LEWISTOWN MAN KILLED IN TURNPIKE PILE-UP United Parcel Service has announced that a local man was killed in the deadly multi-car pile-up that closed lanes of the PA turnpike for over 14 hours yesterday. Daniel Kepner, age 53 of Lewistown, who had 5 years of service with the company, and, 48 year old Dennis Kehler,…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JANUARY 3, 2020
EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT CLOSED I-80 EAST An accident occurred around 3:20 this morning blocked Eastbound Interstate 80 in Montour County until about 7am when the left lane of I-80 opened up – According to PennDOT the right lane continued to have crews on the scene between the Route 254 Exit Limestoneville to the Route 54…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JANUARY 2, 2020
MAN JAILED FOR NOT RETURNING RENTAL CAR A local man who did not return the rental car to a local car rental service in September of this year has been charged with felony theft. According to Montoursville State Police, 30 year old Adrian Dante Mullen rented a silver Kia Optima from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, on East…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 31, 2019
ROAD REOPENED AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR TURBOTVILLE A Northumberland County roadway has reopened after a fatal vehicle crash after 4pm last night blocked the travel lanes near Turbotville. According to Milton State Police, 21 year-old Brett Nicholas Stuart of Danville was ejected from his 2016 Ford Fusion after losing control on Route 54 at a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 30, 2019
SELINSGROVE MAN DIES IN UNION COUNTY ACCIDENT A fatal accident occurred Saturday morning at about 5am at the intersection of Red Ridge Road and Route 104 in Limestone Township in Union County. According to state police the road was closed for several hours after 43 year-old Robert Longacre’s car collided with a pickup truck driven…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 27, 2019
TRAILER FIRE EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY Fire Officials in Muncy responded to a fire at a residence in the Meadowbrook Trailer Park just after 6pm on Christmas day. Muncy Township fire officials said that a fire started in the ceiling fan there and quickly spread to the roof of the home along Route 405, displacing the resident…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 26, 2019
DRIVER BAILS OUT OF MOVING CAR WHEN BRAKES FAIL A young woman jumped from her moving vehicle along the roadway in Loyalsock Township Monday around 2pm after the brakes in her car were not operating. According to State Police in Montoursville, the 17 year old noticed her brakes were not slowing her vehicle when she…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 24, 2019
CHURCH VANDAL CHARGED WITH FELONY ASSAULT The suspect in the burglary and vandalism case against Emmanuel Baptist Church on Four Mile Drive in Loyalsock Township shouted at police that he was black baby Jesus and assaulted officers during his arrest along the roadway while he was naked; he was also found to be holding part…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 23, 2019
POLICE ARREST NAKED MAN WHO VANDALIZED LOYALSOCK CHURCH A local congregation had to have services in their gymnasium this weekend after a vandal who was later discovered naked walking along Northway road allegedly destroyed the sanctuary area of the Emmanuel Baptist Church Saturday in Loyalsock Township. According to Montoursville State Police, 32 year old Steve…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 20, 2019
MAN INJURED IN ATV ACCIDENT A 61 year old Hepburn Township man was hospitalized after an ATV crash yesterday around 11 am near the 400 block of Crescent Hill Road. According to the Sun Gazette, the driver of the all-terrain vehicle called a relative after he overturned in the woods near his home, after which…… more »