AMENDMENT TO A CIVIL COMPLAINT IN WILLIAMSPORT They amended their civil complaint in federal court which claimed the police violated the defendants’ rights to be protected from unreasonable search and seizure, excessive use of force, assault and others, when multiple officers entered a Newberry residence at 5:30 am on Sept 29, 2020. According to SUN…… more »
Category Archives: Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOV. 2, 2021
POLICE LOOKING FOR HELP IN FINDING SUSPECTS FOR THEFTS Lock Haven City Police News Release November 30, 2021 Incidents: 1. Theft – On 11-29-21, two incidents of theft of catalytic converters were reported. The catalytic converters were cut off vehicles in the 300 block of E Clinton St and 10 block of S Henderson St.…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS DEC. 1, 2021
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP The remains of a white male washed up onto the riverbank yesterday afternoon on the Susquehanna River near Hiller Road in Fairfield Township, Lycoming County. The remains were found by hunters in a hunting party. Pennsylvania State Police in Montoursville and the Lycoming County Coroner are investigating. OZ RUNNING…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOV. 30, 2021
NO TAX INCREASE PROPOSAL A no tax increase proposal from Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter at last evening’s Williamsport City Council Budget hearing. In this first hearing, of two planned, city council was task to review proposed budgets for multiple Williamsport City Departments including, but not limited to, the mayor’s office, department of public works and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOV. 29, 2021
stage of Radio City Music Hall. MISS USA PAGEANT TONIGHT Miss Pennsylvania, Sydney Robertson of Williamsport, is in Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete in the 70th edition of the Miss USA Pageant which can be seen tonight at 8 p.m., and viewed on FYI Network or live on the streaming service Hulu. If Sydney wins…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOV 28, 2021
COMPLAINT AGAINST INTERNET HOBBIES, LLC Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that the Office of Attorney General has filed a complaint against Internet Hobbies, LLC and Hobby Models, LLC, two online shops operated by co-defendants Dale and Diane Bruner. The complaint alleges that the defendants consistently failed to deliver products and failed to refund consumers’ money,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOV. 27, 2021
DATA CORRECTION DROPS COVID VACCINE RATES IN PENNSYLVANIA The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week dropped its percentage of vaccinated adults in Pennsylvania by nearly five percentage points in what apparently was a data correction to weed out duplicates. The agency on Wednesday adjusted the percentage to 68.9%, after a day earlier…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOV 26, 2021
COVID-19 LOCAL CASES FROM THANKSGIVING The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday reported new COVID-19 cases. Clinton County reported 26 new cases. In Centre County 53 new cases were recorded, Lycoming County added 110 new cases. There were 33 in Northumberland County, 17 in Snyder, 16 in Union and 12 in Montour County. Tioga County…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 24, 2021
10-YEAR CONTRACT FOR PSU FOOTBALL COACH Penn State football coach James Franklin agreed to a new 10-year contract Tuesday that will guarantee him at least $75 million through 2031. Franklin and Penn State’s Board of Trustees agreed to the terms, which include a yearly base salary of $7 million, retention bonuses of $500,000 each year…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING, LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 23, 2021
ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON TROOPERS A Danville man almost struck two state troopers with his truck and then leading them on a high-speed pursuit. On Wednesday, Jarrett Lee Castelonia has been charged with upwards of 22 offenses stemming from the chase along Snydertown Road. Castelonia has been committed, in lieu of $25,000 cash bail, to…… more »