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Huntingdon man arrested after leading police on foot chase
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Huntingdon County man is facing charges after he led police on a chase. Timothy Prough, 37, of Petersburg, PA, was arrested on Monday, April 29 after he allegedly took off from police when they went to arrest him for an active warrant. Officers from the Huntingdon Borough Police Department […]
Tyrone man seriously injured in Huntingdon County motorcycle crash
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Tyrone man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon. State Police said the man was taken to UPMC Altoona by ambulance after a crash with a GMC along William Penn Highway (SR22) on April 27. Troopers said in the crash report that Alexander was driving his Harley […]
State Police in Mifflin County investigating trespassing, vandalism at Longfellow Playground
MIFFLIN COUNTY, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police in Mifflin County are investigating a case of criminal trespassing at Longfellow Playground. According to PSP, the unknown suspect(s) drove onto the baseball field and performed doughnuts. The suspect(s) then removed several window screens from the main building in an attempt to break in.
PSP investigating baseball field joyride, attempted break-in
LONGFELLOW, Pa. (WHTM) – State Troopers are seeking whoever took their vehicle for a joyride on a Mifflin County baseball field and tried to break into several buildings there. State Police at Lewistown said the incident happened at the Longfellow Playground in Bratton Township at some point between 8...
Mount Union residents upset after gravesite decorations are thrown away
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Dozens of people whose loved ones are laid to rest in the Mount Union Cemetery are upset after discovering that decorations from several gravesites were removed. The discovery was made over the weekend, which caused some residents to reach out to the Borough Council with their concerns. “Shock, disbelief. That a […]
State College Police looking to identify suspects in two cases
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The State College Police Department is seeking public assistance in identifying suspects in two separate incidents. On April 20, a man was accused of stealing items from a downtown store. State College police are also seeking assistance in identifying a man accused of an assault. Police said the assault took […]
Bird-Safe Penn State: How to Help Reduce Window Collisions on Campus
Right now, millions of birds are wending their way north for their breeding season. Some, like the blackpoll warbler, could be traveling from central Peru all the way to Alaska. Not only is this a difficult journey—migration is the riskiest time for birds—but we humans haven’t made their trip any easier. While there are a number of factors that human civilization has introduced to impede their journey (like habitat loss, outdoor cats or bright lights at night) there is one major factor that actually has a fairly simple solution: window strikes. Estimates of nearly one billion birds (billion with a “B”!)...
Pennsylvania Native Plant Society to Host Annual Festival
In Centre County, agriculture is an essential industry. With over 1,000 farms across the county, having a green thumb is common. However, when it comes to personal gardening, Merrill David, a board member of the State College-based nonprofit Pennsylvania Native Plant Society, said people often design outdoor spaces with their own values in mind. David said she used to garden based on the values that were taught to her. “I gardened the way my parents did, and chose plants based just on what I thought were pretty or nice green fillers, like hostas, forsythia, petunias, hybrid non-native roses,” she said. “I never considered...
Man allegedly attacked for not cleaning home
Bellefonte, Pa. — A woman allegedly attacked her boyfriend after he failed to clean the house as part of his "cheating" punishment. After police were called to a home in the 100 block of West Linn Street, the caller told 911 that Erica Nicole Spicer had cut herself and left the house in just a t-shirt and underwear, charges say. When officers arrived, they found 23-year-old Spicer of Boalsburg in...
Mifflin County student goes from team manager to team leader on way to play in Spain
LEWISTOWN, Pa. — Mifflin County is still relatively new when it comes to girls' lacrosse. The team began in 2018. Mara Gallo was one of the first team managers when she was in grade school. "They just needed someone to take care of the stats and get everything set...
Why a thorny union of two Pa. municipalities can still succeed despite lack of legal remedy
SANDY TOWNSHIP — In a little under two years, the place Cheryl Shenkle has called home for most of her adult life will cease to exist. The rural community of almost 12,000 people in Clearfield County, an 80-minute drive northwest of State College, surrounds the City of DuBois. And on Jan. 5, 2026, the municipalities will consolidate into a new city, still called DuBois.
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