Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 13, 2026
LIFE SENTENCE HANDED TO WILLIAMSPORT MAN FOR 2023 HOMICIDE A Lycoming County man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a deadly 2023 shooting. A jury convicted 35-year-old Benjamin Villanueva the Third of criminal homicide, aggravated assault, evidence tampering and firearms violations in the shooting death of ...
7h ago
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 10, 2026
WILLIAMSPORT MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON A Williamsport man is facing serious charges after police say he set a fire inside an apartment building. Fifty-five-year-old Michael Eugene Cover was arrested late Wednesday at a high-rise on West Fourth Street. Investigators say he set debris on fire in a third-floor hallway, trapp...
Apr 10, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 9, 2026
SOUTH CAROLINA FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN WILLIAMSPORT A man wanted for a deadly stabbing in South Carolina has been arrested in Williamsport. Johnathan Romig was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals Wednesday on West Third Street. Investigators say he's accused of fatally stabbing a man in Hampton County. Romig was evaluated...
Apr 09, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 8, 2026
WOMAN CHARGED FOR NEGLECT AFTER OVERDOSING NEAR HER CHILD A woman in Sunbury is facing charges after an alleged overdose with a child in the home. Police say 42-year-old Erin Schenherr was found unresponsive and revived with Narcan. Officers discovered her young daughter inside the home, along with drug-related items w...
Apr 08, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 7, 2026
MAN CAUGHT TRYING TO DESTORY EVIDENCE IN CSAM CASE A 42-year-old Sunbury man is facing multiple felony charges after state police say he tried to destroy evidence while they served a search warrant. Investigators say Brian Thomas Lubold performed a factory reset on his cellphone and threw it in the trash just before tr...
Apr 07, 2026
National News
US blockade around Iranian ports drives fresh concern over global oil flows
A new US military order is set to tighten pressure on Iran after ceasefire talks broke down over the weekend. Officials said naval forces will begin b...
11h ago
High Stakes, No Deal: Diplomacy Remains Tense as U.S.-Iran Talks Conclude in Pakistan
Talks between U.S. and Iranian officials ended in Islamabad without a deal, leaving a temporary ceasefire under added pressure. Officials said the neg...
Apr 12, 2026
U.S. and Iran Open High-Stakes Talks in Pakistan as Ceasefire Holds Uneasily
Senior American and Iranian officials arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for talks tied to a fragile ceasefire, opening the highest-level contact betwee...
Apr 11, 2026
Trump Calls Iran Deal Deadline Final as Fragile Ceasefire Faces Pressure
President Donald Trump said this week that the deadline for an agreement with Iran is final, signaling that the White House does not plan to offer mor...
Apr 10, 2026
Ceasefire on the Edge: Trump Warns of 'Major War' as Iran Negotiations Stall
A new warning from President Donald Trump added fresh strain to an already fragile ceasefire in the Middle East. In a social media post on Thursday, h...
Apr 09, 2026





