Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 20, 2026
MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING CHANGES PLEA JUST BEFORE TRIAL A Williamsport man has pleaded guilty in a violent stabbing at the Third Street River Valley Trade and Transit Center. Thirty-seven-year-old Timothy Maddox admitted to two counts of aggravated assault just before his trial was set to begin. Prosecutors say the Dece...
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 19, 2026
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN LEWISBURG A Sunbury woman was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon near the Susquehanna Valley Mall. State police say 58-year-old Sandy Mallatratt was driving north on North Susquehanna Trail around 4:30 when her SUV struck the rear of a Chevrolet Suburban. The impact pushed ...
Mar 19, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 18, 2026
WILLIAMSPORT TEEN SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING INTO A CAR IN 2024 A Williamsport teen who fired shots at a passing vehicle has been sentenced in Lycoming County Court. Nineteen-year-old Tahir Dixon received 54 months of probation after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a minor and recklessly endangering another p...
Mar 18, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 17, 2026
HOMELESS MAN BREAKS INTO COURTHOUSE A homeless man is facing felony charges after police say he broke into the Northumberland County Courthouse in Sunbury. Officers responded to an alarm Saturday afternoon and found an open window. Inside, they say 38-year-old Keith Good was located wearing only boxers and was taken in...
Mar 17, 2026
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 16, 2026
MAN WHO CRASHED TRUCK WITH A TODDLER AND FLED, ARRESTED A Williamsport man is facing felony charges after police say he crashed a pickup truck with a three-year-old child inside and fled the scene. Officers say 30-year-old Roland Alexander Zerbe struck two parked vehicles on the 700 block of Fifth Avenue, then ran to a...
Mar 16, 2026
Music News

Orleans Confirms 2026 Will Be the Band's Final Year on Tour
Orleans is preparing to step away from touring after more than five decades as a live band. In a message shared with fans, founding member Lance Hoppe...
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Dua Lipa Joins George Clooney as Nespresso's New Global Brand Ambassador
Dua Lipa has signed on as Nespresso's new global brand ambassador, adding another major partnership to her growing list of brand deals. In an announce...
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Benson Boone's Birmingham Makeup Show: A Proposal, a Queen Icon, and an Apology
An Instagram message shared after Benson Boone's March 15 concert in Birmingham, England, gave fans a closer look at one of the night's most talked-ab...
10h ago

Lorde and Universal Music Group Part Ways After 17-Year Partnership
Lorde has shared that her deal with Universal Music Group ended at the close of 2025, bringing a relationship that began when she was 12 to a close. I...
10h ago

Mel C Confirms: No Spice Girls Reunion Plans for 30th Anniversary
A Spice Girls reunion is not on the calendar right now, at least not for the group's 30th anniversary next year. Mel C said there are no official plan...
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