Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 3, 2025
TWO ALARM FIRE IN WATSONTOWN Multiple fire departments from Northumberland, Union, and Lycoming counties responded Thursday night to a building fire at Watsontown Brick Company along Portmay Road in Delaware Township. According to the Standard Journal, first crews arriving around 11:30pm reported heavy flames and quick...
Oct 03, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 2, 2025
MILTON TEACHER PASSES FROM MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT SCHOOL The Milton Area School District is mourning the loss of second-grade teacher Sonya Ferguson, who died Wednesday morning after a medical emergency at Baugher Elementary School. Superintendent Dr. John Bickhart said the district's top priority was supporting students...
Oct 02, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 1, 2025
TRIAL THIS WEEK FOR 2016 SHOOTING IN WILLIAMSPORT The trial of Dawud Muneer Rogers, accused of fatally shooting William Blackwell in 2016, continued Tuesday in Lycoming County Court. According to North Central PA dot com, prosecutors called a slew of witnesses, including an ER doctor, former police officials, and cellp...
Oct 01, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING NEWS SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
POLICE INVESTIGATE EARLY MONDAY MORNING SHOOTING. Williamsport police say an 18-year-old man was shot early Monday morning on Memorial Avenue. According to the Sun Gazette, officers responded around 2:30 a.m. after reports of gunfire and screeching tires. A short time later, they found the victim inside a nearby home w...
Sep 30, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 29, 2025
MIDDLEBURG MAN ACQUITTED OF RAPE OF A CHILD A Snyder County jury has acquitted a Middleburg man of child rape and related charges after a two-day trial. According to the Daily Item, 55 year-old Jeffrey Try had been accused of raping a 9-year-old girl between 2018 and 2019. His first trial ended in a mistrial in April. ...
Sep 29, 2025
National News
Today's Headlines (10/03/25)
President Trump said he's looking for "Democrat agencies" to eliminate as revenge for the ongoing government shutdown. The dispute centers on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, which Senate Democrats demand be extended in any funding bill to prote...
Oct 03, 2025
Today's Headlines (10/02/25)
The Supreme Court will allow Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to stay in office while her case proceeds. Justices will hear arguments in January, with a decision expected in June. President Trump had asked the court to let him immediately remove Cook...
Oct 02, 2025
Today's Headlines (10/01/25)
A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that Trump officials violated the First Amendment by seeking to deport pro-Palestinian students. U.S. District Judge William Young said the administration used immigration powers to silence lawful politica...
Oct 01, 2025
Today's Headlines (09/30/25)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday at the White House with President Trump to discuss a possible Gaza cease-fire. Trump told NBC News he was hopeful about progress and the release of hostages held by Hamas. "We're doing very well....
Sep 30, 2025
Today's Headlines (09/29/25)
President Trump said more indictments of his Democratic detractors could follow the case against former FBI Director James Comey. "They're corrupt," he told reporters. "These were corrupt, radical-left Democrats." A federal grand jury in Virginia cha...
Sep 29, 2025