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Game wardens investigating after protected bird species shot in Huntingdon County
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A protected species of bird that was found suffering from a gunshot wound in Huntingdon County has led to an investigation. The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) Operation Game Theif announced Friday that they are searching for information after an adult osprey was found shot in Lincoln Township. The bird was […]
Two Cambria County schools receive threats, investigation continues
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Two schools in Cambria County announced that they had received a threat on Thursday. Northern Cambria School District released a statement on Facebook on Thursday, Oct. 17, after a threat began circulating on social media. During the investigation, it was found that the person who made the threat is not […]
Arrest warrant issued for Blair County home improvement fraud suspect
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Hollidaysburg police are searching for a home improvement fraud suspect they said they have an arrest warrant for. Chad Patton, 44, with a last court-documented address in Altoona, is wanted for an Aug. 2023 home improvement fraud. While details on the incident are limited, police said they’re still trying to […]
Drug task force takes multiple accused dealers off Altoona streets
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Police had a busy week by taking alleged drug dealers off the streets of Altoona after months of controlled buys, court dockets show. Altoona and Logan Township police, along with agents from the Office of the Attorney General locked up multiple alleged dealers — one of which made three controlled buys […]