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Change in grant process left schools scrambling for safety funding
(WTAJ) — It’s a scene that’s been increasingly present on our TV screens over the past 20 years — law enforcement vehicles surrounding a school as terrified parents are corralled behind police tape, fearing the worst. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gun violence is a public health crisis in the United […]
Speeches on safety at Republican National Convention fail to address assassination attempt
Milwaukee, Wis. (WTAJ) — “Make America safe again” was the theme Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee. It comes only days after the shooting at former president Donald Trump’s rally in Butler which once again brought the topic of gun violence and gun control to the forefront of political rhetoric. Prominent […]
Centre County org. raising funds to better treat mental health
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) – Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) is looking to raise funding and support for its behavioral program. The behavioral program has been around since 2019, but the center says that mental health struggles are constantly growing. Behavioral Health Supervisor Jessica Effrig said that mental health needs are vital to treating the […]
New Cambria County recycling collection truck unveiled
EBENSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Cambria County Solid Waste Authority has a new addition to the team that will make things easy and convenient for residents in the county. On Wednesday, the Solid Waste Authority held a ribbon cutting to inaugurate a new recycling collection truck. The new ‘R12’ truck is a 2024 Peterbilt tandem-axle, […]
New businesses in Benner Township bring new challenges
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Benner Township, specifically Benner Pike, has been seeing multiple business openings and developments. While good for the local economy, this has come with some growing pains. Benner Township Zoning Officer Mike Lesniak is not surprised that Benner Pike has become so popular, calling it an “ideal location.” “Benner Pike in […]
Biden campaign releases ad narrated by rape victim to hit Trump, Vance on abortion
President Biden’s reelection campaign released its first ad hitting Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s running mate, over his stance on abortion. The one-minute ad, titled “They Don’t Care,” was narrated by a Kentucky woman, Hadley Duvall, who was raped starting at 5 years old by her stepfather and got pregnant at 12 years […]
Cumberland Co. prisoner who walked off from work release arrested in Cambria Co.
NANTY GLO, Pa. (WHTM) — A Cumberland County prisoner is back in custody after authorities said he walked off the job while on work release earlier this week. Karl Zimmerman, 62, was serving a six-month sentence for simple assault and was last seen leaving for a work release orientation around midday Monday. Wednesday, he was […]
Senators told Secret Service had flagged gunman as suspicious hour before Trump rally shooting
Senators were told during a briefing call Wednesday that the Secret Service had flagged Thomas Matthew Crooks as suspicious more than an hour before he shot from a rooftop at former President Trump, and that a countersniper spotted him as a potential threat 19 minutes before the shooting, according to a person familiar with the […]
Scott calls on Biden administration to deliver daily briefings on Trump shooting
Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R), one of former President Trump’s closest Senate allies, called on the Biden administration Wednesday to deliver daily briefings about its investigation into the shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa., over the weekend. “The security of our Republic is being questioned. The Biden administration can’t wait until the investigation is […]
Family of one injured in Trump rally shooting provides update
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — The family of David Dutch, one of the two victims injured during the Butler County assassination attempt of former U.S. President Trump, has released an update on his condition. Dutch was critically injured Saturday and is receiving care at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. The Dutch family would like to extend […]
Vance to focus on personal story in first speech as VP nominee
MILWAUKEE — Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) address to the Republican National Convention is expected to heavily focus on his personal story and how it ties in with some of former President Trump’s key issues. Vance’s remarks will be his first speech since being tapped as Trump’s vice presidential nominee. According to a source familiar with […]
NASA expects safe return for astronauts on test flight
Two astronauts remain at the International Space Station, their return delayed because of problems with thrusters on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Another mission, set to depart next month, is in limbo, after a problem with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
On sale at the convention: ‘The collected poems of Donald J. Trump’
MILWAUKEE — They swear they’re not trolling. Two men have a booth set up at the Republican National Convention selling a 300-page hardcover, green-bound book featuring former President Trump’s tweets — or “the great work, the collected poems of Donald J. Trump” as they call it. Each page features a singular post from the social […]
Biden’s anger spills out as Democrats weigh his future
When President Biden took part in a Zoom call with lawmakers from the Congressional Progressive Caucus last weekend, an aide passed him a note that read, “Stay positive. You are sounding defensive.” Sources familiar with the call said Biden “intentionally” read the note out loud for a moment of levity during a call with anxious […]
Reports lead to child pornography charge against Huntingdon County man
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Broad Top man is behind bars, accused of possessing child pornography, police said. Mark Musser, 54, is facing a felony count of child pornography after police received a report in April. The report, filed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, states that five files containing child […]
Clearfield County man accused of armed robbery then returning money, Rolex
INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Money and a Rolex watch were reported stolen at gunpoint and then later returned by the accused robbery, state police said. Nicholas Joseph Holbert, 22, of Osceola Mills, was charged with one felony count of robbery and misdemeanor counts of possessing instruments of crime and theft by unlawful taking. Troopers […]
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