Ridgway police officer plays basketball with kids, buys them slushies

 Posted on June 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  282 words  |  Brenda Moya

RIDGWAY - Four boys were playing basketball on Sunday when an unexpected player joined them. "He was driving along the street and he asked if we wanted him to play PIG and we said yes," 8-year-old Joel Neureiter said. "He said whoever wins gets ice cream and then we were playing and having fun," 12-year-old Aaron Hoy said. "The cop won so he said he'll buy everyone ice cream." That officer was Ridgway Borough Patrolman Corey Wendel. [Read More]

Toyota recalls over 100K top-selling vehicles

 Posted on June 1, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  148 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

UNDATED (WKRC) - Toyota has recalled over 100,000 top-selling vehicles. Toyota announced the recall of around 102,000 Toyota and Lexus vehicles. According to the company, it is possible that machining debris, which may not have been cleared from the engine when it was produced, can lead to engine knocking, the vehicle running rough, the engine failing to start or a loss of power. A loss of power at higher speeds can increase the risk of a crash. [Read More]

Tyrone man, 18, accused of inappropriately touching 14-year-old girl

 Posted on June 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  256 words  |  Delta Gatti

Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the Tyrone Police Department say a local 18-year-old is facing charges after he was accused of inappropriately touching a 14-year-old girl over the weekend. Police say on Friday night, they received a complaint that Derrick Little, 18, had sexually assaulted a female juvenile and that the assault was reportedly witnessed by two other teenagers. According to the affidavit, Little and the three teens had reportedly went to a friend's house in Tyrone on Friday evening. [Read More]

'He just sat there, smiling...' Family distraught and judge livid following Hornerstown shooting sus

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  205 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Cambria County, PA — A family is heartbroken and a judge is furious following the preliminary hearing for Michael Lyles Jr. He is accused of shooting and killing 38-year-old Candace Mervin in a Hornerstown home. The preliminary hearing for Lyles took place at the Cambria county central park complex. He is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and child endangerment. The defendant was heard by judge Kevin Price, in Johnstown. [Read More]

Dubois Central, Johnsonburg win District 9 baseball titles Monday

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  80 words  |  Delta Gatti

DUBOIS -- Monday was a busy one for local baseball and softball. In District 9 baseball action, Johnsonburg captured the AA championship with a win over Kane, while DuBois Central did the same with a win over Elk County Catholic in Single-A. In softball play, DuBois Central captured the Single-A championship with a win over Clarion-Limestone, and Punxsutawney followed suit in AAA with a defeat of Karns City. Check out the video above for highlights and scores from Monday. [Read More]

Nissan urges owners of 84,000 older vehicles to halt driving due to exploding air bag risk

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  429 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous metal fragments. Wednesday's urgent request comes after one person in a Nissan was killed by an exploding front-passenger inflator, and as many as 58 people were injured since 2015. Due to the age of the vehicles equipped with defective Takata air bag inflators, there is an increased risk the inflator could explode during an air bag deployment, propelling sharp metal fragments which can cause serious injury or death," [Read More]

Priest bites woman during Communion clash at Florida church

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  27 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Priest bites woman during Communion clash at Florida church

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Taxi driver robbed at gunpoint in Johnstown; robbers still at large

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  154 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Johnstown police are searching for two men after a taxi driver said he was robbed at gunpoint. According to police, the robbery happened on Corrine Avenue just before 1 a.m. Monday after two men called for a cab. According to a police report, the driver said when he arrived at the destination, one of the men got into the front seat and pulled a gun on him. [Read More]

Victims identified after RV, tractor-trailer crash kills five in Franklin Co.

 Posted on May 31, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  229 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

FRANKLIN COUNTY Pa. (WHP) — State Police are now outlining what lead up to a crash that killed five individuals, and have also identified the deceased. READ MORE | Five killed in crash involving tractor trailer on I-81 in Franklin Co. Tpr. Megan Frazer, now confirming that a motorhome RV blew out its front left tire at around 8:50 p.m., causing it to travel across the grass median and into the northbound lanes of travel on I-81. [Read More]

Crash shuts down southbound lanes of Rt. 219 in Somerset County

 Posted on May 30, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  244 words  |  Brenda Moya

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — SECOND UPDATE | Officials are releasing the identity of the victim in a fatal crash on Route 219 Friday evening. Somerset County Deputy Coroner Alexis Lichty says 85-year-old Charles Holsinger was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Lichty says a woman was taken to a medical facility for her injuries suffered in the crash. No autopsy was performed on Holsinger officials say. UPDATE | [Read More]