CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Crash injures at least two in Johnstown
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A car accident in Johnstown has sent at least two people to the hospital, according to Cambria County 911. While details are limited, we know the accident happened around 4:07 p.m. on Johns Street near the bottom of the Incline Plane. Cambria County 911 said two people were taken to Conemaugh […]
POLICE: Bedford County man caught with heroin, meth after shoplifting
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Bedford County man is facing charges after he was allegedly caught with drugs after stealing from a Johnstown Walmart. Joseph Tinkey, 27, is facing drug and retail theft charges after he was allegedly caught stealing and officers found multiple drugs in his bag and car. On May 7, officers […]
Johnstown man sentenced to years in prison for drug trafficking
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Johnstown man was sentenced Friday to more than seven and half years for drug trafficking. Blake Young 35, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment and following the plea, he was sentenced to 92 months of imprisonment, followed by six years of supervised release. According to the Department […]
Box truck driver fell asleep before I-83 crash that killed 3 construction workers
The driver of a box truck fell asleep at the wheel before he struck and killed three construction workers who were making repairs on I- 83 last month in York County, according to Pennsylvania state police. The fatal crash occurred when a box truck, driven by a 24-year-old man, was...
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 […]
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 […]
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