Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 29, 2025
AFTERNOON CRASH SLOWS 15 SOUTH THIS WEEK
A three-vehicle crash slowed traffic on Route 15, just south of the Clinton-Armstrong township line, around 5:20 pm Wednesday afternoon. According to the Sun Gazette, emergency crews reported that four people were hurt with 3 transported by ambulance to area hospitals and a fo...
Aug 29, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 28, 2025
JUDGE ASSAULTED IN COURT
A Montour County district judge was assaulted during a preliminary hearing Monday. According to the Daily Item, court documents say 25-year-old Daniel Rhoades became agitated while testifying on harassment charges and struck Judge William Wilt with a closed fist. A state trooper, sheriff's de...
Aug 28, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 27, 2025
FATAL ACCIDENT IN MIFFLINBURG
State police say a 44-year-old Beavertown man died after his SUV left Route 522 and struck a house in Snyder County Monday evening. According to the Standard Journal, investigators report Joshua Herrold's 2013 Honda Pilot went off the road east of Sale Barn Road around 5:25 p.m., hit the ...
Aug 27, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 26, 2025
PARENTS SUING WASD OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF SPECIAL NEEDS SON
The parents of a special education student are suing the Williamsport Area School District after their son was allegedly strapped to a backboard in class last May. According to the Sun Gazette, a federal lawsuit claims former homeland security and protective s...
Aug 26, 2025
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 25, 2025
WOMAN THREATENING TEEN WITH A MACHETE CHARGED
A Watsontown woman is behind bars after allegedly threatening three people with a machete. According to the Sun Gazette, state police say 28-year-old Stephanie Marie Swank was in a manic state when she swung a 16-inch machete inside a Boyer Lane home on August 11th. Two pe...
Aug 25, 2025
Music News

Jason Aldean Opens Up About His “Breakdown” Following The Las Vegas Route 91 Festival Shooting
Nearly eight years after the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas, Jason Aldean opened up about the tragic experience on a recent appearance on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast. Performing during the massacre that claimed 60 lives ...
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Shaboozey Claims His Second Country Airplay No. 1 With “Good News”
Shaboozey has scored his second No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart with "Good News," which rose one place to reach the top on this week's chart, after gaining 31.1 million audience impressions. The track was co-written by Shaboozey and Sean Coo...
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Ethan Hawke Gives Merle Haggard The Heartfelt Documentary He Deserves With ‘Highway 99’
Ethan Hawke's new two-part documentary, Highway 99: A Double Album, offers a rich, three-hour tribute to Merle Haggard, delving into the late country legend's complex life and legacy with heartfelt reverence. Blending rare archival footage, audio inter...
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Stray Kids Claim Seventh Career No. 1 On Billboard 200 Chart With ‘KARMA’
Stray Kids' KARMA debuts atop the Billboard 200 chart, earning the K-pop group the seventh No. 1 of their career. The release notched 313,000 equivalent album units in the United States over the past week, with traditional album sales making up 296,000...
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Maren Morris Joined By Yola For Intimate ‘Soho Sessions’ Performance
During an intimate Soho Sessions performance at the Hamptons' Stephen Talkhouse on Monday night (August 25), Maren Morris reflected on how her breakout 2016 single, "My Church," transformed her from a singer-songwriter into a full-fledged artist, bring...
Aug 29, 2025