Hanna Radio | radioNOVO News for Williamsport: May 5, 2026

RNN WILLIAMSPORT 05/05/26          A WEEKEND RAID IN MONTOURSVILLE HAS SHUT DOWN A LOCAL SPA ALLEGEDLY OPERATING AS A HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION. POLICE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THE JIA YUAN SPA, TAKING TWO WOMEN AND A MAN INTO CUSTODY. ONE SUSPECT IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD ON 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL, CHARGED WITH THIRD-DEGREE FELONY PROMOTING PROSTITUTION.           DEPUTY CHIEF CLINTON GARDNER SAYS INVESTIGATORS SEIZED SEVERAL SECURITY CAMERAS FROM THE PROPERTY AND MORE CHARGES ARE EXPECTED AS THAT EVIDENCE IS PROCESSED.          A RETIRED MONTOURSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE AND HER DOG ARE SAFE THIS MORNING AFTER A LATE-NIGHT FIRE DESTROYED THEIR LYCOMING COUNTY HOME. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE WOMAN WAS SLEEPING AROUND 9:30 SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN HER DOG WOKE HER UP TO A PORCH FIRE THAT QUICKLY ENGULFED THE ENTIRE TWO-STORY HOUSE ON ROUTE 87.           DESPITE AN INTENSE EFFORT FROM MULTIPLE FIRE CREWS, THE HOME IS A TOTAL LOSS WITH OVER 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE.  A STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHAL IS EXPECTED ON-SITE THIS WEEK TO DETERMINE EXACTLY HOW THE BLAZE STARTED.          HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF ON FIFTH AVENUE AS PENN COLLEGE STUDENTS OFFICIALLY DEDICATED A NEW HOME BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. NEARLY 60 YEARS AFTER THE COLLEGE’S FIRST STUDENT-LED BUILD, THIS LATEST PROJECT REPLACED A FORMER NUISANCE BAR WITH A MODERN RESIDENCE. STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE MAJORS HANDLED EVERYTHING FROM ROOFING TO TRIM CARPENTRY, GAINING REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE WHILE PROVIDING A LOCAL FAMILY WITH A PLACE TO CALL HOME.