BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 19, 2025
FATAL CRASH ON ROUTE 220 MONDAY
A man from Illinois was the victim in the fatal crash that happened on Route 220 North near Jersey Shore Monday evening. According to the Lycoming County Coroner, 38 year old Michael Kurelja was driving his Subaru Forester, and was struck head-on by another motorist in a Mercedes ML350...
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 18, 2025
POLICE SEEK MISSING MANSFIELD WOMAN
Police say a Mansfield woman told her boyfriend not to look for her when she walked out of his home on North Bullock Road in Richmond Township, Tioga County around 11:30pm February 14th. According to State Police in Mansfield, the boyfriend, Nathan Troisi, called them to report 36 ...
Feb 18, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 17, 2025
DETAILS ABOUT DEADLY ACCIDENT ON I-80
Traffic in Montour County did not resume normally on I-80 westbound Friday until after 4pm following two fatal accidents about 7 hours apart. According to the Sun Gazette, the Montour County Coroner said 48-year-old Efrain Martinez-Vargas of the Moosic who was driving a box truck...
Feb 17, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 14, 2025
MAN IN CUSTODY FOR RESISTING ARREST
Following a domestic disturbance Wednesday afternoon, a Williamsport man is in custody for refusing to comply with state troopers and resisting arrest. According to the Sun Gazette, police arrived when 22 year old Robert Alexander Knight IV was allegedly intoxicated and outside a L...
Feb 14, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 13, 2025
HOUSEFIRE IN AVIS
Multiple fire companies assisted at the scene of a house fire in Avis Wednesday morning. According to the Sun Gazette, the residents at 307 Grove Street, a man and woman, were displaced, but were not home at the time the blaze broke out in the basement area of the home. Firefighters arrived to smok...
Feb 13, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 12, 2025
MAN INJURED IN COAL TOWNSHIP CRASH
A one car accident brought down a utility pole and sent the driver to the hospital Monday afternoon around 2:30pm in Coal Township. According to the News Item, police say 56 year old James Daily was driving south on Route 125 when he struck a utility pole head-on sending his car dow...
Feb 12, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 11, 2025
SCHOOL VAN DRIVER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT OF TWO CHILDREN
A school bus driver from Selinsgrove accused of sexual assaulting two children in a school van, is facing felony charges after an investigation by state police. According to the Daily Item, one of the children said that 78 year old Arthur R. Harner gave him ice...
Feb 11, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 10, 2025
FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN FLEMINGTON
A Clinton County teenager died in a house fire early Sunday after rescue efforts by occupants of the home before EMS arrived were unsuccessful. According to Pennsylvania State police, when authorities arrived on the scene at 209 High St. in Flemington, they were notified that a person wa...
Feb 10, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 7, 2025
RESTAURANT FIRE IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP
A fire broke out at the Long John Silver's on East Third Street in Loyalsock Township last night just 15 minutes after the restaurant closed for the night. According to the Sun Gazette, firefighters from Loyalsock Township, Montoursville, South Williamsport, Old Lycoming Township...
Feb 07, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 6, 2025
WEATHER RESTRICTIONS FROM ICY WEATHER EVENT IN PA
There is a Tier 4 restriction on I-80 and I-180 and other interstates throughout Northeast Pennsylvania today with the icy conditions. According to PennDOT, No commercial vehicles, busses, RVs or passenger cars towing trailers are permitted on Interstate 80 between t...
Feb 06, 2025