Category Archives: Local News

COLLEGE FOOTBALL UPDATE
Boise State and Penn State are set to face off in the Fiesta Bowl, with a trip to the College Football Playoff semifinals on the line. No. 8 Boise State (12-1) reaches the CFP for the first time, 17 y...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

PENS UPDATE
The Detroit Red Wings (14-18-4) face the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) tonight at 8 p.m. EST in Detroit. Detroit comes off a 4-2 win over the Capitals. The Red Wings are 8-10-2 at home, while the Peng...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

NFL WEEK 17 UPDATE
Week Seventeen of the NFL wrapped up last night with the Lions securing their road record of 8-0 by defeating the niners 40-34. Week Eighteen kicks off this weekend... By Saturday night, the Pittsburg...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

SHAPIRO PAYING TRIBUTE TO FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is among those paying tribute to Former President Jimmy Carter. In a statement posted on social media, Shapiro remembered Carter as a "humble, generous, and admirabl...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

STATE POLICE SEARCHING FOR TRACTOR-TRAILER AFTER HIT AND RUN
State Police are searching for a tractor-trailer that sideswiped a pickup and fled the scene on Christmas Eve near a Brookville truck stop. The crash caused significant damage to the pickup, but the d...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

HOMELESSNESS ROSE 18% IN 2024
Homelessness in the U.S. rose 18% in 2024, affecting big cities and smaller towns alike. In Altoona, Family Services Inc. reported a 16% increase, now assisting 333 people, over a third of whom are ch...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

CURWENSVILLE WOMAN CHARGED AFTER TWO-YEAR INVESTIGATION
A Curwensville woman, Sami Jo McGarry, has been charged following a nearly two-year investigation into the fatal overdose of her father, Samuel McGarry, in January 2023, according to WJAC News. Author...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

GARDNERS CANDIES CAPPUCCINO MELTAWAY TEMPORARILY RECALLED
The FDA has temporarily recalled Gardners Candies' "Cappuccino Meltaway" bars due to an undeclared tree nut allergen and packaging issue. The affected 1.25 oz. bars, including holiday packaging and "M...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL AGENCY SIEZE OVER 20,000 COUNTERFEIT PA INSPECTION STICKERS
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency has announced that they seized over 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania inspection stickers. The stickers came from Israel and were bound for Philadelphia. Cust...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024

PA DCNR MAKING IT EASY TO START THE NEW YER WITH A HIKE
Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wants you to get outside to start the new year. Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is making it easy to sta...
Samantha Sneddon Dec 31, 2024