JANUARY 6TH DEFENDANT COMMITS SUICIDE The Lycoming County Coroner confirmed last week that 47 year old Mark Roderick Aungst of South Williamsport has died as a result of suicide. According to Penn Live, Aungst was facing sentencing from his plea agreement after admitting that he and his co-defendant, Tammy Bronsberg of Williamsport entered the Capitol…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 25, 2022
WEEKEND STORMS BRING DOWN TREE IN CITY Quick but strong storms on Sunday afternoon brought down trees and power lines across the city. According to the Sun Gazette, dozens of calls were answered by the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety and specifically a hollow tree fell on a home along the 1400 block of…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 22, 2022
MAN ACCUSED OF STALKING FREE ON BAIL A man who police say threatened a Williamsport woman and her family has been charged with terroristic threats, stalking and harassment. According to the Sun Gazette, 43 year old Ryan Morgan obtained a phone number of the victim from his workplace, she was a coworker, and initially called…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 21, 2022
WASD SCHOOL BOARD ADDRESSES PARENT CONCERNS The president of the Williamsport Area School Board, Dr. Timothy S. Bowers addressed the concerns parent have about the two district employees recently accused of having sexual relationships with students at the public meeting last night. According to the Sun Gazette, Bowers told the parents in attendance that the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 20, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT MAN TO BE SENTENCED FOR SEX CRIMES A Mount Pleasant man has been found guilty of sexual assault in Snyder County Court. According to the Daily Item, 37 year old Chad Dickenson was accused of committing felony statutory sexual assault and aggravated assault of a 12 year old girl from June 2019 through…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 19, 2022
FOUR ALARM FIRE IN LYCOMING TOWNSHIP Firefighters from four communities responded to the four alarm fire that destroyed a home and property Friday just before 6pm along Pleasant Hill Road in Lycoming Township. According to the Sun Gazette, a fire began underneath a vehicle in the attached garage of the home where Bill and Julie…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 18, 2022
LAWSUIT ALLEGES TWA 800 WAS SHOT DOWN BY ERRANT MISSILE A lawsuit has been filed in US District Court in Massachusetts against the US Department of Defense saying that TWA 800 crashed because it was struck by a test missile fired by the US Navy and not because of an electrical fire in the fuel…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 15, 2022
COMS TO APPEAL RULING OVER MOVING OF COUNTY FUNCTIONS The Lycoming County Commissioners will be appealing last week’s ruling in Potter County Court that functions of county employees be returned to the office of Controller Krista Rogers. According to the Sun Gazette, the commissioners said they interpret the General Assembly statute that divided the functions…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS
SPECIAL TIOGA BOROUGH MEETING GETS HEATED The meeting at the Tioga Borough Council last night had hundreds in attendance for the consideration of the resignation of president Steve Hazlett and his wife, Councilwoman Marybess Hazlett, and Timothy Loehmann, the officer who shot and killed Tamir Rice as Cleveland police officer in 2014 who was approved…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING JULY 12, 2022
CITY MAN SENTENCED FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN ARSON FOR HIRE The Williamsport father of a man who died while allegedly carrying out a 2018 arson for hire scheme in Scranton, was sentenced to up to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter Friday. According to the Sun Gazette, 56 year old Brett Sweeting, Sr., pled guilty…… more »