CRIME & SAFETY
Area Man Found Not Guilty of Rape Charges in Indiana County
INDIANA CO., Pa. (EYT) — An area man was found not guilty of rape and related charges stemming from an incident in Indiana County in February 2023. Court records show 27-year-old Zechariah Edward-Robert Lemke, of Oil City, was found not guilty of the following criminal charges during a non-jury trial on Tuesday, May 7, with President Judge Thomas M. Bianco presiding:
Coroner IDs victim of Hornerstown house fire
Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees has identified the victim of the early morning fatal house fire in the Hornerstown section of Johnstown. Lees says 32-year-old Alexander Perring suffered thermal and inhalation injuries in the blaze. Investigators say the fire broke out at the home, located...
PSP: Irvona man accused of molesting teenage girl
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — State police in Clearfield County say an Irvona man is behind bars following an investigation into allegations that he repeatedly sexually abused a teenage girl. Ad. Troopers say the victim disclosed multiple incidents of sexual assault by 55-year-old Cory Kubiak, including one incident that...
Cambria County man faces charges after allegedly hitting child
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Windber man is facing child endangerment charges after allegedly hitting a child. Matthew Washko, 42, was arrested after an 8th grader told her principal on May 6 that Washko had assaulted her, according to the criminal complaint. The victim told the principal that the alleged assault took place on […]
Cambria County man accused of threatening to shoot juvenile, cops
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Cambria County man is accused of threatening to shoot and kill multiple people and causing the Cambria County Christian School to go on a soft lockdown. Alberto Ortega Jr., 41, of Salix is facing multiple charges after he allegedly threatened to shoot several people including children, according to a […]
One dead after head-on collision between pickup truck and tractor trailer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A two-vehicle collision Wednesday morning resulted in one death on an Ohio state road in Jackson Township. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office a collision occurred at 8:45 a.m. when a red 2001 Ford F-150 hit a red 2024 Kenworth tractor trailer head-on on State Route 104, just south of […]
Man previously convicted of domestic violence gets up to 120 years for latest attack
Harrisburg, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man with an "extensive" history of domestic violence was sentenced to 60-120 years in prison for his latest conviction, according to Attorney General Michelle Henry. The Greene County man was convicted of strangulation and sexual assault of a woman in Jackson Township in 2022. Ian Nakonechni was found guilty in October 2023 and recently sentenced in Greene County Court. A jury found him guilty of...
Johnstown woman charged in hoarding case, 58 cats rescued
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Johnstown woman who allegedly kept 58 cats in a bedroom of a home that was described as an ‘extreme hoarding case’ is now facing charges. Karen Turgeon, 67, was hospitalized due to her mental health and on March 8 the Humane Society Police Officer in Cambria County was contacted […]
New details: Driver falls asleep behind wheel, kills three Central Pa. residents
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Pennsylvania State Police have released new details on what led to a deadly York County crash in April that took the lives of two Somerset County men and a Cambria County man. Jesse McKenzie, 24, of Rockwood, Philson Hinebaugh III, 24, of Johnstown, and Robert Hampe, 41, of Meyersdale, were […]
Pennsylvania State Police Troop C holds memorial to remember fallen troopers
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (WTAJ) – Pennsylvania State Police Troop C held a memorial for all the fallen troopers in the 119-year history of the department. The Pennsylvania State Police was founded in 1905 and ever since its founding, there have been 104 members killed on duty. Most recently Trooper Jacques Rogeau Jr., was killed in action […]
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