Williamsport

Williamsport police are still searching for suspects in a Memorial Avenue shooting Monday that left an 18-year-old man dead and two others wounded.

Williamsport voters on Tuesday approved a ballot question to form a commission to study the city’s form of government.

With voters' approval in hand, Williamsport's Home Rule Study Commission has two key goals for the coming weeks: Get sworn in and start scheduling meetings.

Voters approved a Williamsport government study commission to examine recommendations on a home rule charter. Its recommendations would then be presented to the public for review and a final vote in 2027.

Polls are open until 8 p.m. for the primary election in Pennsylvania. In Northeast Pa., voters can expect an unusual election with challenges to three incumbent state legislators on the ballot.

Williamsport voters will be asked to approve a seven-member commission that would study the city's form of government with an eye toward ultimately adopting a home rule charter. A charter would allow greater control over local decisions such as zoning, taxation, and public services.

Tenor Health Foundation purchased the financially struggling, Community Health Systems-owned Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Regional Hospital in Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital. Executives are optimistic about the hospitals’ futures three months after the sale.

Senate Bill 1284, which now heads to the House, is named for Kyle Gilmartin, the Scranton Police Department detective who survived being shot twice in the head in 2024. It would increase penalties for attempted murder of law enforcement officers.

Williamsport's historic Otto Bookstore recently opened its expanded space. Bookmarks stopped by the store's reopening reception to gather a few recommendations from the readers celebrating the store.

A Catholic school in Williamsport will be the first in the region to start a four-day school week - starting this fall, students at St. John Neumann Jr. Sr. High School will only be in class Monday through Thursday.WVIA Education reporter Sarah Hofius Hall says this is all part of a national trend.