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DuBois Mayor announces Day of Hope at DuBois Middle School with Hope Squad

Thursday, February 11 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – DuBois City Mayor Ed Walsh is stopping by the DuBois Middle School today to officially declare a Day of Hope, connecting young people to each other and helping to prevent suicide. It's part of Hope Squad, a project in schools around the... Read More.

Police chase speeding NJ man for 8 miles on Interstate 80

Thursday, February 11 by wcednews

Bradford Township, PA – A New Jersey man was caught after leading police on a high-speed police chase through Clearfield County. Police say they saw 22-year-old Moises Caraballo Medina from Patterson, NJ, driving his Honda Civic at 107 mph near mile marker 116 in Bradford... Read More.

Life Community Church food distribution gives away hundreds of boxes of free food

Thursday, February 11 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – A church's food distribution in DuBois gave hundreds of boxes filled with groceries to local people who needed it yesterday, but it unfortunately also caused some traffic backups. Life Community Church near the DuBois Mall is giving away free boxes of food... Read More.

State flags to fly half-staff for Trooper Mitchell from DuBois

Thursday, February 11 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - Governor Tom Wolf ordered the commonwealth flag on all commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds in Clearfield and Jefferson Counties to fly at half-staff immediately in honor of Trooper Monty Mitchell, the 45-year-old State Police Trooper from the DuBois barracks who... Read More.

PSP DuBois Trooper Monty Mitchell dies on duty from medical emergency

Wednesday, February 10 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – With a heavy heart, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Colonel Robert Evanchick announced that a Pennsylvania State Trooper died after suffering a medical emergency while on duty. On February 8, 2021, at approximately 2100 hours, Trooper Monty R. Mitchell returned to station after... Read More.

Penn State DuBois virtual hair auction for THON tonight

Wednesday, February 10 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - Penn State DuBois is raising money again for THON, benefiting the fight against childhood cancer! Tune into the virtual hair auction on the Penn State DuBois website Zoom group on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. and bid in real time. Everyone... Read More.

New “Your Turn” vaccine eligibility tool to help with vaccination process in PA

Wednesday, February 10 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health launched a new tool called Your Turn to help Pennsylvanians understand where they fall in the vaccine prioritization effort and to be alerted when it is their turn to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. "Since... Read More.

Brockway School approves prelim budget; temporarily operating remotely

Wednesday, February 10 by wcednews

Brockway, PA - The Brockway School Board approved its proposed preliminary budget for this year. The $17,060,127 budget was approved during the regular February meeting Tuesday night. The district also agreed to have FieldTurf USA work on the baseball and softball infields. The project will... Read More.

Gov. Wolf renews call to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2027

Wednesday, February 10 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The governor renewed his call to increase the state's minimum wage to $12 per hour on July 1, with annual increases of $0.50 until reaching $15 per hour on July 1, 2027. Although the process of raising the minimum wage would go... Read More.

Ridgway native was pilot for Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl

Tuesday, February 9 by wcednews

Ridgway, PA – A Super Bowl tie to our area... The pilot who flew the Kansas City Chiefs to the Super Bowl is originally from Ridgway! Although McClain and his family now live in Cincinatti, his wife is originally from Kansas City, so the McClains... Read More.