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Clearfield County Man Denied Bail In Strangulation Case
David Lombardo of Clearfield was denied bail again Wednesday and learned his case will be heading towards a trial. Lombardo is accused of strangling his mother to death in order to claim her life insurance policy and access her bank account. According to the affidavit, police were dispatched on the...
Four local high school baseball teams to play Medlar Field
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) – Four local high school baseball teams will have the opportunity to take the field at Lubrano Park for a quartet of PIAA championship programs. Saturday, April 20, teams from Bellefonte, Bald Eagle Area, State College and DuBois Central Catholic will square off in the inaugural Happy Valley Hardball Classic on […]
Lottery tickets worth $100K sold to three in Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania Lottery announced three winning Powerball tickets from Saturday’s drawing worth a total of $300,000, one winning ticket was sold in Monroe County. According to lottery officials, the winning tickets were sold in Delaware, Monroe, and Clearfield counties. The following retailers earned a $500 bonus for selling the $100,000 Powerball® with Power […]
DuBois Woman Found Passed Out, Under the Influence in Vehicle in McKean County
MCKEAN COUNTY, Pa. (EYT) — A local woman was arrested after she was found passed out on drugs in a vehicle with three children in McKean County. According to a report released by PSP Lewis Run on Tuesday, March 26, troopers conducted a “mere encounter” with a 2007 Acura that was pulled off in a parking lot near State Route 219 and State Route 59, in Lafayette Township, McKean County, at 10:14 p.m. on Sunday, March 3.
Baseball Game Recap: Huntingdon Bearcats vs. West Branch Warriors
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bald Eagle Area, Huntingdon was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Branch Warriors and snuck past 7-6. Ashton Steele made a splash no matter where he played....
College Township Awarded $500k for Bike and Pedestrian Path to Penn State Campus
College Township will receive a $500,000 state grant for a planned bike and pedestrian path connecting to the Penn State campus, the Department of Community and Economic Development announced this week. The project is one of six in Centre County awarded a combined $1.63 million from the Multimodal Transportation Fund administered by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. Plans for the estimated $3.3 million College Township shared-use path have been in the works for several years. The 10-foot-wide, approximately 1-mile would run mostly adjacent to East College Avenue from Puddintown Road to an existing path at Hastings Road near University Drive, Assistant Township Manager...
EPA Official Tours Centre County Conservation Sites
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official visited with local conservation leaders this week to see efforts to preserve land and protect water quality in Centre County. EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz joined ClearWater Conservancy staff on Wednesday to tour several conservation sites in the Halfmoon Creek Watershed. They discussed how ClearWater identifies opportunities, how it is leveraging funding made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and how even small projects can have an impact on water quality. “From Centre County to the Chesapeake Bay, we’re seeing the positive impact organizations like ClearWater Conservancy are having on water quality, both locally...
Clearfield County approves raising starting wages for CYS employees
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – The fight to fully staff the Clearfield County Child Youth Services (CYS) continues and as a result, commissioners are now raising the starting salaries. During the commissioners meeting on Tuesday, March 26, the commissioners voted two to one to raise the starting wage by $3 from $18.50 to $21.50. Commissioners […]
Building to be demolished in Philipsburg, new fire station to be built
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The upcoming demolition of a building that was deemed unsafe in Philipsburg will affect traffic for a period of time. According to the Hope Fire Company, a building behind the fire station is set to be demolished starting the first week of April. The building, 408 North Front Street, was […]
Nearly $880k in infrastructure grants heading to Clearfield County
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Nearly $880,000 is heading to five Clearfield County municipalities to improve infrastructure, state Rep. Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria) announced Wednesday. The Commonwealth Financing Authority distributed the grants through its Multimodal Transportation Funds. Below is a list of municipalities receiving funding. “Our constituents expect their hard-earned tax dollars to be put to […]
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