MAN ARRESTED AFTER THREATENING ROOMATES, POLICE A Selinsgrove man was taken into custody after he threatened his female roommates with a gun and then also threatened and additionally refused to follow orders from state troopers who arrived in response of the disturbance. According to North Central PA dot com, 68 year old John Dennison Walter…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 16, 2024
EARLY MORNING WEATHER, TRAFFIC WARNINGS With the winter weather from overnight, I-80 between mile marker 194, the Clinton/Union County line, and mile marker 247, the Columbia/Luzerne County line is temporarily down to 45 mph. According to PennDOT, trucks are also being asked to avoid Route 54 between Route 487 in Ralpho Township and Route 61…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 13, 2024
TEEN CHARGED AS AN ADULT IN FATAL ACCIDENT CASE A 17 year old from Reading, PA will be tried as an adult for the accident in Upper Fairfield Township that killed a 65-year old woman and injured her husband a few miles from their Montoursville home last July. According to the Sun Gazette, police say…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 12, 2024
ANOTHER SUSPECT IN FATAL SHOOTING CASE IN CUSTODY A young man from New Jersey was returned to Williamsport Wednesday to answer to charges in the case of 15 year old Ahmeen Palmer who was fatally shot last March in a parking lot in Loyalsock Township. According to the Sun Gazette, Ibn Hakiem Hunter was originally…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 11, 2024
THREE INJURED IN OLD LYCO TOWNSHIP ACCIDENT Police plan to reconstruct a fiery accident that happened early Tuesday morning that seriously injured three young men in the 2300 block of Mill Lane in Old Lycoming Township. According to the Sun Gazette, police say 21 year olds Lawson Stavros, Caden Wilson and a 17 year old…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 10, 2024
JUDGE DECLARES MISTRIAL IN FORMER HS PRINCPAL CASE In Lycoming County Court this week, the judge in the case against former Williamsport area high school principal Roger Weaver Freed was declared a mistrial. According to the Sun Gazette, statements by the alleged victim in the case were made that caused Judge Eric Linhardt to make…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 9, 2024
BRADFORD COUNTY MAN KILLED IN THANKSGIVING DAY CRASH Information has been released about a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on Thanksgiving day in Bradford County. According to state police at Towanda, 22 year old Briar Wright was killed in a crash in North Towanda Township at about 4am while he was traveling north on John…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 6, 2024
JERSEY SHORE MAN WANTED FOR DRUG CHARGES ELUDES POLICE A man from Jersey Shore is wanted by police after he eluded police who were attempting to question him on November 16th about drug charges he is facing. According to North Central PA dot com, 39 year old Christopher Jan Santiago fled from authorities on a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 5, 2024
SNOW SQUALL WARNINGS TODAY Weather conditions are affecting area roadways with a snow squall warning this morning for southern Lycoming County, and areas of Clinton and Northumberland and Union Counties . The National Weather Service says intense bursts of heavy snow with gusty winds up to 35 miles per hour have been reported which can…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 4, 2024
VACANT BUILDING FIRE IN SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT Multiple crews responded to a fire at a vacant building in South Williamsport last night. According to the Sun Gazette, West Southern Avenue was shut down shortly after 8:15 when a call came in about a fire at the former Merrick Brothers dealership and traffic was diverted from the…… more »