I Love Pop Radio | radioNOVO News for Williamsport: April 15, 2026

COME THE MAY 19TH PRIMARY ELECTION, WILLIAMSPORT VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO ELECT A SEVEN-MEMBER HOME RULE STUDY COMMISSION. A YES VOTE ALLOWS THE COMMISSION TO STUDY POTENTIAL HOME RULE; A NO VOTE WOULD HALT THE EFFORT. OFFICIALS STRESS THE BALLOT DOES NOT CREATE HOME RULE ITSELF. INSTEAD, THE PANEL WOULD WORK WITH A STATE-FUNDED CONSULTANT. AND COULD DRAFT A CHARTER FOR A 2027 VOTE AFTER A NINE MONTH REVIEW.            HOME RULE CHARTER WOULD BE THE CITY'S LOCAL CONSTITUTION, AND WOULD ALLOW RESIDENTS TO DEFINE HOW THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS STRUCTURED.          A PENNSYLVANIA STATE TROOPER IS FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY REACHING INTO HIS DAUGHTER'S PANTS TO TAKE HER CELL PHONE.  LYCOMING COUNTY AUTHORITIES SAID 35-YEAR-OLD CORPORAL JACOB BROWN-SCHIELDS WALKED INTO LONG ISLAND PIZZA BACK IN JANUARY AND DEMANDED HIS DAUGHTER GIVE HIM HER CELL PHONE, WHICH HAD BEEN A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM HER BOYFRIEND.  POLICE SAID THE GIRL PLACED THE PHONE DOWN HER PANTS, AT WHICH POINT BROWN-SCHIELDS PULLED HER PANTS DOWN AND USED A PAIR OF TONGS FROM THE KITCHEN TO TRY AND GET THE PHONE.  HE'S SCHEDULED TO MAKE A COURT APPEARANCE THIS WEEK.