MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATS NOW CHARGED WITH STOLEN FIREARM Police continue the investigation into threats made toward a local school and discovered the weapon used in a threatening Snap Chat video is the same weapon found on the person of a juvenile in custody for the theft committed at a Hughesville gun shop on September…… more »
Category Archives: WILQ Local News
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 7, 2024
FIRE SUNDAY AT ELDRED TOWNSHIP TRAILER PARK An Eldred Township fire has spurred an investigation by State police. According to the Sun Gazette, an early morning fire Sunday at the Pinecrest Village on Pinecrest Drive damaged the water treatment facility at the trailer court property that is home to over 70 residents. Volunteers from Loyalsock,…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 4, 2024
LEWISBURG WOMAN ARRESTED FOR IDENTITY THEFT OF SISTER A Lewisburg woman has been charged with forgery, identity theft and more in Union County after she attempted to cash checks and make transactions in her sister’s name. According to the Daily Item, 33 year old Stephanie Elise Riebman is facing the five felony counts after she…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 3, 2024
18 YEAR OLD CHARGED WITH CAR THEFT, ATTEMPTED ROBBERY A man from Williamsport already facing felony charges in Montoursville, was arraigned in district court Tuesday for allegedly stealing a car and attempting to break into a Muncy Creek Township gun shop on September 26th. According to the Sun Gazette, 18 year old Khanif Carter is…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 2, 2024
MAN STRANGLES WIFE, TELLS POLICE IT WAS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE A man from Williamsport was arrested this week on charges that he attempted to kill his wife earlier this year by strangulation but tried to make it look like a suicide. According to the Sun Gazette, police say during an argument in January, an enraged Dane…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS OCTOBER 1, 2024
POSSIBLE VANDALISM IN EMPTY LOYALSOCK RESIDENCE Authorities were called to a home in Loyalsock Township yesterday to investigate a potential fire, but instead found a destroyed home allegedly an intentional act of vandalism. According to the Sun Gazette, Tenants at the home at 1544 Randall Circle were evicted by the Lycoming County Housing Authority about…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
CITY CARJACKING SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CARBON COUNTY The man seen on surveillance cameras carjacking a victim in Williamsport Sunday afternoon was arrested for another carjacking Monday September 23rd. According to the Sun Gazette, 27 year old Tiler Martin Wood, a homeless man formerly of Muncy, was identified and charged with numerous felonies in Lycoming County…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
WILLIAMSPORT STUDENT FOUND WITH GUN IN BACKPACK A student at Williamsport area high school was taken into custody Wednesday by state police after school officials conducted a drug search based on reasonable suspicion and discovered a handgun in the student’s backpack. According to an email from superintendent, Dr. Timothy S. Bowers, there were never any…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
WORK ON SNYDER COUNTY SEWER LINE TODAY Work for the replacement of the broken sewer pipe that broke Sunday near Selinsgrove, spilling raw sewage into Penns Creek, which flows on to the Susquehanna River will begin today. According to the Daily Item, authorities from DEP and Snyder County recommend avoiding direct contact with the Susquehanna…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
TRAFFIC SNARLED IN LEWISBURG MONDAY Traffic was detoured Monday afternoon around an accident on Route 15 and AJK Boulevard near the Sheetz in Lewisburg just after 2pm. According to the Daily Item, one person was injured and transported to Geisinger in Danville after a three-vehicle accident involving a GMC Pickup truck, a rabbit transit van,…… more »