BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 25, 2024

UNDERCOVER POLICE CHARGE WILLIAMSPORT MAN

A Williamsport man was charged with possession with intent to deliver after he sold cocaine to undercover officers at the end of 2023.  According to North Cetntral PA dot com, 32 year old Trevor Daniel Fraboni, 32, exchanged drugs with investigators from  Lycoming County from November of last year to January totalling over 10 thousand dollars.  Fraboni is also being charged with criminal use of a communication facility and is free on $10,000 unsecured bail.

ACCIDENT CAUSED AFTER DRIVER SWERVES FOR CAT

A vehicle accident last Wednesday on Route 405 was allegedly caused when one driver tried to keep from hitting a cat.  According to the Sun Gazette, police say tWo women from Muncy, 65 year old Elizabeth Johnson and 33 year old Tiffany Solomon collided just before 7am in the southbound lane near the 2500 block of Route 405 at about 45 miles per hour.  Both cars needed to be towed from the scene, and Johnson required hospitalization for a foot injury and was charged with a traffic violation in the incident. Solomon declined treatment at the scene.

SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT IN CLEARFIELD COUNTY

Federal officials are injecting 90 million dollars into a solar energy project in Clearfield County, PA, one of five other solar projects across the country .  According to the Sun Gazette,  Mineral Basin Solar Power says Clearfield County’s former mines offer an unparalleled opportunity to repurpose reclaimed mine land for solar development.  The project expects to create more than 750 construction and operations jobs.  The funds from the Department of Energy will help Mineral Basin partner with Clearfield County Community Technical Center and Penn State University to add benefits and job training by engaging with local leaders, colleges, and apprentice programs.

ECLIPSE PRGRAMS AT UNION COUNTY STATE PARK

Raymond B Winter State park is planning two solar eclipse programs next week prior to the eclipse event April 8th.  According to the Daily Item, one program will be March 30th called Exploring Eclipses, and the other a DIY Eclipse projector class will be April 3rd at the Environmental Learning Center. The classes are recommended for homeschool students children and teens. Register for the April 3rd event and get information at events.dcnr.pa.gov.

MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING TO BURN DOWN HOUSE

A domestic incident at a residence in Gregg Township, brought police to investigate after a victim alleged an Allenwood man threatened to burn down the house before 1am on March 20th.  According to State police at Milton, 30 year old Zachary Delroy Reaser was taken into custody for terroristic threats, resisting arrest and more.  A 16 year old minor was also present when the man threatened and one person in the home was injured according to police.  Reaser was taken to Union County Prison on 25 thousand dollars bail.

MISSING TRAVEL TRAILER FROM RETAIL LOT

A 38 foot long Jayco travel trailer is missing from the storage parking lot of an RV retailer along Lycoming Creek Road.  According to Lycoming Regional Police Department they were contacted by the owner of Rhones RV who said the theft occurred Sometime between February 6th and March 19th.  The camper is grey over white with three slide-out sections and no windows on the driver’s side.  Call 911 if you spot the 2022 Jayco 34RSBS RV; use the case number 24-1129.

BRIDGE INSPECTION FOR FUTURE PROJECT

A bridge inspection project will start next week on Lewisburg River Bridge between Lewisburg Borough, Union County and West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland Borough and the Route 642 bridges over the West Branch Susquehanna River between Northumberland County and Kelly Township. According to PennDOT, starting Monday, March 25th, a contractor will be performing bridge sounding work in preparation for an upcoming bridge preservation project during daylight hours, weather permitting, and will take about one week to complete.

DUMP OPEN FOR SPRING CLEANING

Sunbury has the Sunbury Clean Sweep this week for residents who want to take advantage of cleaning out attics or basements.  According to the Daily Item, city officials say there will be a free drop off for unwanted items Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 1pm until 7pm at the Sunbury Municipal Authority proof of residency in Sunbury.  Items not being accepted include  household garbage, appliances with Freon, hazardous materials, brush, contractor waste, items containing asbestos, tires and liquids of any kind.  Call with questions 570-286-7820.

SPORTS

NASCAR
William Byron took the checkered flag on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Christopher Bell was 2nd, Ty Gibbs 3rd, Alex Bowman 4th and Tyler Reddick rounded out the Top 5.
NCAA Wrestling    
Lock Haven’s Anthony Noto finished the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championship tournament in Missouri  with a record of 5-1, placing 3rd at 125.  He has a career record at Lock Haven 87-10.

NCAA Men’s Basketball March Madness
2nd Round Sunday
(1) Purdue 106               (8) Utah St 67
(1) UConn 75                 (9) Northwestern  58
(1) Houston 100            (9) Texas A&M 95
(2) Marquette  81                     (10) Colorado  77
(6) Clemson  72              (3) Baylor  64
(4) Duke  93                   (12) James Madison  55
(4) Alabama  72            (12) Grand Canyon  61
(5) San Diego St  85      (13) Yale  57

NBA
Pelicans  114        Pistons  101
76ers  121            Clippers 107
Heat  121             Cavaliers  84
Bucks  118                     Thunder  93
Timberwolves  114  Warriors  110 
Lakers  150          Pacers 145
NBA Tonight
Boston vs Atlanta 7:30pm NBAtv
Detroit vs NY Knicks  7:30pm
Washington vs Chicago  8pm
76ers  vs Sacramento  10pm  NBAtv
NHL
Capitals  3                     Jets  0
Avalanche  5        Penguins 4
Devils  4               NY Islanders  0
Senators  5                     Oilers 3
Panthers  4                     Flyers  1

NHL Tonight
Vegas vs St Louis 8pm NHL Net
LA Kings  vs Vancouver  9pm ESPN+

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 20, 2024

MAN WHO VIOLATED PFA IN RENOVO THREATENS AGAIN

A Renovo man who was arrested in February and ordered to stay away from an Allison Township residence due to a previous PFA, was arrested again for threatening to kill a woman with her own gun March 6th.  According to North Central PA dot com, 31 year old Adam Shaffer went to the vicitm’s home along the 900 block of Renovo Road just after he had been released from prison from his previous charge. Shaffer had her gun when the victim arrived, and fired it inside her home several times during an argument.  The woman eventually escaped and was able to call 911.  Police arrived and took Shaffer into custody.

JUDGE SAYS HOMICIDE SUSPECT IS DETAINED LEGALLY

A Mount Carmel man was recently denied a Rule 600 motion after being accused of attempted homicide in 2022.  According to the Daily Item, lawyers for 38 year old Bruce Thompson argued that he was not brought to trial by the state Attorney General’s Office within 180 days, but the judge determined that the state was in the required timeline over the past two years because of filings by the defense.  Thompson was arrested after he allegedly shot at a victim in May of 2022 along South Poplar Street in Sunbury and then fled causing a crash at Second and Plum streets.  Police charged Thompson with felony attempted homicide, and other assault charges. He remains in Northumberland County Jail.

FIRE IN DUSHORE DISPLACES EIGHT

Eight tenants were displaced Tuesday after a fire broke out in a multi unit Victorian along Route 487 in Dushore.  According to the Sun Gazette, a safety officer for the Mildred Volunteer Fire Company was nearby and noticed smoke coming from the structure around the same time the call was dispatched just after noon, and he assisted in getting the residents out of the home.  Firefighters discovered flames in a second floor apartment bathroom and extinguished the fire within 15 minutes.   There was water damage to the home at 201 Bernice Road, but officials say most tenants should be back in their apartment within a few weeks.  The Red Cross is assisting the families who were displaced.

ROAD WORK IN COLUMBIA COUNTY SCHEDULED TODAY

There is a lane restriction this week on I-80 eastbound in Scott Township, Columbia County, for a soil remediation project due to a previous crash.  A contractor will be working today eastbound at mile marker 237, just east of the Buckhorn interchange.  Watch for the left lane and shoulder to be restricted between the hours of 8am and 5pm weather permitting.

SOUTHSIDE WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR

A woman from South Williamsport was arrested by police after she originally called them to complain about her neighbors causing a disturbance, but after a confrontation with the officers she was arrested and taken into custody. According to the Sun Gazette, Megan Butler called police last Wednesday evening saying she feared for her life from her neighbor’s harassment, but when police questioned the neighbors, they showed a video of Butler yelling toward them from out of an open upstairs window.  When police asked her to stop yelling, Butler raised he voice at officers and began acting aggressively, even striking an officer with a metal exterior door before she resisted arrest and had to be carried to the police cruiser.  She was jailed at Lycoming County Prison in lieu of 50 thousand dollars bail.

INMATE FLUSHED BEDSHEETS

A Northumberland County Prison inmate is facing a felony count of institutional vandalism and misdemeanor criminal mischief after he flushed bedsheets down the toilet to force officers to move him from his cell.  According to North Central PA dot com, 19 year old James Heller told officers he would find a way to make them move his location, and allegedly caused the sewer backup before he admitted to the incident.  A plumber found the sheets in the sewer system which cost almost 5 hundred dollar to reapir.  Heller awaits an arraignment in Northumberland County Court.

TARGET TO LIMIT SELF-CHECKOUT

Over 2000 Target locations nationwide are changing the way they offer check-out lanes in their stores.  According to North Cetnral PA dot com, since their Express Self-Checkout came about during the COVID-19 pandemic, store executives said they expanded the service.  They are now making a change back to more traditional check-out experiences according to corporate.target.com.  One change includes limiting express self check-out to 10 items or less as well as expanding traditional lanes staffed by employees.

CONTRACT APPROVED TO FIND NEW POLICE CHIEF

A $6,000 contract to assist in finding a new police chief was approved by the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Commission last week. According to the Daily Item, the contract with the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association was approved to find a successor to current police chief Paul Yost. Yost plans to retire this coming January after holding the position since 2012. The association has a 30-day period to accept applications for a hiring process that can take as long as four months to complete.

SPORTS

PIAA HS Sports
Softball
Mifflinburg 13               Selinsgrove  3
Baseball
So. Columbia 10            Lewisburg  1
Boys Lacrosse 
Lewisburg 21                 Mifflinburg  0
Selinsgrove 22               Lake-Lehman  3

NBA

Magic  112          Hornets  92
Rockets  137       Wizards  114
Pelicans 104       Nets  91
Mavericks 113  Spurs  107
Nuggets  115      Timberwolves  112

NBA Tonight
Milwaukee vs  Boston  7:30pm ESPN
Phila 76ers vs Phoenix Suns 10pm
Memphis vs Golden Stater  10pm ESPN

NHL
Bruins  6             Senators 2
Red Wings 4       Blue Jackets 3
Devils  5              Penguins  2
Jets  4                  Rangers  2
Flyers  4              Maple Leafs 3
Hurricanes  4      Islanders  1
Oilers  3              Canadiens 2 OT

NHL Tonight
Toronto  Maple Leafs vs Washington  Capitals 7:30pm TNT
Minnesota Wild vs LA Kings  10pm TNT

NHL News
Former NHL winger Chris Simon has died at 52. In a statement, his family revealed their belief that Simon suffered from CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy)  which contributed to his death by suicide Tuesday.  Simon spent the bulk of his career with the Washington Capitals and scored a career-high 29 goals and 49 points during the 1999-2000 season. He would also play for the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Calgary Flames, Islanders and Minnesota Wild over his career.

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