FATAL TRACTOR PULL ACCIDENT A terrible accident took the life of a woman from Johnstown at the Union County West End Fair Friday night. According to WNEP, around 8:30pm a piece of an exhaust wheel from a tractor blew apart during a tractor pull event and struck the 33 year old woman in the neck. …… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 10, 2023
INJURED PASSENGER LEFT ON ROADWAY IN MCCLURE A preliminary hearing is coming up this month for a Mifflin County man who was arrested after police say a passenger in his vehicle on June 19th was found lying in the roadway in McClure with critical injuries. According to Middleburg police, 43-year-old Samuel Smith of Reedsville is…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 9, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT MAN REJECTS PLEA DEAL A man accused of providing drugs to a woman who overdosed and died in 2021 has rejected a 20 year plea deal and now may face a life sentence if found guilty in federal court. According to Penn Live, 45 year old Daquan Alterki Alford allegedly provided heroin and fentanyl…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 8, 2023
FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-81 NEAR HARRISBURG Three people died late Sunday night near Harrisburg after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people overturned on I-81 in heavy rain around 11:50pm. According to WGAL, State Police released a statement on the accident that happened around mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton Township, saying that a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 7, 2023
TEEN TO BE CHARGED AS AN ADULT FOR ARMED ROBBERY A 15 year old from Philadelphia is in custody this morning after he allegedly tried to rob another juvenile at gunpoint early Sunday on the 700 block of West Fourth Street in Williamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, Jayden Tymir Witherspoon pulled a handgun and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 4, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE Tenants at the Victoria Gardens apartment complex on Hepburn Street in Williamsport were temporarily displaced yesterday afternoon after a kitchen fire erupted from a first floor apartment there. According to the Sun Gazette, city firefighters responded to the call just after 3pm and witnessed smoke coming from the unit, and said…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 3, 2023
MISSING HIKER FOUND NEAR EAGLES MERE A 17 year-old girl from Chicago visiting in Sullivan county was found safe after she failed to return from a hike Tuesday near Eagles Mere. According to the Sun Gazette, when the girl didn’t return from a hike after 6:30 pm family members and emergency responder spent several hours…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 2, 2023
KITCHEN KNIFE USED IN DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE A Williamsport man was charged with terroristic threats after pulling a kitchen knife on two people in a domestic dispute. According to the Sun Gazette, 22 year-old Bryce Zimmerman allegedly threatened to stab a woman and another person at the Tucker Street residence July 12th after an argument a…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 1, 2023
MURDER-SUICIDE IN MIFFLINBURG Mifflinburg Police are investigating a murder-suicide that occurred over the weekend in the borough. According to a report by Mifflinburg Police, a family member discovered the bodies of 64 year old Tharifah Wenrich and 63 year old Jeffery Wenrich, and called police to the 100 block of Scottsdale Drive Sunday morning. Police…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 31, 2023
TWO-ALARM FIRE SATURDAY The Red Cross is assisting two Williamsport adults who were displaced from their home after a 2-alarm fire Saturday that firefighters believe to be caused by live powerlines that were knocked down from a fallen tree. According to the Sun Gazette, heavy winds around 4:30pm brought trees down on the property near…… more »
