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4 days ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Centre Hall Town Wide Yard Sale has started, with community members invited to come and enjoy an annual event that has been around since the 80s. The yard sale is scheduled for June 27 and 28 at the Progress Grange (217 S. Pennsylvania Ave.), with the organization noting that there will also be some sales opening early Thursday, June 26. The CHTWYS posted a general thread of items being sold, which can be found on its Facebook page.
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5 days ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Central Pennsylvania Humane Society announced that it will be closing the cat side fully for two weeks due to the contagious virus panleuk. The Humane Society announced the decision on Facebook, noting that staff and volunteers will need additional time to fully clean and sanitize the area while ensuring that no other cats test positive or show signs over the next two weeks. The official closing date of the cat side is Wednesday, June 25.
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5 days ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A bill aimed at repealing Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting ban has passed the House of Representatives and is now heading to the Senate for consideration. The legislation was originally introduced by Representative Mandy Steele (D-Allegheny) as House Bill 1431 and was approved by the House Game and Fisheries Committee June 3. The bill then passed the House by a vote of 131-72.
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5 days ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania Representative is urging President Donald Trump to adhere to the United States Constitution after the announcement that Iran had been bombed on Saturday. In a legislative memo circulated to his colleagues, Rep.
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6 days ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania Representative announced plans to introduce legislation that would require cursive handwriting to be taught in schools across the Commonwealth. In an increasingly digital world, cursive has fallen by the wayside,” Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne, Schuylkill) wrote in his newest memo.
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6 days ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — As July 4th approaches quickly and holiday celebrations break out across the Commonwealth, Mount Nittany Health reminds all families to stay safe and responsible. In 2023, there were an estimated 9,700 firework-related injuries, with children under 15 accounting for almost 33% of those injuries. There were also eight firework-related deaths reported, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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6 days ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
UPDATE as of 2:45 p.m. :JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — One man was transported to a burn unit in Pittsburgh after allegedly purposefully starting a fire at a residence in Moxham, according to Johnstown Police Chief Mark Britton. Police were originally called to the residence two hours before the fire broke out at midnight on reports of a domestic altercation. Later in the evening, the man at the residence allegedly told the woman living there he was going to set her and the house on fire.
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1 week ago | 
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EBENSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — There will be two rapid flashing crosswalk beacon lights installed in downtown Ebensburg, meant to improve pedestrian safety, according to State Representative Frank Burns. A state grant worth $52,747 will go towards the installation, which will be located at the Ebensburg Borough intersection of West High Street and Julian Street. The beacons are intended to slow traffic down and notify drivers of pedestrian crossings, Burns said.
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1 week ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WTAJ) — An inmate at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Huntingdon was pronounced dead on June 17, according to Superintendent John Rivello. Henry Christopher Stubbs, 60, was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday, June 17, with prison staff and medical personnel responding to provide life-saving measures. EMS arrived at the facility and supplied advanced life support while Stubbs was transferred to Penn Highlands Hospital, where he ultimately passed away.
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1 week ago | 
wtaj.com | Hayden Thompson
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Altoona woman was arrested after allegedly punching a police cruiser window as well as kicking a UPMC Altoona Hospital Police Officer, according to the Altoona Police Department (APD). Amy Wells, 38, was arrested June 17 after officers attempted to speak with her, asking if she needed a ride to her residence after being called to the area on reports of an intoxicated individual.
