LOYALSOCK SCHOOL CLOSED AFTER WEEKEND SHOOTINGS Loyalsock Township School District has closed today out of an abundance of caution after a series of incidents over the weekend involving the fatal shooting of a 15 year old Williamsport Area School District student Saturday night and another shooting without injuries reported in Loyalsock Township Sunday night. According…… more »
Category Archives: WILQ Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 29, 2024
PERSON OF INTEREST IN CITY SHOOTING NOW CHARGED WITH FORGERY More information has come to light about the man who was taken into custody as a person of interest after the fatal shooting of two contracted security personnel at Lycoming Engines near Terrace place in Williamsport January 12th. According to the Sun Gazette, Troy Bailey,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 28, 2024
JERSEY SHORE FOSTER MOTHER CHARGED WITH ABUSE A Jersey Shore woman who was a temporary foster parent for a 5 year-old child who was disabled, was arraigned this week on felony counts of physical abuse of the child. According to the Sun Gazette, 24 year old Jeanette Nicole Hunsberger faces multiple felony and misdemeanor counts…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 27, 2024
AUTOPSY SCHEDULED AFTER FATAL STABBING An autopsy is scheduled this week for a Montandon-area man who was pronounced dead at 5:35am Saturday at Geisinger Medical Center. Police, and the Montour County coroner are investigating the death and treating it as homicide. State police at Milton say 22-year-old Preston Robert Bennett stabbed 28 year old Kyle…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 26, 2024
FATAL UTV CRASH SATURDAY IN MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP A UTV crash on Burns Road in Mill Creek Township took the life of a Montoursville man Saturday. According to the Sun Gazette, State police say 44 year old John Irion was traveling west on Burns Road about 10:30pm and ran into a south shoulder ditch, and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 23, 2024
WOMAN CHARGED WITH PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS A woman from Shamokin Dam was arrested February 9th after police were called to assist her from a restaurant where she had been kicked out for being drunk and belligerent. According to North Central PA dot com, 37 year old Trisha R. Phillips yelled at police and threatened to blow…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 20, 2024
STANDOFF IN WILLIAMSPORT ENDS PEACEFULLY City police arrested a man allegedly responsible for a stand-off with law enforcement yesterday after he threatened his pregnant girlfriend who then locked herself in a bathroom for safety at Timberland Apartments in Williamsport beginning at about 10 am. According to the Sun Gazette, originally police went to the apartment…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 19, 2024
PERSON OF INTEREST IN CITY SHOOTING WILL STAY IN JAIL The man arrested on a protection from abuse order after the fatal shooting of 37 year old Alisha Seese, of Williamsport, and 37 year old Ronald Dailey Jr. of Jersey Shore near Lycoming Engines on January 12th will remain in jail. According to the Sun…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 16, 2024
MORNING WIND ADVISORY TODAY A wind advisory remains in effect this morning until about 10 am with winds around 20 to 25 miles per hour and gusts in some areas could be up to 45 miles per hour. High profile vehicles are advised to use caution while on the roadway. Electricity issues that plagued southern…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS FEBRUARY 15, 2024
WOMAN SENTENCED FOR TRAFFICKING MINOR CHILDREN A Williamsport woman who was arrested along with a co-defendant for trafficking minor girls in exchange for drugs and money was sentenced Tuesday in Lycoming County court. According to North Central PA dot com, 36 year old Jennifer Gibbs pleaded guilty to two felony counts of attempted trafficking in…… more »