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Altoona man killed in I-99 crash in Centre County
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Altoona man was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 99. The crash happened at around 11:23 p.m. April 26, where 63-year-old Robert Cummings II was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency crews were called to the scene near mile marker 61 in Worth Township. State police […]
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...
Woman Awarded $20.5M in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against State College Area Business
A federal jury this month awarded $20.5 million to a former employee of a home health care service's State College area location after finding the business racially discriminated against her. Patricia Holmes filed the lawsuit against Lincare subsidiary American HomePatient in 2021, alleging that she was subjected to repeated racial harassment by a manager and another employee during her time as a customer service representative at the business's 2437 Commercial Boulevard location in College Township. Holmes was the only Black employee at the facility during her tenure from October 2019 to July 2020, when she said the racial animosity became so hostile...
2 winning Pennsylvania Lottery tickets to split $138K jackpot
Two winning Treasure Hunt tickets from April 26 drawing will split a jackpot prize of $138,457. The two winning tickets were sold in Butler County and Philadelphia. According to a press release, both jackpot winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn. The winning ticket in Butler County was sold at a Speedway and the other winning ticket in Philadelphia was sold at a BP/Dunkin’ Donuts. More than 49,100 other Treasure Hunt tickets won prizes in Friday’s drawing. Players are told to check every ticket, every time. Winners are not known until their prizes are claimed and the tickets are validated. Treasure Hunt winners have a year to claim their prize.
Kids compete in Port Matilda Children’s Fishing Derby
PORT MATILDA, Pa. (WTAJ) – More than 120 kids, ages four to 15, headed out to a Centre County park Sunday to try their luck with a rod and reel. The 39th annual Children’s Fishing Derby at Port Matilda Community Park offered prizes for the largest fish caught in each age group. Everybody had the […]
Pennsylvania stands to lose with new tailpipe rule | Opinion
How would you feel if you’re told which type of car you have to buy? Or you step into the grocery store and see bare shelves and less choice in the products you buy?. Or you aren’t able to get a critical medical supply your child needs right way? Unfortunately, this may be the reality in the future, given EPA’s two recent bombshell rules mandating an aggressive transition to electric vehicles (EVs) for both cars and heavy-duty trucks by 2032.
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 […]
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