Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 18, 2026
WILLIAMSPORT TEEN SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING INTO A CAR IN 2024 A Williamsport teen who fired shots at a passing vehicle has been sentenced in Lycoming County Court. Nineteen-year-old Tahir Dixon received 54 months of probation after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a minor and recklessly endangering another p...
6h ago
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 17, 2026
HOMELESS MAN BREAKS INTO COURTHOUSE A homeless man is facing felony charges after police say he broke into the Northumberland County Courthouse in Sunbury. Officers responded to an alarm Saturday afternoon and found an open window. Inside, they say 38-year-old Keith Good was located wearing only boxers and was taken in...
Mar 17, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 16, 2026
MAN WHO CRASHED TRUCK WITH A TODDLER AND FLED, ARRESTED A Williamsport man is facing felony charges after police say he crashed a pickup truck with a three-year-old child inside and fled the scene. Officers say 30-year-old Roland Alexander Zerbe struck two parked vehicles on the 700 block of Fifth Avenue, then ran to a...
Mar 16, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 13, 2026
CONTENTIONS HIGH AT MUNCY TWP MEETING OVER BASS PRO PLAN Tensions are growing in Muncy Township over a proposed Bass Pro Shops development and meeting procedures. According to the Sun Gazette, at a contentious supervisors meeting, attorneys warned the board it could face legal trouble for removing public comment on age...
Mar 13, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 12, 2026
BAIL DENIED FOR MAN ACCUSED AS A MURDER ACCOMPLICE A judge has denied bail for a man accused of helping in the kidnapping and murder of a Williamsport man in 2023. According to North Central PA dot com, Davon Tamel Grissom, appeared for arraignment Wednesday by video on charges including second-degree murder, kidnappin...
Mar 12, 2026
National News
King Charles' Planned US Visit Comes Under Increased Pressure Amid Iran Tensions
Buckingham Palace is still expected to move ahead with King Charles' planned visit to the United States, but the trip is now under heavier political p...
9h ago
Winter Storm Disrupts Flights and Grounds Travel Across U.S.
Airlines began canceling flights as a powerful winter storm moved across large parts of the United States, bringing heavy snow, strong winds, and dang...
Mar 17, 2026
Japan and Australia Hold Back on U.S. Call for Naval Coalition
A new push from Washington is drawing mixed reactions from key allies as tensions continue to build around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's mo...
Mar 16, 2026
Trump Calls for Global Coalition to Protect Oil Routes Amid Iran Conflict
A new phase in the conflict between the United States and Iran is unfolding as Washington pushes for international support to safeguard one of the wor...
Mar 15, 2026
Federal Judge Pauses Plan to End Immigration Protections for 1,100 Somalis
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the U.S. government from ending immigration protections for roughly 1,100 Somali nationals living in the count...
Mar 14, 2026





