DATA CORRECTION DROPS COVID VACCINE RATES IN PENNSYLVANIA The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week dropped its percentage of vaccinated adults in Pennsylvania by nearly five percentage points in what apparently was a data correction to weed out duplicates. The agency on Wednesday adjusted the percentage to 68.9%, after a day earlier…… more »
Category Archives: WBZD Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOV 26, 2021
COVID-19 LOCAL CASES FROM THANKSGIVING The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday reported new COVID-19 cases. Clinton County reported 26 new cases. In Centre County 53 new cases were recorded, Lycoming County added 110 new cases. There were 33 in Northumberland County, 17 in Snyder, 16 in Union and 12 in Montour County. Tioga County…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 24, 2021
10-YEAR CONTRACT FOR PSU FOOTBALL COACH Penn State football coach James Franklin agreed to a new 10-year contract Tuesday that will guarantee him at least $75 million through 2031. Franklin and Penn State’s Board of Trustees agreed to the terms, which include a yearly base salary of $7 million, retention bonuses of $500,000 each year…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 23, 2021
ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON TROOPERS A Danville man almost struck two state troopers with his truck and then leading them on a high-speed pursuit. On Wednesday, Jarrett Lee Castelonia has been charged with upwards of 22 offenses stemming from the chase along Snydertown Road. Castelonia has been committed, in lieu of $25,000 cash bail, to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 22, 2021
OVER $1.5 MILLION TO HELP LYCOMING COUNTY $1.65 million has been presented to different Lycoming County projects through multiple state authority grants. Sen. Gene Yaw joined state Reps. Jeff Wheeland and Reps. Joe Hamm in support of the Commonwealth Financing Authority Grants. Over of $900,000 was provided to Williamsport to improve both Campbell and Fourth…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 19, 2021
LYCOMING COUNTY CORONER REPORTS HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP Human remains were discovered in a wooded area near the 2600 block of Lycoming Creek Road and Hays Lane in Loyalsock Township around 9:24 a.m. yesterday. The Lycoming County Coroner’s Office was called by PA State Police to find the remains of a male believed…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 18, 2021
WORK SET TO BEGIN ON THE NEW ACCESSIBLE RAMP ON WILLIAMSPORT CITY HALL Construction has begun on Williamsport City Hall, as the new accessible ramp is slated to begin within the next month. According to City Engineer, Jon Sander, a general contractor from Boalsburg, LandServe Inc, for a price tag of $166,000 is contracted to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 17, 2021
MULTI-DAY TRIAL STARTED YESTERDAY FOR MUNCY MAN A Muncy man, who has been charged with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old started his multi-day trial yesterday. Collin Reid, allegedly forced the girl to sleep in his bed and took nude photos of her. According to Lycoming County Prosecutor Martin Wade, DNA evidence, taken the day…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 16, 2021
WRITE-IN VOTES COUNTED AND COMPLETE IN LYCOMING COUNTY The Lycoming County vote is now official and complete, winners in the November election for school board and municipal seats are now decided. According to Forrest Lehman, county voter services director, the official count had no glaring discrepancies. According to Sun Gazette, the vote totals are…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 15, 2021
JOINT STATEMENT REGARDING DEATH OF INMATE Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse, Coroner Zach Hanna and the Pennsylvania State Police have issued a joint statement for immediate release on the death of Jamie Lynn Jackson. Jamie Lynn Jackson, 36, formerly of East Bald Eagle Street, Lock Haven, was pronounced dead at Lock Haven Hospital at…… more »