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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.
Woman tries kidnapping 4-year-old at Lancaster County restaurant, troopers say
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A young child was almost kidnapped by a woman Thursday morning at a Lancaster County restaurant, according to State Police. State Police say Lisa Rossi, 59, of East Earl, told them she had a “vision” which led to her entering the establishment and trying to take the four-year-old boy, according […]
UPMC Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients
Five UPMC hospitals in central Pennsylvania have received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Performance Achievement Award for 2024. UPMC Hanover, UPMC Harrisburg, UPMC Memorial and UPMC West Shore received the Platinum Performance Achievement Award and are among only 259 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. Meanwhile, UPMC Carlisle has received the Silver Performance Achievement Award, one of only 80 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
Lebanon County constable left loaded gun in public restroom, investigator says
LEBANON, Pa. — A Lebanon County constable is facing charges after investigators say he left a loaded gun in a public restroom. According to court documents, 70-year-old James Drahovsky drove a marked constable's vehicle to a district justice office on State Drive in Lebanon on Monday. While he was...
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