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 »
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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 »
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 »