radioNOVO News for Williamsport: July 30, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/30/26          A WILLIAMSPORT AREA HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER IS BEHIND BARS WITH NO BAIL FOLLOWING HIS ARREST WEDNESDAY ON MULTIPLE FELONY CHARGES. DETECTIVES SAY 47-YEAR-OLD JOSHUA MICHAEL LARSON FACES COUNTS INCLUDING INSTITUTIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT INVOLVING FIVE FEMALE STUDENTS, AGES 14 TO 17. AUTHORITIES ALLEGE LARSON CROSSED BOUNDARIES BY MAKING INAPPROPRIATE PHYSICAL CONTACT, GIVING GIFTS, AND INVITING STUDENTS TO HIS APARTMENT.  LARSON ALSO FACES 10 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED CORRUPTION OF MINORS AND 8 COUNTS OF HARASSMENT.            WILLIAMSPORT IS LAUNCHING A NEW SAFE STREETS TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY ACROSS THE CITY. OFFICIALS SAY THE GROUP WILL HELP DEVELOP A CITYWIDE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, FUNDED BY A 356-THOUSAND-DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT. THE PLAN WILL FOCUS ON PROJECTS LIKE SAFER INTERSECTIONS, CROSSWALKS AND BETTER PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, WHILE ALSO SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT BEFORE WORK BEGINS.