The woman esc...

Festival season is already taking shape as a wide range of country, Americana, and bluegrass events confirm dates for 2026, from April through Septemb...

Country singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde has introduced a new song titled What If We Don't, continuing the rollout of music connected to her ongoing M...

Years after his death, new details suggest that more music from Keith Whitley may still be waiting to be heard. In a recent interview, his son, Jesse ...

Bryan Termulo is taking his career in a new direction, this time with a country sound and a new base in the United States. The Filipino singer, known ...

Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins have added a new member to their family. The country singer shared the news on social media, announcing the arr...