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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 14, 2026
POLICE SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT DRIVE-BY SHOOTING Police in Williamsport are asking for the public's help after a shooting involving juveniles Sunday night. Investigators say two individuals in a small gray SUV were near Fourth Avenue and High Street around 10:15 p.m. when one of them fired at a third juvenile. The inten...
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 13, 2026
LIFE SENTENCE HANDED TO WILLIAMSPORT MAN FOR 2023 HOMICIDE A Lycoming County man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a deadly 2023 shooting. A jury convicted 35-year-old Benjamin Villanueva the Third of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, evidence tampering and firearms violations in the shooting death of ...
Apr 13, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 10, 2026
WILLIAMSPORT MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON A Williamsport man is facing serious charges after police say he set a fire inside an apartment building. Fifty-five-year-old Michael Eugene Cover was arrested late Wednesday at a high-rise on West Fourth Street. Investigators say he set debris on fire in a third-floor hallway, trapp...
Apr 10, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 9, 2026
SOUTH CAROLINA FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN WILLIAMSPORT A man wanted for a deadly stabbing in South Carolina has been arrested in Williamsport. Johnathan Romig was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals Wednesday on West Third Street. Investigators say he's accused of fatally stabbing a man in Hampton County. Romig was evaluated...
Apr 09, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 8, 2026
WOMAN CHARGED FOR NEGLECT AFTER OVERDOSING NEAR HER CHILD A woman in Sunbury is facing charges after an alleged overdose with a child in the home. Police say 42-year-old Erin Schenherr was found unresponsive and revived with Narcan. Officers discovered her young daughter inside the home, along with drug-related items w...
Apr 08, 2026
Music News
Tom Dumont of No Doubt Reveals Parkinson's Diagnosis: 'I Am Still Playing'
Tom Dumont, guitarist for No Doubt, has revealed he has been living with early-onset Parkinson's disease for several years. The announcement came thro...
13h ago
Rolling Stones Tease New Summer Album with Mysterious 'Rough and Twisted' Single
Fresh signs point to The Rolling Stones gearing up for another album, with a release reportedly being lined up for July. The project would follow Hack...
Apr 13, 2026
Coachella Day Two Balances Headliner Buzz With Breakout Performances
Saturday at Coachella unfolded under the weight of major anticipation, with Justin Bieber's headlining set shaping the mood across the festival ground...
Apr 13, 2026
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: Celebrating 40 Years of Genre-Defying Music
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are celebrating 40 years as a band with a tour that stretches across Latin America and the United States. As the group marks t...
Apr 12, 2026
Watch: Gorillaz Teams Up with Sparks for Standout Kimmel Set
Gorillaz turned a late-night TV stop into a full collaboration when the group performed The Happy Dictator with Sparks on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The appea...
Apr 11, 2026









