NEIGHBOR HELPS DURING FIRE A fire in Williamsport on Saturday threatened to displace a family before a neighbor helped fight it and de-escalated a situation that police say could have been worse. According to the Sun Gazette, there were no injuries after the neighbor doused a kitchen fire with a portable fire extinguisher at 244…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 27, 2023
MAN JAILED FOR TERRORISTIC THREATS TOWARD NURSE A man who threatened a nurse at a Geisinger Jersey Shore facility was charged with terroristic threats and imprisoned. According to the Sun Gazette, 68 year old David Allen Deuel was allegedly frustrated about getting a prescription refilled and when the nurse was unable to refill the medicine…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 26, 2023
SOUTHSIDE MAN FIRES WEAPON INSIDE HOME A South Williamsport man was jailed for firing a gun within an occupied structure Sunday night at about 9pm. According to the Sun Gazette, borough police say 48 year old Chad Armond was intoxicated inside his home, handling two guns and waving them around threatening to harm himself. When…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 25, 2023
MAN FALLS ASLEEP, DRIVES INTO PINE CREEK A man escaped serious injury after he told police he thinks he fell asleep behind the wheel and ended up driving his Cadillac into Pine Creek yesterday morning around 3am. According to police scanner reports, emergency responders from Citizens Hose Company arrived at Route 220 Southbound and Railroad…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 24, 2023
FATAL MOTORCYCLE WRECK IN WILLIAMSPORT A fatal motorcycle accident yesterday evening at the West Fourth Street entrance to Route 15 South near Bowman field detoured traffic for several hours as police and the Lycoming County Coroner and his chief deputy investigated the accident. According to the Sun Gazette, a pickup truck heading west was turning…… more »