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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 15, 2024

MURDER TRIAL STARTS TODAY IN NORTHUMBERLAND The trial of accused murderer Ajani Uhuru will start today. According to the Daily Item, 23 year old Uhuru is accused by Sunbury police of shooting and killing Kareem Jakes in May 2022 at the Penn Jersey Food Mart on Fourth Street in Sunbury after an argument. Twelve Northumberland…

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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 14, 2024

PHILLY MAN FILES SUIT AGAINST WILLIAMSPORT POLICE A Philadelphia man is suing the Williamsport Bureau of Police, claiming they used extreme use of force during a raid at a hotel room on East Third Street IN Williamsport in the spring of 2021.  According to the Sun Gazette, Antwan Hairston says he woke to Williamsport police…

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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 10, 2024

HEAD-ON COLLISION IN LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP A head-on collision between a city bus and a car on the Golden Strip in Loyalsock Township shut down a lane of traffic yesterday afternoon and caused several injuries.  According to the Sun Gazette, 4 passengers of a River Valley Transit bus and the driver of a Nissan Altima were…

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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 9, 2024

MAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO TRAFFICK TEENS SENTENCED A man who pleaded no contest to attempting to traffic his 12 year old child and another 16 year old was sentenced to state prison after his hearing Tuesday in Lycoming County Court.  According to North Central PA dot com, court records say 41 year old Victor Eugene…

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