THERE ARE DELAYS FOR SOME AREA SCHOOLS TODAY – CLICK HERE UNION COUNTY SNOW SQUALLS TRIGGER OVER 20 CAR PILE-UP Heavy snow squalls and limited visibility yesterday afternoon caused a pile up on Interstate I-80 that killed one person, injured dozens of others and shut down both sides in Union County around 1:30pm. According to…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 17, 2019
WINTER WEATHER CAUSES CLOSURES AND DELAYS The winter weather that moved into our area overnight started the day with rain and freezing drizzle, but with the low temperatures is continuing to cause slick roads today and some area schools closed. Temperatures are expected to go up to about 37 today and may drop down into…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 16, 2019
THE SUPERLOAD DRYER CARAVAN MOVES THIS MORNING The “super load” carrying a huge industrial dryer for the newest First Quality Tissue plant will be arriving in Lock Haven today. The superload can be followed on Twitter and will start out this am after 7am returning westbound on I-80 to the Lock Haven/178 ramp. The on…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 13, 2019
SUSPECTED FATAL ACCIDENT IN PORT TREVORTON A multi vehicle accident in Snyder County closed Route 11/15 in Port Trevorton early this morning. According to PennDOT, it took a few hours to reopen the northbound lanes of Route 11 between Peffer Road and Chapman Hollow Rd near Hilsher’s General Store in Port Trevorton. The southbound lanes…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 12, 2019
POLICE RELEASE IDENTITY OF BARRICADED GUNMAN The man who was shot and killed by a State Special Emergency Response Team after a 14 hour standoff in Elkland has been identified. Pennsylvania State Police say 68 year old Delos P Lowe was killed by police while barricaded inside his home at 1507 Barney Hill Road. It…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 11, 2019
TROOPER SHOT IN TIOGA COUNTY A Pennsylvania State Trooper is in stable condition today after being shot during a welfare check at a home in Tioga County yesterday morning. According to a press release, three State Troopers arrived at a house on Barney Hill road in Nelson Township, after a friend called in a concern…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 10, 2019
MOTORIST SENTENCED FOR CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT A driver who seriously injured another motorist in March of 2018 is heading to jail this week. 43 year old Jason Wilson was sentenced to 9 to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to 3rd degree felony accident involving injury charges on December 6th and will begin serving…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 9, 2019
TEEN DRIVER WITHOUT LICENSE CRASHES WHILE RACING A teen driver who was unlicensed and uninsured, was racing another driver Friday and crashed in Middlecreek township according to State Police. WKOK reports that 18 year old Robert Petty was driving on Church Road around 8am December 6th and went off the road failing to negotiate a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 6, 2019
WOMAN THROWS BRICK THROUGH CAR WINDOW A Williamsport woman went to jail last week for throwing a brick through a window of a car and injuring a child inside. According to the North Central PA dot com, police say 31 year old, Jessica N. Lane, was intoxicated and shattered the driver’s side window of a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 5, 2019
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER LOSES HOME TO FIRE A 10-year volunteer for the Picture Rocks Fire Company lost his home along Boak Avenue in Hughesville yesterday morning in a fire. Firefighters from Picture Rocks, Muncy Township, Muncy Creek Township and Montgomery worked together to extinguish the blaze that destroyed the mobile home of Zach Babb. According to…… more »