The Centre County tax office says scammers have been calling residents and falsely claiming that tax bills are due. Centre County administrator John Franek says that the tax office would never ask for personal information like a credit card number over the phone. He says that if you get one of these calls, hang up, and immediately report it to the tax office and local law enforcement.
Franek says they started receiving notice of the scam calls from county residents over the last two weeks.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Starting Friday, March 8, and running through March 13, FineWineAndGoodSpirits.com will be offering free shipping for all online purchases of Irish whiskey to any of their stores, according to a release.
The announcement, coming just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, states any online orders placed for Irish whiskey between midnight on Friday and 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, will be shipped to any Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores for free.
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TATTNALL COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — A Georgia corrections officer is dead after an inmate attacked him.
According to the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), Correctional Officer Robert Clark was escorting two inmates at Smith State Prison in Glennville when one of the inmates, later identified as Layton Lester, assaulted him from behind with a homemade weapon. The other inmate was also assaulted after trying to help Officer Clark.
GDC officials said Clark, 42, started his career in April of this year.
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJAC) — During the pandemic when some businesses are being forced to close, a new business has emerged in Cambria County.
Barb’s Boutique, next to the Johnstown Galleria opened their doors Monday morning, located inside the building where Ryan’s restaurant closed in 2016. Barb Krcha decided to open the store after years of success online.
“I started a business on eBay selling little girl’s clothing and it just kind of bloomed.
LEBANON, Pa. (WHP) — Update:
A week after the tragic shooting deaths of an eight, nine and 19-year-old in Lebanon, the search for the third suspect has come to a conclusion. Federal, state and county law enforcement arrested Ivan Claudio Rosero and charged him with homicide.
“I wanted to come in this morning and celebrate, we got him. But i can't. because two children and one teenager are dead,” said Lebanon Mayor Sherry Capello.
A former coal mine may have a new owner soon as a local organization is looking to sell the property.
Bids are being taken for the Mine 40 Overlook in Richland Township, which is owned and maintained by the Eureka Coal Heritage Foundation.
Russell Heiple, solicitor with the Eureka Coal Heritage Foundation, said they deeded the property to Scalp Level Borough in 1992 due to it being a financial burden.
Huntingdon Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Huntingdon County have confirmed that a Mount Union guidance counselor, who was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a male student, has been acquitted by a jury.
Earlier this week, Morgan Anderson was tried on the sole count of institutional sex assault after being accused of engaging in sexual activity with an 18-year-old male student.
Police say Anderson claimed that their encounters occurred outside of school and stated that "
by Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press
Tue, February 27th 2018 at 12:03 PMUpdated Tue, February 27th 2018 at 2:58 PM
The prison guards' union wants a permanent ban on work boots in prisons following the Feb. 15 beating of Sgt. Mark Baserman at State Correctional Institution at Somerset. He died of his injuries Monday. (WJAC)
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CHELSEA, Mich. — I feel like whole Challenger lineup is a story of “But wait, there’s more.”
When Dodge released the Hellcat version of the Challenger in 2015, complete with red key and 707 horsepower, I didn’t think they’d be able to top that.
Then came the Demon in 2017 with 840 horsepower and a quarter-mile sprint of 9.65 seconds. This was a limited-run vehicle with only 3,000 models available for sale.