Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 5, 2026
STATE PRISON FOR MAN GUILTY OF ABUSE OF INFANT SON A Sunbury man who admitted to severely abusing his infant son has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison. According to The Daily Item, 24-year-old Jeremy Erb pleaded guilty to assaulting his 5-month-old child. Investigators say the baby was taken to Geisinger Medi...
9h ago
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 4, 2026
WOMAN JAILED FOR TEXTING INAPPROPRIATE TEXTS TO MINOR A Lycoming County woman will stand trial on charges she sent thousands of inappropriate text messages to a minor. Authorities say 29-year-old Amber Koch of Jersey Shore exchanged messages with the child over less than a year that filled about 2,700 pages. Following ...
Mar 04, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 3, 2026
CHARGES FOR TWO LOCAL DRUG DEALERS A Williamsport drug arrest has led to charges against a second suspected dealer. Police say 38-year-old Shawna Hockman was taken into custody after detectives seized 133 grams of MDMA, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and packaging materials from a Park Avenue home. According to North C...
Mar 03, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 2, 2026
EVENT FOR THE DISTRICT AT LYCOMING VALLEY WELL ATTENDED Hundreds of people packed a public open house to learn more about redevelopment plans for the former Lycoming Mall, now The District at Lycoming Valley. Developers announced a 107-room Hilton hotel and Wawa will join Bass Pro Shops, and the mall will be demolished...
Mar 02, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 27, 2026
FIRE DISPLACES LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP WOMAN A Loyalsock Township woman is homeless after a fast-moving fire destroyed her home on Starr Road. Fire Chief Shawn Bastian says flames were reported around 6:20 p.m. Thursday night, and within 30 minutes much of the two-story house had collapsed into burning rubble. The woman esc...
Feb 27, 2026
National News
Federal Staffing Cuts Move Forward Amid Ongoing Middle East Evacuation Crisis
Plans to dismiss thousands of federal employees are moving forward as hundreds of Americans remain unable to leave a war zone overseas. NBC News repor...
11h ago
Federal Staffing Cuts Move Forward Amid Ongoing Middle East Evacuation Crisis
Plans to dismiss thousands of federal employees are moving forward as hundreds of Americans remain unable to leave a war zone overseas. NBC News repor...
11h ago
U.S. Evacuation Efforts Complicated by Attacks on Regional Military Assets
Efforts to move American citizens out of the Middle East have grown more complicated as U.S. military assets in the region come under attack. U.S. off...
Mar 04, 2026
U.S. Evacuation Efforts Complicated by Attacks on Regional Military Assets
Efforts to move American citizens out of the Middle East have grown more complicated as U.S. military assets in the region come under attack. U.S. off...
Mar 04, 2026
US Embassy in Saudi Arabia Closed Following Tuesday Drone Attack
The United States Embassy in Riyadh has suspended all services and ordered American citizens to shelter in place following a drone attack early Tuesda...
Mar 03, 2026





