Defiance man convicted of aggravated assault in 2021 bar stabbing, AG says

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  174 words  |  Brenda Moya

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Prosecutors say a Defiance man has been found guilty of aggravated assault for his role in a 2021 stabbing outside a Bedford County bar. Brian Taylor was arrested in November of 2021 following an investigation into an altercation outside Rookeez Bar & Grille in Coaldale Borough. Authorities say Taylor and the victim reportedly began arguing inside the establishment, before going outside, where Taylor allegedly brandished a knife and " [Read More]

Mack Trucks to lay off 300 at Pennsylvania assembly plant

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  99 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) — Mack Trucks plans to lay off 305 employees at its assembly plant north of Philadelphia. The company is blaming the layoffs at its Lower Macungie Township plant on a downturn in the heavy-duty truck market. The (Allentown) Morning Call says the layoffs will take effect at the end of February. The cuts represent about 13% of the plant's payroll. The layoffs were expected after Mack said last month that it would need to slow production to cope with reduced demand. [Read More]

Ophthalmic Associates prepares for JCBL season

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  123 words  |  Delta Gatti

JOHNSTOWN -- 6 Sports stopped by Roxbury Park Thursday evening to get an inside look at Ophthalmic Associates preparing for the upcoming JCL baseball season. Manager Ken Ashbrook has spend 11 years in the league, 6 as a manager with OA. He believes due to the Coronavirus and the uniqueness this season presents, the league will be wide open with plenty of parody. Ashbrook likes the 10 returning players he welcomes back, and is eager to see the quick impact his 11 first year players will have. [Read More]

Tabitha Buck, convicted at 17 in Lancaster County murder, released from prison

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  154 words  |  Christie Applegate

LANCASTER COUNTY — Tabitha Buck, the Lancaster County woman who was convicted at the age of 17 in the murder of a 16-year-old decades ago has been released from prison. According to the Department of Corrections, Buck, now 45, was released on Dec. 21, 2019. Buck, 45, was re-sentenced to 28 years to life in November 2017. In August 2019, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole granted her parole. [Read More]

Three local players get selected in MLB Draft

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  109 words  |  Christie Applegate

JOHNSTOWN — The third and final day of the Major League Baseball Draft is complete. Three players with ties to west-central Pennsylvania got drafted. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Ferndale High School graduate Trey McGough in the 24th round. McGough is a left-handed pitcher. He played three seasons at Mount St. Mary's, during his college career. Another Pennsylvania organization drafted a local product. The Philadelphia Phillies selected Central Cambria graduate Tyler Adams in the 27th round. [Read More]

Bellefonte police investigate burglary

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  1 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

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Bill to keep noncitizens from the ballot box in DC now up to the US Senate

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  374 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

(TCS) — Twisted with irony, North Carolinians in Congress were part of the delegation deciding legislation that could potentially prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia. Thursday’s passage in the House of Representatives, 262-143, makes House Resolution 192’s next hurdle the Senate. If party lines are crossed, as happened in the lower chamber, the legislation would be able to overcome the split of 48 Democrats, 49 Republicans and three independents caucusing with Democrats. [Read More]

Johnstown man killed in motorcycle crash on Route 30 in Westmoreland County

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  126 words  |  Delta Gatti

Westmoreland County, PA — Authorities in Westmoreland County say a Johnstown man was killed earlier this week in a motorcycle crash on Route 30. Investigators say the crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Monday along the 3000 block of US Route 30 in Derry Township. Officials identified the operator of the motorcycle as 39-year-old Shawn Pynos. Investigators say Pynos was traveling westbound when his motorcycle went off the roadway and into a gravel area. [Read More]

Man charged in 'gruesome' South Fork homicide to head to trial

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  236 words  |  Christie Applegate

Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — A South Fork man accused of "brutally" killing a 55-year-old man earlier this year will soon head to trial. Austin Kline appeared in Cambria County court on Tuesday, via video conference, for his formal arraignment. Authorities say Kline faces several charges, including criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, in the death of Richard Morgan. Police allege that Kline shot Morgan inside his South Fork home and then reportedly struck him with a landscaping tool. [Read More]