Girl Scout camp set to close March 31 in Jefferson County

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  228 words  |  Delta Gatti

BROCKWAY - Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that they'll be closing four camps across the state on March 31, including Camp Curry Creek in Jefferson County. GSWPA said Camps Elliott, Curry Creek, Resting Waters, Roy Weller and Singing Hills are closing and will be sold due to membership and expenses. "Currently, only about 13 percent of council membership attend camp, and overall, camps bring in revenue of approximately $600,000 but have expenses of nearly $2 million," [Read More]

Lancaster County teen, accused of killing sister, will be tried as an adult

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  130 words  |  Brenda Moya

Lancaster County, PA — A Lancaster County teen, accused of stabbing her disabled sister to death, will stand trial as an adult. On Monday, a judge denied Claire Miller's request to move the charges to juvenile court. Miller is accused of stabbing her 19-year-old sister to death inside of their Manheim Township home in February 2021, when she was just 14-years-old. During a hearing last month, the defense claimed that Miller could be rehabilitated in the juvenile system. [Read More]

Philadelphia shooting suspect captured after high-speed chase on Pennsylvania Turnpike

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  189 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

A Philadelphia shooting suspect was apprehended on Sept. 21 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bedford County. According to a probable-cause affidavit, 31-year-old Amir Rouse was arrested after a vehicle pursuit began around 12:30 a.m. near mile marker 188 on the turnpike. Rouse was wanted in connection to a Philadelphia shooting investigation. According to the affidavit, Rouse’s vehicle reached speeds of up to 130 mph during the pursuit before he crashed into a sign on the Breezewood Interchange. [Read More]

Students no longer members of PA Catholic school after racist video

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  326 words  |  Brenda Moya

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Catholic high school in Philadelphia says students responsible for a racist video that showed teenage white girls in blackface are “no longer members of this school community.” The video circulated on social media and sparked a protest a week ago at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls. The protesters included parents of two former students who told The Philadelphia Inquirer their children faced a hostile and unwelcoming climate because they were Black. [Read More]

4 law enforcement officers killed, 4 others hurt serving warrant in Charlotte, police say

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  32 words  |  Christie Applegate

4 law enforcement officers killed, 4 others hurt serving warrant in Charlotte, police say

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Authorities still searching for Sykesville woman who disappeared 16 years ago; sister speaks out

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  827 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Jefferson Co., PA (WJAC) — It's been 16 years since authorities responded to a fire at Sykesville home. After that fire was extinguished, the remains of a six-week-old baby were discovered and the child’s mother, Joey Lynn Offutt, was missing. Authorities say her car was also missing, leading police to wonder where she was. Years later, that question still remains. 6 News spoke with her sister about how her family is still holding out hope. [Read More]

Man convicted of killing his girlfriend escapes from Pennsylvania prison

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  187 words  |  Brenda Moya

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A man convicted this month of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in front of her children escaped Thursday from a suburban Philadelphia prison, authorities said. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, eluded guards at the Chester County Prison in West Chester before 9 a.m., and was seen nearly an hour later walking on a road near the prison, they said. A jury took just 15 minutes to convict Cavalcante of killing Deborah Brandao, his girlfriend of two years, at her home in Schuylkill Township in April 2021. [Read More]

Police seek homes for seven 'Dwarf' pups found on roadway

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  68 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

CEDAR PARK, Texas (KEYE) — Police in Texas are trying to find homes for seven puppies that were found on the road Sunday morning.

The puppies were found playing in the road and were later taken in by Cedar Park police.

Police named the puppies Bashful, Sneezy, Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Doc, and Dopey.

They noted that the puppies were going to Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter for adoption.

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Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1245 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

NEW YORK (TND) — Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges brought against him by the Manhattan district attorney’s office in connection with a yearslong investigation into a hush money payment made in the closing days of the 2016 election, marking the first time in U.S. history a president has been charged with a crime. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, all of which he pleaded not guilty to. [Read More]

Woman injured after her hair got caught in saw at Clearfield Co. business

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  87 words  |  Christie Applegate

Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — Officials in Clearfield County say a woman was injured Wednesday afternoon after she reportedly fell and her hair became caught in a sawblade at a local wood-working business. Authorities say the incident occurred at Appalachian Wood Products Inc., located in Clearfield. First responders told our crew on scene that the woman was transported from the scene, via ambulance. Her condition is unknown at this time. [Read More]