Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 4, 2025
MORE FELONIES FOR CONVICTED CHILD PORN SUSPECT
A Williamsport man accused of trying to meet a child online is scheduled to be back in court December ninth. Court records say 57-year-old Daniel Ade was out on unsecured bail at the time of his latest arrest and was already on parole for a 2008 child pornography convicti...
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 3, 2025
MEN CHARGED AFTER INSURANCE FRAUD SCHEME
Two local men are facing felony charges after state police say they intentionally set fire to a sports car in an alleged insurance fraud scheme near Trout Run. According to the Sun Gazette, Anthony James Jr. of Eldred Township and Linton Hooper of Williamsport are accused of to...
Dec 03, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 2, 2025
WEATHER BRINGING ON INTERSTATE RESTRICTIONS
Tier One vehicle restrictions are in place as part of PennDOT's winter storm response across much of Pennsylvania. The restrictions impact major roadways including Interstates 80, 81 and 180, through Lycoming County and the northcentral region. Certain trucks, RVs, school bu...
Dec 02, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS DECEMBER 1, 2025
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISPLACES THREE
An adult man and two teenagers are displaced following a Friday night basement fire at a home in the 6200 block of Sulphur Springs Road in Washington Township. The call came in just before 5:30. Fire officials say damage was extensive to the basement, with smoke damage on the u...
Dec 01, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 28, 2025
DRONE USED IN JAIL DRUG DROP. Three people are charged after police say a drone was used in an attempt to drop suspected methamphetamine into the Northumberland County Jail yard. Coal Township police charged John Szymanski of Ranshaw, his fiancée and inmate Jeanette Zeller, and Brandan Schoeneberger with multip...
Nov 28, 2025
Music News
Steve Cropper, Guitarist For Booker T. & The MG’s And Stax Records House Band, Dies At 84
Steve Cropper, the legendary guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer known for shaping the Memphis soul sound with Stax Records, died on Wednesday (December 3) at the age of 84. No cause of death has been shared as of yet. "While we mourn the loss ...
Dec 04, 2025
Lizzo Recommends That “Everyone Should Get Cancelled At Least Once”
Lizzo reflected on her experiences with public backlash and cancellation in a new Substack essay, suggesting that everyone should be "cancelled at least once" in order to learn from it. Raised in a strict Pentecostal church, she contrasted her efforts ...
Dec 04, 2025
Matty Healy Claims That The 1975 Have Made Two New Albums
During an interaction with a fan following a Q&A at Gateshead College in England on Tuesday (December 2), Matty Healy revealed that The 1975 have recorded two new albums, with at least one of the projects - and possibly both - entitled DOGS. The br...
Dec 04, 2025
‘Wicked: For Good’ Soundtrack Soars Into Top 10 On Seven Billboard Charts
The Wicked: For Good soundtrack, led by the film's stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, debuted in the Top 10 across seven Billboard charts this week. The album reached No. 1 on the Soundtracks and Vinyl Albums charts, and No. 2 on the all-genre Bill...
Dec 04, 2025
Bad Bunny Is Spotify’s Global Top Artist Of 2025 And Has Most-Streamed Album Of The Year
Bad Bunny dominates Spotify's 2025 year-end Wrapped campaign, securing the No. 1 spot as the Global Top Artist with over 19.8 billion streams, ahead of Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, and leading the Global Top Albums chart with DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. This...
Dec 04, 2025
