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  • 2 weeks ago | wtaj.com | Storm Wolf |Olivia N. Bosar |Rian Bossler

    ROCKWOOD, Pa. (WTAJ) — Emergency responders are at the scene of a crash between a freight train and an SUV on Thursday at a railroad crossing. According to 511PA, the crash happened on PA 653 in Rockwood between Bridge Street, Main Street and Chestnut Street. An eyewitness told WTAJ that one person was taken from the scene by helicopter to the hospital. The incident has been turned over to state police, who are investigating.

  • 3 weeks ago | wtaj.com | Keegan Raabe |Rian Bossler

    When his family and peers asked for him to be recognized, the school refused, saying they didn't want it to lead to "contagion." JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Controversy surrounds Jeff Tech’s graduation this year after the school administration chose not to honor a student who died by suicide. Community members are asking serious questions about mental health and how it is talked about in schools. The uproar began on social media about honoring the memory of Bailee Bell.

  • 3 weeks ago | wtaj.com | Rian Bossler

    CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Once on the brink of shutting down, Portage’s Crichton McCormick Park Pool is now making waves. What started as a mission to save the pool has turned into a summer tradition helping students. Years of fundraising by the Portage Area Recreational and Park Commission and the school district have made it possible. However, the work doesn’t stop there. Organizers said they’re still welcoming donations to help even more kids make summer memories.

  • 1 month ago | wtaj.com | Rian Bossler

    BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Duncansville man is facing charges after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman following an argument. Hollidaysburg police were sent to a Sheetz store at 1100 Blair Street in Hollidaysburg on Saturday, May 24 for a woman who claimed she had been raped by Dennis Miller, 44, at his home in Duncansville. The woman was taken to UPMC Altoona, where she continued to speak with officers.

  • 1 month ago | wtaj.com | Rian Bossler

    BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Clearfield man is in jail after police say he led them in a high-speed chase in a stolen truck across Blair and Bedford counties. Donald Meyer, 50, was arrested on I-99 in Altoona Thursday evening after the chase ended when the truck crashed in a construction zone on the Plank Road overpass at Exit 31. According to a criminal complaint, Meyer stole the 2024 Chevy Silverado at Reed Street in Clearfield.

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