School counselor nabbed for sexual misconduct, giving liquor to student: Police

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  602 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

REDMOND, Wash. (KOMO) — A Redmond High School counselor has been arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student, the Redmond Police Department announced in a news release Friday. The RPD said 35-year-old Derik Detweiler, of Kenmore, was taken into custody without incident in Cody, Wyoming, on Thursday. Detweiler will remain in custody until he is extradited back to Washington. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Detweiler with communication with a minor for immoral purposes, sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree and supplying liquor to a minor. [Read More]

Surveillance footage of gas purchase leads to arson, double homicide arrest

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  341 words  |  Brenda Moya

PHOENIX (TND) — A woman who was arrested in connection to an arson and two murders was seen in surveillance footage showing "a very small amount of gas" being purchased at gas station. Katisha Susan Smith, 44 was arrested last week for her involvement in the April 27 arson at a Phoenix building that killed two people. Sheriff's investigators found a deceased person inside J&J Sofa Manufacturing while processing the scene after the fire was extinguished, according to Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. [Read More]

'Forget fair, it's not right'

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  664 words  |  Christie Applegate

WASHINGTON (TND) — Former NFL Pro Bowler Marcellus Wiley says he's speaking up for his daughters by speaking out against allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports. In an Instagram video posted to the social media platform on Saturday, Wiley begins by claiming that while he doesn't have any issue with trans people in general, he is not okay with the idea of a person who was born biologically male competing against his daughters in sports. [Read More]

Continued rainfall delays investigation into landslide that closed Johnstown roadway

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  538 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

UPDATE |JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Last night’s landslide on a Johnstown-area hillside saw trees, utility poles and wires falling to the ground, forcing road closures. PennDOT was at the scene Wednesday night to get an initial assessment, but for an investigation into the cause and potential fix to the issues, the more it rains, the more we may have to wait. In February 2018, a landslide on a hillside beside Menoher Boulevard, after heavy rain, loosened the dirt, causing dirt, rocks and trees to fall down the hill. [Read More]

Major pieces of the Key Bridge collapse are out of the channel; what comes next

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  350 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

BALTIMORE, Md. (7News) — For the first time in 56 days, Baltimore area residents observed a port without the massive identifiers from one of the state's most notable maritime tragedies, something that Maryland Governor Wes Moore said made him feel emotional when speaking Tuesday morning. The governor, along with other leaders gathered in Baltimore, Maryland again on Tuesday, this time without the backdrop of the M/V Dali, the Singaporean-flagged cargo ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge eight weeks ago. [Read More]

Mount Nittany Health to build new, 10-story patient tower

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  704 words  |  Brenda Moya

Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — Officials with Mounty Nittany Health System announced that its board has approved the addition of a new, 10-floor patient tower at the Mount Nittany Medical Center. Health officials say the 300,000 square foot expansion will include the addition of 168 private patient rooms, as well as outpatient clinics, registration areas and outdoor space for patients and visitors. "The new tower is a big, game-changing step to improve the environment for patients and staff," [Read More]

Pittsburgh man caught soliciting sex from minor by predator catcher organization

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  274 words  |  Christie Applegate

CLEARFIELD, Pa. (WJAC) — According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, a Pittsburgh man is facing numerous charges including felony corruption of a minor after he solicited sex from what he believed was an underage girl. Clearfield Borough Police say they were notified Sunday that the group 814 Pred Hunters was at the Sheetz located at 101 Nichols St. with a man that was there to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex. [Read More]

PSP investigating after shooting leaves one person dead in Lycoming County

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  130 words  |  Delta Gatti

State police are investigating after a shooting left one man dead in Lycoming County Saturday evening. According to a press release, the shooting occurred in the parking lot of a TGI Friday's in Williamsport around 6:30 p.m. State police said that, while the circumstances of the shooting are still being investigated at this time, there is one deceased black male as a result of the shooting. The press release states that, after the shooting occurred, the unknown actor fled the scene both on foot and then in a vehicle. [Read More]

'Celebrate our mission:' W.A.C.K. gears up for 13th annual Red Rose Ball set for February

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  149 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Organizers with the Windber Area Community Kitchen are gearing up for their 13th annual Red Rose Ball. It's their largest fundraiser of the year and will be held Saturday, February 11th at the Windber Community Building. W.A.C.K. provides free, home-cooked meals two Saturdays a month while also supporting children through the backpack program. The event will consist of music, dancing, gift giveaways, auctions, and a meal from Flair of Country Catering. [Read More]

Big Ten bans Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh from final 3 games over alleged sign-stealing scheme

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  838 words  |  Delta Gatti

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan's three remaining regular-season games on Friday, defying a warning from the second-ranked Wolverines in an extraordinary confrontation over an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has rocked college football. Harbaugh was disciplined by the conference less than 24 hours before the Wolverines play at No. 9 Penn State in their toughest matchup of the season so far. [Read More]