Car repair shops busy dealing with weather-related problems

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  153 words  |  Delta Gatti

DUBOIS - As the region continues to experience frigid temperatures, auto shop owners in Clearfield County said it’s keeping their businesses busy. Carney Cataldo, owner of Cataldo’s Collision in DuBois, said he is seeing more fender bender crashes because of icy roads. “Between Christmas and New Year’s, we had 55 wrecked cars on site and a lot more are scheduled to come in,” Cataldo said. Cataldo said he gets an increase in customers due to repairing cars from crashes on Interstate 80. [Read More]

Former Harlem Globetrotter discusses bullying at local middle school

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  70 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

JOHNSTOWN, Pa (WJAC) — The Harlem Globetrotters are known for their athleticism and entertaining style of play when they put on a performance.

But on Tuesday, former player, Jonte "Too Tall" Hall visited Greater Johnstown Middle School to talk about topics other than athletics.

They touched on subjects such as bullying, making smart decisions and other related topics.

Hall's organization hopes to inspire students to treat others with kindness.

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Missing man's remains found in buried freezer in Tennessee; suspect charged

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  252 words  |  Delta Gatti

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — The remains of a missing man were found in a freezer that was buried in Tennessee. Carter County Sheriff Mike Fraley said on Thursday that a search warrant in Hampton was executed on a 17-acre lot. Three search warrants stemmed from a missing persons report filed on March 31, according to Fraley. Edward Elliott was reported missing by a family member in late March. Elliot had not been seen or heard from since late January, according to court documents. [Read More]

Northern Cambria Priest placed on leave following allegations of sexual misconduct

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  112 words  |  Brenda Moya

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A Northern Cambria priest has been placed on leave from public ministry after being accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor in the 1980s, according to a release from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. According to the release, Father Donald Dusza was pastor of Prince of Peace Parish. The 63-year-old Twin Rocks native was ordained as a priest in 1983 and has served various parishes throughout the diocese. [Read More]

Viral trash-dumping teens turn themselves over to Florida authorities

 Posted on May 15, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  286 words  |  Brenda Moya

BOCA RATON, Fla. (WPEC) — The two Florida juveniles involved in a viral illegal trash dumping video turned themselves in to authorities on Friday afternoon. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the investigation was launched after a flood of complaints on April 29, which stemmed from a viral video by Wavy Boats on YouTube and Instagram capturing the incident near the Boca Raton Inlet. The footage was taken during Boca Bash 2024 on April 28, showing two young boaters discarding large amounts of trash into the water before heading back to the event. [Read More]

Families hold signs encouraging drivers to 'Honk for hope,' show support for nurses

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  153 words  |  Christie Applegate

ST. BENEDICT, Pa. (WJAC) — Families in Cambria County spent Saturday afternoon holding signs outside their home in St. Benedict along Theatre Dr. The signs had handwritten messages asking drivers to “Honk for nurses, peace, hope and humanity.” They thought of the idea from seeing similar videos on social media. With the help of their dad, they put their idea to the test on Saturday afternoon. They say dozens of cars drove by honking their horns to show support. [Read More]

Florida Greyhounds coming to Centre County after state bans dog racing

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  455 words  |  Christie Applegate

PORT MATILDA – In November, Florida voters approved Amendment 13, which will end live greyhound racing in the state. The move has some animal lovers concerned about what will happen to all the dogs -- who will no longer needed for racing. "I'm excited about it, they're so special,” said Toni Duchi, president of Nittany Greyhounds. “It really is a lot of fun when they come off the truck and they're wide eyed and they don’t know why they're here. [Read More]

Local organization exposing child predators online part of growing 'hunting' groups trend

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  847 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

CLEARFIELD, Pa. (WJAC) — Over the past several weeks, we’ve beentelling you about the arrests ofwould-be child sexual predators who, it turns out, were messaging decoys from a local amateur group hunting online predators. "814 Pred Hunters" tell us that in less than three months, their work has led to the arrest of two dozen people in our area and beyond. They’re part of a growing community of citizen predator hunters. [Read More]

Some charges dropped against Chestnut Ridge official accused of failing to report assaults

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  395 words  |  Delta Gatti

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A Chestnut Ridge school official accused of failing to properly report allegations of sexual assault involving a middle school student appeared in court Wednesday where some of his charges were withdrawn or dismissed. Patrick Isgan, the Vice Principal of the Chestnut Ridge Middle School, was charged last month following an investigation into numerous complaints that that a 12-year-old male student had been repeatedly sexually assaulting other students on one of the district's buses. [Read More]

State withdraws charges against suspended DuBois city manager; feds now prosecuting

 Posted on May 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  231 words  |  Delta Gatti

Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — Suspended DuBois city manager Herm Suplizio appeared in court Tuesday, nearly two weeks after he was indicted by federal authorities on charges of theft and fraud. During the hearing, the state attorney general's office withdrew its charges against Suplizio, allowing the case to be solely prosecuted by the federal government. Earlier this month, Suplizio and a fellow city employee were federally indicted following an investigation into allegations that the two conspired to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in city funds. [Read More]