Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 22, 2025
JERSEY SHORE STUDENT FOUND WITH GUN CHARGED
The 18 year old Jersey Shore High School student who admitted to bringing a weapon to school in his backpack has been charged with terroristic threats and carrying a gun on school property around May 13th. According to Lycoming Regional Police, witnesses say they saw 18 ye...
23h ago
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 21, 2025
SHAMOKIN MAN RESISTS ARREST AND DISARMS OFFICER
A man who disarmed a police officer in Shamokin was charged with a felony as well as several misdemeanors after he was reported to be trespassing at a store at in the 100 block of West Independence Street last Wednesday and was taken into custody. According to the News ...
May 21, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 20, 2025
ICE AGENTS TAKE THREE INTO CUSTODY AFTER LOYALSOCK ACCIDENT
A Loyalsock Township man was injured in a motorcycle accident Monday morning in which the driver and passengers in the car that struck him were allegedly illegal immigrants and taken into custody at the scene. According to the Sun Gazette, the biker, 27 year...
May 20, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 19, 2025
BODY OF TEN YEAR OLD GIRL RECOVERED FROM SUSQUEHANNA SATURDAY
The body of Claue Schreffler-Algofera, the ten year old third grader from South Williamsport School District, who was swept away in the Susquehanna River while playing near the water with her family on May 4th, was recovered in Northumberland County on Satu...
May 19, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MAY 16, 2025
STUDENT CHARGED WITH HAVING BB GUN AT SCHOOL
A Jersey Shore High School junior is facing charges after witnesses alerted school authorities that he had allegedly brought a handgun to school and made vague threats toward others. According to the Sun Gazette, Lycoming Regional police were contacted about the incident W...
May 16, 2025
Music News

Lemonheads’ Evan Dando Announces His Forthcoming Memoir, ‘Rumors Of My Demise’
On Wednesday (May 21), The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando officially announced the upcoming release of his memoir, Rumors of My Demise, set to be published on October 7 by Simon & Schuster imprint Gallery Books. The 304-page autobiography details D...
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Twenty One Pilots Announce New Album, ‘Breach,’ Lead Single “The Contract” On The Way In June
On Wednesday (May 21), Twenty One Pilots took to social media to announce their upcoming seventh album, Breach, which is set to be released on an unspecified date in September. The band also revealed that they will share the project's lead single, "The...
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Paul Weller Partners With Robert Plant And Noel Gallagher On New Covers Album, ‘Find El Dorado’
On Wednesday (May 21), Paul Weller announced the details of his upcoming covers album, Find El Dorado, which is set to be released on July 25. The collection - which is described as "less a covers album and more a map of [Weller's] emotional and musica...
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Metallica Expand ‘M72 World Tour’ By Announcing 2026 UK/European Dates
On Thursday (May 22), Metallica revealed dates and details of their 2026 UK/European M72 Tour. The 16-date trek will hit nine different countries between May and July of next year, and will feature a rotating lineup of support acts including Gojira, Kn...
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Series Of ‘Jillith Fair’ Tribute Concerts Honoring Jill Sobule Will Feature Tom Morello, Lisa Loeb, Joan Osborne
This spring, a series of tribute concerts dubbed "Jillith Fair - Loving Jill Sobule" will honor the late singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, who tragically died in a house fire in Minnesota on May 1. The events will feature appearances from Tom Morello, Lis...
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