FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-81 NEAR HARRISBURG Three people died late Sunday night near Harrisburg after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people overturned on I-81 in heavy rain around 11:50pm. According to WGAL, State Police released a statement on the accident that happened around mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton Township, saying that a…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 7, 2023
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 »
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 »