CRIME & SAFETY
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 […]
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 […]
Pennsylvania juveniles pleaded guilty after ‘thrill killing’ of 10 deer
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission, Southwest Region, announced multiple juveniles have pleaded guilty to illegally killing 10 deer last fall. In the fall of 2023, the State Game Warden received information regarding the possible “thrill killing” of multiple illegal deer in the Dysart area of Cambria County. Reports showed that multiple […]
Fatal Pine Street Fire
We begin Tonight with a local man who was killed in his home by a fire this week with loved ones grieving the loss. Reporter Stoker Wieczorek tells us who the Cambria County Coroner is identifying as the victim and where the investigation stands. “We have one confirmed fatality on...
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 […]
Search warrant executed on home in East Freedom, investigation ongoing
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Multiple police officials were seen at a house in East Freedom on Friday. Heavy police presence could be seen outside of a home near Rt. 36 on May 10. A WTAJ member at the scene confirmed seeing officers carrying guns out of the home. Freedom Township Police confirmed that it […]
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