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PA’s unemployment rate at 7.3 percent in January, slight increase from December

Saturday, March 13 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for January 2021, with a slight increase over the unemployment rate for December. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points over the month to 7.3 percent in January. The... Read More.

All State Police youth camps, including Camp Cadet, cancelled for 2021

Saturday, March 13 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Our local Camp Cadet Troop C program through the State Police had already made an announcement in January that their summer camp would be cancelled for 2021, but now the entire Pennsylvania State Police have decided the same. There will be no... Read More.

Thompson, Delgado introduce Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021

Saturday, March 13 by wcednews

Washington, D.C. — Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) and Congressman Antonio Delgado(NY-19) have introduced a bill to allow for unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021highlights the many benefits milk... Read More.

PA approves $2 million for 29 student research projects to support manufacturing innovation

Saturday, March 13 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania has approved nearly $2 million in grants through the Manufacturing PA initiative to 29 student research projects that will help advance innovation in several sectors of manufacturing, from advanced medical, to waste sustainability, to artificial intelligence. “Pennsylvania’s manufacturing industry continues to... Read More.

Maryland man leads police on 42-mile chase on Interstate 80, Clearfield County

Friday, March 12 by wcednews

Clearfield County, PA - A Maryland man led police on a 42-mile chase on Interstate 80 throughout Clearfield County in a stolen vehicle. State Police had attempted to pull over 22-year-old Frederick Walls Jr. from Columbia, Maryland, around 7:15 Tuesday morning around mile marker 117... Read More.

Missing 43-year-old Corsica woman last seen with three dogs, two NY men

Friday, March 12 by wcednews

Corsica, PA – Police want your help finding a missing Corsica woman who was last seen with three pit bull dogs and two men from the state of New York. 43-year-old Shannon Gray was last seen in Corsica on Feb. 6 early in the morning... Read More.

Vehicles near Brockway damaged by BB gun

Friday, March 12 by wcednews

Snyder Township, PA - Four vehicles were damaged by what appears to be a BB or pellet gun in Jefferson County recently. The vehicles had been parked at an apartment parking lot along Route 219 in Snyder Township, near Brockway, early Wednesday morning. A 2012 Chevy... Read More.

Work on Woodland Road project near Clearfield will resume March 17

Friday, March 12 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that work on a Route 1004 (Woodland Road) betterment project is scheduled to resume Wednesday, March 17. Work on this project will be done in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and state Department of... Read More.

Man accused of breaking into storage apartment with axe

Friday, March 12 by wcednews

Lawrence Township, PA – A man attempted to break into an apartment in Clearfield County with an axe, but police say no one lived there and it was being used as a storage area. Lawrence Township Police say they got a report that 65-year-old Richard... Read More.

DuBois Middle School closed Friday for deep cleaning due to COVID-19 numbers

Thursday, March 11 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - The DuBois Middle School will be closed for deep cleaning tomorrow because they had their eighth case of COVID-19 in a rolling 14-day period. They are obligated to close the building for three days, but since it is the weekend the Dubois... Read More.

Month: March 2021

PA’s unemployment rate at 7.3 percent in January, slight increase from December

All State Police youth camps, including Camp Cadet, cancelled for 2021

Thompson, Delgado introduce Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021

PA approves $2 million for 29 student research projects to support manufacturing innovation

Maryland man leads police on 42-mile chase on Interstate 80, Clearfield County

Missing 43-year-old Corsica woman last seen with three dogs, two NY men

Vehicles near Brockway damaged by BB gun

Work on Woodland Road project near Clearfield will resume March 17

Man accused of breaking into storage apartment with axe

DuBois Middle School closed Friday for deep cleaning due to COVID-19 numbers

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