BICYCLIST DIES IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING ACCIDENT WITH CAR A man from Linden who was on a bicycle and collided with a car last Sunday, died this week from his injuries. According to the Sun Gazette, the Lycoming County Coroner’s Office reports 31 year old Matthew Stetts was the victim in the crash at about…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 1, 2024
THREE TEENS ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY AND ASSAULT Three teenagers were charged with robbing and assaulting another teen in Williamsport Monday and were taken into custody. According to the Sun Gazette, two 19 year olds, Zachary Trivelpiece and Conner Gaul along with a 16 year old juvenile were accused of attacking the victim at the 1300…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 31, 2024
BENTON MAN CHARGED FOR UNCONTROLLED BRUSH FIRE Charges were filed after a Benton man started a fire he couldn’t control. According to North Central PA dot com, the 44 year old Eric Michael Kocher started the blaze in late April to clear brush behind his home. Kocher’s neighbors called 911 after seeing the fire had…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 30, 2024
SUSPECT WITHDRAWS NO CONTEST PLEA IN NORRY COURT The 20 year old Watsontown man on trial for shooting a state trooper in April of 2023, withdrew his no contest plea for aggravated assault on a police officer. According to PennLive, Hunter Shaheen originally faced two counts of felony attempted homicide after a 2023 incident in…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 26, 2024
JUVENILES IN CUSTODY FOR WILLIAMSPORT SHOOTINGS Two Williamsport teens and a Philadelphia boy are facing juvenile charges after police discovered they were allegedly involved in several shootings around Williamsport in the past two weeks. According to the Sun Gazette, shots were first fired July 18th in the area of Linn Street in which a car…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 25, 2024
ALLEGED SHOOTER’S MOTHER CHARGED AS ACCOMPLICE The mother of the alleged shooter in an incident that happened in Loyalsock township that killed 15 year old Ahmeen Palmer is being charged as an accomplice to murder and her preliminary hearings started yesterday. According to the Sun Gazette, Johneice Francin Legare faces 10 charges and most remain…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 24, 2024
DALMATIA MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON A man from Lower Mahanoy Township is being charged with arson after he allegedly set fire to his home at the 200 block of River Road on June 20th, the day it was scheduled to be up for a sheriff’s sale. According to North Central PA dot com, after the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 23, 2024
SUNBURY MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT CASE HELD FOR COURT A judge from Northumberland County decided Monday that there is enough evidence to move forward in a trial against a man from Sunbury who police say committed sexual assault against a 15 year old last November. According to the Daily Item, the victim reported the incident…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 12, 2024
FATAL ATV ACCIDENT IN BRADFORD COUNTY A man from Rome, PA was killed in an ATV accident Saturday, July 6th near Windham, PA. According to State police at Towanda, 30 year old Nicholas Byrne suffered a fatal head injury when he failed to negotiate a left turn while driving his 2010 Yamaha Raptor and hit…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 11, 2024
SUNBURY TEEN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING CLERK WITH A KNIFE A teenager from Sunbury was taken into custody Sunday after he was seen on video surveillance stealing tobacco products from a convenience store and threatening the employee with a knife. According to North Central PA dot com, police say 17 year old Jonathon E. Bishop-Heshmat was…… more »