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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 1, 2024

INVESTIGATION STARTS AFTER BUCKNELL STUDENT DEATH A Bucknell University student was found deceased on campus Saturday but authorities say the death is not being considered suspicious.  According to Bucknell Public safety officers, they were called to conduct a death investigation at 78 University Avenue in Lewisburg.  Later, Bucknell University President John Bravman said in a…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 27, 2024

FATAL UNION COUNTY ACCIDENT One man from Lewisburg was killed in a crash yesterday involving two vehicles.  According to the Daily Item, the Union County Coroner said 37 year old Chad Terry was declared deceased at the scene after he was ejected from one of the cars that crashed before 5pm at the 1500 block…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 26, 2024

CRASH CAUSED BY MEDICAL EMERGENCY A truck crash that blocked the northbound lane of  Route 287 in Pine Township last Thursday morning was allegedly caused by a medical emergency.  According to the Sun Gazette, 64 year old  Richard L. Masorti of Flemington was traveling southbound on Route 287 around 11am when he failed to negotiate…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 25, 2024

UNDERCOVER POLICE CHARGE WILLIAMSPORT MAN A Williamsport man was charged with possession with intent to deliver after he sold cocaine to undercover officers at the end of 2023.  According to North Cetntral PA dot com, 32 year old Trevor Daniel Fraboni, 32, exchanged drugs with investigators from  Lycoming County from November of last year to…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 20, 2024

MAN WHO VIOLATED PFA IN RENOVO THREATENS AGAIN A Renovo man who was arrested in February and ordered to stay away from an Allison Township residence due to a previous PFA, was arrested again for threatening to kill a woman with her own gun March 6th.  According to North Central PA dot com, 31 year…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 19, 2024

UNION COUNTY POLICE SEARCH FOR MAN WHO SKIPPED COURT Police have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in a 2020 shooting in East Buffalo Township who wasn’t at his a pre-trial hearing last week in Union County court.  According to North Central PA dot com, when 27 year old Julio Gonzalez failed to appear…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 18, 2024

MORE ASSAULT CHARGES FOR FORMER CORRECTIONAL OFFICER More sexual assault charges have been brought against a former female corrections officer at Clinton County Correctional Facility.  According to North Central PA dot com, 31 year old Kelly Lynn Fye had already been charged with assaulting an inmate while she was employed there. New charges, including three…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 14, 2024

MUNCY MAN PULLS GUN ON GAME WARDEN A Muncy man has been charged with assault after he pulled a firearm on a PA Game Warden who was doing a license and safety check last November.  According to the Sun Gazette, 35 year old Erik Olsen was with his minor son and was seen baiting deer…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 13, 2024

HOMICIDE TRIAL BEGINS FOR PENN TOWNSHIP MAN A trial for the man accused of shooting his estranged wife in Penn Township in April of 2022 starts today in the Snyder County Court of Common Pleas.  According to North Cetnrtal PA dot com, 35 year old Brad Alan Bailor is on trial for homicide and first-degree…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 12, 2024

TREE FALLS ON MT HOLLY SPRINGS HOUSE, KILLS OCCUPANT Heavy winds caused a tragic accident early Monday that brought a tree down onto a Mt Holly Springs home and killed a man inside.  According to the Daily Item, a large tree on the 800 block of Baltimore Pike in South Middleton Township fell at about…more »