On Monday, President Trump adjusted his 2020 order to create a National Garden of American Heroes. The garden would be filled with nearly 200 statues of Americans of positive significance. Many of the names added to the list might be familiar to residents of Pennsylvania. They include Pennsylvania native Jimmy Stewart, Jonas Salk who created … Read more
A Harrisburg woman is being accused of stealing from Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot. Riley June Williams was arrested and charged yesterday with knowingly entering a restricted building or ground without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds for her alleged involvement in the protests in D.C at the … Read more
The FBI is investigating whether a Pennsylvania woman stole a laptop computer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Riley June Williams, a Harrisburg resident, is wanted on several charges related to the breach of the Capitol. According to investigators, Williams’ former romantic partner said that they saw her depicted … Read more
According to Clearfield County District Attorney Ryan Sayers, two men are facing robbery and aggravated assault charges following a shooting in Clearfield Borough over the weekend. Sayers says that on Saturday, around 9 p.m., police were dispatched to a home along South Second Street for a reported shooting. Investigators say 26-year-old Richard Demko, of Northern … Read more
The old YMCA on Lexington Avenue in Altoona is now headed for a sheriff’s sale on March 10th. Its last use was as the KNY Family Fitness Center, which shut down in early 2019 after M&T Bank foreclosed on it back in 2017. The now 97 year old building included a full-sized basketball court, a … Read more
Two Altoona men have been arrested in connection with a burglary last Thursday at a home on Fourth Avenue. When police arrived, they found one of the men bleeding from a head wound. 59 year old Albert Marini and 51 year old Wayne Williams, each now face a string of charges, including burglary, criminal conspiracy … Read more
Pennsylvania is sending one-thousand more of its National Guard members to Washington D.C. to assist in the security there in preparation for Wednesday’s Presidential inauguration. Governor Tom Wolf announced Friday that about two-thousand members of the Pennsylvania National Guard will be located in D.C. throughout this week.
The International Space Station is expected to offer a prime naked-eye viewing opportunity as it passes over central Pennsylvania 3 times this week. The orbiting outpose is going to be visible this evening at 6:52… looking like a bit more than the width of a fist at the end of an outstretched arm above the … Read more
A retired Pennsylvania firefighter was arrested Thursday on federal charges that he threw a fire extinguisher that hit three Capitol Police officers during the violent siege on the Capitol last week. Robert Sanford, 55, who retired last year from the Chester Fire Department, outside Philadelphia, turned himself in to the FBI to face charges
The Harrisburg Capitol Complex is going to be closing for two days next week. The Pennsylvania Office of Administration announced yesterday that the complex will be closed on January 19th and 20th. The decision for the closure is being made out of caution . Officials say employees who work in-person at the complex are being … Read more