Brockway closes Thursday, Friday after 4th confirmed COVID-19 case in 14 days

Brockway closes Thursday, Friday after 4th confirmed COVID-19 case in 14 days

Thursday, January 21 by wcednews

Brockway, PA - Brockway Area Junior-Senior High School will close for Thursday and Friday following a fourth confirmed COVID-19 case. The Department of Education guidelines mandate that a building close for cleaning if there are four active cases during a rolling two-week window, according to... Read More.

Moshannon Valley Correctional Facility will close after March 2021

Thursday, January 21 by wcednews

Moshannon Valley, PA – A Clearfield County correctional facility will be closing this year. The Clearfield County Commissioners were extremely disappointed to learn that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has decided to not renew their contract with the Moshannon Valley Correctional Facility owned by the... Read More.

PA Attorney Gen, Auditor Gen, and Treasurer sworn into office

Thursday, January 21 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Although the main focus yesterday was the swearing in of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, other officials at the state level were also sworn into office earlier in the week, Jan. 19. *** Harrisburg, PA – Stacy Garrity,... Read More.

PA expands vaccine eligibility, shares vaccine quiz and map, but supply still limited

Wednesday, January 20 by wcednews

UNDATED (AP) — Pennsylvania is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine in the initial phase of the rollout to include people age 65 and over as well as younger people with serious health conditions that put them at higher risk. State health officials made the... Read More.

Punxsy man found innocent after originally being accused of taking $350,000 from elderly woman

Wednesday, January 20 by wcednews

Punxsutawney, PA – A Punxsutawney man who was originally accused of and arrested for allegedly stealing from an elderly woman has now been found innocent and all charges have been dropped. 33-year-old Jay Alexander Philliber had been acting as the power of attorney for 72-year-old... Read More.

Shirtless man holding limp woman over shoulder reported in Clarion County

Wednesday, January 20 by wcednews

Beaver Township, PA – Police say they got reports of a suspicious vehicle in Clarion County, with what appeared to be a shirtless man holding an unconscious woman over his shoulder. The report was made around 1:10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9 at a gravel... Read More.

200 pounds of copper wire and metal barrel stolen near Stump Creek

Wednesday, January 20 by wcednews

Henderson Township, PA – Someone broke into a garage in Jefferson County and stole about 200 pounds of copper wire and other metal. It happened sometime between Jan. 6 and 8 at a garage along Paradise Road in Henderson Township, near Stump Creek. The thief took... Read More.

Dr. Levine, Gov. Wolf make statement following Levine’s nomination by Biden

Wednesday, January 20 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine today released the following statement regarding her nomination to serve as Assistant Secretary of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services under the Biden Administration. “It has truly been an honor to... Read More.

Man shot in leg in Clearfield; two other men arrested in robbery case

Tuesday, January 19 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – A man was shot in the leg on Saturday in Clearfield, and now two other men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the case. Around 9:23 Saturday night, Clearfield Borough Police were called out to a home on South Second... Read More.

Biden selects Dr. Rachel Levine to be US Assistant Secretary of Health

Tuesday, January 19 by wcednews

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. Levine is a pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician... Read More.