WILLIAMSPORT TEEN TO BE TRIED AS AN ADULT FOR 2024 HOMICIDE
Nineteen-year-old Ja’hsir Kasheem Legare of Williamsport will be tried as an adult in a homicide case following a ruling by Lycoming County Judge Ryan Gardner. Legare’s attorney had challenged the district attorney’s decision to charge him as an adult for a killing that happened when he was 17, but the judge ruled that adult court is appropriate. Legare faces multiple charges including criminal homicide and weapons violations and remains jailed at the Lycoming County Prison without bail. Pre-trial proceedings are scheduled for January 2026.
HOMELESS MAN JAILED FOR FELONY ASSAULT
A homeless man is locked up for felony trespassing after an assault inside a Williamsport apartment. Police say 24-year-old Dylan Miller kicked in an air conditioner unit at a Center Street residence November 23rd, climbed through the window, and attacked a male tenant by grabbing him by the throat and punching him in the face. Investigators allege Miller also threatened to kill the man and tried to stab him with an arrow before fleeing. The victim was treated at UPMC Williamsport. Miller was arraigned on felony trespass, terroristic threats, assault and harassment, and is jailed on 50-thousand dollars bail.
TOWNSHIP ASKS COUNTY TO DENY TALEN ENERGY REZONING
Anthony Township supervisors have formally asked the Montour County Board of Commissioners to reject Talen Energy’s request to rezone 870 acres in Anthony and Derry townships from agricultural to industrial use, citing farmland preservation and concerns over land speculation. Talen submitted the rezoning petition in August and will present its case at a public hearing January 23rd at 9:30 a.m. in Danville, where public comment will also be accepted. The commissioners will not vote that day; a separate meeting for the final decision will be scheduled shortly after.
NO MORE SNOW DAYS LIKELY FOR WASD
The Williamsport Area School District says traditional snow days will be rare going forward. According to the Sun-Gazette, Superintendent Dr. Timothy Bowers says the recent snow day only happened because most students did not have their school devices at home due to the Thanksgiving break. He says the district prefers remote learning during weather events to avoid extending the school year into spring and to keep students and teachers practicing online instruction.
POLICE SEEK NEWBERRY HIT AND RUN SUSPECT
Williamsport police are asking for the public’s help after a hit-and-run involving a 7-year-old boy Thursday morning in the city’s Newberry neighborhood. Police say the child was crossing West Fourth Street mid-block near the 2500 block around 8:30 when he was struck by what’s believed to be a black sedan traveling west. The driver fled the scene. The boy suffered lower-body injuries and is recovering at UPMC Williamsport. Anyone with information is asked to call 570-433-3166.
ISIS SYMPATHIZER INMATE CHARGED FOR ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER
Federal prosecutors say the man who stabbed two correctional officers at the U.S. Penitentiary in Allenwood in 2020 carried out the attack in the name of ISIS. Court filings state Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy used a metal weapon to seriously injure two officers in the prison’s transitional care unit. Prosecutors say he attempted to enable ISIS to claim the attack and has continued to declare allegiance to the terrorist group from prison. Bahnasawy has pleaded guilty to multiple assault charges and is now challenging a material support to ISIS charge.
PSP THANKSGIVING CRASH RESULTS FOR PA
Pennsylvania State Police report more than eleven hundred crashes statewide during the 2025 Thanksgiving travel period. Troopers investigated 1,183 crashes between November twenty-sixth and thirtieth, resulting in six deaths. Police also made 458 DUI arrests and issued more than seventy-four hundred speeding citations over the five-day period. In Loyalsock Township, a Thanksgiving Eve sobriety checkpoint led to four DUI arrests. State police are reminding drivers to stay alert and drive sober.
SALVATION ARMY BENEFITS FROM GIANT COMPANY DONATION
The GIANT Company announced sixty thousand dollars in donations to some PA Salvation Army Corps and the distribution of three thousand hams to hunger relief organizations. On Giving Tuesday, Twelve Salvation Army locations, including Sunbury, will each receive five thousand dollars. Company officials say the goal is to help families facing food insecurity during the holidays, while Salvation Army leaders say the support will help ensure no one goes without a meal this season.
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