Stories for August 2008
Stories for Monday, August 25
Drill Prepares Centre County School For Emergencies
Police, firefighters and educators gathered near a Centre County High School to participate in an emergency drill Monday.The emergency drill at Philipsburg-Osceola High School was part of the Safe Schools Initiative, and the purpose was to make sure everyone is on the same page should a crisis like a shooter ...
One Killed, Two Injured In Cambria County Crash
An accident reconstruction team is investigating a fatal crash in Cambria County.The crash happened just before 6 a.m. on Route 53 in Summerhill Township.Police said one person was killed and at least two other people were taken to the hospital.Witnesses said a car traveling south crossed the center line and ...
Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested In Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania state police arrested a man suspected of robbing an Indiana County bank.Leverne Shelstad, 30, was arrested Saturday in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Punxsutawney.Police said Shelstad is accused of robbing the First Commonwealth Bank in Homer City at gunpoint last Wednesday.The bank was one of several robbed in the ...
Stories for Sunday, August 24
Soldiers Memorialized In 5K Run
Soldiers from across Pennsylvania were memorialized Sunday as part of a 5K run in Centre County.It's called "Run for the Fallen" and it's part of a nationwide campaign to remember soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.The course was lined with flags representing about 185 soldiers.Event organizers said all the money ...
Alleged Bank Robber Arrested
An Indiana County man was arrested Friday and charged with robbing a bank earlier this week.Police in Jefferson County picked up 30-year-old Leverne Shelstad, of Marion Center, in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Punxsutawney.Shelstad is accused of robbing the First Commonwealth Bank in Homer City, Indiana County on Wednesday. Police ...
Steel From NYC Arrives In Shanksville
Firefighters said it was one of the largest fire companies in the country meeting one of the smallest Saturday night, when 1,000 motorcycles from New York City rolled into the Alleghenies with a steel beam from the World Trade Center in tow.New York firefighters made the 311-mile trek to Shanksville ...
Stories for Saturday, August 23
Clearfield Mayor Speaks Out Over Calls For Resignation
Clearfield Mayor Patty Gilliland said she will not resign and is looking forward to running for re-election.She has one year left in her term as mayor.Borough council voted to ask Gilliland to resign at a Thursday meeting.Council members wouldn't comment on why they asked her to resign.But borough officials said ...
Stories for Friday, August 22
School Shopping For Your Family
Getting the kids ready for the first day of school is a hectic time for all families, but a Good Housekeeping photo shoot offered some solutions."We photographed our families in some fantastic looks that they were able to find in just one store -- a store where you can get ...
Three Cambria County Men Arrested On Arson Charges
Jackson Township police have made three arrests in connection with fires at a local trailer park.Police said the first fire was set by Brandon Gergley in April. Then in July, police said Derek Kovach and Caleb Younkin set fire to the same trailer again.According to police, Gergley and Kovach know ...
Police, FBI Continue Searching For Serial Bank Robber
Over the past six weeks, half a dozen banks and stores in several counties have been hit by a serial bank robber."We deal with a bank robber once in a while and they seem to be fairly intelligent. This one is just looking for the next quick hit," said Brookville ...
New Development Coming To Centre County
A development company was in Fergusan Township Friday with a lot of plans for the future. They are looking to build up the area around the former O.W. Houts Department Store.Penn State recently bought the department store for $3.4 million to develop more student housing. Now Educational Property Development Group ...
State Police Investigate Elk County Killing
State Police said a man who was found dead inside his Elk County home was shot to death.Timothy Finucan, 50, lived in Millstone Township near the Allegheny National Forest. Wednesday, a neighbor found him dead.According to the Elk County coroner, Finucan was shot in the left arm and the bullet ...
Local Military Children Offered Free Summer Camp
They play soccer. They take nature hikes and paddle canoes. But this isn't your ordinary summer camp.This week, the Washington, D.C.-based National Military Family Association is operating a free week-long camp in West Virginia for local military children.The program, called "Operation Purple Camp," is being utilitized by 75 children from ...
Centre County Signs Voting Machine Contract
The Centre County commissioners continue to disagree on several topics. On Tuesday, it was housing out-of-county inmates. Thursday, it was regarding paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for training and operating the newly purchased voting machines.The commissioners recently approved the purchase of new paper-trail voting machines at a cost of ...
Spikes Need Host Families
Many State College Spikes baseball players stay on the Penn State campus during the season. But with students coming back for classes, the players are moving out. The ball club is looking for local families to host the players during the final three weeks of the season.WJAC-TV News caught up ...
Clearfield Borough Mayor Asked To Resign Due To 'Unprofessional Conduct'
The mayor of Clearfield Borough was formally asked to step down from her position Thursday.The request from borough council stems from a situation involving Mayor Patty Gilliland and a borough secretary.At Thursday night's borough council meeting, the secretary was fired.Council members said the decisions revolved around "unprofessional conduct" stemming from ...
Clearfield County Town Using Surveillance To Catch Vandals
A Clearfield County community is putting up surveillance cameras in hopes of catching vandals in the act.Officials in Troutville said children have been throwing rocks at the windows of the community center, and playground equipment was also damaged.Bud Muth, Trouville borough councilman, said the vandals have cost the town more ...
Bedford County Man Gets Life Sentence For Killing Woman
A Bedford County man will serve the rest of his life in jail for stabbing a young mother to death eight years ago.Joseph Clark was sentenced this week to life in prison for killing Holly Notestine. He was also ordered to serve additional time for kidnapping Notestine and setting his ...
Stories for Thursday, August 21
Local Teen Holds Fundraiser For Charity
A local teen is reaching out to help others, and he's teaming up with 5 Guys Restaurant to do it. Cody Belle, 16, is trying to raise enough money to feed struggling families.According to officials with St. Vincent DePaul Society, they are seeing a big increase in folks needing food. ...
Cambria County Town Split Over New Under-21 Club
A new under-21 club is opening its doors on Sept. 12 in Portage. But with the history of under-21 clubs in Cambria County, the owner knows he's going to face some opposition.The Sundance Lounge will be the home to teenagers ages 16 to 20 in Portage on Friday and Saturday ...
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