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WASHINGTON TWP., Pa. (EYT) – An area man is facing charges after police discovered he was using a counterfeit license plate on a motorcycle and operating the bike with a suspended driver’s license. According to court documents, DuBois-based State Police filed the following criminal charges against 38-year-old Shawn...

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ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor has ruled that a late police sergeant was justified in using deadly force that resulted in the accidental shooting death of a jail guard during a hostage situation at a county courthouse last fall. Authorities said an inmate had been taken from...

So what do you really want? I want freedom from government control of my personal life. Extremist GOP politicians, and almost all have jumped into that fascist sinking ship, want to control Americans’ personal decisions. Ever since President Ronald Regan the Republican Party has been against big government and in favor of freedom. Now, not only does big government control women’s reproductive rights in many states, but so many other things. They control whether children can learn actual truth about American history or a whitewashed version of what they want you to know as they attempt to rewrite history.

ALTOONA, Pa. — A Pennsylvania prosecutor has ruled that a late police sergeant was justified in using deadly force that resulted in the accidental shooting death of a jail guard during a hostage situation at a county courthouse last fall. Authorities said an inmate had been taken from the...

JEFFERSON CO., Pa. – The great unknown of life after death has perplexed humankind since the dawn of time, and for many, the fear of the unknown leads to some curious circumstances. In northern Jefferson County during the late 1860s, a man named Richard Slyhoff died, but not before...

JOHNSTOWN, PA — A former resident of Coalport, PA, has been sentenced on June 29, 2022, in federal court to a total of 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced.

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — A day after beating the Harrisburg Senators 6-0, the Altoona Curve fell 0-6 to the Senators. The Curve only had four hits on the evening, as the Senators improve to 32-42 and the Curve drop 36-38. The Curve lead the series 3-2, and will wrap up the final game of the […]

Visitors are being invited to celebrate the nation’s 246th birthday at a Revolutionary War-era fort right here in the region. Located in the hills above the City of Altoona in Sinking Valley lies Fort Roberdeau. Fort Roberdeau Executive Director Glenn Nelson shared with 6 News the important role the...

BELL TWP., Pa. (EYT) – An area woman is facing criminal charges for reportedly sending multiple harassing text messages and emails to a known male victim less than a day after she was told not to by Punxsutawney-based State Police. According to court documents, Punxsutawney-based State Police on June...

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – You might recognize the name. Captain Steven Laskiewicz has served for...

CLEARFIELD, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Cooper Best enjoys being outside. “I’m always making it,” the 9-year-old said while playing basketball in his backyard. He’s out in the sun and even in the snow. “I get like ice cold and I am still running around in it,” he smiled. At the end of last month, […]

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former area resident has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced yesterday. United...

David Werner moved to Jackson Township three years ago and is enjoying the change of...

Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — State police in Clearfield County have released more information about Wednesday's fatal crash on Interstate 80 westbound in Union Township. Troopers say 59-year-old Amy Freeman, of Salem, NH, was killed when her motorcycle was struck by a tractor-trailer that had collided with another tractor-trailer that had become disabled.