WILLIAMSPORT MAN ARRESTED FOR 2020 HOMICIDE IN CITY A Williamsport man was taken into custody yesterday for the homicide of a one-time friend in October of 2020. According to the Sun Gazette, police say following an investigation, 21 year old Seneca Martin Mitchell Jr. was the primary suspect in the shooting of 18 year old…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 1, 2023
PHILLY WOMAN FACES MURDER CHARGES IN WILLIAMSPORT A Philadelphia woman was extradited to Williamsport this week to face charges in the April 2020 killing of a Williamsport man in the Bridge Street Commons. According to the Sun Gazette, 21 year old Shakya El allegedly exchanged text messages with 27 year old Amir Nobles to lure…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 28, 2023
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STILL IN PLACE Another day of wintry weather with the Winter Weather Advisory in place til 11 am this morning with several schools on two and three hour delays this morning. The weather forecaster’s call tomorrow the first day of meteorological Spring – March 1st – and temperatures are on the rise…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 23, 2023
MAN ACCUSED OF RECORD NUMBER OF SEX OFFENSES A Muncy man was arraigned this week on more than a thousand sex offenses against children after an investigation that started because a phone tip to police uncovered hundreds of incidences of abuse against minors ranging in age from 4 to 17. According to the Sun Gazette,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 22, 2023
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY A winter weather advisory for the region will be in place this morning starting at about 10am until 3pm today. Penn DOT Crews will be treating roads in the in north central PA during the storm and advise those who have to travel to be cautious where road surfaces, bridge decks and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 21, 2023
MAN CHARGED FOR POINTING A GUN AT A WILLIAMSPORT WOMAN A man from Pittsburgh is in custody after he threatened a Williamsport woman with a handgun on January 10th at Franklin and Hughes Streets in the city. According to the Sun Gazette, police say 35 year old Derrek Patrick Johnson wanted to kill his victim…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 20, 2022
MULTIPLE TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT KILLS ONE State Police at Rockview are investigating Friday’s crash that involved three tractor trailers on I-80 and killed one driver. According to North Central PA dot com, the Centre County Coroner said Galdino Negreros of Connecticut died from blunt force trauma when his truck collided with two others along I-80…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 17, 2023
PIATT TOWNSHIP FIRE DESTROYS CAMPER A fire Thursday afternoon in Piatt Township destroyed a woman’s camper and its addition near Route 220 at about 2:15pm. According to the Sun Gazette, the unnamed woman who lived year round at the Susquehanna Campground will be helped by a local chapter of the American Red Cross after the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS
TROY AREA TEACHER DIES IN TWO-CAR WRECK A 15-year teacher for Troy Area School District was killed in a two-vehicle accident last Saturday night near Mainesburg. According to the Sun Gazette, 47 year old Christine Woodward of Troy who taught at East Troy Middle School and WR Cronan Elementary School was involved in a crash…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 10, 2023
ICY CONDITIONS SHUT DOWN 220 THURSDAY Picture Rocks fire crews responded to the icy conditions yesterday morning on Route 220 from Beaver Lake Road in Wolf Township to Route 42 in Muncy Valley and shut down the roadway for about two hours. According to the Sun Gazette, about 30 cars spun out on the icy…… more »