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Police: Indiana Co. men faked carjacking to hide hit-and-run
Pennsylvania State Police said two Indiana County men concocted a story claiming they were victims of a carjacking to avoid charges relating to a hit-and-run accident. Troopers from Indiana County have mailed summonses to 18-year-old Jakeb Schrecongost and 22-year-old Jessie Wood. The men allegedly told police on May 2 ...
Former Lowe's employees accused of stealing $16K with bogus returns
Two former Lowe's employees are in the Indiana County Jail on theft charges, accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the store where they worked. State police from the Indiana barracks said 21-year-olds Joseph Chunkala, of Penn Run, and 21-year-old David Cochran, of Indiana, stole more than $16,000 by faking ...
Coroner: 3 young Kittanning men killed in Indiana Co. crash
A tragic accident in Indiana County early Sunday morning claimed the lives of three young Kittanning men. The coroner's office said Sean Titus, Zane McMillen and Cody Douglas were killed when their truck crashed into a pond on McMillen Road. The truck was driven by Titus and overturned in the ...
Restaurant workers, customers detain robbery suspects until police arrive
Workers and customers at an Indiana County restaurant tackled and detained two robbery suspects until police arrived at the scene Sunday morning. Pennsylvania State Police said Jeremia Fromme and Adam Wilson were arrested after the incident at the King Buffet on Oakland Avenue. Investigators said Fromme handed a cashier a ...
Indiana Co. man gets life in prison for shooting estranged wife's father
An Indiana County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of second-degree murder. Shaun Fairman, 33, was found guilty of the shooting death of his estranged wife's father. Police said Fairman went to his estranged wife's home despite a protection from ...
Trial begins in Indiana Co. for man accused of killing estranged wife's father
Testimony started Tuesday in the trial of a man charged in the shooting death of the father of his estranged wife last summer. Authorities allege that 33-year-old Shaun Fairman shot 55-year-old Richard Shotts after the older man intervened in a dispute between the defendant and Shotts' daughter, Jessica. The Indiana ...
Local National Guardsman's funeral to be held Saturday
One of two Pennsylvania National Guard pilots killed earlier this month in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan will be laid to rest on Saturday. Funeral services for 34-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Ruffner will take place in Punxsutawney, where he was born. After the service, Ruffner will be buried in ...
Indiana Co. couple feet from Boston blast are home safe
A local couple that saw the terror first-hand has returned from Boston. We see the pictures and the video, but this act of terrorism is really indescribable. Aileen Bowman was less than a mile from the finish line when she heard a loud boom. Her husband was waiting for her ...
Chopper crash in Afghanistan kills two PA guardsmen
The Pennsylvania National Guard is identifying the two pilots killed when a helicopter crashed during a reconnaissance mission in eastern Afghanistan. A Guard spokesman said Wednesday they are 27-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Jarett Yoder, of Mohnton, and 34-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Ruffner, of Harrisburg, an instructor. They were both ...
6 arrested for 'egging' spree
A Jefferson County woman and five boys are now charged with throwing eggs at cars and houses in a one-night vandalism spree in November, state police said. Erica Huey, 36, of Punxsutawney, faces multiple charges including criminal mischief and corruption of minors. The five juveniles were charged through the ...
Police: Punxsutawney man flown to hospital after ATV crash
A Punxsutawney man was flown to a Pittsburgh-area hospital Sunday morning after he was thrown from an ATV. State police told 6News that Dustin Wooten lost control on Route 285 in Banks Township, Indiana County. Wooten was airlifted to Allegheny General Hospital. No word on his current condition.
Police: Teen faces charges after threatening Mount Aloysius College professor on Twitter
Police say a college student from Indiana County faces charges after threatening on Twitter to slit his professor's throat in front of the class. The Altoona Mirror reported that 19-year-old Anthony Will Briscoe has been expelled from Mount Aloysius College in Cresson. Briscoe is facing charges of making terroristic threats, ...
Indiana Co. man killed cutting large tree branch
An Indiana County man was killed after a tree-cutting accident Sunday afternoon in Armstrong Township. County Coroner Michael Baker said Jason Drew, 30, was killed by a large tree branch that hit him in the head as he and a relative struggled to free a chain saw. Baker says the ...
Parents charged in connection with toddler's drowning
“They are not horrible people, terribly naive, terribly young, and inexperienced and overwhelmed. And it ended tragically unfortunately,” neighbor Misti Sadler said. Misti Sadler says she still can’t believe when her neighbors, Tonya and Wesley Thomas, found their 13-month son Ryden face down in a bathtub. “And a few minutes ...
Charges filed against Indiana Co. couple in connection with baby's drowning
The Indiana County district attorney and coroner held a joint press conference Wednesday to release new information about charges filed in the death of a 13-month-old baby earlier this month. As 6 News reported on Tuesday, Tonya Thomas was charged with homicide and additional counts in the death of Ryden ...
Coroner awaiting toxicology results on man whose frozen body was found in Indiana Co.
The Indiana County coroner is awaiting toxicology results before ruling on the death of a man whose frozen body was found Friday in Glen Campbell. The sister of 28-year old Christopher Brander told the Indiana Gazette that state troopers are treating her brother's death as a homicide. Coroner Michael ...
Members of 420th Engineer Co. return home from Afghanistan
Members of the 420th Engineer Co. returned back to Indiana County on Wednesday afternoon after a yearlong deployment overseas. The soldiers were deployed last February to serve in Afghanistan. For 11 months, they swept roads and bridges for improvised explosive devices and trained Afghan forces to do the same. Hundreds ...
Indiana Co. coroner rules toddler's bathtub death accidental
The Indiana County coroner has ruled the death of a toddler found unresponsive in a bathtub as accidental. Coroner Michael Baker said 13-month-old Ryden Thomas, of White Township, was found by his mother just before 8 p.m. Saturday and pronounced dead about 30 minutes later at a hospital. The coroner ...
Two charged in connection with Royer's 219 Auto Sales burglary
Clearfield County District Attorney, William A. Shaw, Jr., announced today that charges have been filed against two individuals for the burglary of Royers 219 Auto Sales. Shaw identified the Defendant's as David Jeffery Allen, age 26, of Grampian, Pennsylvania and David Michael Schurr, age 28, of DuBois, Pennsylvania. On February 1, ...
1 killed, 1 injured in Indiana Co. crash
A Kittanning man was killed in a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday night in Indiana County. The county coroner said 31-year old Brendon Miller died when his car veered into the opposite lane on Route 422 and collided head-on with another vehicle. An autopsy was planned Wednesday to determine if Miller ...
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