Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 18, 2026
APARTMENT FIRE DISPLACES OVER TWO DOZEN RESIDENTS Firefighters in Williamsport rescued residents and pets Sunday after a two-alarm apartment fire displaced at least two dozen people at the Mary Slaughter Homes on Brandon Place. Officials say the fire started in a second-floor apartment and filled parts of the 27-unit b...
15h ago
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 15 2026
ASSAULT CHARGES FILED State police say a Fairfield Township man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting his fiancée during a domestic dispute while their young child was nearby. Investigators say 37-year-old Joshua Louis Cooke punched the woman in the face while she was holding the couple's 5-year-old chil...
May 15, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING NEWS MAY 14 2026
TRAIN HITS STALLED CAR A driver escaped injury after a train slammed into a stalled car Wednesday night in South Williamsport. Fire officials say the driver of a Toyota Camry was traveling across the railroad tracks on South Maynard Street around 10:15 p.m. when the vehicle became stuck between the track grates. Acco...
May 15, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 13, 2026
SERIOUS CRASH SHUTS DOWN ROUTE 44 NEAR ANTES FORT A man suffered critical injuries Tuesday night in a two-vehicle crash on Route 44 just south of Antes Fort. State police say the crash happened around 7:25 when a car and a stake body truck collided, flipping the truck onto its side and shutting down both lanes for sev...
May 13, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 12, 2026
ELECTRICAL FIRE AT UPMC City firefighters responded to a small fire Monday evening at the Health Innovation Center on the UPMC Williamsport campus. Fire officials say smoke was discovered in a fourth-floor pediatric patient care room just before 5:40 p.m. The fire was traced to a heating and air conditioning unit on th...
May 12, 2026
Music News
Metalcore Giants Killswitch Engage Confirm 2026 Return to Australia and New Zealand
Killswitch Engage will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 for a new run of headline shows with Sylosis as special guests. In a tour announcem...
17h ago
Paul McCartney Joins Will Ferrell and Chad Smith's Monologue Hijack on 'SNL'
Will Ferrell returned to Saturday Night Live for the Season 51 finale and quickly turned his opening monologue into a familiar joke with a rock twist....
17h ago
BASSINTHEGRASS 2026 Draws 12,000 Music Fans to Darwin's Mindil Beach
Darwin's BASSINTHEGRASS returned to Mindil Beach on Saturday, May 16, 2026, bringing about 12,000 music fans to one of the Northern Territory's bigges...
17h ago
Korn Has Written 40 Songs for Upcoming 15th Album, Says Guitarist Munky
Korn's next album is taking shape, and the band appears to have a large pool of material to choose from. Speaking in a recent interview, guitarist Jam...
May 17, 2026
World Cup Preview: Claudia Sheinbaum and U2 Highlight Identity and Safety for Street Youth
Bono and The Edge appeared alongside Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City during an event connected to the Street Child World Cup, a glo...
May 16, 2026












