NOR’EASTER TO STRIKE EASTERN PA The Eastern portion of the state is under a winter weather advisory til 6pm tonight and could be socked with up to a foot of snow in the Poconos and north eastern PA. According to Accuweather, Williamsport may see up to two inches of snow with Bradford, Wyoming, Luzerne, Lackawanna…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 13, 2023
PSP DISCOVER SUSPECTS OF ID THEFT RING DURING TRAFFIC STOP State troopers stopped two men from Florida on the Route 15 off-ramp of I-80 in White Deer Township on March 7th who were allegedly part of an identity theft ring and later took the two into custody. According to North Central PA dot com, the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 10, 2023
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING Winter weather is expected today with a winter weather advisory in place until 7am tomorrow morning for our area, with parts of Lycoming, Clinton, Potter, Tioga and Sullivan Counties possibly seeing up to 6 inches of snow. Schools will be making decisions about early dismissals throughout the day today…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 9, 2023
JERSEY SHORE MAN VICTIM IN FATAL CRASH A Jersey Shore man was the victim of a fatal vehicle accident Tuesday night in Bastress Township. According to the Lycoming County Coroner, 61 year old Ronald Ohlsson was the driver who died in the SUV that went off of Route 654, continued through a field, and hitting…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 8, 2023
RAPE CASE AGAINST MUNCY MAN HELD FOR TRIAL Accusers took the stand in the preliminary hearing of the rape trial of Timothy Darren Stroud Sr. yesterday in Lycoming County Court, presenting testimony that resulted in over a thousand counts against him held for trial. According to court records the 54 year old Muncy man heard…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 7, 2023
HEAVY SNOW BRINGS DOWN TREES, POWER LINES The wet heavy snow has brought wires, trees and tree limbs down overnight. There are numerous scanner reports of issues around the region, and PennDOT has reduced speeds on I-80 this morning to 45 miles per hour. In Lycoming County there are downed trees along Route 554 between…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 6, 2023
FATAL CRASH IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP Police have not yet released the name of the person involved in the fatal crash that happened early Sunday in Loyalsock Township. According to the Pennsylvania State police at Montoursville, troopers had initiated a traffic stop at about 12:54am along I-180 in Williamsport and the driver then fled the away…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 3, 2023
MORE CHARGES FOR ALLEGED BLOW MOLD THIEF As the scope of the thefts into blow mold Christmas decoration thefts in our area becomes more clear through police investigation, one of two who were charged in November for receiving stolen property has been handed more charges for the thefts. According to the Sun Gazette, police say…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 2, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT MAN ARRESTED FOR 2020 HOMICIDE IN CITY A Williamsport man was taken into custody yesterday for the homicide of a one-time friend in October of 2020. According to the Sun Gazette, police say following an investigation, 21 year old Seneca Martin Mitchell Jr. was the primary suspect in the shooting of 18 year old…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 1, 2023
PHILLY WOMAN FACES MURDER CHARGES IN WILLIAMSPORT A Philadelphia woman was extradited to Williamsport this week to face charges in the April 2020 killing of a Williamsport man in the Bridge Street Commons. According to the Sun Gazette, 21 year old Shakya El allegedly exchanged text messages with 27 year old Amir Nobles to lure…… more »