Kids as young as 13 can use COVID AlertPA app with guardian’s permission

Kids as young as 13 can use COVID AlertPA app with guardian’s permission

Tuesday, December 1 by wcednews

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s coronavirus exposure notification app can now be used by mobile phone users as young as 13 as health officials work to stop the virus’ spread in schools. The app, named COVID AlertPa, had been limited to people 18 and over.... Read More.

Wolf vetoes bill that would have made it harder to sue schools

Tuesday, December 1 by wcednews

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s governor is rejecting a bill that would have made it harder to sue schools, health care providers and other businesses for coronavirus-related claims. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed the measure Monday. Wolf argues its liability protections were so broad the... Read More.

Motorcycle crash takes life of 23-year-old Dayton man

Monday, November 30 by wcednews

McCalmont Township, PA - Police are now releasing the name of the man who was fatally injured last weekend when his motorcycle ran into a utility pole in Jefferson County. 23-year-old Michael Schrecengost Jr. from Dayton had been riding his Kawasaki ZX636-C along Panic Knoxdale... Read More.

Santa comes to Brockway, BSA Scouts led tree lighting

Monday, November 30 by wcednews

Brockway, PA – In spite of the pandemic, Brockway continued with its new Christmas tradition of a jeep parade and tree lighting. On Friday, Santa Claus came into Brockway led by Brockway police, fire department, and ambulance while being pulled by the Wilds Jeepers Jeep... Read More.

Thief caught after stealing trail camera and firewood in Clarion County

Monday, November 30 by wcednews

Paint Township, PA - Firewood and a trail camera were stolen from someone in Clarion County. On Friday, State Police in Marienville got a tip about a trail camera and firewood that had been stolen from a resident along Crestmont Drive / Ridgewood Road in... Read More.

CARES Act dairy program gives $7.6 million in relief to 1,550 PA dairy farmers

Monday, November 30 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that the CARES Act-funded Dairy Indemnity Program has distributed $7.6 million in direct relief payments to 1,550 dairy farmers in the commonwealth. Any dairy farmer who experienced losses due to discarded or displaced milk during the... Read More.

Johnstown woman arrested for yelling about bomb at Jefferson County home

Monday, November 30 by wcednews

Bell Township, PA - A Johnstown woman was arrested for shouting about a bomb at a home in Jefferson County. The unnamed 38-year-old Johnstown woman had been at a home along Route 36 / Highway Barn Road in Bell Township on Nov. 10. She yelled about... Read More.

Carpathian Club in Hawk Run broken into, $2,000 and Crown Royal stolen

Saturday, November 28 by wcednews

Morris Township, PA - A club in Clearfield County was broken into, and someone stole $2,000 in cash and a bottle of Crown Royal. It happened at the Carpathian Club in Hawk Run, Morris Township, in the south-eastern part of Clearfield County. Sometime around 3:15 a.m.... Read More.

Leeper woman has iPhone XS Max stolen while trying to sell it

Saturday, November 28 by wcednews

Farmington Township, PA - A Clarion County woman who was attempting to sell her iPhone was the victim of a scam when the person buying the phone ran away with it. The 54-year-old Leeper woman had been attempting to sell the phone at a location... Read More.

COVID-19 Update: 4,087 hospitalized in PA, 877 in ICU

Saturday, November 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., November 27, that there were 7,360 new cases, in addition to 8,425 new cases reported Thursday, November 26 for a two-day total of 15,785 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide... Read More.