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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS JUNE 1, 2023

MAN ASSAULTED IN WILLIAMSPORT PARKING LOT Witnesses say a Williamsport man was assaulted in a parking lot outside a laundromat on Pine Street before police arrived to find him on the ground; bloodied and semi-conscious.  According to North Central PA dot com, 53 year old Maurice Gilmore was also on the scene and eventually admitted…more »

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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 31, 2023

RALSTON MAN DIES AFTER HIGH VOLTAGE ACCIDENT A man from Ralston was found deceased in his garage after an electrical incident overnight Sunday.  According to the Sun Gazette, the Lycoming County Coroner Charles Kiessling, Jr., said that Joseph Sechrist was using a fractal wood burning technique that he had allegedly learned online, using high voltage…more »

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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 30, 2023

GREENHOUSE BUILDINGS BURN IN LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP A 3-Alarm fire destroyed a business in Oval Monday afternoon.  According to the Sun Gazette, the store and two greenhouses at Country Acres Greenhouse on School House Road in Limestone Township were on fire when first responders arrived.  Fire officials from Nippenose Valley immediately called a second alarm upon…more »

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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 26, 2023

SELINSGROVE WOMAN GETS TO 5 TO 25 YEARS FOR DUI ACCIDENT The Selinsgrove woman who crashed her vehicle onto the roof of a Shamokin Dam restaurant with an improperly restrained one year old in the vehicle, has been sentenced to 5 to 25 years in state prison.  According to media outlets, Snyder County District Attorney…more »

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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 25, 2023

MAN IN POLICE CHASE STILL AT LARGE A man previously convicted of leading police on a chase while towing a livestock trailer filled with sheep and goats, led police on a pursuit Wednesday in Shamokin and is still at large.  According to the News Item police are seeking 42 year old Jarrett Lee Castelonia who…more »

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