BURN BAN IN CITY AHEAD OF FORECASTED RAIN A burn ban has been declared for the City of Williamsport and Old Lycoming Township through 8pm Saturday evening. According to a press release from the Williamsport Bureau of Fire and Old Lycoming Volunteer Fire Department no open burning is permitted, whether in a container or on…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 13, 2023
TROOPER, SUSPECT INJURED IN WATSONTOWN SHOOTING A shooting in Watsontown injured both the suspect and a state trooper yesterday while they were responding to a domestic incident. According to State Police, the trooper had been accompanying a local officer on the investigation near 8th Street and Merrill Drive around 8am yesterday when they came upon…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 12, 2023
JUVENILE INVOLVED IN NEWBERRY PARK STABBING Williamsport police say a 15 year old boy will be tried as an adult for his role in a stabbing in the Newberry neighborhood Monday. According to the Sun Gazette, Caidyn Earnest allegedly stabbed another juvenile during a physical fight on Diamond Street. The victim was transported to UPMC…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 11, 2023
ROAD RAGE INCIDENT A Danville man is facing charges for flashing a 9mm handgun at driver from New York State in a vehicle along Route 15 in Union County last month. According to North Central PA dot com, the victim told state troopers that he accidentally merged near a F-150 truck driven by 45 year…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 6, 2023
GARAGE FIRE SPREADS TO JERSEY SHORE HOME Smoke could be seen from across the valley Tuesday evening in Crawford Township when a garage fire spread into the home of a Jersey Shore couple on Fox Road. According to the Sun Gazette, a fire was reported at the home of Kenneth Heck around 5:30pm and due…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 5, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER DENIED BAIL An incarcerated man charged with rape, attempted murder and other assault charges, has been denied bail again in a Lycoming County Court. According to the Sun Gazette, 24-year-old Unique Terrell Robinson’s alleged victim testified in court that Robinson had cut her throat with a knife during the assault…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 4, 2023
CHILD DIES IN I-80 CRASH MONDAY The early morning crash Monday along I-80 in White Deer Township killed a 5-year old boy who was a passenger in the minivan involved in the crash with a tractor trailer. According to state police at Milton the crash happened after 12:30am when the 27 year old driver of…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 3, 2023
PPL RESTORES ELECTRIC AFTER GUSTY WEEKEND All electrical outages under PPL’s jurisdiction have been restored according to their outage map this morning. High winds this weekend gusted up to 55 miles per hour brought down limbs and trees, stripped siding from homes and had Central Pennsylvania emergency crews clearing roadways of downed poles and wires…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 31, 2023
POLICE ARREST WOMAN FOR POSSESSING FENTANYL A Williamsport woman who was found to have fentanyl at her home after a police search, had her preliminary hearing yesterday for felony criminal attempt and possession with intent to deliver. According to the Sun Gazette, Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit detectives recognized 32 year old Kortney Marie Lunger…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 31, 2023
VIOLENT CRASH SHUTS DOWN EAST THIRD STREET State police are investigating a crash that happened on East Third Street yesterday around 1:30pm and sent one driver to the hospital. According to the Sun Gazette, witnesses say a three car collision happen at Westminster Drive with one of the cars, a Mazda, flipping up in the…… more »