radioNOVO News for Selinsgrove: May 18, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 05/18/26          AT LEAST TWO DOZEN RESIDENTS WERE DISPLACED SUNDAY AFTER A TWO-ALARM FIRE AT THE MARY SLAUGHTER HOMES IN WILLIAMSPORT. FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE BLAZE STARTED IN A SECOND-FLOOR APARTMENT AND WAS CONTAINED WITHIN 15 MINUTES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND TWO CATS RESCUED FROM THE SMOKE-FILLED BUILDING WERE REVIVED WITH OXYGEN. THE CAUSE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.          PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENT MICHAEL REED PRESIDED OVER THE SCHOOL'S SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES BY CELEBRATING THE GRIT AND RESILIENCE OF ITS GRADUATES. REED PRAISED THE STUDENTS FOR PUSHING THROUGH CHALLENGING WORKLOADS TO REACH THEIR GOALS, NOTING THAT INDUSTRIES ARE IN DIRE NEED OF HIGHLY SKILLED PROBLEM SOLVERS.          UPMC MUNCY HAS DONATED SIX EMERGENCY RESPONSE BACKPACKS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE LAW AND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. PACKED WITH ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES LIKE FIRST AID KITS AND CPR MASKS, THE BAGS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ACADEMY'S SIX STATEWIDE LOCATIONS TO ENSURE CADET AND STAFF SAFETY DURING TRAINING.