POTTER COUNTY FIRE KILLS 5, INJURES 2 Two adults were injured and five teenagers killed when a fire tore through a Potter County home about 3:30am Monday. According to Penn Live, Michelle and Charles Erway, are currently in a burn unit at a hospital in New York, after police say they tried to save three…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 12, 2022
GRANT FOR ATV TRAIL ANNOUNCED IN CLINTON COUNTY A 1.2 million dollar grant has been announced for Clinton County to develop and fund an ATV connector trail between Renovo and Chapman Township. According to The Express, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn made the announcement for the connector between the Whiskey…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 11, 2022
HARRASSMENT CHARGES FILED IN WILLIAMSPORT Charges against a Williamsport woman have been held for court following an investigation. According to the police affidavit, the incident occurred in December 2021 when Terry Moore attacked a woman and two others outside a café at the 400 block of Washington Boulevard. Asia Ungard sustained injuries allegedly inflicted by…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 8, 2022
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CITY STABBING City police have arrested a 17 year old from Nisbet in connection with the stabbing that occurred Tuesday evening at Rural Avenue and Elmira Streets in Williamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, Damiyr Lee reportedly stabbed 18 year-old Caden Wilson twice in the back after an argument in Brandon Park. …… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS, APRIL 7, 2022
INMATE GETS MORE TIME FOR HAVING WEAPON An inmate at Allenwood has been sentenced to 27 more months for possessing a weapon in jail. North Central PA dot com reported that 42 year old Ellis Gene Battle was seen in an altercation with another inmate by guards last January and ignored commands to stop. He…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS, APRIL 6, 2022
POLICE SEARCH FOR SUSPECT IN WILLIAMSPORT STABBING Police in Williamsport are investigating a stabbing that happened after 7pm last night near Rural Avenue and Elmira St. According to the Sun Gazette, the unnamed victim is an 18 year old man who was stabbed twice in the back and was later seen being helped into an…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS APRIL 5, 2022
QUARANTINE FOR THE SPOTTED LATERN FLY Pennsylvania has now added Lycoming County in the spotted lantern fly quarantine zone in an effort to stop the spread of the invasive pest. Sydney Moore, a plant inspector with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture visited with the Lycoming County Commissioners and explained the quarantine. Residents are encouraged to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS APRIL 4, 2022
SUNDAY MORNING SHOOTING One person was sent to the hospital following a shooting that occurred in the early hours of Sunday. As reported by SUN Gazette, Williamsport city police responded to the 300 block of Court Street just ahead of 2 am for reports of shots fired. Police reported they found no evidence on the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS APRIL 2 & 3, 2022
OPENING FOR BIDS The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has opened bids for the first construction contract for the southern section of the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation Project (CSVT). According to acting PennDot District 3 Executive Justin Blakeney, “This is the first of three contracts for the Southern Section of the CSVT, which will ease congestion,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS APRIL 1, 2022
STORMS THROUGH AREA HAVE MANY IN THE DARK As of this morning, PPL Outage Center still reported multiple locations in our listening area suffering from a power outage as a result of last night’s storms through Lycoming County. In fact, reports say nearly 1540 people remain without power and most do not have an estimated…… more »