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Deer crashes into CamTran bus
A deer crashed through the windshield of a CamTran bus in suburban Johnstown Tuesday evening. It happened along the 200 block of Goucher Street. CamTran provided security video to 6 News that shows the deer flying through the glass and running around the bus. The driver and another passenger on ...
Police investigate apparent meth lab in Sandy Township
A tip from a parole officer led police to a Clearfield County home overnight, where they said they believe they found meth, the ingredients and equipment used to make the drug. Police said 53-year-old Steven Sunealitis was arrested in connection with the raid. As of Tuesday, Sunealitis remained in jail ...
Search on for missing nuclear gauge
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Tuesday the search is on for a missing, portable gauge that contains sealed radioactive material. The agency said the device was lost along I-81 on the West Virginia and Pennsylvania border. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and West Virginia officials are joining ...
3 vehicles damaged when coal truck crashes, overturns on Route 219
Traffic was backed up for hours on Route 219 in Cambria County on Tuesday morning when a loaded coal truck rear-ended another car, which in turn caused the truck to overturn and the car to crash into a third vehicle. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. when the coal truck ...
Former Penn State athlete found not guilty of hazing
A former Penn State University athlete has been convicted on two summary counts of harassment, but was found not guilty of a more serious charge of hazing. Hanif Johnson was an All-American track star at Penn State, but was also one of three former students accused of slapping, punching and ...
Bedford Co. woman sentenced for letting son carry 'roulette' gun used in fatal shooting
A Bedford County woman has been sentenced to three weeks to a year in jail for letting her 15-year-old son carry a handgun used during a fatal game of Russian roulette. Susan Bonner, 41, of Everett, was sentenced Monday in Bedford County, where she pleaded guilty in March to reckless ...
Altoona man charged in daughter-in-law's 1999 death
Two days after officials found skeletal remains of an Altoona woman who disappeared in 1999, Pennsylvania State Police charged her former father-in-law with criminal homicide in her death. Huntingdon County District Attorney George Zanic held a press conference at the Huntingdon County Courthouse to "address significant events relating to the ...
Centre Co. man on scooter struck by car, badly injured
A Centre County man was badly hurt when he was hit by a car along Route 445 in Miles Township on Thursday. Pennsylvania State Police said 21-year-old Gideon Byler, of Rebersburg, was on a push scooter along the road when he was struck by the car about 5:30 a.m. Police ...
Some Bellefonte water customers to be without service Monday
Some people in the Bellefonte area will not have water on Monday because of road construction. Officials said the affected areas include the Triangle Building on Bishop Street to and including Airport Road and also Governor's Gate and Governor's Park. Water will be shut off from 8 a.m. to 3 ...
Attorney: Suspended Jefferson Co. policeman hasn't been told what code of conduct he's accused of violating
A hearing was held Thursday night with regard to a Jefferson County police officer suspended for allegedly violating a code of conduct, while the officer attempts to clear his name. Reynoldsville Officer Bruce Cramer remains suspended without pay. Borough council issued the suspension for what officials called violations related to ...
Longtime administrator hired as new Hollidaysburg School District superintendent
A longtime administrator in the Hollidaysburg School District has been chosen as the district's new superintendent. Thursday's Altoona Mirror reported that the Hollidaysburg board on Wednesday night unanimously approved a three-year contract for 45-year-old Robert Gildea to take the top administrative post. The board approved Gildea's salary of $115,000 for ...
Judges appoint new Johnstown councilman
Johnstown City Council is once again back at full strength with the appointment of a new council member Wednesday. A panel of three Cambria County judges needed only one day to choose 35-year old Joseph Taranto, a Johnstown chiropractor, to fill the unexpired term of the late Ann Wilson. The ...
Cambria Co. man charged after leading police on 10-mile chase
A Cambria County man is charged after leading police and sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase Wednesday. Robert Prebehalla, 46, of Revloc, was arrested after the incident. Deputies said they tried to stop Prebehalla on a probation violation and he fled, leading state and local police from six area departments ...
Toomey: USS Somerset to be commissioned in Philly
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said the Navy has agreed to commission the USS Somerset in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Republican said the USS Somerset is the Navy's newest amphibious transport dock ship and was christened the Somerset in remembrance of Somerset County, where hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed during the ...
Middle school student faces charges after bullying accusations
A middle school student is facing charges in what police are calling a case of bullying. The 12-year-old is a sixth-grade student at Central Cambria Middle School. Police said several students came forward and said they were assaulted. Because it is a juvenile matter, many details cannot be released. As ...
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 ...
State AG blames defense for delays in Penn State criminal case
Pennsylvania's attorney general is blaming defense motions for delays in the criminal case against three former Penn State administrators accused of covering up child sexual abuse complaints about Jerry Sandusky. A spokesman for Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Tuesday that since charges were filed in November, the delays are "exclusively" ...
Police arrest suspect in Somerset Co. meth lab investigation
Authorities from around Somerset County surrounded a house Tuesday in search of a man wanted in a meth lab operation. It has been more than a month since police were called to investigate a small home in Meyersdale. On Tuesday night, state and Meyersdale police said they arrested the man ...
Johnstown police investigating shooting that wounded 4 people
Johnstown police spent most of Monday evening and a good part of Tuesday gathering evidence and searching for clues after a shooting left four people injured. Police said it happened near the intersection of Messenger and Horner streets in Hornerstown around 10 p.m. Tuesday morning, neighbors told 6 News they ...
Penn State graduate dies while running Pittsburgh marathon
Friends and loved ones are remembering a 2012 Penn State University graduate who died suddenly on Sunday while running the Pittsburgh Half Marathon. Doctors said 23-year-old Kyle Chase Johnson suffered from a rare heart condition. The Pittsburgh-Tribune Review reported that Johnson went into cardiac arrest and collapsed near the 12-mile ...
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