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Penn State football star Abdul Carter charged with simple assault
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WHTM) – Penn State football pass rusher Abdul Carter has been charged with misdemeanor simple assault. According to court records filed on Wednesday in Centre County, Carter is also facing a summary charge of harassment – subjecting others to physical contact. The alleged incident was listed as occurring on March 16, 2024, […]
Raw eggs stored above ready-to-eat foods in walk-in cooler: Dauphin County restaurant inspections, April 24, 2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Days Inn Grantville, 252 Bow Creek Rd. Grantville, Follow-up, April 12. Pass. No violations. Sawasdee Thai Cuisine, 1319 E. Chocolate Ave. Hershey, April 12. Pass. Observed raw eggs in bain-marie unit in...
Hanover Foods fined over $700,000 for exposing employees to chemicals at PA plant
Hanover Foods has been hit with another round of penalties from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) after investigators said the company repeatedly exposed employees to hazardous chemicals.
Building catches fire near Atherton Street
At 6:08 p.m., Alpha Fire Company received a report of a fire at the Smith Building. Firefighters were able to put out the fire within 15 minutes. The call was initially reported as a house fire, according to Centre Region Fire Director Shawn Kauffman. The Smith Building is a university-owned...
Update: Freeze watch for part of Pennsylvania for Thursday
On Wednesday at 2:55 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated freeze watch valid for Thursday between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. for Northern Centre, Southern Centre, Southern Clinton and Southern Lycoming as well as Warren, McKean, Elk, Cameron, Clearfield, Blair, Huntingdon, Union, Snyder, Montour, Northumberland and Columbia counties.
PennDOT: Route 322 bridge to close for emergency repairs
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that there will be a one-day closure of a Route 322 bridge spanning Route 45 in Harris Township, Centre County. The closure, on Thursday, April 25, will impact eastbound traffic only and will allow county maintenance forces to complete emergency deck repairs […]
Fire tears through Central PA butcher shop
CLINTON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — An overnight fire tore through a butcher shop in Mill Hall, prompting fire departments from Clinton, Lycoming and Centre County to respond. The fire broke out at Stoltzfus Butcher Shop after midnight Wednesday at 1784 East End Mountain Road. According to Citizens Hose Company of Jersey Shore, they were called […]
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