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...
May 18, 2026
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
Blondshell Announces New Single 'Heart Has To Work So Hard' and Global Tour
Blondshell is back with a new song, "Heart Has To Work So Hard," and a major tour announcement that marks her biggest live run so far. A new announcem...
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The Smashing Pumpkins Announce 'The Rats in a Cage' 2026 Anniversary Tour
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced The Rats in a Cage Tour, a North American run built around the 30th anniversary of Mellon Collie and the Infinite...
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'Doom' Soundtrack Joins Taylor Swift and Beyoncé in Library of Congress Registry
The Library of Congress has added the original 1993 Doom soundtrack to the National Recording Registry, placing one of gaming's most recognizable scor...
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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...
May 18, 2026
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....
May 18, 2026












