MAN JAILED FOR ARSON IN LYCOMING TOWNSHIP A Lycoming Township man who was arrested for arson in March had his arraignment yesterday and is now in custody on several felony and misdemeanors. According to the Sun Gazette, police allege Dustin Hargenrader set fire to a mobile home he had just signed over to the lot…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 1, 2023
MAN ASSAULTED IN WILLIAMSPORT PARKING LOT Witnesses say a Williamsport man was assaulted in a parking lot outside a laundromat on Pine Street before police arrived to find him on the ground; bloodied and semi-conscious. According to North Central PA dot com, 53 year old Maurice Gilmore was also on the scene and eventually admitted…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 31, 2023
RALSTON MAN DIES AFTER HIGH VOLTAGE ACCIDENT A man from Ralston was found deceased in his garage after an electrical incident overnight Sunday. According to the Sun Gazette, the Lycoming County Coroner Charles Kiessling, Jr., said that Joseph Sechrist was using a fractal wood burning technique that he had allegedly learned online, using high voltage…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 30, 2023
GREENHOUSE BUILDINGS BURN IN LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP A 3-Alarm fire destroyed a business in Oval Monday afternoon. According to the Sun Gazette, the store and two greenhouses at Country Acres Greenhouse on School House Road in Limestone Township were on fire when first responders arrived. Fire officials from Nippenose Valley immediately called a second alarm upon…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 26, 2023
SELINSGROVE WOMAN GETS TO 5 TO 25 YEARS FOR DUI ACCIDENT The Selinsgrove woman who crashed her vehicle onto the roof of a Shamokin Dam restaurant with an improperly restrained one year old in the vehicle, has been sentenced to 5 to 25 years in state prison. According to media outlets, Snyder County District Attorney…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 25, 2023
MAN IN POLICE CHASE STILL AT LARGE A man previously convicted of leading police on a chase while towing a livestock trailer filled with sheep and goats, led police on a pursuit Wednesday in Shamokin and is still at large. According to the News Item police are seeking 42 year old Jarrett Lee Castelonia who…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 24, 2023
JUVENILE CHARGED WITH THREATENING SCHOOL The Snyder County District Attorney has announced terroristic threat charges have been filed against a juvenile accused of making the threats at the Selinsgrove area School District. According to DA Mike Piecuch, the alleged offender, who posted threatening comments on social media posing as another individual is not being publicly…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 23, 2023
SOCIAL MEDIA THREAT AT SELINSGROVE INTERMEDIATE There was a threat at the Selinsgrove Intermediate School yesterday that prompted school officials there to bring in extra security measures. According to the Daily Item, Superintendent Frank Jankowski sent an email notifying the school community of threatening comments made on social media Sunday night. Jankowski said they were…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 22, 2023
RAPE TRIAL FOR MONTOURSVILLE GYM COACH BEGINS TODAY The two day trial begins today in Lycoming County Court for the Montoursville gym coach charged with rape of a child and other sexual assault charges that stemmed from an incident at the Epidemic Stunt and Tumble Gym in September of 2022. The gym has since closed. …… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 19, 2023
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY SUSPECT IN CUSTODY Surveillance video caught the scene of a failed attempted robbery and shooting near Aubrey Circle in Williamsport May 5th and the suspect is in custody. According to the Sun Gazette, police say 27 year old John Kyle Smith attempted to rob the victim outside the home, who then flees the…… more »