GOVERNOR WOLF ASKS PUBLIC TO AVOID LARGE CROWDS In a statement yesterday at a press conference concerning the spread of COVID-19 Governor Tom Wolf urged citizens across the state to cancel large gatherings of over 250 people and avoid public areas for two weeks. He says more than half of the 22 coronavirus cases now…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 12, 2020
AREA SCHOOLS RESPOND TO CORONAVIRUS Some area schools are responding to the coronavirus threat by cancelling events and field trips as well as limiting visitors at area school buildings. According to the Sun Gazette, administrators at East Lycoming Schools have temporarily suspended visitors and guests into the school while school is in session. Montoursville schools…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 11, 2020
FATHER JAILED AFTER CHILD INGESTS HEROIN A man already jailed and facing drug charges in Lycoming County has been arraigned on a new set of charges after his 2 year old daughter almost died from drinking Gatorade he said was laced with heroin. According to WNEP Harry Walker’s daughter went unresponsive at her mother’s home…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 10, 2020
URBAN EXPLORERS ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING Two Pennsylvania teens have been charged with defiant trespassing after state troopers say they entered an abandoned hotel in Montour County. According to police, 19 year old Kobey Heberling, of Lebanon, Pa., and 18 year old Emilee Frazier of Fredericksburg, called themselves urban explorers and had found out about the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 9, 2020
UNION COUNTY FIRE DISPLACES 3RD STREET TENANTS A fast moving fire happened in Lewisburg Sunday. Union County Fire officials say that an apartment fire began at 25 North 3rd Street after the occupant left a pan on the stove and left the home. According to the Daily item the grease fire that started in 26…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 6, 2020
SCHOOL SHUTS DOWN AFTER DUST FIRE IN WOOD SHOP After a small fire started in a dust collector in the high school’s woodshop, the Montgomery Area School District evacuated students yesterday at 12:15pm . According to the Sun Gazette, the Clinton Township firefighters and other volunteers responded to a fire at 120 Penn St. around…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 5, 2020
PARK AVENUE FIRE DETERMINED TO BE AN ACCIDENT The fire that displaced several households on the 300 block of Park Avenue has been declared accidental according to the Williamsport city Assistant Fire Chief. The Sun Gazette reports that the fire on February 25th started by unattended cooking around 2:30am in the first-floor apartment of the…… more »
POLICE INVESTIGATE PENN TOWNSHIP HOMICIDE-SUICIDE On Tuesday morning, a Hughesville man shot his girlfriend, called an ambulance alleging a sick child needed help at their Mount Zion Hill Road house, and then shot and killed himself, with children nearby, police reports allege. According to the Sun Gazette, 36 year old Wesley Minier and 29 year…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 3, 2020
OFFICER INVOLVED IN TWO-CAR ACCIDENT An investigation has begun after an officer in Williamsport was involved in a two-car accident while responding to an emergency call Monday evening in Williamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, an unnamed woman was driving west on 4th Street in Subaru and the patrolman was heading north on Market Street…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 2, 2020
VICTIM DIES IN VIOLENT CRASH A violent crash near Ralston killed one man Sunday when he went off the roadway and struck a tree in McIntyre Township. According to the Sun Gazette, police said Joseph Yuscavage was traveling south on Route 14 around noontime and lost control of his 2016 Hyundai Elantra. Witnesses said the…… more »