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Milk tanker crash in Huntingdon County triggers hazmat response
PSU Brandywine student suspected in paintball attack on homeless people in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA (CNN) — In Pennsylvania, two people experiencing homelessness were recent victims of a paintball attack and the person suspected in the attack is a student at Penn State University Brandywine.
A video of the attack was shared on social media and is making waves in real time.
“That’s awful, I can’t believe that someone would do something like that to homeless people, that’s just terrible to see,” one student said.
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83 Years since the Johnstown Flood of 1936
On March 17, 1936, the streets of Johnstown were filled with panic as residents desperately searched for higher ground.
A rumor had spread that the Quemahoning dam had burst. It was hours before that was proven false, but a flood was still on its way.
"It wasn't a flash flood. It was a fairly gradual flood. You had a record stream melt with additional rain. It was a really cold winter, the snow melted quickly and the streams started rising,"
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Authorities investigate cause of overnight fire at Blue Knob Auto Sales
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Explosion, fire that left 3 dead, 1 hurt rocks Ohio city
HILLSBORO, Ohio (WKRC) — Fire officials are investigating the cause of an explosion, which resulted in a fire, that killed three people and injured one other person in Ohio on Tuesday.
It happened at Jimbo’s Auto Repair in Hillsboro. As of Wednesday morning, the State Fire Marshal, OSHA, Paint Creek Joint EMS and city road crews are working to clear the debris and investigate the scene further.
But it’s understandably rocked the small town just an hour from both Dayton and Cincinnati.
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Jackson Twp first responders receive $25K donation from Competitive Power Ventures
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJAC) — Representatives from Competitive Power Ventures presented checks of a combined $30,000 Tuesday to the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company and Police Department.
The fire company's president, Steve Yarina, says the $25,000 they've received helps take away stress from fundraising and helps the fire company focus on efficiency.
He says the funds will go toward replacing two of its fire engines by next year and buying new equipment.
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Johnstown celebrates 25 years of honoring cancer survivors with free luncheon
For 25 years, Michelle Shaffer with the Johnstown Area Cancer Survivor’s Organization has worked to honor those affected by cancer in the area.
This year, hundreds of cancer survivors and their families gathered at the Masonic Temple in Johnstown to celebrate at no cost.
“We do a luncheon with a DJ, door prizes. It’s just a fun day for people to get away from their diagnosis of cancer, their treatments, and have a good time,” says Shaffer.
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Johnstown Dollar General closed after failing health inspection
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- The Dollar General in Johnstown on Bridge Street is closed until further notice after it failed a health inspection.
According to the Department of Agriculture, the store was out of compliance after an inspection Tuesday.
According to the report, more than 200 rat droppings were found in the back storage area of the Dollar General and on top of products.
Inspectors said they also found two dead rats in snap traps.
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Coroner IDs victim of early morning house fire in Altoona
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BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Fire officials say when arriving on scene they quickly learned one of the occupants of the home was trapped inside.
Altoona Fire Department fire inspector Justin Smithmyer says two people lived in the 8th Avenue home and one was outside when they got to the scene.
He says fire fighters made there way into the home and found the trapped person, later identified as 45-year-old Marcy Laird.
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Karen Read murder trial jury hears 911 call during testimony
DEDHAM, Mass. (WJAR) — The Karen Read murder trial continued for a second week of testimony on Monday. The Massachusetts woman is accused of killing Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe's -- who was her boyfriend -- during a blizzard in 2022.
O'Keefe's family was emotional in Norfolk Superior Court as the 911 call from the morning he died was played for jurors.
"How long has he been out there?," A dispatcher asked.
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