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Duo accused of child endangerment in Centre Hall
CENTRE HALL, Pa. (WTAJ) — State police have charged two Centre Hall residents for allegedly endangering multiple children. Troopers from PSP Rockview responded to a childline report at a home along the 2000 block of General Potter Highway on April 19 for suspected child abuse or neglect, according to charges filed. When police arrived, they […]
Man allegedly headbutts woman during argument
Bellefonte, Pa. — A 31-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly headbutted a woman in the face. Now Braden Matthew Cool, 31, of Bellefonte is facing charges after Spring Township police were called to an apartment in Bellefonte for an alleged assault on April 20. Once at the home in the 200 block of Kenlee Drive, police spoke with a woman, Officer Bryce Green said. The woman had a lump...
Students of color in special education are less likely to get the help they need – here are 3 ways teachers can do better
Students with disabilities do better when they remain in general education classes, but systemic bias often leads them to be placed in separate classrooms, a special education researcher writes.
Pennsylvania state bills middle-class man $34B in baffling income notice
A Pennsylvania man was in for the shock of a lifetime when he opened a bill from the state for $34 billion. “I knew it was an obvious blunder. I don’t even make over $100,000 a year, so there’s no way I could owe anywhere near that,” Barry Tangert told News 8 about the mind-boggling blunder. The Lancaster County resident said the mystifying letter was one of two items that arrived in the mail last weekend. NJ, NY, Connecticut residents pay highest taxes over lifetimes: study He opened the first to find a refund check from the federal government for over $900. Tangert’s high was...
Chairman and past president of Pa. grocery store chain dies
Richard Earl “Dick” Redner, past president/CEO of Redner’s Markets, has died. Redner, chairman of the board and second-generation business owner, died on April 25 in Reading, according to the company. He was 73. “A humble leader, Richard was known for his nose to the grindstone work ethic...
Centre County hazardous waste collection event evacuated
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WTAJ) – A household hazardous waste collection event organized by the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority (CCRRA) was evacuated Friday afternoon. CCRRA posted on Facebook that the event had to be closed down as of 1:40 p.m. Friday, April 26. HAZMAT and the CCRRA contractor have evacuated the event “out of an […]
Freddie Gibbs brings the energy to Movin' On 2024 stage
The crowd at 2024 Movin’ On chanted “Freddie” in anticipation of Freddie Gibbs’ taking the stage. Gibbs took off his black jacket as he walked onto the stage, feeding off the energy the crowd brought to the IM Fields. “He got the crowd very engaged, which...
OSHA honors workers killed on the job in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. — April 18 is nationally recognized at Workers Memorial Day, a day that honors the men and women who have been killed while on the clock. This comes just a few weeks after three construction workers were killed in a devastating accident on Interstate 83. And while...
Jersey Shore native makes it to final four on ‘Next Level Chef’
Jersey Shore native Gabrielle Chappel is putting central Pennsylvania on the map as she soars to success on Gordan Ramsay's "Next Level Chef." Chappel, a recent culinary school graduate based in Brooklyn, New York, is somewhat new to cooking, but you wouldn't know it from her performance. Of the 8 initial contestants in the social media category, Chappel was picked second. Chappel was then drafted into Gordon Ramsay's team. ...
Pennsylvania senator and local officials support student-led encampment
The pro-Palestinian encampment led by students from multiple Philadelphia universities was instructed to disband on Friday evening according to a message from the University of Pennsylvania’s Interim President J. Larry Jameson. Following the protest that began on Temple University’s campus, proceeded to City Hall, Drexel University and stopped on...
Police: Duo burglarized Huntingdon store, threw evidence in lake
HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WTAJ) – Police are connecting a string of burglaries in Centre and Huntingdon Counties back to two men, who they said admitted to throwing evidence into a lake. Anthony John Harkinson, 35, of Philipsburg, and Eric James Watkins, 42, of Howard, allegedly stole two cash registers from Seven Points Bait & Grocery in […]
First electric school buses arrive in Pennsylvania
STEELTON, Pa. (WHTM) — Michelle Strohecker will be the first to admit she was a little skeptical when she learned she would be driving some of the first electric school buses in Pennsylvania. People don’t like change, after all. And Strohecker — the location manager in the Steelton-Highspire School...
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