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Pa. leaders warn about text message scam targeting voters
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Pennsylvania and Montgomery County officials are warning people about a phishing campaign targeting registered voters using a text message that attempts to capture valuable information. "People are excited to vote," said Neil Makhija, Montgomery County commissioner and chair of the Board of Elections. "We actually have the highest turnout in the entire commonwealth in Montgomery County."That excitement is being taken advantage of by scammers using text messages. "People are making sure they are registered. They are making sure they are requesting their absentee and mail-in-ballots," Makhija said. "At this time when people are looking for that information, we also...
Nippon Steel boosts capital commitment to US Steel plants
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nippon Steel Corp. raised its capital commitment Thursday by more than $1 billion to spend on U.S. Steel’s plants amid entrenched political and labor opposition to the Japanese company’s nearly $15 billion acquisition of the iconic American steelmaker. Nippon Steel’s $1.3 billion commitment to upgrade facilities in Pennsylvania and Indiana is on top […]
Pennsylvania Treasurer Returns Over $85,000 in Unclaimed Property to Local Education Agency
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, alongside Dr. Donald Martin, Executive Director of Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1), announced the return of over $85,000 in unclaimed property to IU1. This unit supports public education in Fayette, Greene, and Washington counties. The funds, totaling $85,135.54, consisted of nine distinct properties ranging from just $0.01...
Warning issued amid surge in mail theft, check washing incidents across Pennsylvania suburbs
Police are searching for the suspect or suspects who have been driving around in a Mercedes and stealing mail directly from mailboxes across multiple Pennsylvania neighborhoods. According to Solebury Township Police, they are searching for the person or people driving around in a black 2018-2022 Mercedes model C300 2matic with...
DUI checkpoints set in Pennsylvania for Labor Day weekend
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Labor Day holiday weekend means police will be conducting DUI checkpoints and roving patrols across Pennsylvania as part of a crackdown on impaired driving. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” […]
New apprenticeship program trains workers to plug defunct oil and gas wells
Harrisburg, Pa. — The United Mine Workers of America have partnered with the Pa. state government to create a new apprenticeship program that will train workers to plug oil and gas wells. The function of well plugs is to prevent oil and other pollutants from seeping into groundwater or migrating to the surface. The new program will be run out of the United Mine Workers of America Career Centers, Inc.’s Ruff Creek Training Center in Greene County. ...
New bee species found in Pennsylvania
The scientific community in Pennsylvania is abuzz with excitement. Multiple new species of bees have been discovered in the Keystone State. According to a Penn State press release, a group of community scientists — each of which was trained by Penn State experts — participating in a monitoring program led by the university found these new varieties of bees while documenting their regional patterns of biodiversity as well as how many there are.
Two transported in I-99 crash, lane now reopen
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A multi-vehicle crash on I-99 has sent two to the hospital and brought traffic to a halt for several hours. The crash, which occurred around 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, happened on I-99 Northbound at Mile Marker 31.4 near the Plank Road Exit. Officers on scene said that the […]
McCormick confuses Philadelphia, Mississippi with Pennsylvania in X post
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) was mocked Wednesday after his X account confused Philadelphia, Miss., with Pennsylvania’s biggest city. McCormick’s account on social platform X shared a clip from a local Mississippi news station reporting on a shooting that police said was carried out by an alleged gang member from El Salvador. The post…
Lions Learning Lab: Magical Self Inflating Balloons
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Our team of Scientists from Penn State Altoona, Lynn Dalby and Dr. Justin Huffman stopped by to show us another cool experiment to try at home! We had a very handy assistant tag along too — so this is a great activity to do with kids.
Altoona Curve to host ‘9/11 Memorial Stair Climb’
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Altoona Curve announced it will be hosting its first 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. The Curve will be hosting the climb on Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 7 a.m. – noon at the Peoples Natural Gas Field. Registration cost is $35 and can be done online or at the field on Wednesday. […]
Parents question lack of AC in Hollidaysburg schools
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Temperatures have been rising across the Commonwealth, but schools without air conditioning are letting kids out early. As schools have started back up for the year, some school districts have made executive decisions to dismiss students early or move to remote learning due to the heat. Hollidaysburg Area School District took […]
Safe Space: Local programs offer youth a place for fun, learning, de-stressing during after-school hours
As the new school year begins, many working parents are faced with the quandary about what to do with their tweens and teens after school. A number of factors help determine whether kids stay home alone: maturity, comfort being home alone, and how well they get along with their siblings. But this decision is solely up to parents because Pennsylvania has no law specifying what age children are permitted to be home alone. Kids that age are clamoring for freedom, though they often require supervision. Thankfully, there are options for parents.
Wawa rises on Wayne Ave.: Chambersburg store among chain's first in central Pa., Tri-State
Wawa is rising on Wayne Avenue in Chambersburg. One of several new Wawa locations under development as the regional chain of convenience stores and gas stations expands west, construction is progressing on a 1.16-acre lot at the corner of Wayne and Sheller avenues that was once home to Denny's and, more recently, Japanese restaurant Sakura.
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