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Mount Union residents accuse landscaper of defiling graves during tense meeting
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A controversy surrounding the Mount Union Cemetery continued Wednesday as dozens of residents attended a borough council meeting to voice their anger. This comes after many discovered grave decorations at the cemetery had been removed and destroyed over the past weekend. The tense meeting saw several residents speaking up for […]
Memorial service for fallen police officers to be held in Huntingdon
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — As part of the 2024 National Police Week, the borough of Huntingdon is holding a memorial service for officers who fell in the line of duty. The Huntingdon Borough Police Department will hold the service on Tuesday, May 14 at 11 a.m. at the First Responders Monument at the Penn […]
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.
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 […]
Local Students’ Cooking Skills on Display at Culinary Competition
STATE COLLEGE — Students from five different schools sharpened their knives and donned their aprons to compete in the 2024 Army Culinary Championship, facilitated by Start College Army Recruiting Company, on Friday, April 26. Hosted at State College Area High School, students from State High, the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center, Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center, Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology and Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology went head-to-head to demonstrate their culinary skills. Sgt. 1st Class Brian Colvin, two-time winner of the TV show “Chopped,” assisted students throughout the day, answering questions and giving...
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 […]
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...
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...
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 […]
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