SOUTHSIDE MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT A collision between a motorcycle and a car happened Sunday morning in South Williamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, the operator of the bike was hospitalized after he was traveling south on route 554 and attempted to accelerate and pass the driver of a Cheverolet Trax that was turning left into the…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 17, 2024
SUSPECT CONSIDERED ARMED & DANGEROUS The 15 year old who is wanted by Coal Township police for a shooting earlier this week in Shamokin is still at large and police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. According to the News Item, 15-year-old Aiden J. Scott, allegedly shot another 15-year-old male in the upper…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 16, 2024
POLICE SEEK SHAMOKIN SHOOTING SUSPECT After a shooting of a teenager in Shamokin earlier this week, Coal Township police have issued an arrest warrant for a 15 year old who may have fled to the Philadelphia area. According to the News Item, police say 15-year-old Aiden J. Scott shot another a 15 year old boy…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 15, 2024
MURDER TRIAL STARTS TODAY IN NORTHUMBERLAND The trial of accused murderer Ajani Uhuru will start today. According to the Daily Item, 23 year old Uhuru is accused by Sunbury police of shooting and killing Kareem Jakes in May 2022 at the Penn Jersey Food Mart on Fourth Street in Sunbury after an argument. Twelve Northumberland…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 14, 2024
PHILLY MAN FILES SUIT AGAINST WILLIAMSPORT POLICE A Philadelphia man is suing the Williamsport Bureau of Police, claiming they used extreme use of force during a raid at a hotel room on East Third Street IN Williamsport in the spring of 2021. According to the Sun Gazette, Antwan Hairston says he woke to Williamsport police…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 10, 2024
HEAD-ON COLLISION IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP A head-on collision between a city bus and a car on the Golden Strip in Loyalsock Township shut down a lane of traffic yesterday afternoon and caused several injuries. According to the Sun Gazette, 4 passengers of a River Valley Transit bus and the driver of a Nissan Altima were…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 9, 2024
MAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO TRAFFICK TEENS SENTENCED A man who pleaded no contest to attempting to traffic his 12 year old child and another 16 year old was sentenced to state prison after his hearing Tuesday in Lycoming County Court. According to North Central PA dot com, court records say 41 year old Victor Eugene…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 8, 2024
ACCIDENT SLOWED TRAFFIC ON I-180 EAST TUESDAY There were big backups yesterday afternoon when a vehicle crash occurred on I-180 east in Loyalsock Township. According to PennDOT, there was crawling traffic in the area past the crash site at the Faxon exit, mile marker 26 at about 3:30pm which backed things up for about one…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 7, 2024
UPDATE ABOUT VICTIMS IN ROUTE 15 SOUTH SPUR CRASH One of the two men involved in the tractor trailer accident that occurred on the Route 15 south Spur on May 2nd, remains hospitalized with serious injuries. According to the Sun Gazette, the driver of the truck hauling dog biscuits that flipped over Thursday evening and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 6, 2024
ROUTE 220 SHUT DOWN SATURDAY AFTER FATAL WRECK There was a fatal truck crash that shut down Route 220 in Muncy Township Saturday around noon, that involved an elderly man from Montoursville. According to the Lycoming County Coroner’s Office, 87 year old William E. Messersmith was traveling on Rt. 220 when his vehicle suddenly left the…… more »