Stories for January 2012
Stories for Monday, January 30
5 people struck by taxis in separate incidents
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Five people were struck by taxis in two separate incidents early Sunday in State College. The Centre County Times reported on Monday that two people were transported to a hospital when they were struck at the intersection of South Pugh Street and East Fairmount ...
New website tracks Marcellus shale drilling records
A new website now allows people to better track the progress of Marcellus shale drilling. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection launched the website two weeks ago, and it makes it easier for people to access permit records, drilling dates, inspections and other information. For the first time, the ...
State Rep. Conklin to hold town hall meeting Monday
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Rep. Scott Conklin of Centre County will hold a town hall-style meeting Monday evening. The event is open to all voters in the 77th legislative district and will take place at the State College Service Center at 301 S. Allen St. from 6-9 p.m. ...
Gov.'s proposed budget could include funding cuts for schools
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's administration has signaled that the governor's proposed budget will include funding cuts for schools. Corbett is scheduled to unveil his budget proposal next week for the next fiscal year. Last year, Corbett proposed steep cuts in school funding. State legislators restored some of last year's proposed ...
Longtime Clearfield Co. lawmaker Bud George to retire
HOUTZDALE, Pa. -- A long-serving Clearfield County man who is the last World War II veteran in Pennsylvania's legislature says he'll retire at the end of the year. Rep. Camille "Bud" George, 84, said he will end 38 years of public service in December. George said he's looking forward ...
New industrial center in Windber
Former plant to become Industrial Center Fast Freight Expeditors in Windber is moving into a new center and encouraging others to start a small business to help the local economy. Fast Freight Expeditors CEO Jeff Alesantrino tells 6 News he decided to start his own business six years ago. "My ...
Tulsa man wins Visa NFL Super Bowl grand prize
Visa has announced that Tulsan Zane Hight has won their Super Bowl grand prize of a trip to the game in Indianapolis with 10 friends. From Visa's Facebook announcement: Congratulations to our YOU + TEN Super Bowl XLVI Sweepstakes grand prize winner! Zane from Tulsa, OK will take ten friends ...
Stories for Saturday, January 28
Police identify body found near busy shopping plaza
Troopers have identified the body that was found near a busy shopping plaza in Clearfield County on Saturday. Troopers identified the man as 30-year-old Andrew R. Garland from Osceola Mills. The cause of death has not been determined; an autopsy is scheduled for Monday. Authorities told 6News that a passerby ...
Rebert will spend life in jail -- no death sentence
After nearly four hours of deliberations, a jury in Jefferson County announced its verdict in the death penalty phase of Steven Rebert's trial on Friday. On Tuesday, Rebert was convicted of the murders of Vicky and Wayne Shugar at their home along Coal Tipple Road in 2010. Judge John H. Foradora convicted Rebert ...
Stories for Friday, January 27
Shugar family gives statement
The following statement has been provided to 6 News from the family of Vicky and Wayne Shugar. The couple was found shot to death at their home along Coal Tipple Road in 2010. ------------------------ We the family have been through a terrible ordeal these past two years. From the moments ...
Sandusky requests hearing to allow visitation with grandchildren
The disgraced former Penn State defensive coordinator accused of molesting and sexually assaulting boys on and off campus is expected in the Center County Courthouse for a hearing in two weeks. The lawyer for 68-year-old Jerry Sandusky filed a bail modification request on Friday, which asked a judge to ...
WWII vet, local lawmaker to retire after 19 terms
Following 38 years of public service and countless commutes from Clearfield County to the state capitol, Rep. Camille “Bud” George said he’ll retire at the end of the year. The 84-year-old, who happens to be the last remaining World War II-era veteran serving in the State House of Representatives, ...
What it takes to own a horse
The Humane Society in Somerset County has been flooded with calls since 6 News aired a story Thursday night about their rescue of a malnourished horse. The 2-year-old horse was just skin and bones when it was found laying in the mud Thursday. A number of people have come forward ...
Humane Society : Laws prevented earlier horse rescue
Some neglected horses are being cared for as humane agents try to nurse them back to recovery. 6 News first told you on Thursday about a malnourished horse who spent 16 hours lying in a Somerset County field, without the energy to even stand up. Workers from the Humane Society ...
Troopers: Pair tricked elderly man out of $7,000 by pretending to be police
HOMER CITY, Pa. -- An Indiana County couple is jailed on charges they pretended to be undercover police officers to fool a 92-year-old man into paying them $7,000 in what he believed were fines. State troopers from the Indiana barracks said the victim lived in Homer City. Investigators said 31-year-old ...
Police: Johnstown burglary suspect forgot keys
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Everyone forgets their keys now and then, but police said one man managed to do so at a most inopportune time: while he was burglarizing a hair salon. According to the Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown police said 27-year-old Charles Nash Gray Jr. left the keys to his public housing ...
Shooting victim charged with drug crimes
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- The victim of a Johnstown shooting incident earlier in January has now been charged himself. Jeramey Johnson was shot along Highland Avenue in the city's Moxham neighborhood, but police said during his ambulance trip to the hospital, officials found a large plastic back of crack ...
44 suspects arrested on drug charges in Blair Co.
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. -- After an 8-month investigation, 44 suspected drug dealers were charged Friday morning in Blair County. Investigators said the suspects were selling marijuana, cocaine, heroin and highly addictive prescription painkillers. In recent months, undercover agents made a number of controlled buys and gathered information to ...
Federal court sentences 'Barefoot Bandit' to 6 1/2 years in prison
Colton Harris-Moore -- the notorious "Barefoot Bandit" -- spoke in court for the first time Friday before being sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison with three years supervised release for his role in a two-year international crime spree. "I'm so deeply bothered by my actions," Harris-Moore told the ...
Former players, fans and Paterno family gather to say goodbye to a legend
Capping the end of the third and final day of public services for beloved former head football coach Joe Paterno, more than 12,000 mourners gathered for the “Memorial for Joe” inside the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday afternoon. Former football players from every decade of JoePa’s legendary career and family ...
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