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Hundreds of thousands of eligible kids are waiting for childcare assistance

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There’s the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can’t afford full-time childcare. There’s the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant’s care. There’s the baby ...

As Lamar Township sees measles case, officials urge vaccination

MILL HALL — Vaccination and the prevention of measles briefly came up during Lamar Township’s public comment at their monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1, with officials discussing the importance of being vaccinated and noting that vaccinations are available locally following a positive case in the township. During the discussion, a representative from Lamar Township Volunteer Fire Company noted that some individuals are not vaccinated and questioned where vaccinations could be obtained. “They do the vaccinations here,” secretary Tracy Roberts said, referring to the availability ...

Lock Haven man faces child sex assault charges involving multiple victims

JERSEY SHORE — Jesse Dillon Roberts, 52, of Lock Haven, faces a multitude of child sex assault charges after four juvenile victims, ranging in age from 10 to 15, reported that Roberts had inappropriately touched them, a Lycoming Regional Police affidavit said. During an encounter with one of the victims, Roberts allegedly requested to take pictures of her upper private area in exchange for $20. When she refused, Roberts allegedly told the 10-year-old he had done so with another friend of hers, she told police. In a separate encounter, during an excursion to a swimming hole, Roberts ...

Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial tells judge for a second time that it can’t agree on a verdict

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial said for a second time they were unable to reach a verdict on whether she is criminally responsible in the killings of her three children, but the judge on Wednesday told them again to keep trying. Clancy stared at the jury with no expression as Judge William Sullivan explained to the courtroom that jurors were at an impasse on their fifth day of deliberations. The judge then sent them back out after giving them a standard, legally required instruction intended to prod them to keep discussing a possible verdict. He ...