In Person City Council Meetings Many people in government and private sectors are beginning to move past the initial panic of the covid crisis. Many are starting to ponder how to go about balancing safety with the publics right to address local government, and assemble. According to the sun gazette, the Williamsport school district has…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 24, 2020
Drive Through Veteran Dinner Geisinger will be hosting a drive through veteran appreciation dinner from 4 to 6pm on nov 12th. This year there are 8 locations participating in this event, up from 3 originally, serving any veteran that registers along with a guest of their choice. These locations include Bloomsburg, Danville, jersey shore and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 23, 2020
EAST THIRD STREET OPENS TODAY East Third Street in Williamsport is expected reopen this morning. According to PennDOT, the closure that was in place on East Third because of the reconstruction project shared by the department, the city and Lycoming College, between State Street and Basin Street will be back to normal after 7:30am today. …… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 22, 2020
ARMED ROBBERY IN SUNBURY State police were on the scene last night at a convenience store in Sunbury investigating an armed robbery. According to the Daily Item, police confirmed that a suspect was in custody after they were called to the Valero on South Front Street for the robbery just before 9pm. Parking lots in…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 21, 2020
POLICE SEEK SUSPECT IN WILLIAMSPORT HOMICIDE A man has been identified as a suspect in the death of Jimia Alston who was shot and killed in her Louisa Street home last week. According to the Sun Gazette, an arrest warrant has been issued for 36 year old Antwan McClain who remains at large. The mother…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 20, 2020
Lycoming County has 15 new cases of COVID-19 with 8 hospitalized patients, for a county wide total of 888. Northumberland County has reported two new deaths and 19 new positive tests – three of those in long-term care facilities. The countywide total of 1,346. Montour County has five new cases at 276 overall and seen…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 19, 2020
WILLIAMSPORT WOMAN SHOT IN HER HOME The second shooting in ten days in the city has turned into the second homicide in Williamsport in the same two week period. The woman who was shot inside her home last Thursday night died while in surgery shortly after arriving at UPMC WIlliamsport. According to the Sun Gazette,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 21, 2020
SUSPECT IN LOUISA STREET SHOOTING BEING SOUGHT A man has been identified as a suspect in the death of Jimia Alston who was shot and killed in her Louisa Street home last week. According to the Sun Gazette, an arrest warrant has been issued for 36 year old Antwan McClain who remains at large. The…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 20, 2020
LYCOMING COUNTY COVID UPDATE Lycoming County has 15 new cases of COVID-19 with 8 hospitalized patients, for a county wide total of 888. Northumberland County has reported two new deaths and 19 new positive tests – three of those in long-term care facilities. The countywide total of 1,346. Montour County has five new cases at…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 19, 2020
WILLIAMSPORT WOMAN DIES FROM GUNSHOT The second shooting in ten days in the city has turned into the second homicide in Williamsport in the same two week period. The woman who was shot inside her home last Thursday night died while in surgery shortly after arriving at UPMC WIlliamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, the…… more »