SUSPECT WITHDRAWS NO CONTEST PLEA IN NORRY COURT The 20 year old Watsontown man on trial for shooting a state trooper in April of 2023, withdrew his no contest plea for aggravated assault on a police officer. According to PennLive, Hunter Shaheen originally faced two counts of felony attempted homicide after a 2023 incident in…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 26, 2024
JUVENILES IN CUSTODY FOR WILLIAMSPORT SHOOTINGS Two Williamsport teens and a Philadelphia boy are facing juvenile charges after police discovered they were allegedly involved in several shootings around Williamsport in the past two weeks. According to the Sun Gazette, shots were first fired July 18th in the area of Linn Street in which a car…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 25, 2024
ALLEGED SHOOTER’S MOTHER CHARGED AS ACCOMPLICE The mother of the alleged shooter in an incident that happened in Loyalsock township that killed 15 year old Ahmeen Palmer is being charged as an accomplice to murder and her preliminary hearings started yesterday. According to the Sun Gazette, Johneice Francin Legare faces 10 charges and most remain…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 24, 2024
DALMATIA MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON A man from Lower Mahanoy Township is being charged with arson after he allegedly set fire to his home at the 200 block of River Road on June 20th, the day it was scheduled to be up for a sheriff’s sale. According to North Central PA dot com, after the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 23, 2024
SUNBURY MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT CASE HELD FOR COURT A judge from Northumberland County decided Monday that there is enough evidence to move forward in a trial against a man from Sunbury who police say committed sexual assault against a 15 year old last November. According to the Daily Item, the victim reported the incident…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 12, 2024
FATAL ATV ACCIDENT IN BRADFORD COUNTY A man from Rome, PA was killed in an ATV accident Saturday, July 6th near Windham, PA. According to State police at Towanda, 30 year old Nicholas Byrne suffered a fatal head injury when he failed to negotiate a left turn while driving his 2010 Yamaha Raptor and hit…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 11, 2024
SUNBURY TEEN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING CLERK WITH A KNIFE A teenager from Sunbury was taken into custody Sunday after he was seen on video surveillance stealing tobacco products from a convenience store and threatening the employee with a knife. According to North Central PA dot com, police say 17 year old Jonathon E. Bishop-Heshmat was…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JULY 10, 2024
MONTOURSVILLE FIRE DISPLACES FAMILY Montoursville, Loyalsock Township and Jersey Shore firefighters responded to a house fire Tuesday morning that has left a family and their pets displaced. According to the Sun Gazette, a fire in the basement of the home at 1200 Fairview Drive in Montoursville tripped an alarm that called 911 just after 7am,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS
PLANE CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED The identity of the 17 year old pilot who perished in the plane crash July 4th near Lock Haven has been released. According to the Clinton County Coroner, Zach Hanna, Maisie Bitler of Hughesville was the victim in the crash that happened near 200 South Allegheny Street in Woodward Township last…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 25, 2024
MEMORIAL HELD FOR CENTRAL MOUNTAIN TEEN A candlelight memorial occurred last night near Lock Haven City Beach to memorialize the Central Mountain teen who drowned Saturday at in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Administrators at Central MNoutnain High School say that 18 year old Gavin Frey, of Howard was a hardworking leader among…… more »