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Several 911 hang-up calls from child lead police to Brookville mother with drugs

Thursday, August 20 by wcednews

Brookville, PA – Children were taken into the custody of CYS after a 6-year-old child called 911 and hung up several times in Brookville, leading police to check if someone might in trouble and finding drugs at the home. It happened just after noon last... Read More.

Sandy Twp: suspicious behavior, please call dispatch not municipal office

Thursday, August 20 by wcednews

Sandy Township, PA – Residents of Sandy Township called the township police with several reports of suspicious behavior or neighborhood concerns. In Treasure Lake, a resident said that a suspicious looking man had been seen going into the woods behind her home. She also said... Read More.

Two people flown from scene of Tuesday I-80 crash

Thursday, August 20 by wcednews

Lawrence Township, PA – A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 80 Tuesday night left five people injured, and two of those people had to be flown by medical helicopter to the hospital. It happened just before 8 p.m. near Flegal Road in Lawrence Township, just outside... Read More.

PA planning launch of coronavirus exposure-notification app

Wednesday, August 19 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania plans to launch a coronavirus exposure-notification app in early September in an effort to more quickly break chains of transmission by using the new technology to notify people who may have been exposed. Officials told The Associated Press on Monday... Read More.

Knox man charged with assaulting woman, holding her against her will

Wednesday, August 19 by wcednews

Winslow Township, PA – A Knox man is in jail after a woman was allegedly assaulted and held against her will. State Police in DuBois responded to reports of a domestic incident at a home on Yellow Brick Road in Winslow Township, Jefferson County, just... Read More.

Reynoldsville man accidentally shoots himself in fingers

Wednesday, August 19 by wcednews

Winslow Township, PA – A Reynoldsville man accidentally shot himself in his fingers over the weekend. State Police in DuBois say the 32-year-old Reynoldsville man had been trying to clear a jam on his pistol around 5 p.m. Sunday on Fire Tower Road in Winslow... Read More.

Summerville man flown to hospital after motorcycle crash

Wednesday, August 19 by wcednews

Redbank Township, PA – A Summerville man had to be flown to the hospital after he lost control of his motorcycle recently. 49-year-old Steven Lee from Summerville had been riding his Kawasaki ZR1200 motorbike along MacAdam Road in Redbank Township (Clarion County) just before noon... Read More.

Possible arson of 2006 Hyundai Sonata in Paint Township

Wednesday, August 19 by wcednews

Paint Township, PA – Troopers are investigating a possible arson of a vehicle in Clarion County recently. State Police in Clarion were called out to a 2006 Hyundai Sonata around 3:30 Monday afternoon along Route 66 in Paint Township. The car belongs to a 61-year-old man... Read More.

Students will have to wear masks, even if desks are 6 feet apart

Tuesday, August 18 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – In contrast to what some schools had planned, the PA Department of Health and Department of Education now say that students are required to wear face coverings at all times while at school. That means that, even if students are placed at... Read More.

Clearfield woman loses $91,000 to fake police scam

Tuesday, August 18 by wcednews

Lawrence Township, PA – A Clearfield County woman was scammed out of $91,000 when a scam artist called her, pretending to be from a law enforcement agency. The 71-year-old woman from Clearfield told Lawrence Township Police that she sent thousands of dollars to someone who... Read More.