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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 17, 2025
BODY FOUND IN LYCOMING CREEK THURSDAY Authorities in Lycoming County are investigating the death of a man found in Lycoming Creek Thursday morning. State police and the county coroner were called to the 400 block of Susque Road in Lewis Township, where 48-year-old Nathan M. Sherman was discovered floating along the cr...
8h ago
BACKYARD BROADCAST LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 16, 2025
WATER MAIN BREAK SHUTS DOWN SCHOOL IN MONTGOMERY More than 800 Montgomery Borough Water Authority customers lost service after a 10-inch water main burst around 4 a.m. Wednesday near Montgomery and Second streets. According to the Sun Gazette, officials say the break likely resulted from ground movement and frequent he...
Oct 16, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 15, 2025
NO FIRE FOUND DURING FIRE CALL IN SHAMOKIN Fire crews rushed to Mill Road Square in Shamokin Tuesday afternoon after reports of an alarm and a strong odor inside the building. The Shamokin Fire Bureau and several mutual-aid companies responded, staging trucks and preparing hoses as a precaution. Firefighters entered th...
Oct 15, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 14, 2025
BAIL REVOKED FOR ACCUSED HOMICIDE ACCOMPLICE A Williamsport woman accused of helping cover up a double murder caused a disturbance at a local Day of Remembrance event for homicide victims-an appearance that landed her back in jail. According to North Central PA dot com, Prosecutors say 45-year-old Sandy Camille Perez s...
Oct 14, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 13, 2025
ENDANGERMENT CHARGES FILED AFTER FATHER OVERDOSES AT HOME WITH CHILD A Mifflinburg man is facing multiple charges after police say he overdosed while his 6-year-old child was home. According to North Cetnral PA dot com, Officers were called to a Mill Street apartment on June 27, where they found 39-year-old Trevor Fess...
Oct 13, 2025
National News
Today's Headlines (10/17/25)
A federal judge has ordered immigration officers in the Chicago area to begin wearing body cameras. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued the directive Thursday after reviewing footage of confrontations between agents and protesters during the Trump ad...
20h ago
Today's Headlines (10/16/25)
Congressional Democrats held a second day of protests demanding that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., swear in Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva. The seat was left vacant after the death of her father, Rep. Raul Grijalva. Chair Rep. Teresa Leger Fern...
Oct 16, 2025
Today's Headlines (10/15/25)
The Department of Homeland Security says Mexican drug cartels have created a "tiered" bounty system targeting ICE agents. The program allegedly offers $2,000 for intelligence gathering, $5,000 to $10,000 for kidnappings or assaults, and up to $50,000 f...
Oct 15, 2025
Today's Headlines (10/14/25)
All 20 remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas returned home Monday before President Trump and global leaders signed a Gaza cease-fire in Egypt. The hostages had been in captivity for 738 days since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 peop...
Oct 14, 2025
Today's Headlines (10/13/25)
Former President Joe Biden has begun radiation therapy, along with hormone treatment, to fight aggressive prostate cancer, a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The 82-year-old's radiation treatments are scheduled to continue for five weeks. Biden first rev...
Oct 13, 2025