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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 6, 2022

ELDERLY MAN RESCUED FROM SMOKE FILLED HOME An elderly man was rescued Saturday from a house fire after an ember sparked the blaze during his use of a torch to burn weeds from his property. A volunteer fireman and two other individuals helped the man living on Pennsylvania Avenue in  Loyalsock Township about 4:30pm. According…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 3, 2022

DRUGS SEIZED FROM SPRUCE STREET HOME A Williamsport man has been arrested for felony possession with intent to deliver after police seized a large amount of prescription drugs, fentanyl and opioids at a home on Spruce Street on Tuesday.  According to court records, 60 year old Charles Edward Johnson tried to tell officers the drugs…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 2, 2022

WILLIAMSPORT MAN JAILED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF MINORS  A Williamsport man has been incarcerated after investigators learned that over a two year period, he was paying juveniles after he sexually assaulted them.  According to the Sun Gazette, 35 year old Devin Mims of Dove Street also promoted the prostitution of minors and threatened several juveniles…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 1, 2022

BODY FOUND IN SUSQUEHANNA IDENTIFIED Police from York County, PA say that boaters found an unresponsive man floating in the Susquehanna River and unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate him before first responders arrived.  According to PennLive, the York County Coroner said the man was identified as 61-year-old Craig Sellers from Dauphin County.  He was found near the Goldsboro…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 31, 2022

MAN ASSAULTS PREGNANT WOMAN A Mount Carmel area man is facing charges after he allegedly strangled and bit a pregnant woman inside a vehicle.  According to media outlets, witnesses say, 21 year old Julio Omar Rivera-Lopez, reached across the driver’s seat of his vehicle and grabbed the pregnant woman’s throat while the vehicle was parked…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 27, 2022

MAN JAILED FOR SHAKING INFANT An infant remains hospitalized in an undetermined condition after a Cogan Station man allegedly shook the 5-month old which caused traumatic brain injury.  According to North Central Pa dot com, police say on April 30th,  31 year old Owen W. Moore was in the care of the baby and a…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 26, 2022

JAIL FOR COVID CARD COUNTERFEITER A Union County woman could face up to 6 months in jail and five thousand dollars in fines for allegedly printing COVID-19 vaccination report cards.  According to the Sun Gazette, Amy B. Leister made an impression of the ID card and logo of the US Department of Health and Human…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 25, 2022

NO ARREST IN WILLIAMSPORT SHOOTING Williamsport Police have not yet made an arrest after a shooting on Elmira Street late Monday, killed one man and injured another across the street from where the crime took place. According to the Sun Gazette, police say 39 year old Malik Davis was fatally shot outside the home north…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 25, 2022

US MARSHALS APPREHEND SUNBURY SHOOTER The man accused of shooting and killing a Sunbury man in the Penn Jersey Food Mart on Fourth St. was taken into custody by the US Marshals Office at a residence in Philadelphia yesterday afternoon.  According to the Daily Item, Deputy Marshalls in Philly learned that Ajani Uhuru was at…more »

BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 23, 2022

SUNBURY SHOOTER STILL AT LARGE Police are still looking for the man who shot and killed 30 year old Kareem Jakes at the Penn Jersey Food Mart in Sunbury.  According to the Daily Item, 23 year old Ajani Uhuru fled the scene in a blue BMW.  When police recovered that vehicle after the incident, Uhuru’s…more »