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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...

High-energy local broadcaster makes transition into entrepreneurship. Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Though he may be from Johnstown, Ryan Leckey is NEPA through and through. And while many may have been disappointed after he announced his departure from WNEP-TV last month, Leckey has nothing but gratitude...

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...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — While pride month has come and gone, Johnstown celebrated the LGBTQ community this weekend. The “Pride Event” hosted by Laurel Highlands Safe Haven was held at the Roxbury bandshell Saturday. The organization was formed by young people in the area in recent years...

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...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ)– State Rep. Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) held a bridge dedication for a veteran who lost their life during active duty in 2007. The dedication took place on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the SFC Raymond R. Buchan Memorial Bridge on Washington Street in Johnstown. Buchan is a Johnstown native who served in the […]

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

The son of former Pittsburgh Steelers great Carlton Haselrig was reportedly arrested during a drug bust Tuesday that police say went down in the parking lot of a Westmoreland County Giant Eagle and netted $90,000 in raw fentanyl. Police said that Cortez Haselrig, of Johnstown, was a “heavy supplier of...

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township police have announced the addition of three officers to...

A Punxsutawney man was arrested for DUI for an incident back in May in the 300 block of Philadelphia Street. Indiana Borough Police were dispatched to the Sheetz at 4th and Philadelphia Street for a report of an unconscious person in a vehicle. Police discovered 26-year-old Cory Geer was in the car in an intoxicated state. He was arrested and later released to a sober adault. He is charged with two counts of DUI and one summary traffic violation through district judge Guy Haberl’s office.