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 »
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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 »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 27, 2023
MAN JAILED FOR TERRORISTIC THREATS TOWARD NURSE A man who threatened a nurse at a Geisinger Jersey Shore facility was charged with terroristic threats and imprisoned. According to the Sun Gazette, 68 year old David Allen Deuel was allegedly frustrated about getting a prescription refilled and when the nurse was unable to refill the medicine…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 26, 2023
SOUTHSIDE MAN FIRES WEAPON INSIDE HOME A South Williamsport man was jailed for firing a gun within an occupied structure Sunday night at about 9pm. According to the Sun Gazette, borough police say 48 year old Chad Armond was intoxicated inside his home, handling two guns and waving them around threatening to harm himself. When…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 25, 2023
MAN FALLS ASLEEP, DRIVES INTO PINE CREEK A man escaped serious injury after he told police he thinks he fell asleep behind the wheel and ended up driving his Cadillac into Pine Creek yesterday morning around 3am. According to police scanner reports, emergency responders from Citizens Hose Company arrived at Route 220 Southbound and Railroad…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 24, 2023
FATAL MOTORCYCLE WRECK IN WILLIAMSPORT A fatal motorcycle accident yesterday evening at the West Fourth Street entrance to Route 15 South near Bowman field detoured traffic for several hours as police and the Lycoming County Coroner and his chief deputy investigated the accident. According to the Sun Gazette, a pickup truck heading west was turning…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 23, 2023
AVIS MAN ARRESTED IN DRUG INVESTIGATION An Avis man was arraigned on an arrest warrant that was obtained by the Pine Creek Township Police Department following an ongoing drug delivery investigation Friday. According to police, Gilbert J. Stevenson of West Martin Steet, was charged with two felony counts of possession with intent to deliver a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 20, 2023
CITY MAN IN CUSTODY FOR THREATS, STRANGULATION A Williamsport man who strangled and terrorized a woman near the 2000 block of West Third Street October 14th is in custody and charged with simple assault, strangulation, stalking, terroristic threats, and unlawful restraint. According to North Central PA dot com, 22 year old Kavaughn Clifton Williams, attacked…… more »