Authorities have identified the Berlin man who died after a crash on State Route 31 in Somerset County Tuesday morning. According to a state police crash report, 20-year-old Lucas Hayman died at a hospital after being flown there following the crash. Troopers say the single-vehicle crash happened along State Route 31, also known as Glades … Read more
Police are investigating a homicide in Dale Borough after a shooting early this morning left one man dead. Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees says the man was shot multiple times in the basement of a home along the 400 Block of Cliff Street. Police say the shooting happened around 3:00 am and that multiple people … Read more
Concrete patchwork will start July 14 on the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 99, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Work will be between Exit 1 (Bedford/PA Turnpike) and Exit 3 (Johnstown/Cessna) in Bedford County. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane in the work zones. This is the next phase … Read more
A man from Duncansville was sentenced on Monday in Clearfield County Court, to 6-months to 1-year in jail, followed by 2-years of probation after being found guilty by a jury in April of assaulting a state trooper. 41 year old Jonathan Chirdon was convicted of two counts each of aggravated assault and simple assault in … Read more
Blair County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event is set for Friday, July 23rd, from noon to 5 and on Saturday, July 24th, from 8am to 1pm at the Jaffa Shrine. There will be a base charge of $15.00 per car trunk-load with an additional charge of $0.50/lb. for all paints,. ONLY the following items will … Read more
A tree that has been on a list of popular landscape plantings has now almost made it to another list which isn’t so popular… The Callery Pear, which is commonly sold under the name Bradford Pear, is now being considered for addition to Pennsylvania’s noxious weed list. It’s not alone either. Japanese barberry, Japanese stiltgrass … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of State issued a directive Friday, prohibiting counties from allowing third-party access to its electronic voting machines. The directive specifically states that county boards of elections shall not allow access, of any kind, to its electronic voting systems to any third-party vendor. Officials add that if that access is allowed, by any … Read more
A Centre County restaurant was heavily damaged in a fire Sunday night after flames tore through multiple levels. Kelly’s Diner in Boggs Township caught fire Sunday after officials report that it started in the basement and spread through the first floor leaving both levels at a complete loss. No injuries were reported. A state police … Read more
Pennsylvania would receive $225 million to fight the opioid-addiction epidemic from a new agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, according to the state attorney general’s office on Thursday. AG Josh Shapiro was among the state attorneys general who had opposed Purdue’s original settlement proposal, before joining an agreement with 14 other states that was disclosed … Read more
The Altoona Curve Game of Hope has been rescheduled to today. The Curve and Akron RubberDucks will play a doubleheader beginning at 5 this afternoon to make up for Wednesday night’s rain out. In conjunction with the American Cancer Society, The Game of Hope is designed to honor and celebrate those who have battled cancer … Read more