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Record number of firearms background checks in PA as more people buy guns, permits

Wednesday, October 7 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police announced that the third quarter of 2020 was the busiest in the history of the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS). The department also released the number of firearms purchase denials, subsequent investigations, and arrests resulting from such investigations for the... Read More.

Operation Christmas Child looking for Punxsutawney drop-off location

Wednesday, October 7 by wcednews

Punxsutawney, PA - Do you know of a church or other location in the Punxsutawney area that would like to be a drop-off location for the Samaritan's Purse annual project, Operation Christmas Child? Get in contact with them as soon as possible. A church is... Read More.

Big Run woman, Brookville man lose money in two separate Facebook scams

Wednesday, October 7 by wcednews

Jefferson County, PA – Two Jefferson County people were scammed out of their hard-earned money in two separate Facebook scams. Late last month, a 25-year-old Big Run woman attempted to pursue a job with the World Health Organization through a Facebook advertisement. She provided the... Read More.

Part of Woodland Road near Clearfield closed for roadwork Thursday

Wednesday, October 7 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – Woodland Road near Clearfield is going to be closed off for the entire day on Thursday, so adjust your plans if you need to travel through that part of Clearfield tomorrow. Woodland Road between the 14th Street intersection and the 13th Street/Dorey... Read More.

Senator Pat Toomey will not seek re-election, won’t run for governor

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Republican Senator Pat Toomey from Pennsylvania says he will not be running for re-election in 2022. Toomey also says that, although he had previously considered it, he will not be running for PA Governor. He will finish out his term and then go... Read More.

Stealing or damaging political signs is a crime

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Pennsylvania – Tempers are running hot as we get closer to the election, and political signs are getting stolen or damaged more frequently. State Police have issued reminders before that stealing a political campaign sign is theft and is a crime. This goes for all political... Read More.

Free social media webinar for DASD families

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – The DuBois Area School District will be offering an opportunity for parents to learn about how their kids interact with social media on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Connor Ferrara from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General will be hosting... Read More.

Additional $96 million in grants for PA small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - An additional $96 million in state grants have been approved for 5,373 Pennsylvania small businesses that were impacted by the business closure order due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Some of the business in this round of funding include 19 businesses... Read More.

Gov. Wolf expected to speak today about sports crowd limits

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf is expected to hold a press conference today at 10 a.m., giving new details about crowd capacity limits at sporting events. This could impact high school, college, and professional sports. So far, the current gathering limits are 25 people indoors... Read More.

Online voter services restored in PA after outage

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Online voter services are now restored after a contractor’s computer problem took down the online registration and mail ballot application system for less than two days. The Wolf administration said an equipment failure at a data center caused online outages for... Read More.