FIRE DISPLACES PENN TOWNSHIP FAMILY A fire in Lairdsville displaced a Penn Township family early Tuesday morning. According to the Sun Gazette, the unnamed couple and their 11 year old granddaughter escaped the fire along Lakeside Drive after they awoke to the smell of smoke at about 2:20am. Firefighters said they arrived to the home…… more »
Category Archives: WILQ Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 21, 2023
STABBING IN WILLIAMSPORT A city woman is in custody today after police say she stabbed her boyfriend during an argument Monday morning in her Memorial Avenue apartment. According to the Sun Gazette, 19 year old Anastasia Wingo called 911 saying she stabbed the victim, but the boyfriend told police the injuries were self-inflicted and was…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 20, 2023
SATURDAY ACCIDENT IN MUNCY A Saturday morning accident between a cement truck and SUV in Muncy sent three people to the hospital just after 6:20am. According to the Sun Gazette, the female driver of the SUV was thrown from the vehicle when the collision happened at Clarkstown Road and Route 442, and she and the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 16, 2023
STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE GUNSHOTS IN LOYALSOCK Pennsylvania State Police responded to reports of a gunshot on Monday at the 200 block of Russell Avenue in Loyalsock Township. According to North Central PA dot com, the deceased victim was identified as Jeffrey Aderhold II and police are involved in an active investigation. According to police scanner…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 15, 2023
POLICE INVESTIGATE BODY FOUND IN HUMMELS WHARF Police found a body in a Monroe Township and have begun an investigation. According to State Police, the victim in the case is 35 year old Tiffany Judge who was found deceased in the Valley Lodge Motel in Monroe Township on North Susquehanna Trail in Hummels Wharf earlier this…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 14, 2023
NO EXPLOSIVES FOUND IN SUNBURY FROM BOMB THREAT There were no explosives found by bomb sniffing dogs brought in to investigate three separate bomb threats in Sunbury over the weekend. According to the Daily Item, Sunbury police say an investigation is underway and they suspect that one individual is responsible for the series of calls…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 13, 2023
SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER LIFTED IN SUNBURY Sunbury police have now lifted a shelter in place warning again after two separate bomb threats in a four-block area Saturday. According to the Daily item, police deemed the threats credible and first reported there were threats against police, a bomb threat at a fast food restaurant, making…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 10, 2023
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT INJURES MILLMONT MAN An 80 year old man from Millmont is hospitalized in serious condition after a motorcycle accident with a tractor on Route 45 near the intersection with Shuck Road Tuesday. According to the Daily Item, Patrick D. Ofallon was traveling east on Old Turnpike Road and the 16 year old driver…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 8, 2023
LYCOMING COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS All 81 precincts reported results in the general election yesterday with an overall average turnout of 35.78 percent in Lycoming County. In the Commissioner race, incumbent Scott Metzger received 37.22 percent of the vote and will serve with 2nd place Republican Marc Sortman who was elected with 32.17percent of the vote. …… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS NOVEMBER 7, 2023
NEW JERSEY MAN STEALS AMBULANCE, CRASHES A man from New Jersey stole an ambulance Monday morning and crashed it in a wooded area near Montoursville. According to the Sun Gazette, Marcus Stapleton took the ambulance from the Almond Street in the city’s East End, first stopping at a convenience store to ask directions in a…… more »