Local News
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...
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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
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 4, 2026
WOMAN JAILED FOR TEXTING INAPPROPRIATE TEXTS TO MINOR A Lycoming County woman will stand trial on charges she sent thousands of inappropriate text messages to a minor. Authorities say 29-year-old Amber Koch of Jersey Shore exchanged messages with the child over less than a year that filled about 2,700 pages. Following ...
Mar 04, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 3, 2026
CHARGES FOR TWO LOCAL DRUG DEALERS A Williamsport drug arrest has led to charges against a second suspected dealer. Police say 38-year-old Shawna Hockman was taken into custody after detectives seized 133 grams of MDMA, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and packaging materials from a Park Avenue home. According to North C...
Mar 03, 2026
Music News
Sprints Return with a Cutting Critique of Economic and Social Instability
Sprints have returned with Trickle Down, a tense new single that zeroes in on the emotional drag of living through constant instability. The band said...
9h ago
The Scrapped Sessions: Fugazi Unearths Original 'In on the Kill Taker' Recordings
Dischord announced the release of a long-shelved Fugazi recording session made with Steve Albini in 1992, giving fans a first official look at materia...
9h ago
Keanu Reeves' Dogstar Reveals New Album 'All in Now' and Upcoming U.S. Tour Dates
Dogstar has set May 29 as the release date for All In Now, the band's fourth studio album and its second full-length project since reuniting in 2023. ...
9h ago
Red Hot Chili Peppers Clarify Role in New Hillel Slovak Film Ahead of Netflix Debut
A new trailer has arrived for The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel, a documentary that looks back at the band's early years thro...
Mar 08, 2026
Guns N' Roses Return: Seven-City Stadium Tour Locked in for Late 2026
Guns N' Roses are heading back to Australia and New Zealand in late 2026 for a new run of stadium dates. The tour is scheduled to begin November 29 in...
Mar 07, 2026








