Local News
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...
6h ago
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
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 11, 2026
MAN CRASHES INTO HOME, FLEES THE SCENE An 18-year-old Montoursville man is in jail after police say he crashed into a house and then tried to flee. Troopers say Wyatt Johnston struck a home on Warrensville Road around 3:15 Tuesday morning and drove off. State Police say they later spotted the damaged Jeep in Montoursvi...
Mar 11, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 10, 2026
FLAGS AT HALF STAFF FOR FALLEN TROOPER Flags have been ordered to half-staff across Pennsylvania after a state trooper was shot and killed Sunday night in Chester County. Investigators say Corporal Tim O'Connor had pulled over a driver reported to be driving erratically when the suspect opened fire. The gunman later to...
Mar 10, 2026
National News
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...
9h ago
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
No Hostile Fire Involved in U.S. Military Plane Incident in Western Iraq
A U.S. military refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury, with rescue teams moving in as officials worked to determine ...
Mar 13, 2026
Oil Surges Past $100 as Hormuz Shipping Attacks Fuel Supply Panic
Brent crude moved above $100 a barrel early Thursday after a new market update showed fresh pressure on global oil supplies. The jump followed a wave ...
Mar 12, 2026





