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A large swath of trees recently removed near Williamsport Regional Airport to make it safe for pilots landing and departing left the land a stark contrast for those accustomed to the canopy of leafy cover.
“It doesn’t look pretty . . . it looks a little creepy,” said Richard Howell, airport executive director, who added it was done to keep pilots, crews and passengers safe, especially at night, as the airplanes land and take off.
It is such a different appearance that from Interstate 180, motorists could be seen this week twisting their heads to get a glimpse of the runways and airport facilities, which went unseen for years because shade trees and wild growth around the airport perimeter.
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Tracy Rollins, 28, of Texas, who allegedly shot model Rebecca Landrith several times in the face, chest and hands before leaving the body along I-80 in Union County, steps out plane at the Williamsport Regional Airport after being escorted from Connecticut by Pennsylvania State Police and other law enforcement officials on Tuesday.
A Texas man connected to the alleged murder of an actress traveling back from the Midwest has been denied bail by a Union County District Judge during his preliminary arraignment Tuesday afternoon.
Tracy Rollins, 28, of Dallas, Texas, allegedly shot Rebecca Landrith, 47, of Connecticut multiple times in the head, chest and right hand before dumping her off Interstate 80 between Milton and Allenwood, according to Tyler Watson, a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper from Troop F in Milton.