radioNOVO News for Williamsport: June 12, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 06/12/26          THE LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST PAY NEARLY THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO A WOMAN SEXUALLY ABUSED BY HER FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH. A FEDERAL JURY FOUND THE DISTRICT LIABLE FOR IGNORING REPORTS ABOUT COACH KELLI VASSALLO, WHO SERVED PRISON TIME FOR THE ABUSE. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THEIR INSURANCE CARRIER WILL FULLY COVER THE TWO-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR AWARD AND WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO APPEAL THE VERDICT.          HUGHESVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL HAS UNANIMOUSLY BANNED ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND UNICYCLES FROM ALL LOCAL STREETS, ALLEYS, AND SIDEWALKS. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, VIOLATORS COULD FACE FINES UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR HAVE THEIR SCOOTERS CONFISCATED IN LIEU OF FINES.  OFFICIALS SAY THE LOCAL ORDINANCE ACTUALLY PROTECTS RIDERS FROM STIFFER STATE PENALTIES, WHILE MAYOR RICHARD SMITH NOTED THE BAN IS A NECESSARY SAFEGUARD AGAINST RISING SCOOTER INJURIES.             THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT AFFECT E-BIKE RIDERS, SINCE THEY CAN BE OPERATED ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS BY DIVERS WHO ARE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD.