Community in mourning after boy, 9, found dead in New Kensington

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  303 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — One western Pennsylvania community is devastated after a 9-year-old boy was found dead Wednesday. On Thursday night, hundreds in the East Ken Manor community came together to remember their late neighbor, 9-year-old Azuree Charles. “He was honestly a super nice person, and I can’t believe someone would do that to him,” one of his friends said. The news also hit Azuree's 3rd grade teacher especially hard. “He was the most innocent, sweet, kind and carrying child that I have ever met. [Read More]

Lancaster Township Fire Department opens new fire station

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  26 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Lancaster Township Fire Department opens new fire station

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:04:35 GMT (1717578275643)

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Police investigating three sexual assault cases at Hiram G. Andrews Center

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  486 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — 6 News has learned that Upper Yoder Police are investigating three sexual assault cases reported to the department in the last two months involving students at Hiram G. Andrews Center in suburban Johnstown. Call Summary Reports, obtained through a right-to-know request, show that the calls regarding sexual assaults were dated February 9, March 10, and March 20. Upper Yoder Police Chief Donald Hess said all the cases were reported by female students. [Read More]

Altoona man accused of repeatedly molesting 10-year-old girl

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  337 words  |  Delta Gatti

Altoona, PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Blair County say an Altoona man is facing charges after being accused of repeatedly molesting a 10-year-old girl. Police say 32-year-old Christopher Roberts allegedly admitted to assaulting the girl approximately 5 to 6 times, including while the girl was sleeping. Police say the investigation into Roberts began when the victim's mother, who lives with him, reportedly witnessed one of the assaults. Authorities say Roberts told investigators that " [Read More]

Drug bust in Somerset County leads to multiple arrests

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  142 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

SIPESVILLE, Pa. – Several people were arrested after a drug bust in Somerset County Thursday. State police said they raided a home on Schoolhouse Road in Sipesville looking for Ty Soberdash, who had an active warrant. According to police, once at the home, they found a variety of drugs in an upstairs bedroom, including mushrooms, heroin, black tar heroin, pills and meth. Police said Boyd Williamson was in that room at the time and was also found to have a large sum of cash on him. [Read More]

Johnstown Dubois Area | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  30 words  |  Christie Applegate

Johnstown Dubois Area | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 06:56:25 GMT (1717570585322)

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McDonald's drops the smile from its Happy Meals to make a point

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  200 words  |  Christie Applegate

LONDON (WKRC) - McDonald's dropped the smile from its Happy Meals. For the first time in history, McDonald's removed the iconic smile from its Happy Meals across the United Kingdom in a move to spotlight Mental Health Awareness Week, which is observed from May 13 to May 19. The company uploaded a video explaining the move to the official McDonald's UK YouTube channel. McDonald's wrote that it wants to communicate to children that " [Read More]

Restaurant holds fundraiser for Bedford County Players

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  343 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

BEDFORD, Pa. (WJAC) -- Preparing a five-course meal is something Stefano Ferrari and his staff do every Friday and Saturday night at his restaurant and marketplace, LIFeSTYLE. But this meal was different. The dining room was filled with people raising money for the Bedford County Players after their theatre was destroyed in a fire Monday. "I felt like right away there was something that we needed to do," Ferrari said. [Read More]

Ex-USDA official casts Menendez as villain in Egyptian meat controversy

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  659 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top U.S. agricultural official cast Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain at his bribery trial Friday, saying he tried to stop him from disrupting an unusual sudden monopoly that developed five years ago over the certification of meat exported to Egypt. A Manhattan federal court jury heard the official, Ted McKinney, recount a brief phone call he received from the Democrat in 2019 soon after New Jersey businessman Wael Hana was granted the sole right to certify that meat exported to Egypt from the United States conformed to Islamic dietary requirements. [Read More]