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Slow down and watch for buses, kids at start of school year

Friday, August 21 by wcednews

Punxsutawney, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police wish to remind motorists to slow down and use extra caution while driving now that the current school year is commencing throughout the Commonwealth. Drivers will see students walking to and from school and school bus stops. School... Read More.

5-year-old boy killed in Clearfield County crash Tuesday night

Thursday, August 20 by wcednews

Covington Township, PA – A 5-year-old boy from Altoona was killed in a crash Tuesday night, and two other juveniles and an adult were injured. According to State Police in Clearfield, it happened Tuesday night, around 10:30 p.m. as a 31-year-old Altoona woman was driving... Read More.

Can you identify man who stole Houtzdale laundromat coin machine?

Thursday, August 20 by wcednews

Woodward Township, PA – Police are asking for your help identifying the man who stole change from a laundromat in Clearfield County. We have a photo taken just before the man spray painted the security camera. It happened around 3 a.m. early Tuesday morning at the... Read More.

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.