radioNOVO News for Williamsport: August 3, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 08/03/26          HEAVY DOWNPOURS TRIGGERED WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING ACROSS LYCOMING COUNTY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FIRST RESPONDERS AND BOAT CREWS ANSWERED DOZENS OF EMERGENCY CALLS, INCLUDING RESCUING A DRIVER TRAPPED IN HIGH WATER ON NORTHWAY ROAD EXTENSION IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP. TORRENTIAL RAIN INUNDATED SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES, FLOODING HOMES AND ROADS WHILE CAUSING A MUDSLIDE IN ELDRED TOWNSHIP.          COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE IS ONCE AGAIN ON HOLD AT WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT. SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS HAS SUSPENDED ALL FLIGHTS BETWEEN MONTOURSVILLE AND WASHINGTON DULLES, CITING UNPAID SUBSIDY BALANCES FROM THE LOCAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY. THE AIRLINE SAYS ALL PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY THE SUDDEN CANCELLATIONS WILL RECEIVE FULL REFUNDS.          THE 62-MILE STRETCH OF U.S. ROUTE 15 BETWEEN WILLIAMSPORT AND THE NEW YORK STATE LINE OFFICIALLY BECAME INTERSTATE 99 LAST THURSDAY.  STATE OFFICIALS SAY THE LONG-AWAITED UPGRADE WILL IMPROVE SAFETY, STRENGTHEN FREIGHT TRANSPORT, AND BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR THE REGION.