Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 11, 2026
MAN CRASHES INTO HOME, FLEES THE SCENE An 18-year-old Montoursville man is in jail after police say he crashed into a house and then tried to flee. Troopers say Wyatt Johnston struck a home on Warrensville Road around 3:15 Tuesday morning and drove off. State Police say they later spotted the damaged Jeep in Montoursvi...
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 10, 2026
FLAGS AT HALF STAFF FOR FALLEN TROOPER Flags have been ordered to half-staff across Pennsylvania after a state trooper was shot and killed Sunday night in Chester County. Investigators say Corporal Tim O'Connor had pulled over a driver reported to be driving erratically when the suspect opened fire. The gunman later to...
Mar 10, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 9, 2026
JERSEY SHORE LAWYER ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT A Lycoming County attorney is facing serious misconduct allegations. Court filings with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court say 50-year-old Timothy Reitz of Jersey Shore used his position to pressure two clients into sexual situations while representing them in custody matters. Inve...
Mar 09, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 6, 2026
ONE CAR ACCIDENT SHUTS DOWN ROUTE 61 Route 61 in Shamokin was shut down for several hours Thursday morning after a one-vehicle crash that destroyed a utility pole just north of the Coal Township line. Police say a car driven by 24-year-old Pedro Gomez-Martinez of Shamokin left the roadway around 7:40 and struck the pol...
Mar 06, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 5, 2026
STATE PRISON FOR MAN GUILTY OF ABUSE OF INFANT SON A Sunbury man who admitted to severely abusing his infant son has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison. According to The Daily Item, 24-year-old Jeremy Erb pleaded guilty to assaulting his 5-month-old child. Investigators say the baby was taken to Geisinger Medi...
Mar 05, 2026
National News
Speaker Mike Johnson Rejects "Nation Building" as U.S. Weighs Further Action in Iran
House Speaker Mike Johnson said this week that the United States should not move into nation building in Iran, drawing a clear line around what he des...
8h ago
Trump Predicts Short Iran Conflict While Warning of Severe Response to Oil Disruptions
President Donald Trump said Monday the war with Iran could be short, even as he warned that any move to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Ho...
Mar 10, 2026
Travel Alert: TSA Staffing Shortages Cause 3-Hour Waits at Houston and New Orleans Airports
Airport officials in Houston and New Orleans warned travelers on Sunday to expect unusually long security waits as TSA staffing shortages disrupted ch...
Mar 09, 2026
Trump Dismisses UK Aircraft Carrier Support as Transatlantic Rift Deepens
The disagreement between Washington and London grew sharper after Donald Trump said the United Kingdom was acting too late on the Middle East conflict...
Mar 08, 2026
Russia Providing Intelligence to Help Iran Track U.S. Forces in Middle East
U.S. intelligence officials said Russia has been providing Iran with information that could help identify American military positions in the Middle Ea...
Mar 07, 2026





