With below freezing temps expected overnight, area organizations open warming centers

January 19, 2026

The National Weather Service is warning residents to prepare for cold temperatures tonight into Tuesday afternoon. NWS released a cold weather advisory over the weekend, which says wind chills as low as 10 to 20 degrees are expected in Southern Clinton, Centre, Bedford and Blair counties. “The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions aren’t taken,” the advisory states. In Clinton County, the Department of Emergency Services put out the call asking for those who may be able to provide warming centers for those ...

Lock Haven City Council votes 4-3 to terminate city manager

January 19, 2026

LOCK HAVEN - Tensions could be felt at the start of Lock Haven City Council’s second meeting of 2026 as it passed a resolution in a 4-3 vote to terminate Gregory Wilson from his position as city manager. The decision came after council held an executive session prior to its meeting on Monday night. The resolution stated the following reasons for the termination, which were read aloud by Mayor Joel Long: - Inaccurate communication to city council on governing matters within the city’s decision making or advisory purview. - Lack of cooperation in the city’s interactions with ...

PSP release photo of man who rammed into ex’s vehicle, fired shot before fleeing in stolen truck

January 16, 2026

State police are still searching for a South Williamsport man who rammed his pickup truck into his ex's SUV on Route 220 in Woodward Township before firing one shot and fleeing the scene in a stolen vehicle on Thursday afternoon. Since the search began, PSP has released the name of the ...

Multiple fire crews responding to fully engulfed structure fire in South Renovo

January 12, 2026

PHOTO PROVIDED Multiple Clinton County fire departments have been called to battle a fully engulfed house fire along Susquehanna Avenue in South Renovo Borough Monday morning. The call went out before 8 a.m., with crews finding a structure at 152 Susquehanna Ave. completely engulfed in ...

Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

January 4, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country, a turnaround after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier that the ...

US captures Venezuela’s leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them

January 3, 2026

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in a stunning military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office — the culmination of months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the oil-rich South American nation. Maduro and his wife, taken overnight from their home on a military base, were aboard a U.S. warship on their way to New York, where they were to face criminal charges. The U.S. is now evaluating next steps for Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Saturday on Fox ...