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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 22, 2023

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY A winter weather advisory for the region will be in place this morning starting at about 10am until 3pm today.   Penn DOT Crews will be treating roads in the in north central PA during the storm and advise those who have to travel to be cautious where road surfaces, bridge decks and…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 21, 2023

MAN CHARGED FOR POINTING A GUN AT A WILLIAMSPORT WOMAN A man from Pittsburgh is in custody after he threatened a Williamsport woman with a handgun on January 10th at Franklin and Hughes Streets in the city.  According to the Sun Gazette, police say 35 year old Derrek Patrick Johnson wanted to kill his victim…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 20, 2022

MULTIPLE TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT KILLS ONE State Police at Rockview are investigating Friday’s crash that involved three tractor trailers on I-80 and killed one driver.  According to North Central PA dot com, the Centre County Coroner said Galdino Negreros of Connecticut died from blunt force trauma when his truck collided with two others along I-80…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 17, 2023

PIATT TOWNSHIP FIRE DESTROYS CAMPER A fire Thursday afternoon in Piatt Township destroyed a woman’s camper and its addition near Route 220 at about 2:15pm.  According to the Sun Gazette, the unnamed woman who lived year round at the Susquehanna Campground will be helped by a local chapter of the American Red Cross after the…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS

TROY AREA TEACHER DIES IN TWO-CAR WRECK A 15-year teacher for Troy Area School District was killed in a two-vehicle accident last Saturday night near Mainesburg.  According to the Sun Gazette, 47 year old Christine Woodward of Troy who taught at East Troy Middle School and WR Cronan Elementary School was involved in a crash…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 10, 2023

ICY CONDITIONS SHUT DOWN 220 THURSDAY Picture Rocks fire crews responded to the icy conditions yesterday morning on Route 220 from Beaver Lake Road in Wolf Township to Route 42 in Muncy Valley and shut down the roadway for about two hours.  According to the Sun Gazette, about 30 cars spun out on the icy…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JANUARY 31, 2023

SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT YIELDS NO INJURIES East and west bound I-180 dealt with lane closures after a Muncy School District bus and a Chevy Malibu were involved in an accident yesterday afternoon around 2:40pm.  There were less than a dozen students on the bus, and each one was evaluated at the scene by emergency personnel…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JANUARY 30, 2023

BARN FIRE IN HEPBURN TOWNSHIP Fifty cattle were rescued from a four alarm barn fire by a regional patrolman who came upon the blaze Friday morning around 2:45 am.  According to the Sun Gazette, the large barn at 2525 Route 973 East in Hepburn Township contained hay and farm machinery and was completely destroyed. The…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JANURY 27, 2023

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT THREATNED MILTON SCHOOL The Milton Area school will be in session today with an increased police presence after administrators and police identified the student responsible for social media threats to the school yesterday, forcing a closure.  According to a statement by Superintendent Dr. John Bickhart, through the Safe2Say Something tipline and a…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JANUARY 26, 2023

FORMER SHOP-VAC EMPLOYEE FILES SUIT IN FEDERAL COURT A former Shop-Vac employee who was affected by the shut-down in September 2020 has now asked for class action lawsuit certification against the Williamsport Company in federal court on behalf of her and 400 employees who were also terminated.  According to Penn Live, Candice Gair filed a…more »