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Coroner: Three-year-old drowns in Cambria County
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A young child drowned in Cambria County Wednesday night. Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees said three-year-old Ryan Miller died on July 24 after a drowning accident. Cambria County Emergency crews were called around 7:14 p.m. along Link Road in East Carroll Township. Miller had wandered off, according to Lees, and […]
UPDATE: Missing woman in Cambria County found safe
UPDATE: Laverne Kinkhead was located and is safe, according to Pennsylvania State Police. CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a woman that they said was last seen on Wednesday. Laverne Kinkhead, 77, was last seen on July 24 at approximately 9:15 p.m. on the 500 block of Groucher Street in […]
House fire in Cresson claims beloved family dog
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A devastating house fire broke out Thursday morning in Cresson, leading to the tragic loss of a family pet. Crews were called to the 300 block of Laurel Ave. The fire, which began around 9 a.m., started in the kitchen area at the back...
Former Penn Cambria Baseball Boosters president charged with forgery, police say
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The former president of the Penn Cambria Baseball Boosters is facing numerous charges for allegedly forging checks over the past year. Police allege that 47-year-old Jeramie Yeoman of Lilly forged more than 70 checks from booster accounts between April 2022 and July 2023. Authorities...
Johnstown man pleads guilty to federal narcotics violation
JOHNSTOWN — Three years after he was named among 31 people indicted for violating federal narcotics laws in a case focused on Cambria and Indiana counties, a Johnstown man has pleaded guilty to one count in a superseding indictment involving distribution of various drugs. On Wednesday, United States Attorney...
EARLY-MORNING FIRE DESTROYS WEST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP HOME
A house was razed by a fire this morning in West Wheatfield Township. Indiana County 911 initially dispatched Clyde, New Florence, and Bolivar firefighters, Citizens’ Ambulance and the RIT team to a home along Mulligan Hill Road around 5:09 this morning, with Armagh, Blacklick, Blairsville, Fairfield Township, Middle Taylor, and Homer City crews called in to assist between 5:16 and 6:30.
Derry man jailed for drug possession in Blairsville
A Derry Township man is in Indiana County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bond, awaiting court action on charges filed after a traffic stop last week in Blairsville,. Blairsville Borough Police Chief Louis J. Sacco said Walter Scott Zylo, 49, was arrested shortly after 10 p.m. July 19, in the area of U.S. Route 22 and Dixon Street, when he was stopped by borough police for an inoperable brake lamp.
Blairsville Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charge
INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. — District Attorney Robert Manzi announced on Wednesday, July 24, that defendant Jacob Hankinson, 25 of Blairsville, pled guilty in a drug trafficking case. Hankinson pled guilty this morning, Wednesday, July 24, to possession of 112.31 grams of methamphetamine, a controlled substance, with the intent to...
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