CUBA LITTLE LEAGUE COACH UNACCOUNTED FOR One of three coaches in Williamsport with the Bayamo Cuba Little League Team remains unaccounted for this morning after Little League International notified authorities that he never returned to International Grove late Saturday night. According to Penn Live, there’s no word on whether authorities believe Jose Perez defected to…… more »
Category Archives: WBZD Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 17, 2023
POLICE LOOK FOR CAR BREAK-IN SUSPECTS Police in Pine Creek Township are reporting numerous overnight break-ins to cars on private property this week. According to North Central Pa dot com, Crimewatch reports that thefts that involved removing currency from unlocked parked cars happened in residential areas of Avis Borough, Wayne Township, Pine Creek Township, and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCAST LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 16, 2023
MUNCY MAN CHARGED AFTER HIT AND RUN A Muncy man was stopped by police after he allegedly struck a parked car in a convenience store parking lot while intoxicated on June 16th and fled the scene. According to the Sun Gazette, Shawn Shearer was traveling in a pickup truck hauling a trailer that witnesses at…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 15, 2023
HOUSE FIRE IN AVIS A fire damaged a home in Avis Saturday night and the State Fire Marshal is investigating the blaze. According to the Sun Gazette fire officials said the home, owned by Roger Myers of Roger’s Lemonade – a staple at the Clinton County Fair – may not be a total loss. Volunteers…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 14, 2023
FATAL TRACTOR PULL ACCIDENT A terrible accident took the life of a woman from Johnstown at the Union County West End Fair Friday night. According to WNEP, around 8:30pm a piece of an exhaust wheel from a tractor blew apart during a tractor pull event and struck the 33 year old woman in the neck. …… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 10, 2023
INJURED PASSENGER LEFT ON ROADWAY IN MCCLURE A preliminary hearing is coming up this month for a Mifflin County man who was arrested after police say a passenger in his vehicle on June 19th was found lying in the roadway in McClure with critical injuries. According to Middleburg police, 43-year-old Samuel Smith of Reedsville is…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 9, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT MAN REJECTS PLEA DEAL A man accused of providing drugs to a woman who overdosed and died in 2021 has rejected a 20 year plea deal and now may face a life sentence if found guilty in federal court. According to Penn Live, 45 year old Daquan Alterki Alford allegedly provided heroin and fentanyl…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 8, 2023
FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-81 NEAR HARRISBURG Three people died late Sunday night near Harrisburg after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people overturned on I-81 in heavy rain around 11:50pm. According to WGAL, State Police released a statement on the accident that happened around mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton Township, saying that a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 7, 2023
TEEN TO BE CHARGED AS AN ADULT FOR ARMED ROBBERY A 15 year old from Philadelphia is in custody this morning after he allegedly tried to rob another juvenile at gunpoint early Sunday on the 700 block of West Fourth Street in Williamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, Jayden Tymir Witherspoon pulled a handgun and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 4, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE Tenants at the Victoria Gardens apartment complex on Hepburn Street in Williamsport were temporarily displaced yesterday afternoon after a kitchen fire erupted from a first floor apartment there. According to the Sun Gazette, city firefighters responded to the call just after 3pm and witnessed smoke coming from the unit, and said…… more »