YOUNG DRIVER IDENTIFIED AFTER ROUTE 15 CRASH A Williamsport man was involved in a fatal crash Saturday along Route 15 in Clinton Township. According to the Lycoming County Coroner, 21 year old Tyjair Barbee was traveling north on 15 when he lost control of the vehicle and skidded across the southbound lanes of travel, causing…… more »
Category Archives: WILQ Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 22, 2023
WHEREABOUTS OF CUBAN COACH STILL UNCLEAR The investigation continues into the Cuban Little League Coach who disappeared from the International Grove complex last Saturday night. According to the Sun Gazette, Jose Perez was seen in surveillance video getting into a car driven by someone else along Route 15 outside the Little League Complex around 11pm…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 21, 2023
CUBA LITTLE LEAGUE COACH UNACCOUNTED FOR One of three coaches in Williamsport with the Bayamo Cuba Little League Team remains unaccounted for this morning after Little League International notified authorities that he never returned to International Grove late Saturday night. According to Penn Live, there’s no word on whether authorities believe Jose Perez defected to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 17, 2023
POLICE LOOK FOR CAR BREAK-IN SUSPECTS Police in Pine Creek Township are reporting numerous overnight break-ins to cars on private property this week. According to North Central Pa dot com, Crimewatch reports that thefts that involved removing currency from unlocked parked cars happened in residential areas of Avis Borough, Wayne Township, Pine Creek Township, and…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCAST LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 16, 2023
MUNCY MAN CHARGED AFTER HIT AND RUN A Muncy man was stopped by police after he allegedly struck a parked car in a convenience store parking lot while intoxicated on June 16th and fled the scene. According to the Sun Gazette, Shawn Shearer was traveling in a pickup truck hauling a trailer that witnesses at…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 15, 2023
HOUSE FIRE IN AVIS A fire damaged a home in Avis Saturday night and the State Fire Marshal is investigating the blaze. According to the Sun Gazette fire officials said the home, owned by Roger Myers of Roger’s Lemonade – a staple at the Clinton County Fair – may not be a total loss. Volunteers…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 14, 2023
FATAL TRACTOR PULL ACCIDENT A terrible accident took the life of a woman from Johnstown at the Union County West End Fair Friday night. According to WNEP, around 8:30pm a piece of an exhaust wheel from a tractor blew apart during a tractor pull event and struck the 33 year old woman in the neck. …… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 10, 2023
INJURED PASSENGER LEFT ON ROADWAY IN MCCLURE A preliminary hearing is coming up this month for a Mifflin County man who was arrested after police say a passenger in his vehicle on June 19th was found lying in the roadway in McClure with critical injuries. According to Middleburg police, 43-year-old Samuel Smith of Reedsville is…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 9, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT MAN REJECTS PLEA DEAL A man accused of providing drugs to a woman who overdosed and died in 2021 has rejected a 20 year plea deal and now may face a life sentence if found guilty in federal court. According to Penn Live, 45 year old Daquan Alterki Alford allegedly provided heroin and fentanyl…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS AUGUST 8, 2023
FATAL ACCIDENT ON I-81 NEAR HARRISBURG Three people died late Sunday night near Harrisburg after a charter bus carrying up to 50 people overturned on I-81 in heavy rain around 11:50pm. According to WGAL, State Police released a statement on the accident that happened around mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton Township, saying that a…… more »