radioNOVO News for Williamsport: June 11, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/11/26          A CITY MAN WILL NOT FACE CHARGES AFTER SHOOTING AND KILLING ONE OF TWO REPORTEDLY AGGRESSIVE PIT BULLS TUESDAY MORNING.          WILLIAMSPORT POLICE SAY THE MAN FIRED SOME FIVE SHOTS WITH AN A-R STYLE RIFLE AT THE DOGS IN THE 300-BLOCK OF CENTER STREET AFTER THEY ENTERED HIS PROPERTY AND POSED A THREAT.          THE SECOND PIT BULL WAS FOUND UNINJURED.           THE CANINES HAVE REPEATEDLY ESCAPED THROUGH A HOLE IN THEIR OWNER'S FENCE.  CHARGES ARE NOW PENDING AGAINST THAT PERSON.  THE DOGS WERE PREVIOUSLY ACCUSED OF KILLING LOCAL CATS WHILE RUNNING FREE ON CITY STREETS.           FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS, WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY OWNERS WILL SEE A TAX HIKE.  THE SCHOOL BOARD HANDED FINAL APPROVAL TO A 2026-27 BUDGET THAT RAISES REAL ESTATE TAXES BY 86-DOLLARS FOR EVERY ONE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE.  RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS ARE BEING BLAMED FOR THE INCREASE.          A CONNECTICUT MAN IS JAILED ON 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING A SEMI-TRUCK IN LYCOMING COUNTY. STATE POLICE SAY 52-YEAR-OLD DAVID KWAKUYI DROVE OFF WITH THE $6,000 VEHICLE WITHOUT PAYING THE SELLER OR TRANSFERRING THE TITLE.