ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED ALIVE BY STATE POLICE PA State Police have announced that Danelo Cavalcante the Brazillian man who escaped from the Chester County Prison 14 days ago has been captured alive. According to PennLive, local media reported that Cavalcante was hiding in a field in northern Chester County when searchers used thermal imaging to…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
ACCIDENT TEMPORARILY STOPS 9/11 RIDE The 9/11 Memorial Coalition Ride was halted for about 15 minutes last night at about 6:30, after a traffic control officer was hit by a participant in the ride. According to the Sun Gazette, the South Williamsport Fire Chief confirmed that a volunteer fire police officer from South Williamsport was…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
MAN HIT BY TREE BRANCH SAVED VIA CPR A man from McIntyre Township was saved by a family friend who is a first responders and knew to perform CPR when he was struck by a tree limb Saturday at his home near Ralston. According to the Sun Gazette, the 50 year old man was pruning…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT WITH A BOX CUTTER A Williamsport man was arrested after allegedly slashing another man with a box cutter near the 1900 block of West Fourth Street on Tuesday. According to the Sun Gazette, police say Dennis Prieto, Jr. attacked Maxwell Stokely in the neck, hand and face with the weapon and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
YMCA CHILD CARE CENTER CLOSED INDEFINITELY After a series of inspections by the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, the Williamsport YMCA Child Care Center on Walnut Street in Williamsport has been closed and their childcare license revoked. According to a social media post by the Williamsport Branch YMCA, even though the corrective measures…… more »