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 »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 28, 2023
SUSPECTED FATAL ACCIDENT SHUTS DOWN I-80 EAST An accident shut down I-180 eastbound yesterday near the Lycoming Mall exit around 5pm. According to the Sun Gazette, traffic was managed and rerouted to Fairfield Road by Lycoming County Fire police after Montoursville Borough Police assisted State Troopers at the scene. A forensics vehicle was reportedly at…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 27, 2023
STABBING SUSPECT IN CUSTODY State Troopers from Rockview and police from Bellefonte Borough and Springfield Township took a suspect who allegedly stabbed a victim in Bellefonte into custody Tuesday morning. According to North Central PA dot com, 29-year-old James Surovec fled the scene Monday night along the 100 block of West High Street, after 911…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 26, 2023
MAN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING WATSONTOWN WOMAN A man from Cogan Station is incarcerated after Watsontown Police say he attacked a woman outside of her home Monday . According to the Sun Gazette, 72 year old Byron Magargle allegedly waited outside the home on East Brimmer Avenue early Monday and when the woman exited the house,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 25, 2023
SELINSGROVE WOMAN AVOIDS SERIOUS INJURIES IN CRASH A Selinsgrove woman attempted to avoid a head-on collision but was injured after overturning her vehicle on Brush Valley Road in Rockefeller Township July 17th. According to State Police, 41-year-old Sara Lauver tried to avoid a head-on collision and swerved off the roadway, hit gravel, and lost control. …… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 24, 2023
POLICE ARREST MAN AT UPMC WILLIAMSPORT Staff at UPMC Williamsport were forced to call police when they suspected a man visiting the hospital was smoking marijuana in the patient’s 5th floor room June 15th. According to North Central PA dot com, police say 44 year old, Michael Laquay Smith had a strong odor of marijuana…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 20, 2023
TRASH TRUCK ACCIDENT ON SOUTHSIDE A trash truck crashed into a tree and a parked car on the South Side of Williamsport Wednesday morning and two men suffered minor injuries just after 6:30am. According to the Sun Gazette, the driver of the trash-hauling dump truck said they were going up an incline and the brakes…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 19, 2023
FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH A Mount Carmel man died Sunday after a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon on Route 54 in Coal Township. According to the Daily Item, police say Michael Mollica drove his 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle into the gravel and was then ejected from the bike at about 5pm near Timber Road and the Aqua Water…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 18, 2023
FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-80 MONDAY A 39 year old man from Bloomsburg died yesterday morning in a one vehicle crash along I-80 in Liberty Township, that shut down the eastbound side of the interstate for several hours. According to the Daily Item, Robert Buff Jr. was driving west on the interstate at Mile Marker 221…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 17, 2023
WARREN COUNTY ESCAPEE CAUGHT BY AUTHORITIES Authorities have reported Michael Burham, who fled the Warren County jail on July 6, was found over the weekend following a tip to police. Police say Burham was spotted near Conewango Township after reports about a suspicious individual came in just before 4 p.m. Saturday. According to State police,…… more »
