Backyard Broadcasting’s public affairs show that focuses on local life and events in our area.
- by Backyard BroadcastingA stove exploded after someone left a loaded gun in it, a dime worth nearly $500,000 will go to auction, the world's smallest functional vacuum cleaner has been built and more, on this week's episode of The Files Of The Strange and Deranged!
- by Backyard BroadcastingRiver Valley Health is hosting an Eat Around the World event at the Genetti Hotel September 19th to raise money for unmet patient needs. Freddi Hammer talks with Brittany Fisher, the Marketing and Community Engagement coordinator at River Valley Health, and Dave Yost, the chef at the Sojourner Truth Ministries soup kitchen, who is preparing food […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingA new parking lot can't be used because it's not connected to any nearby streets, a Florida man was arrested after getting drunk and shooting at a tree..missing and shooting up a neighbor's house, two men in Ontario, Canada picked up a bear cub and took it on a road trip and more on this […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingPA Senator Gene Yaw and Representative Joe Hamm invite all seniors, caregivers, and their families to the 2024 Senior Citizen’s Expo Thursday, September 19th at the Community Baptist Church in Montoursville. Meet over 80 vendors who are offering information and services from state & local agencies, home care companies, travel agencies, lawyers, assisted living facilities […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingIt's the August 2024 episode of the Backyard Business Spotlight with Shawn Carey and Jason Fink, President/CEO of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce. We recap the 2024 Grand Slam Parade and the "Williamsport Welcomes The World" street festival, get an update on Tom Glavine's future appearance in town as well as a look ahead to […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingThere were dozens of flights cancelled and hundreds delayed in Japan due to a pair of scissors going missing, new research shows that finding love could be the "Fountain of Youth"…for men, an 18-year-old California man decided to shoplift during a "Shop With A Cop" event and more in this week's episode of "The Files […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingA restaurant in Scotland is offering "seagull insurance", a couple sold tickets to their wedding, a man suing Walt Disney Parks & Resorts may see his case thrown out because he had signed up for a 1-month free trial of Disney+ and more in this week's episode of The Files Of The Strange and Deranged!
- by Backyard Broadcasting“Wreaths Across America – Central PA” raises funds all year to place wreaths on the graves of local veterans so that no military member is ever forgotten. Dori Rankinen, the coordinator of the local group, talks with Freddi Hammer about needing volunteers, how donations are used and appreciated, and how she’s looking for new ideas […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingA Vietnamese seamstress has gone 3 decades without sleep, a 17-year-old Nebraska man has been accused of derailing trains for YouTube footage, the Polk County Sheriff's Office recently engaged in a "slow-speed" pursuit and more on this week's episode of "The Files Of The Strange and Deranged"!
- by Backyard BroadcastingThe National Guard Experience is an event Saturday, August 10th at the National Guard Armory on Grove Street in Williamsport. Members of the Guard, who are your neighbors, hope to build awareness about their commitment to serving the community and will host many state and local organizations who will share their message of service. The […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingA man has been arrested for "The Florida Man Trifecta", a man who survived over 400 days marooned at sea is being sued for cannibalism, heavy rain and flooding in Texas has resulted in a threat from poisonous hammerhead flatworms and more, this week in The Files Of The Strange and Deranged!
- by Backyard BroadcastingThe Susquehanna Greenway Partnership invites you to their 3rd Annual Susquehanna Greenway Outdoor Expo coming up August 3rd at the Shikellamy Marina in Sunbury. The pet-friendly, family day will host many outdoor partners of the Greenway who will share their expertise about the Susquehanna River and how to use its resources for kayaking and paddling, […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingIt's the July 2024 episode of the Backyard Business Spotlight with Shawn Carey and Jason Fink, President/CEO of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce. We learn which Baseball Hall Of Famers will be in the city for the 2024 Grand Slam Parade and Williamsport Welcomes The World street festival! There's also an update on the […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingA fundraiser is coming up July 27th at 61 Events and 61 Pinbar on in Sunbury, PA called “Rock For Rescues 2024”, to support “Mommy & Me Rescue” and “Rescue Pets Serving Vets”. Freddi Hammer talks with event coordinators Mary and Dennis Marquette who share the full day line-up and bring headliner Ron Keel on […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingA shared bag of potato chips sent Japanese children to the hospital, a Red Lobster in Colorado received an orange lobster, a mother and daughter are in big trouble after assaulting a Sam's Club employee and more in this week's episode of The Files Of The Strange and Deranged!
- by Backyard BroadcastingSenator Gene Yaw and Representative Jamie Flick along with Representative Joe Hamm and PA Treasurer, Stacy Garrity are hosting a State Services and Veteran Recognition Day, July 20th in the parking lot at 175 Pine Street in Williamsport. Senator Yaw and Representative Flick talk with Freddi Hammer about how residents can come search for unclaimed […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingBubbles, Michael Jackson's chimp, is not only still alive, but living the good life, scientists are developing a technology to allow prisoners to serve years of their sentence in minutes, a psychic has used her profession as a ruse to rob people and more in this week's episode of The Files Of The Strange and […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingIt's the June 2024 edition of the Backyard Business Spotlight with Shawn Carey's conversation featuring Jason Fink, President/CEO of the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce. We introduce you to the locally-owned Mulberry Moose, the newest business that has arrived in Williamsport and learn about the "Wilds Are Working" program kicking off in July. Also, we look […]
- by Backyard BroadcastingGirlz in the Hoodie fundraiser at Bar on Market, Sunday, June 30th 6-9pm VIP meet & greet 4:30pmLink for tickets Scotty Austin of Saving Able with Jacob Yaos Opening Tickets, Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM | Eventbrite Freddi Hammer, Anthony Mussare, and Don Rick of New Trail Brewing talk with Scotty Austin, about […]
- by Backyard Broadcasting“The Dominican Plate” is an annual fundraising dinner that is a partnership between the Williamsport Crosscutters and ACES North America, to support impoverished communities in the Dominican Republic. Lynell Stabler, a founding member of ACES, tells Freddi Hammer about the projects that are completed and maintained through the generous fundraising done here in Williamsport, and […]
