Funeral visitation set for slain Pennsylvania police officer
Posted on April 12, 2024
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CANONSBURG -- The first of two days of funeral home visitation are set to begin for a western Pennsylvania police officer slain in the line of duty.
The visitation for Canonsburg Officer Scott Bashioum is from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Beinhauer Funeral Home in Peters Township. His funeral is Wednesday at noon at the Church of the Covenant in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Bashioum was killed and fellow Canonsburg Officer James Saieva Jr.
[Read More]Local group honors veterans by putting up banners in Blair County
Posted on April 12, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
The Tyrone Improvement Group was started in 2021 by local business owners and residents; on Saturday, they put up veterans’ banners throughout downtown to recognize those veterans from the area.
The co-president of the group, Brian Igou, said that their volunteer numbers have continued to go up each year.
Igou said, “We wanted to bring some liveliness to the downtown district; we’ve lost a lot of businesses out of here and so we wanted to do something to help spruce up the downtown, and this was one of our ideas with the veteran banners.
[Read More]Rockwood unveils new Veterans Memorial and Community Park after eight-year effort
Posted on April 12, 2024
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Hundreds of community members gathered to celebrate the completion and dedication of the new Veterans Memorial and Community Park in Rockwood Saturday morning.
On Memorial Day in 2016, officials say two local veterans noted a half-demolished building on main street that sat next to where memorial day events were held each year. They say they created a grassroots committee full of Rockwood residents with the goal of replacing the area with a community park.
[Read More]have they helped Northern Cambria Borough police?
Posted on April 11, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
Two types of cameras went up in several location around Northern Cambria Borough last year looking to stop crime according to officials.
The borough's chief of police Derek Stitt said some of the cameras can read license plates and check if the car is stolen or connected to any other outstanding warrants.
Stitt said in September they started putting up cameras with artificial intelligence that can recognize a person's face or clothing and search a database to see if the individual is a suspect in a case.
[Read More]Judge rules in favor of CamTran over Coal Tubin' in battle over building
Posted on April 11, 2024
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JOHNSTOWN - The battle over the sale of a Johnstown building has come to an end as a judge ruled in favor of CamTran over Coal Tubin’.
While CamTran Chairman Ed Cernic Jr. said he's happy with the ruling.
But Coal Tubin's attorney, Wayne Langerholc, said his client is disappointed and plans to appeal the court's decision.
Last week, Judge Tamara Bernstein ruled CamTran followed the letter of the law and took all steps necessary in selling its building.
[Read More]Local family seeks support for sudden loss of beloved son in fatal York County crash
Posted on April 11, 2024
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The mother of 24-year-old Jesse McKenzie, who was reportedly killed Wednesday morning in a crash in York County, says she was told about her son’s death by his fiancé.
She says he grew up in the Meyersdale area of Somerset County.
She says her son died from blunt force trauma. She says her family is overwhelmed with emotion, as well as the pressure of covering funeral costs.
She says her son had no insurance.
[Read More]One man dead after vehicle accident in Lycoming County
Posted on April 11, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
One man is dead after overturning his vehicle in Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County Sunday afternoon, state police said.
According to a press release, Justin Laganowski, 23, was traveling south on State Route 87 when he lost control of his vehicle for an unknown reason.
State police said that Laganowski then struck a guard rail before traveling approximately 51 feet over both lanes of travel and exiting the roadway on the left side.
[Read More]Parade kicksoff 2019 Clearfield County Fair
Posted on April 11, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
CLEARFIELD, Pa. (WJAC) — The Clearfield County fair is underway.
The fair's live music performances always draw quite the crowd.
This year, the biggest name on the list is "Kansas" who will be performing Saturday.
On Monday, people prepared for the main attraction -- the parade.
But this year comes with some changes.
The fair board is now enforcing a rule that they say has been on the books for years: You are not allowed to throw candy from moving vehicles on the parade route.
[Read More]Woodward-area woman pleads 'no contest' in stabbing death of former boyfriend
Posted on April 11, 2024
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Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Centre County say a Woodward-area woman pleaded "no contest" Friday afternoon in the stabbing death of her former boyfriend last April.
Investigators say Brittany Guisewhite, 28, was accused of stabbing Robert Farwell during an argument at her home along Mountain Ave.
Guisewhite made repeated claims of self-defense, as well as claims of PTSD and Battered Woman Syndrome.
Officials say Guisewhite faces up to eight years in state prison as part of the plea bargain.
[Read More]Crews respond to house fire in Centre Hall
Posted on April 10, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
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