SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER LIFTED IN SUNBURY Sunbury police have now lifted a shelter in place warning again after two separate bomb threats in a four-block area Saturday. According to the Daily item, police deemed the threats credible and first reported there were threats against police, a bomb threat at a fast food restaurant, making…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 10, 2023
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT INJURES MILLMONT MAN An 80 year old man from Millmont is hospitalized in serious condition after a motorcycle accident with a tractor on Route 45 near the intersection with Shuck Road Tuesday. According to the Daily Item, Patrick D. Ofallon was traveling east on Old Turnpike Road and the 16 year old driver…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 8, 2023
LYCOMING COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS All 81 precincts reported results in the general election yesterday with an overall average turnout of 35.78 percent in Lycoming County. In the Commissioner race, incumbent Scott Metzger received 37.22 percent of the vote and will serve with 2nd place Republican Marc Sortman who was elected with 32.17percent of the vote. …… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 7, 2023
NEW JERSEY MAN STEALS AMBULANCE, CRASHES A man from New Jersey stole an ambulance Monday morning and crashed it in a wooded area near Montoursville. According to the Sun Gazette, Marcus Stapleton took the ambulance from the Almond Street in the city’s East End, first stopping at a convenience store to ask directions in a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2023
SUNBURY MAN FACES CRIMINAL HOMICIDE FOR SHOOTING DEATH Charges were filed Friday morning against an 18 year old man from Sunbury accused of shooting another man over a woman and leaving him to die in the street late Thursday. According to the Daily Item, Jose David Jusino-Morales now faces criminal homicide charges in the death…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 3, 2023
FORMER OFFICERS ASK FOR A DELAY IN THEIR FEDERAL TRIAL An attorney for three former police officers from Mount Carmel is asking that the federal trial set to begin on November 6th be delayed for 90 days. According to the Daily Item, Former officers Kyle Schauer and Jonathan McHugh and retired Lt. David Donkochik were…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 2, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT MAN JAILED FOR ABUSE OF TODDLER A 19 year old man is being charged with abuse after a toddler in his care was seriously injured in July. According to Penn Live, Johnathan Gerome Fox, of Williamsport is responsible for abdominal injuries of a 15 month old girl after her mother, Faith Murray discovered her…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 1, 2023
CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH FRAUD A Unityville man is facing charges for failing to complete a construction project on Roderick Road last year. According to the Sun Gazette, 28 year old contractor Brandon Lee O’Connell, faces the felony charges after he allegedly failed to complete a $65,000 home-improvement project in April 2022. Court records say O’Connell…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 31, 2023
FATAL ACCIDENT IN ELYSBURG A two vehicle crash resulted in one fatality Sunday morning near Elysburg. According to Ralpho Township police the accident involved a pick up and a car on Route 54 at Yucha Road around 8:30am. Both drivers were injured and taken to Geisinger Medical Center and one was pronounced dead at the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 30, 2023
NEIGHBOR HELPS DURING FIRE A fire in Williamsport on Saturday threatened to displace a family before a neighbor helped fight it and de-escalated a situation that police say could have been worse. According to the Sun Gazette, there were no injuries after the neighbor doused a kitchen fire with a portable fire extinguisher at 244…… more »