MAN TO BE TRIED FOR MANSLAUGHTER AFTER TODDLER DEATH A man has been held for court after his preliminary hearing this week in Lycoming County in the death of the son of his former girlfriend. According to the Sun Gazette, Jason Forsyth allegedly struck 19 month old Ky’Mani Moore at their home in Old Lycoming…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 26, 2020
PENN COLLEGE STUDENT FOUND SAFE The student at Penn College who was reported missing by family and friends and seen over the last few days by witnesses and Police has been found safe. According to North Central PA dot com, Joshua Lane Stanley, a freshman, left campus on foot to meet a friend last Sunday…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 24, 2020
MAN SHOOTS SELF AFTER STAND-OFF After a police standoff Friday morning, a Cogan Station man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Old Lycoming Township. Police there say they responded to a 911 call from a neighbor that a man threatened suicide in the yard of a home where he had allegedly broken…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 21, 2020
BOIL-WATER ADVISORY LIFTED The boil-water advisory that was in place in Loyalsock Township after a water main break earlier this week has been lifted. According to a statement by the Williamsport Water and Sewer Authority after the repair of the water main, crews flushed the system to correct the problem and according to the Sun…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 20, 2020
FLIGHTS TO CHARLOTTE BEGIN THIS SUMMER Executives from the Williamsport to Charlotte North Carolina told Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce board of directors that American has agreed to begin service including a business class flight to Charlotte North Carolina starting August 18th. According to the Sun Gazette, residents must use the service for it to continue…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 19, 2020
VICTIM UPDATE FROM JERSEY SHORE FIRE More details have come forth about the weekend fire at the Broadway Hotel on S. Broad St. in Jersey Shore. According to the Sun Gazette, the Assistant chief of Citizen’s Hose Company, Ethan Goodbrod and Jeremy Frantz, rescued trapped tenant, Matthew White, from the third floor after smashing out…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 18, 2020
WATER MAIN BREAK PROMPTS A BOIL-WATER ADVISORY A water main break occurred on Monday night in Loyalsock Township on Northway Rd., south of Four Mile drive and has brought on a boil water advisory for the area and a closure for area schools. According to a press release by the Williamsport Municipal Water Authority following…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 17, 2020
JERSEY SHORE HOTEL FIRE BEING INVSETIGATED Pennsylvania State Police are still investigating a three alarm fire in Jersey Shore at the Broadway Hotel that burned out the top two floors of the building and injured two tenants. According to witnesses, the fire started around 10pm and firefighters rescued one man from a top floor and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 12, 2020
MURDER TRIAL FOR PHILLY NATIVE, DAY TWO Three people testified against Joseph Sentore Coleman Jr in day 2 of his murder trial in Lycoming County Court. Coleman is serving time for 2 murders and is on trial for a third, allegedly the person who orchestrated the robbery against Christopher Wilkins who was murdered at his…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 11, 2020
WILLIAMSPORT MURDER TRIAL BEGINS FOR PHILLY NATIVE The first day of testimony wrapped up yesterday in Lycoming County Court in the murder trial of Philadelphia native Joseph Sentore Coleman Jr., currently in jail with two consecutive life sentences for an October 2016 double homicide. According to the Sun Gazette, Court records say Coleman allegedly robbed…… more »