STUDENT DEATH REPORTED AT WASD The Superintendent for Williamsport Area Schools issued a statement yesterday via social media announcing the death of a student in the district. In the statement, Dr. Timothy Bowers said the administration had learned of the death of the high school student earlier on Monday and that they extend their condolences…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 24, 2022
VICTIM JUMPS FROM THIRD FLOOR OF BUILDING ON FIRE The Red Cross is assisting tenants who were victims in a fire where one victim jumped from a 3rd floor window to escape the blaze that happened at 2205 W. Fourth Street at 1:40am early Sunday morning. According to North Central PA dot com, the two…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 21, 2022
MIFFLINBURG STUDENT IN CUSTODY AFTER INCIDENT WITH A WEAPON A thirteen year old male juvenile has been charged with terroristic threats, ethnic intimidation and possessing prohibited weapons after an incident at Mifflinburg School District yesterday. According to a press release from the Mifflinburg police department, the young man is in the custody of the Union…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 21, 2022
WILLIAMSPORT TEEN TO BE CHARGED AS AN ADULT State police say the teenager who was driving a stolen car when a high speed chase on Lycoming Mall Drive ended in a collision with a police cruiser last Sunday will be tried as an adult in Lycoming County Court. According to the Sun Gazette, police say…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 19, 2022
A MUNCY MAN INCARCERATED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT A Muncy man is in custody after he allegedly assaulted a female acquaintance last Friday night in Muncy Creek Township. According to the Sun Gazette, 49 year old Rodney Poust of Pepper Street, was handed a host of charges including attempted homicide, rape, strangulation, false imprisonment and others…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 18, 2022
BARN FIRE IN HEPBURN TOWNSHIP There was a barn fire reported around 2:30 am yesterday on Rose Valley Road in Hepburn Township that brought ten community fire companies to fight the blaze. According to the Sun Gazette, the large barn was full of bales of hay that caught fire inside the structure which contributed to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 17, 2022
MUNCY MAN LEAVES TOWN WITH GIRLFRIEND’S CAR Police are seeking a man who stole his girlfriend’s car on October 8th and took money from her bank account and disappeared. According to NorthCentral PA dot com, police say there is a warrant out for 58 year old Frederick Collins who was living with the victim before…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 14, 2022
ACCUSED MOM TO PLEAD GUILTY TO MURDER The mother accused of starving her 6 and 4 year old daughters has agreed to cooperate with the prosecution and will plead guilty to first-degree murder in Lycoming County Court. According to the Sun Gazette, in addition to the murder charge, 32 year old Marie Sue Snyder has…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 13, 2022
POLICE SEIZE SMALL ARSENAL FROM JERSEY SHORE MAN Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police took a Jersey Shore man into custody yesterday after authorities were informed he was a parolee, and had a large amount of firearms on the property. According to North Central PA dot com, 36 year old Robert Benjamin Seese was ordered to surrender…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 11, 2022
DANVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL DISMISSES EARLY MONDAY There was an early dismissal at the Liberty Valley Intermediate School yesterday after staff found damage done at the school by a bullet, and there was uncertainty of the threat to the school community. According to a press release by the Danville School, broken glass and evidence of a…… more »
