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Route 3008 near Punxsy reopened after sinkhole issue

Saturday, February 19 by wcednews

Punxsutawney, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting drivers that State Route 3008 (Number Eight Road/Perry Street/Wehrle Way) between the intersections of Diamond Road, Gresock Road in Young Township and Delaware Avenue in Punxsutawney Boro, Jefferson County has been reopened. The sinkhole has... Read More.

PSP investigating 1980 Baby Doe cold case, seeking tips

Saturday, February 19 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced that it continues to investigate a 1980 cold case involving the homicide of Baby Boy John Doe in Larksville Borough, Luzerne County. In addition to a partnership with the Luzerne County District Attorney's Office and... Read More.

DuBois Historical Society program will look back on DuBois 125th anniversary

Saturday, February 19 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - Visualizing the City of DuBois 150 years ago is difficult to do except through drawings and photographs. But, visualizing activities became much easier in 1997 when video cameras were the popular way of recording events. With the City of DuBois celebrating its... Read More.

Gov. Wolf signs House Bills 232, 764, 2143 into law

Saturday, February 19 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 232, House Bill 764, and House Bill 2143. House Bill 232 amends the Public School Code adding language allowing specific school districts to change their name by a two-thirds vote of the local board of school directors. House Bill 764 provides a... Read More.

Warning: White out conditions and drifting snow early Saturday

Friday, February 18 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – With an exceptionally high probability for wintry winds and snow in the forecast the morning of Saturday, February 19, PennDOT urges motorists in north central Pennsylvania to slow down, pay attention and use caution on area roadways, especially considering the likelihood for... Read More.

THON 46-hour dance marathon starts today

Friday, February 18 by wcednews

State College, PA – THON kicks off today, a 46-hour dance marathon held to raise money for cancer research and support for kids battling pediatric cancer. This is a special year because THON is back to in-person celebrations and it also marks the 50th anniversary... Read More.

Snowman in the Forest cancelled at Cook Forest State Park

Friday, February 18 by wcednews

Cooksburg, PA – The annual Snowman in the Forest celebration in Cook Forest State Park has been cancelled for this weekend due to potential flooding. The festival, which was supposed to be on Saturday, had many events that relied on snow laying on the ground... Read More.

Weekend system maintenance for Unemployment Compensation

Friday, February 18 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is advising users of its systems, including Unemployment Compensation (UC) claimants, to expect intermittent outages throughout the Presidents Day holiday weekend due to routine system maintenance. The maintenance project, which will begin Saturday morning and end... Read More.

Air compressor stolen from scrap yard in Sligo

Friday, February 18 by wcednews

Piney Township, PA – An air compressor was stolen at a scrap metal yard in Clarion County. The blue electric air compressor, worth $200, had been taken from a warehouse at Keene Scrap Metal in Sligo on Feb. 11, sometime between 8:15 and 9:30 p.m. The... Read More.

COVID-19 update: 80 percent of covid deaths are in unvaccinated

Friday, February 18 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – COVID-19 statistics from earlier this week show that 83 percent of reported COVID-19 hospitalizations and 80 percent of reported COVID-19 deaths were in unvaccinated, or not fully vaccinated, individuals. As of the last available statistics from Penn Highlands DuBois, on Monday, Feb.... Read More.