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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR APPROVED FOR CITY An approval for a resolution to appoint a new Director of Finance for the City of Williamsport has been approved by the city Council.  According to the Sun Gazette, the resolution was presented by Mayor Derek Slaughter, and after a process of interviewing candidates, Heather Jacoby, a Tioga County…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 31, 2023

SCHOOL BUS CRASH SENDS FOUR TO AREA HOSPITALS The crash involving a school bus yesterday along Route 15 at Blind Road in Clinton Township sent four people to the hospital, including three students  from the Montgomery School District.  According to the Sun Gazette, state troopers originally said the victims sustained minor injuries, but the driver…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 30, 2023

MIFFLINBURG MAN CHARGED IN 1986 CASE A man from Mifflinburg has been charged with obstruction for admitting he lied about information he knew about the disappearance of 2-year-old Corey James Edkin from Union County over 35 years ago.  According to North Central PA dot com, state police say a state grand jury determined that 54…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 29, 2023

FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT NEAR DEWART A man from Montgomery lost his life Friday after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle near Dewart.  According to the Sun Gazette, the Northumberland County Coroner reported that 56 year old Kenneth Feaster was the victim in the fatal crash just before 3pm after his motorcycle and a car driven…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 24, 2023

THREE JUVENILES ARRESTED FOR THEFTS IN MIFFLINBURG The Mifflinburg police department has arrested three juveniles they say broke into cars throughout the borough overnight on August 19th.  According to police reports, the male suspects who are ages 11, 14 and 16, were captured on video surveillance cameras and sought by police after reports of theft…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 23, 2023

YOUNG DRIVER IDENTIFIED AFTER ROUTE 15 CRASH A Williamsport man was involved in a fatal crash Saturday along Route 15 in Clinton Township.  According to the Lycoming County Coroner, 21 year old Tyjair Barbee was traveling north on 15 when he lost control of the vehicle and skidded across the southbound lanes of travel, causing…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 22, 2023

WHEREABOUTS OF CUBAN COACH STILL UNCLEAR The investigation continues into the Cuban Little League Coach who disappeared from the International Grove complex last Saturday night.  According to the Sun Gazette, Jose Perez was seen in surveillance video getting into a car driven by someone else along Route 15 outside the Little League Complex around 11pm…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 21, 2023

CUBA LITTLE LEAGUE COACH UNACCOUNTED FOR One of three coaches in Williamsport with the Bayamo Cuba Little League Team remains unaccounted for this morning after Little League International notified authorities that he never returned to International Grove late Saturday night.  According to Penn Live, there’s no word on whether authorities believe Jose Perez defected to…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 17, 2023

POLICE LOOK FOR CAR BREAK-IN SUSPECTS Police in Pine Creek Township are reporting numerous overnight break-ins to cars on private property this week.  According to North Central Pa dot com, Crimewatch reports that thefts that involved removing currency from unlocked parked cars happened in residential areas of Avis Borough, Wayne Township, Pine Creek Township, and…more »

BACKYARD BROADCAST LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 16, 2023

MUNCY MAN CHARGED AFTER HIT AND RUN A Muncy man was stopped by police after he allegedly struck a parked car in a convenience store parking lot while intoxicated on June 16th and fled the scene.  According to the Sun Gazette, Shawn Shearer was traveling in a pickup truck hauling a trailer that witnesses at…more »