CHILD DIES IN I-80 CRASH MONDAY The early morning crash Monday along I-80 in White Deer Township killed a 5-year old boy who was a passenger in the minivan involved in the crash with a tractor trailer. According to state police at Milton the crash happened after 12:30am when the 27 year old driver of…… more »
Category Archives: WILQ Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS APRIL 3, 2023
PPL RESTORES ELECTRIC AFTER GUSTY WEEKEND All electrical outages under PPL’s jurisdiction have been restored according to their outage map this morning. High winds this weekend gusted up to 55 miles per hour brought down limbs and trees, stripped siding from homes and had Central Pennsylvania emergency crews clearing roadways of downed poles and wires…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 31, 2023
POLICE ARREST WOMAN FOR POSSESSING FENTANYL A Williamsport woman who was found to have fentanyl at her home after a police search, had her preliminary hearing yesterday for felony criminal attempt and possession with intent to deliver. According to the Sun Gazette, Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit detectives recognized 32 year old Kortney Marie Lunger…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 31, 2023
VIOLENT CRASH SHUTS DOWN EAST THIRD STREET State police are investigating a crash that happened on East Third Street yesterday around 1:30pm and sent one driver to the hospital. According to the Sun Gazette, witnesses say a three car collision happen at Westminster Drive with one of the cars, a Mazda, flipping up in the…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 29, 2023
LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL STILL CLOSED AFTER FIRE Classes are still out today for Loyalsock Township high school and middle school after a small early morning fire in an office kept students and staff from the building yesterday. According to the Sun Gazette, Loyalsock Township and Southside firefighters and school maintenance staff responded to alarms…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 28, 2023
FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH A Mifflinburg man was thrown from a motorcycle and killed after a crash Sunday evening in Union County. According to state police at Milton, 34 year old Tyler Reichenbach was traveling west at a high rate of speed along Route 45 and crested a hill in Lewis Township at the same time…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 27, 2023
SUSPECT IN BEATING DEATH PLEADS GUILTY A Watsontown man pled guilty Friday to the beating death of another man, but family members are awaiting trial in the case. According to the Daily Item, Thomas Allen Huffman of Watsontown was accused in the beating death of Richard Leroy Jameson II and then burying him on their…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 24, 2023
LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDERER OF WILLIAMSPORT MOM The man who was accused of killing Heather Cohick in the doorway of her Williamsport apartment in September of 2022 with her toddler son looking on, plead guilty in Lycoming County Court yesterday and was given life without the possibility of parole. According to the Sun Gazette,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 23, 2023
POLICE ARREST SUSPECT AT LOCAL BAR A Williamsport man accused of choking, stabbing and punching a 51 year old relative at a home on Bent Road was taken into custody at Kelly’s Grill in W. Fourth Street after an arrest warrant had been issued for him March 21st. According to North Central PA dot com,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 22, 2023
SECOND MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE A young man from New Jersey is now the second person officially charged in an attempted homicide case in Williamsport from last September. According to the Sun Gazette, Keyon A White is now facing the charges from when he and accomplice allegedly went to Lila Lane in the Newberry…… more »