SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT WILL GO BACK TO CLASSROOM Southside students will return to the classroom full time after the school board made the decision to return to classes next week with a 5-4 vote. South Williamsport superintendent Dr. Mark Stamm recommended the move after noting the challenges students and staff face using the hybrid model and…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 6, 2020
SHOOTING VICTIM IDENTIFIED A victim has been identified in the fatal shooting that happened early this week at an apartment building along Campbell Street in Williamsport. Police say that 18 year old Semaj Mozee, who lived in the building, was shot about midnight early last Monday and was transported by ambulance to UPMC Williamsport. According…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 5, 2020
OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN WILLIAMSPORT An individual was reportedly shot after midnight last night in Williamsport at a three-story apartment building in 600 block of Campbell Street. According to the sun gazette’s Social media pages, shooting scene was a property on the west side of Campbell Street, between Park Avenue and High Street. After the incident,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 4, 2020
Nursing Home’s Begin Arduous Opening Process Local nursing homes have the ability to start opening up once again, if certain parameters are met. According to the sun gazette nursing homes are adhering to a 3 step process for reopening safely. Zach Shamberg, the CEO and president of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association has explained to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 3, 2020
Montoursville Schools to Re-Open The Montoursville area school board has recently approved as of Thursday during a special meeting that five day in person schedule beginning on the 19th for many middle and high schoolers, and according to the sun gazette, Elementary school students may return as soon as Monday. While the original hybrid model…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 2, 2020
PHILLY JUDGE RULES ON PANDEMIC APPEAL On Thursday, Pennsylvania was given the green light by a federal appeals court to restore pandemic restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings. This comes just after a judge recently threw out state wide limits on crowd size and other measures meant to limit the spread of COVID-19, according to the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 1, 2020
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST PA FRATERNITY CHAPTER A lawsuit has been filed against Bucknell University and a fraternity after a student suffered a brutal hazing incident earlier in September. According to North Central PA dot com, 20 year old John Jean said members of the local chapter of Kappa Delta Rho, also the subject of civil…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
The Lycoming County commissioners yesterday, renewed the county’s Declaration of Disaster Emergency in the face of COVID-19 potentially resurging in the state. The declaration states that due to the pandemic there is a significant negative impact on the county and allows them to apply for emergency funding connected to the coronavirus for another 90 days.…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
FORMER SHOP-VAC EMPLOYEES DEMONSTRATE Former employees gathered yesterday, demonstrating in protest of losing their jobs last week at the Shop-Vac plant in Williamsport yesterday. The two dozen people who marched outside the Reach Road property, displayed signs and received support from motorists and truck drivers who honked as they went by. Shop-Vac employees were abruptly…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
POLICE INVESTIGATE WEEKEND SHOOTING Police are investigating a weekend shooting that originally resulted in an inaccurate report that someone had been injured. On Saturday, Williamsport police responded at Park Ave and Wildwood Blvd around 7:30pm, and according to the Sun Gazette an unidentified witness said they heard an argument and then shots were fired. Police…… more »