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Dog making full recovery after getting attacked by coyote in DuBois

Wednesday, February 3 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – After a coyote attacked a small dog in DuBois recently, the family says their pet is doing surprisingly well. Joe and Jenny Shick had let Squirt, their 10-year-old miniature pinscher, outside to do her business at their home along Juniata Street Extension... Read More.

Sandy Twp Police: mother and son fight, injured bald eagle is actually tree branch

Wednesday, February 3 by wcednews

Treasure Lake, PA – A Treasure Lake man thought he saw an injured bald eagle, but Sandy Township Police say that whenever they investigated, they found it was just a fallen branch with snow on it. The 24-year-old man had called police with his concerns... Read More.

2021 adult trout stocking schedule now available

Wednesday, February 3 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Excitement for the spring trout fishing season kicks into high gear today as the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is pleased to make its 2021 adult trout stocking schedule available using the FishBoatPA mobile app and website (Read More.

Deadline is today to order meal for Penn State DuBois THON benefit

Wednesday, February 3 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Penn State DuBois is raising money again for THON, benefiting the fight against childhood cancer! The send-off dinner and hair auction will be Wednesday, Feb. 10, with pick-up only for dinner this year and the hair auction held all virtually. Dinners are $10... Read More.

Groundhog Day goes virtual, Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

Tuesday, February 2 by wcednews

Punxsutawney, PA — Punxsutawney Phil, our Seer of Seers and Prognosticator of Prognosticators, saw his shadow this morning, predicting six more weeks of winter. It happened during the first ever all-virtual Groundhog Day. One of the members of the Groundhog Club Inner Circle took a moment... Read More.

Penfield man faces charges for disturbance, shoplifting, trespassing

Tuesday, February 2 by wcednews

Penfield, PA – A man who shoplifted food in Penfield recently continued to show up in the police reports several times in one day as he kept returning to the store where he had already been kicked out. 36-year-old Jared Maines from Penfield had originally... Read More.

PA Secretary of State resigns after mistake with proposed amendment

Tuesday, February 2 by wcednews

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Victims of child sexual abuse might have to wait two years or more to pursue legal claims because of a major bureaucratic bungle that prompted angry denunciations across the political spectrum and the resignation of a top Pennsylvania state official. The... Read More.

COVID-19 Update: case levels consistently decreasing, but threat remains

Tuesday, February 2 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System dashboard, highlighting a seven-day case increase of 25,985, a... Read More.

Gov. Wolf’s budget address rescheduled for Wednesday

Tuesday, February 2 by wcednews

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will move his annual budget address to Wednesday, amid a snowstorm that was prompting restrictions on highways across Pennsylvania, his office said. The release of Wolf’s budget proposal and his address had been scheduled for Tuesday. The setting... Read More.

Three people dead after carbon monoxide poisoning in Coalport

Monday, February 1 by wcednews

Coalport, PA – Three people were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in Clearfield County. It happened at an apartment on Main Street in Coalport. On Jan. 30, the owner of the business below the apartment found that there was smoke but no heat when she... Read More.