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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 20, 2025
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT BUS ACCIDENT One person had minor injuries after a school bus and a van collided Wednesday morning in an accident in South Williamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, there were 20 students on board the school bus when it crashed with a Ford van at Hastings Street and Central Avenue. Witnesses told...
5h ago
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 19, 2025
FATAL CRASH ON ROUTE 220 MONDAY A man from Illinois was the victim in the fatal crash that happened on Route 220 North near Jersey Shore Monday evening. According to the Lycoming County Coroner, 38 year old Michael Kurelja was driving his Subaru Forester, and was struck head-on by another motorist in a Mercedes ML350 ...
Feb 19, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 18, 2025
POLICE SEEK MISSING MANSFIELD WOMAN Police say a Mansfield woman told her boyfriend not to look for her when she walked out of his home on North Bullock Road in Richmond Township, Tioga County around 11:30pm February 14th. According to State Police in Mansfield, the boyfriend, Nathan Troisi, called them to report 36 y...
Feb 18, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 17, 2025
DETAILS ABOUT DEADLY ACCIDENT ON I-80 Traffic in Montour County did not resume normally on I-80 westbound Friday until after 4pm following two fatal accidents about 7 hours apart. According to the Sun Gazette, the Montour County Coroner said 48-year-old Efrain Martinez-Vargas of the Moosic who was driving a box truck ...
Feb 17, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 14, 2025
MAN IN CUSTODY FOR RESISTING ARREST Following a domestic disturbance Wednesday afternoon, a Williamsport man is in custody for refusing to comply with state troopers and resisting arrest. According to the Sun Gazette, police arrived when 22 year old Robert Alexander Knight IV was allegedly intoxicated and outside a Lo...
Feb 14, 2025
National News
Today's Headlines (02/20/25)
Two people died after a midair collision between a Cessna 172S and Lancair 360 MK II near Arizona's Marana Regional Airport. The crash led to a post-impact fire and the airport's closure for investigation. (ABC) KFC is relocating its corporate HQ from...
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Today's Headlines (02/19/25)
Pope Francis, 88, has developed bilateral pneumonia in both lungs while he remains hospitalized in Rome. The Vatican reported that he remains in good spirits, spending his time reading, resting, and praying. (UPI) The White House clarified that Elon M...
Feb 19, 2025
Today's Headlines (02/18/25)
A Delta flight crashed while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, resulting in 17 individuals, including a child, transported to hospitals with injuries, but none are life-threatening. The cause of the crash, which happened during blowing ...
Feb 18, 2025
Today's Headlines (02/17/25)
The Vatican reported that Pope Francis, 88, received "complete rest" orders from doctors after spending a second night in Agostino Gemelli Hospital for bronchitis treatment. The Pontiff has missed several public events, but expressed gratitude for the ...
Feb 17, 2025
Today's Headlines (02/14/25)
Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned after being told to dismiss the corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, linked to luxury travel perks from a Turkish official. The Justice Department ap...
Feb 14, 2025