Bedford, PA

Saturday (21), nearly by 1:43 pm, a kayak accident happened in Bedford County. The man who drowned, Ronald James McQuait, 59, died on the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, according to Rusty Styer, the city’s coroner.

Chadwick Ewald leaves a lasting impression on the world around him, according to his friends and co-workers at Somerset Area Ambulance Association. "He was a pillar of our organization," ambulance association Chief John Jordan said, "and the strongest EMT I've ever worked with." ...

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Windber man is facing felony charges after police were told he entered his neighbor’s home and took their child’s Adderall pills. On April 5, 25-year-old Matthew Richard Miller was caught on camera entering his neighbor’s Stadium Terrace apartment around 3 p.m. without their knowledge or permission, according to charges […]

The Pennsylvania Turnpike reopened Monday afternoon following a lengthy closure in both directions between New Stanton and Breezewood because of an overturned tractor-trailer. The crash happened around 9 a.m. between the Somerset and Bedford exits, according to PennDOT. The road reopened at 2:30 p.m. after the wreckage was cleared. Some residual delays at the routes 66 and 22 interchange persisted into the afternoon, according to PennDOT traffic maps. Turnpike traffic was detoured in that direction.

Monday at approximately 11:56 a.m., Sergeant T.J. Grasso while operating on a Virginia DMV selective enforcement speed grant observed a Black Dodge Charger run a stop sign on Stoney Creek Drive and Chinaberry Drive in the Breezewood area. Sergeant Grasso stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver for a...

(WTAJ) — The PA Turnpike was temporarily closed between Breezewood and New Stanton with a detour in place Monday morning. UPDATE: According to 511pa.com, the Turnpike has reopened eastbound and westbound after a tractor-trailer rollover happened the morning of May 23. The original story is below. The closure, due to a tractor-trailer rollover between Bedford […]

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Stop by Downtown Hollidaysburg next Friday for the 10th annual Allegheny Street Cruise-In car show event hosted by the Borough of Hollidaysburg. On June 3 from 6 to 9 p.m., there will be music from “The Fabulous Flashbacks” provided courtesy of Hollidaysburg Area Arts Council. Enjoy the free music and […]

Hear our full conversation on my podcast “Beyond the Fame.”. He won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year nine times. This Thursday to Sunday, Del McCoury brings the 14th Delfest to the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, Maryland, for the first time since 2019, due to the pandemic.

MARTINSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Once again Central baseball is one of the top teams in the state, and a big part of that is having one of the top players in the country. Paxton Kling is a major Division I prospect with major aspirations. Kling is one of the most exciting prep baseball players in the […]

Bedford Co., PA (WJAC) — According to Bedford County coroner Rusty Styer, a man was killed over the weekend in a kayaking accident along the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River in Hopewell. Styer says authorities were called to the 400 block of Broad Street, just before 2 p.m....

The football program at Winslow Township High School in Atco, New Jersey, is starting to become familiar to Penn State football fans. It’s offensive coordinator, Bill Belton, was a starting running back at Penn State from 2012-14. One of its players, Ejani Shakir— who transferred to Winslow earlier this year after three seasons at Pennsauken High School— committed to Penn State earlier this month.

ASTON, Pa. — Stepping up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning with the bases loaded and the Philadelphia Catholic League softball final tied, Dakota Fanelli felt the moment’s pressure but also knew Archbishop Wood was one swing away from a title. “It was nerve...

Thelma L. (Schultz) Rice, 95, of Cumberland, MD, formerly of Quincy, MA. Born in Waltham, MA, to Catherine (Regan) and Oscar Schultz, older sister of Jane Schultz and Joan Morgan (husband Howard). Resided in Harvard, MA, and Medford, MA, graduating from Medford High School. She attended classes at Boston University and Hartford Insurance in Connecticut, preparing her for a career in insurance for businesses in Boston and Braintree, retiring at age 72.

BERLIN — (AP) — Commodities firm Glencore says it has reached deals with authorities in the United States, Britain and Brazil to resolve corruption allegations in return for penalties totaling up to $1.5 billion. The Anglo-Swiss company said late Tuesday that it will pay $700 million to resolve...

A development company has asked Morgan County planners to review their plans for a 48-acre, 173-site campground just east of Great Cacapon below the Panorama Overlook. The owner of the property is listed as Two Rivers Land Co. LLC of Berkeley Springs and the developer of record is Scenic LLC, also of Berkeley Springs. Aaron Bills is the managing member of both companies.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Building equitable access to nutritional sources and interest in healthy eating, the University of Maryland Extension Program is helping recipients of Snap to gain more at their local farmer's market. Healthy Food System Coordinator with the University of Maryland Lynn Rubin Traversa shares more about the...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WTAJ) — Hollidaysburg Heritage Guided Tours will be hosting its final guided tour of the season and invites the community to join. The season’s find guided tour will take place on June 4 with the North Montgomery Heritage tour. The tour will begin at 12:15 p.m. and end by 1:45 p.m. and […]