WILLIAMSPORT FIRE DISPLACES FIVE A two-alarm fire Sunday in Williamsport displaced five people from a four-unit apartment building on West Fourth Street. According to the Sun Gazette, just after 7pm, neighbors and witnesses along the street alerted tenants to the fire they saw coming from an air conditioning unit on the second floor. City firemen…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 5, 2024
FLOOD WATERS IMPACTING AREA ROADS Flooding is still impacting roadways in some area counties. According to PennDOT, as of last night in South Williamsport, there is still a lane restriction at Second Avenue between East Second and Sylvan Dell Park Road in the borough. In Northumberland County, there is a new trouble spot at Route…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 3, 2024
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TOMORROW FOR NEPA There’s a flood watch in effect through tomorrow morning for Lycoming County and other northeastern Pennsylvania counties according to the National Weather Service. PennDOT is reporting some flooding this morning in Union County on 8th Street between Valley Road and Route 45 in Mifflinburg Borough. Beaver Run Road is also…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 2, 2024
SOME CHARGES DROPPED FOR MAN ACCUSED OF DOUBLE HOMICIDE Charges including six counts of forgery and three counts of identity theft have been dismissed against Troy Bailey, Sr., the man in jail as the shooter in the deaths of Alisha Seese and Ronald Dailey Jr. in Williamsport earlier this year, but will face trial for…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 1, 2024
INVESTIGATION STARTS AFTER BUCKNELL STUDENT DEATH A Bucknell University student was found deceased on campus Saturday but authorities say the death is not being considered suspicious. According to Bucknell Public safety officers, they were called to conduct a death investigation at 78 University Avenue in Lewisburg. Later, Bucknell University President John Bravman said in a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 27, 2024
FATAL UNION COUNTY ACCIDENT One man from Lewisburg was killed in a crash yesterday involving two vehicles. According to the Daily Item, the Union County Coroner said 37 year old Chad Terry was declared deceased at the scene after he was ejected from one of the cars that crashed before 5pm at the 1500 block…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 26, 2024
CRASH CAUSED BY MEDICAL EMERGENCY A truck crash that blocked the northbound lane of Route 287 in Pine Township last Thursday morning was allegedly caused by a medical emergency. According to the Sun Gazette, 64 year old Richard L. Masorti of Flemington was traveling southbound on Route 287 around 11am when he failed to negotiate…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 25, 2024
UNDERCOVER POLICE CHARGE WILLIAMSPORT MAN A Williamsport man was charged with possession with intent to deliver after he sold cocaine to undercover officers at the end of 2023. According to North Cetntral PA dot com, 32 year old Trevor Daniel Fraboni, 32, exchanged drugs with investigators from Lycoming County from November of last year to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 20, 2024
MAN WHO VIOLATED PFA IN RENOVO THREATENS AGAIN A Renovo man who was arrested in February and ordered to stay away from an Allison Township residence due to a previous PFA, was arrested again for threatening to kill a woman with her own gun March 6th. According to North Central PA dot com, 31 year…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 19, 2024
UNION COUNTY POLICE SEARCH FOR MAN WHO SKIPPED COURT Police have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in a 2020 shooting in East Buffalo Township who wasn’t at his a pre-trial hearing last week in Union County court. According to North Central PA dot com, when 27 year old Julio Gonzalez failed to appear…… more »