GARAGE FIRE EXTINGUISHED BEFORE FIRE SPREADS Muncy area volunteer firefighters worked a garage fire yesterday and managed to save the home on the property at 263 Pepper Street. According to the Sun Gazette, Muncy Fire Chief Scot Delany said that the garage on the property – which stood about 5 feet from the home of…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 5, 2022
LYCOMING COUNTY APPROVES HAND RECOUNT OF 2020 BALLOTS The decision to recount all of the ballots cast in the 2020 general election in Lycoming County was approved by the County Commissioners in a 2-1 vote yesterday, and it will start in January. One of the state row office votes will also be recounted. According to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 4, 2022
ACCUSED ACCOMPLICE HAS HOMICIDE CHARGES DROPPED A York County woman who was jailed for her accomplice-role in a fatal shooting in August at the Liberty interchange of Route 15, had charges of conspiracy to commit homicide dropped in district court this week. According to the Sun Gazette, 32 year old Denissa Alvarez-Matias still faces charges…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 3, 2022
EXPLOSIVES TAKEN FROM LOYALSOCK TWP HOME Police have identified the man who was arrested after a bench warrant on another matter uncovered he had homemade explosive devices inside a Loyalsock Township home. According to the Sun Gazette, 37 year old Steven Guthrie, formerly of Cogan Station, was being taken into custody by a fugitive taskforce…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 2, 2022
PA SKILL THEFT SUSPECT STILL AT LARGE An unidentified man is still at large who stole more than 34 thousand dollars from a game of skill machine in Williamsport. According to North Central PA dot com, State Police at Montoursville say the theft happened at the Nittany Minit Mart on East third Street on August…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 1, 2022
CORONER IDENTIFIES BODY OF MAN FOUND IN MONTGOMERY A body was found off of Route 54 near Montgomery yesterday morning and the Lycoming County Coroner has made an identification. According to the Sun Gazette, 34 year old Brett Diehl was found deceased in the yard at 37 School House Road. State Police were called to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
WILLIAMSPORT SHOOTING VICTIM IDENTIFIED A mother of a young child was identified as the victim in the shooting that happened Wednesday at a West Fourth Street apartment in Williamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, the Lycoming County Coroner said the victim is 41 year old single mother, Heather Cohick, who was shot early Wednesday morning…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
SHOOTING NEAR PENN COLLEGE SENDS ONE TO JAIL A shooting involving a Penn College police officer occurred around noon at the 1000 block of Vine Avenue yesterday. The disturbance drew Penn College officers since the location is close to campus. According to the Sun Gazette, 39 year old Tyree Cleveland who is from Berks County…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
SUNBURY SHOOTER IN CUSTODY The Sunbury man who is accused of shooting and killing a man outside a bar last Sunday morning, was taken into custody Monday night at the Relax Inn in Lewisburg by Sunbury police and US Marshals Service. According to the Daily Item, Randy Easton, who fled after a fight between him…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
DOMESTIC ARGUMENT ENDS IN INCARCERATION Two men were involved in an altercation near a cabin in McHenry Township Saturday that led to one to being taken into custody after he fired a handgun at a truck occupied by the other. According to the Sun Gazette, Tiadaghton Valley Regional police say Darin McCartan, who is from…… more »