LOCK HAVEN MAN FACES 31 FELONIES A Lock Haven man faces upwards of 34 years in prison following a conviction of sexual crimes against a juvenile in 2020 when authorities said he intentionally mislead a young girl online to meet for sexual acts and to receive explicit photos. According to Clinton County District Attorney’s Officer,…… more »
Category Archives: WBZD Local News
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT RECOVERY FUNDING Lycoming County commissioners officially accepted the COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act recovery funding of $22 million that can be used by the county for such needs as public health, economic impact, essential worker pay, and infrastructure. Municipalities are receiving their own share of American Rescue funding. It was noted…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 29, 2021
IDENTIFICATION OF DECEASED MAN FROM CRASH YESTERDAY RELEASED On Sunday, the Lycoming County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene of a Tractor Trailer roll over on the ramp from Rt 15 South onto Rt 220 South. Jason Brown, 47, of Troy, was traveling south bound on the ramp when he lost control of the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JUNE 28, 2021
PHELPS MILLS CANOE LAUNCH The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Deputy Secretary John Norbeck joined the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy (NPC) for a dedication ceremony at the Phelps Mills Canoe Launch on Pine Creek in the Tiadaghton State Forest in Clinton County. According to northcentralpa.com, the ceremony formally…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 27, 2021
ASSAULT IN PARKING LOT A Sunbury woman was charged with summary harassment after she allegedly struck a male victim several times in the Selinsgrove Walmart parking lot in Monroe Township. Alexis Hummel, 24, assaulted the male victim shortly before 5:30 p.m. June 24, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Selinsgrove. According to police, Hummel confronted…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JUNE 25, 2021
SHOT PUT OLYMPIC TRIALS Rachel Fatherly’s quest to get to the Olympics came up just short yesterday afternoon in Eugene, Oregon, at the 2021 Olympic Trials. According to SUN Gazette, the Williamsport graduate, a former state champion and later a Penn State standout, was unable to get into the top 12 in the qualifying round…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 24, 2021
SCHOOL DO OVER A bill that would allow parents to give their kids a do-over extra year of school to make up for the 2020-2021 year disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic closings and operating changes, passed unanimously in the state House on yesterday. The measure already passed the state Senate in May but the House amended…… more »
INDECENT EXPOSURE AT BRANDON PARK Williamsport Police discovered a man, with his pants down, engaged in a public display inside a dugout at Brandon Park, as they patrolled the area. Ronald Stephen Wisor, 58, was charged with indecent exposure and defiant trespass after officers found him inside the dugout despite repeated warnings to stay away.…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JUNE 22, 2021
PROJECT LIFESAVER Local authorities have been working with the Hope Foundation for upwards of 15 years on Project Lifesaver, a system that provides life-sustaining protection to families and caregivers of those with special needs. The nonprofit operation supplies bracelets with small transmitters attached to them intended to find those with disabilities who have a tendency…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JUNE 21, 2021
LYCOMING COUNTY 9/11 RIDE It’s been a year since the roars of motorcycles announced the start of the Lycoming Co 9/11 memorial ride. The state senate passed the bill that avoids the regulatory process put into community participation in the annual event, according to SUN Gazette. The Bill, according to tank Baird ride coordinator, removes…… more »