radioNOVO News for Williamsport: July 6, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 07/06/26          A 17-YEAR-OLD MALE WAS KILLED SATURDAY EVENING IN A SINGLE-VEHICLE MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN LYCOMING COUNTY.          STATE POLICE SAY THE TEEN WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON ROUTE 287 IN PINE TOWNSHIP WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A DITCH.           DESPITE WEARING A HELMET, HE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. HIS NAME HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.          WILLIAMSPORT CITY COUNCIL HAS PASSED A RESOLUTION TO HIRE THE PENNSYLVANIA ECONOMY LEAGUE TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE CITY'S GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMISSION.          THE 83-THOUSAND-DOLLAR CONTRACT WILL BE FUNDED BY STATE GRANTS. THE NON-PROFIT WILL GUIDE THE COMMISSION AS IT EVALUATES THE CITY'S CURRENT GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND DECIDES WHETHER TO DRAFT A HOME RULE CHARTER.          THE MUNCY TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION IS SEEKING APPROVAL FROM TOWNSHIP LEADERS TO HIRE A SPECIALIZED LAWYER TO HELP DRAFT A DATA CENTER ORDINANCE.          RESIDENTS STRONGLY SUPPORT THE MOVE TO LEGALLY RESTRICT POTENTIAL DATA CENTERS, SUGGESTING STRICT CONDITIONS ON BUILDING HEIGHTS AND SETBACKS. THE TOWNSHIP IS CURRENTLY RACING THE CLOCK AFTER RECENTLY PASSING A SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ON ALL DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION.