TIOGA HIRES CLEVELAND OFFICER WHO SHOT TAMIR RICE A police officer who was cleared of wrong doing by a grand jury for the shooting of Tamir Rice in November of 2014, and fired by the Cleveland Police department, was hired and sworn-in in Tioga, PA on July 5th after a unanimous vote by the council…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 6, 2022
AVIS MAN ARRESTED AFTER HIGH SPEED CHASE A man from New Jersey, who kept an Avis address, was involved in a high speed chase on a motorcycle Saturday with state police through parts of Clinton and Washington townships. According to the Sun Gazette, 31 year old Bueno Munoz led police for 15 minutes at speeds…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 5, 2022
ACCIDENT INTO LITTLE LEAGUE MUSEUM ALLEGEDLY INTENTIONAL A Williamsport woman with ties to historic Little League Baseball drove her vehicle through the front doors of the Little League Museum in South Williamsport Sunday afternoon and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries following her arraignment in District Court. According to the Sun Gazette, Theresa Robinson…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 1, 2022
FIRE DESTROYS MONTGOMERY HOME A devastating multi-alarm fire in Montgomery destroyed a home yesterday about 2pm and killed the family’s dogs, but no humans were injured. According to the Sun Gazette, Eli Hessler and his daughter who is 14, escaped the fire after unsuccessfully attempting to rescue the animals at the home on First and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 30, 2022
WILLIAMSPORT NEEDS NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR Members of City Council have received notice that Joseph Pawlak, Williamsport’s Interim Finance Director will no longer be working for the city, and that the critical position needs to be filled quickly. According to the Sun Gazette, there is no information given about whether Pawlak was let go or took…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 29, 2022
SHEETZ LOWERS PRICES FOR SOME GAS A local convenience store lowered the price for Unleaded 88 and E85 gasoline Monday to 3.99, a gallon trying to ease the pain at the pump for the upcoming holiday weekend. According to North Central PA dot com Sheetz says their Unleaded 88 can be used in vehicles made…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 28, 2022
LYCO RESIDENTS INVOLVED IN JANUARY 6TH PLEAD GUILTY A South Williamsport man and a Williamsport woman entered guilty pleas in a Washington DC court yesterday for their role in the January 6th insurrection of the US Capitol. According to the Sun Gazette, 47 year old Mark Aungst and 51 year old Tammy Bronsburg will face…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 27, 2022
PA LEGISLATION HAS RESPONSE TO ABORTION RULING Following the decision of the US Supreme court to overturn Roe vs Wade last week, it’s noted that Pennsylvania does not have an automatic legal restriction of abortion services, but legislation has been introduced that faces all those legal hurdles on both sides of the issue. According to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 24, 2022
POLICE: DRIVE-BY SHOOTING COULD BE RETALIATION FOR MURDER Police suspect three men they have in custody and one for whom they have a warrant, attempted to retaliate against the murder of the man killed May 19th in the Penn Jersey Mart in Sunbury, by participating in a drive by shooting June 15th. According to North…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 23, 2022
WASD ADMINISTRATORS RESPOND TO PRINCIPAL’S ARREST Williamsport School District issued an official statement yesterday, responding to the arrest of school principal Roger Freed on sexual assault charges. According to the statement, the district is suspending Freed with pay as the investigation into the charges continues. They are also offering counseling for any student who wishes…… more »