EAST THIRD STREET OPENS TODAY
East Third Street in Williamsport is expected reopen this morning.  According to PennDOT, the closure that was in place on East Third  because of the reconstruction project shared by the department, the city and Lycoming College, between State Street and Basin Street will be back to normal after 7:30am today.  The detour will be removed after the reopening is complete.

WOLF ASKS PLCB TO WAIVE FEES
Governor Tom Wolf will ask the Liquor control board to waive liquor license fees to provide financial relief to restaurants and bars, which have faced significant financial impacts during the pandemic. According to a press release by the administration, more than 16,000 Pennsylvania restaurants and bars, clubs, catering clubs and hotels would see $20 million in relief after waiving standard licensing fees through 2021 beginning January 1^st.  Wolf says he expects the PLCB will take up his request at its next board meeting.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE
A Williamsport man is in custody after he allegedly attempted to strangle his wife in their North Market Street home following a domestic disturbance.  According to the Sun Gazette, police say Jesse Bean had tried to strangle his wife earlier in the day and then started a fight with Emily Bean about money inside the home, which later escalated to him smashing the windows of a car with a baseball bat while she fled the scene October 14^th  after 9pm.  Emily Bean was treated at UPMC Muncy for injuries, Jesse Bean was arraigned on aggravated assault charges and reckless endangerment.  He is incarcerated in lieu of 85 thousand dollars bail.

ANOTHER LAWSUIT ABOUT PA BALLOTS
There was a new lawsuit filed yesterday by four registered voters from Somerset County and a Republican congressional candidate that asks a federal judge in Pittsburgh to block the deadline extension allowing ballots that arrive by November 6^th  to be counted.  Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court, was divided 4-4, in a ruling that rejected an earlier Republican filing – the new suit has made a different argument, saying that allowing unlawful ballots is unconstitutionally unfair to in-person voters.  The Democratic majority on the state’s high court want to extend election deadlines during the disaster emergency.

SUSPECT IN SUBURY ARMED ROBBERY IDENTIFIED
A  homeless man who was the suspect captured in the armed robbery that occurred in Sunbury this week has been incarcerated in lieu of 250 thousand dollars cash bail.  According to court records, 42 year old Jamie Giffin has been arraigned under two felony robbery counts as well as other misdemeanors after he allegedly attempted ‘suicide by cop’, by fleeing the scene after stealing 500 dollars and not complying with officers as well as pulling a toy gun on state troopers.  Giffin was injured when shot after Wednesday’s incident at the VP Racing Gas station.

THEFT IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP BEING INVESTIGATED
Seven hundred dollars in cash was stolen from a home in Loyalsock Township earlier this month and police are seeking a suspect.  According to North Central PA dot com, an unknown person forced their way into a home through a back door on the 400 block of Pearson Avenue sometime in the evening of October 17^th or the overnight hours of October 18^th, and left the scene in an unknown direction.  State Police in Montoursville are asking the public to come forward with any information they may have about the suspect or the incident.

LYCOMING CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
There are 8 new cases of the coronavirus in Lycoming County with 11 hospitalized patients, In Northumberland County there are 28 new cases confirmed as well as two new deaths reported from there.  A jump in numbers occurred in Luzerne County as of yesterday with an increase of 107 cases.  After a correction from a faulty data file of daily cases across the state sent to the PA Department of Health, as of yesterday the number is still one of the highest seen in the commonwealth at 2,063 cases – the statewide total now at 188,360.  30 new deaths were reported in PA, for a total of 8,592 fatalities.

COMMS OFFER NO-TAX HIKE BUDGET
A no-tax-hike spending plan for next year was announced by the Lycoming County Commissioners yesterday.  According to the Sun Gazette, the commissioners said the budget is being put together a little early this year for residents to consider it, and even though it contains a 23 million dollar deficit, that reflects the expenses of priority projects that they are working on at this time.  However, some projects were pushed back to give some tax relief to property owners. The expenses showing up in the overall budget include $9 million in bonds and $5 million in gas impact fees, or Act 13 funds, for funding projects.

SPORTS
NFL Thursday night football
Eagles rallied late to beat the New York Giants 22- 21, Continuing the Eagles 8-game winning streak over the Giants

MLB
Game 3 of the World Series tonight between the LA Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays – First pitch at 8:08 PM

HS Football
Backyard broadcasting high school football game of the week Dallas at Williamsport with a Saturday afternoon kick off at 1pm and coverage starts at 12:30 on our sister station WWPA or WILQ’s HD3.

HS Girls Soccer
Montoursville beat Mount Caramel 1-nothing, South Williamsport over CMVT 11-nothing, Benton beat Muncy 5-nothing, Warrior Run over Selinsgrove 1-nothing and Hughesville defeated Milton 2-nothing

HS Field Hockey
Lewisburg beat Mifflinburg 1- nothing

POLICE SEEK SUSPECT IN WILLIAMSPORT HOMICIDE
A man has been identified as a suspect in the death of Jimia Alston who was shot and killed in her Louisa Street home last week.  According to the Sun Gazette, an arrest warrant has been issued for 36 year old Antwan McClain who remains at large.  The mother of 5 children was found shot in the abdomen and lying inside her front door last Thursday night and witnesses say a man who may have been McClain was dressed in black and approached the home before the shooting.  She was transported to UPMC Williamsport where she died in surgery.  Police say McClain, the alleged gunman and a convicted felon, fled the scene and now faces several charges including criminal homicide and aggravated assault.  He is considered armed and dangerous.

FORMER MAYOR ALLEGEDLY ASKED POLICE CHIEF TO “FIX” PFA AGAINST HIM
Allegations have come forward after 2 police officers and a former police captain amended federal complaints that former Williamsport Mayor Gabriel J. Campana requested former city police chief David J. Young  help “fix” a protection from abuse order that was filed against him by his now, ex-wife.  Complaints were filed in U.S. Middle District Court by three other officers about incidents that occurred when Campana was seeking the Republican party nomination for Lycoming County commissioner, before Young was selected as the city police chief by Campana.  He said the allegations are fake news.

WILLIAMSPORT AREA SCHOOLS WILL STAY HYBRID
Williamsport Area Schools will remain in hybrid mode after a school board vote for five day a week instruction in person failed to get the approval needed.  According to the Sun Gazette, the school recently sent out surveys to district households and received almost 80 percent response of which over half indicated they would send their child back to in person instruction.  As of now, out of 3,870 students included, the number of students in the hybrid model were 1,845,  students in remote-model is 440 and a those who chose a combination of the two, 140.

BRUSH PILE GATE NOT COMPLETE DUE TO COVID DELAYS
A shipping backlog has stalled the delivery of parts that will be part of the new gate system at the City’s brush pile.  According to the Sun Gazette, the general manager of city streets and parks department, Adam Winder said due to COVID-19 issues there’s a delay and crews have not been able to assemble the gate that will provide more security allowing city residents to use a card key for entry.  The site at 1500 W. Third St will be accessible to residents at any time once the gate system is complete

FATAL PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT IN DANVILLE
An early morning accident in Danville in which a 28 year old woman was struck and killed while crossing Continental Blvd, the roadway was shut down for several hours while police investigated.   According to police, Gloria Hutchinson was struck as she attempted to cross the east bound lanes of Route 54 on foot from the area of a nearby gas station.  Police say the driver attempted to avoid the collision that happened around 7:15 a.m. in the area of Montour Street. Route 54 east and west were shut down for about two hours.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
There are 3 new coronavirus cases today in Lycoming County for a county wide total of 891 and in Northumberland County there are five new cases bringing the county wide total to 1,351.  There are four new deaths reported in Northumberland County as well.  Lycoming County has 7 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, none are on a ventilator. Montour County has 18 patients, 9 are on a ventilator.  As of yesterday at midnight, statewide, there were 1,557additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 184,872.  According to the PA Department of Health there were 33 new deaths in PA for a total now of 8,533.

REPUBLICANS FAIL TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR’S VETO
The vote failed to override Governor Wolf’s veto of a bill yesterday that would have let restaurants reopen at full capacity in some circumstances, because the State House didn’t make the two-thirds majority.  The override failed on a vote of 133-69.  It would have allowed taverns and restaurants to operate at half of capacity, or more if they met state and federal social distancing standards or erected appropriate barriers.

NO STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS YEAR
There are new considerations as election day approaches in Lycoming County. After legislation was passed a year ago that eliminated “straight-ticket” voting in the state to be in place for this year’s election,  voters won’t be able to fill in a single bubble to vote for a party’s entire slate, voters will have to fill out the ballot by individual lines.  In the 2019 general election, more than 726,000 voters in 59 Pennsylvania counties voted straight-party.  According to Lycoming County Voter Services Director Forrest Lehman, mail-in voting expected to reach an all-time high this election and voters are urged to take the time to read the voting instructions and as well as remember to sign their ballots.  Voting in-person at a polling place,  or mailing or hand delivering  ballots to the Voter registration office are the options voters have.  Details about ward lines and polling place locations are available at www.lyco.org/vote.

SPORTS

MLB
Dodgers beat the Rays 8-3 in Game 1 of the World Series.  Game 2 is tonight at 8:08pm
NFL
Giants and the Eagles play Thursday night football this week with an 8:20 kick off at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia
HS Girls Soccer
Mount Carmel beat Milton 6-2
HS Girls Volleyball
Wellsboro beat Towanda 3- nothing

HS Football
Harrisburg Cougars 41 Williamsport Millionaires 0

Next:  Dallas play the Millionaires

In the BYB Game of Week

Live coverage Saturday 1230 pm

Twin Valleys Talk Radio Network

HS Boys Soccer Tonight
Montoursville plays Jersey Shore at 4:30
Hughesville goes to Shamokin at 7 PM
HS Girls Soccer at 4pm today
Lewisburg is at Warrior Run, Line Mountain play South Williamsport and Benton is at Montgomery

WILLIAMSPORT WOMAN SHOT IN HER HOME
The second shooting in ten days in the city has turned into the second homicide in Williamsport in the same two week period.  The woman who was shot inside her home last Thursday night died while in surgery shortly after arriving at UPMC WIlliamsport.  According to the Sun Gazette, the Lycoming County Coroner reported that 31 year old Jimia Alston passed just before 8pm while doctors were attempting to save her life after the shooting that occurred after 6:30 on Louisa Street.  Alston  had five children who were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but none were injured.  Police have not released any details about the crime and don’t believe the homicide that occurred on Campbell street last week is related to this incident.

TRUCK CARRYING BEES OVERTURNS
An Accident along I-81 Friday night in Luzerne County involving a truck carrying nearly a million honeybees crashed and shut down the interstate for at least 5 hours.  According to WNEP, the driver of the truck carrying the bees lost control of the truck around mile marker 149 on 81 around 5:30pm which spilled the bees which were rounded up by beekeepers who were called to the scene by Emergency crews from Valley Regional Fire and Rescue.  They attempted to save as many as they could and  continue to transport them to their destination.  One firefighter was stung on the lip, but no other injuries were reported

LYCOMING COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE
Lycoming County has 8 new positive cases of COVID-19 at their last check from Saturday for a total of 866 cases since the pandemic began.  As of October 9th the state reported that the weekly test positivity rate in Lycoming County was 4.1% and the weekly rate of new cases was 65.1 new cases per 100,000 people. The State Department of Health indicated Saturday that there were 1,857 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 180,943.

REGISTER TO VOTE TODAY
Today is the last day for Pennsylvanians  to register to vote in the general election. The deadline for an application is close of business today.   At votespa.com you can check yoiru registration,  apply for online voter registration or update voter information, such as change of name, address, or party affiliation.  If you are a registered voter and want to vote by mail, the deadline to apply is  October 27th at 5pm.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER HIGH SPEED CHASE
A man who allegedly claimed to be a corrections officer at the Lycoming County Prison, is facing felony charges after leading police on a high speed chase. Last week, Muncy police officer Raymond Kontz III was in Brady Township around 11 pm and witnessed Devin Baily speeding on a motorcycle going 75 in a 45n and eventually reached top speeds of 95 mph while attempting to elude police. Police cut Bailey off and detained him when they found him without the proper license.  He was jailed under 50,000 dollars unsecured bail.

SUSPECT IN OLD LYCOMING BURGLARY ARRESTED
Man with several active cases against him in Lycoming County has been arrested for felony burglary and theft by unlawful taking.  Police say Samuel Joseph Agor broke into Acme BBQ and stole food on Sept. 26 and also into The Tiny Bakery Shop, 443 Market St., on Sept. 28 where he was found unconscious with drugs and paraphernalia as well as with food and items from the Acme BBQ.  Agor, who was questioned in connection to a break-in in Old Lycoming on Sept. 23, is being held at the Lycoming County Prison on $100,000 monetary bail.

WOLF VETOED RESTAURANT BILL FRIDAY
Governor Wolf vetoed Bill 2513 last week which was legislation that could have allowed restaurant owners to open back up at 100% capacity. According to the  Wolf administration, the decision to veto was made on the grounds of keeping the public safe and promoting mitigation efforts. He also sited that the bill contained “constitutional infirmities” stating in his veto message that it attempts to take away his executive authority during the existing COVID-19 disaster emergency.

WEEKEND AIRPORT DRILL
A drill by the Federal Aviation Administration was conducted over the weekend at Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville.  According to the Sun Gazette, five fire companies from the area participated with paramedics and EMTs from Williamsport UPMC in the simulation that is required by federal authorities every 3 years.  Airport fire officials directed a pair of mock collisions in which 15 victims were injured.  Fake smoke was used during the drill inside the planes provided by Penn College of Technology.

SPORTS
MLB
The Dodgers came back and beat the Braves 4-3 yesterday in the National League championship series  – LA Advances to Game one of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays coming up this Tuesday.

NFL
Steelers beat the Browns 38-7, Giants over Washington 20-19, the Ravens beat the Eagles 30-28, Bears over the Panthers 23-16, the Buccaneers beat the Packers 38-10, 49ers over the Rams 24-16, Dolphins blanked the Jets 24-nothing, Lions over the Jaguars 34-16, and the Broncos beat the Patriots 18-12, Falcons over the Vikings 40-23, Colts beat the Bengals 31-27, and Titans over the Texans 42-36 in OT
Monday night football Chiefs and the bills, at 5 PM and the Cardinals play the Cowboys at 8:15

NASCAR
Joey Logano got his first win since COVID in Kansas yesterday holding off Kevin Harvick in the last laps, followed by Alex Bowman, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch finished fifth.  Logano now advances to the Championship 4 in Phoenix, November 8th