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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.

Sandy Twp woman loses $8,500 to “grandparent scam”

Thursday, February 17 by wcednews

Sandy Township, PA – A Sandy Township woman fell victim to what's known as the "grandparent scam", losing $8,500 to someone claiming that her grandson had been in an accident and she needed to pay money for bail. Sandy Township Police are investigating an incident... Read More.

Search for man who robbed Punxsy Uni-Mart

Thursday, February 17 by wcednews

Punxsutawney, PA – Police are continuing to search for a man who reportedly robbed the East End Uni-Mart in Punxsutawney early Wednesday morning. It happened just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at the convenience store on East Mahoning Street. The suspect is described as a white man,... Read More.

Knox man loses $7,550 to Publisher’s Clearing House scam

Thursday, February 17 by wcednews

Beaver Township, PA – A Knox man was scammed out of more than $7,500 by someone claiming to be from Publisher's Clearing House. The 63-year-old man says he was under the impression that he had won more than $2 million from Publisher's Clearing House, but... Read More.

The Last Five Years musical at Reitz Theater Feb. 17-19

Thursday, February 17 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – The Reitz Theater CRI of DuBois presents its first show of the 2022 season, The Last Five Years, an intimate musical chronicling the 5-year life of a marriage. The show, written by Jason Robert Brown, is told from the beginning and end... Read More.

Grants available for rural fire company wildfire protection

Thursday, February 17 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA -- The Wolf Administration announced that the application window is now open for grants to help Pennsylvania’s rural communities increase protection from wildfires. "We appreciate the hard work of the men and women who volunteer with the fire companies that serve our rural... Read More.

120 mph police chase near Clearfield, driver found DUI with meth

Wednesday, February 16 by wcednews

Clearfield County, PA – After a police chase reaching speeds of 120 mph, police arrested three people from Clearfield County. The driver is facing charges of fleeing and eluding, driving under the influence, possession of methamphetamine, and more. It was just after 2 p.m. Monday... Read More.