Bedford man charged with murder after shooting cousin, burning his body
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — State police say a Bedford man who was charged with murder over the weekend is accused of shooting his cousin twice before dragging his body to a hole, burying his body under tires and burning his body after dousing him with kerosene.
Derek Louk faces first and third-degree murder, criminal homicide, aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse and other related charges, according to the criminal complaint related to the case.
Brookville Area Little League president faces drug charges
BROOKVILLE -- The president of the Brookville Area Little League in Jefferson County faces drug charges for smoking marijuana.
Craig Griffin, 37, of Oak Street, is charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Brookville police said Griffin was seen by an officer on March 21 leaving Dirty Ehrma's Cornerside Tavern and retrieving an item from his vehicle before he lit a pipe.
The officer said he smelled marijuana when he approached Griffin, who apologized for smoking it.
Comer blasts Biden's 'Hail Mary' attempt to block Hur interview audio: 'Changes nothing'
WASHINGTON (TND) — Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., on Thursday expressed his outrage after President Joe Biden asserted executive privilege over his interview with former special counsel Robert Hur.
Hur in February released a report describing Biden as a “sympathetic,” “well-meaning” and elderly man with "poor memory” after interviewing the president in an investigation over alleged mishandling of classified documents. House GOP members last week moved forward with an attempt to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the complete unredacted audio from the session.
Graffiti Highway in Centralia to be torn up
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Mainline Pharmacy announces closure of most locations
Rite Aid will be taking over prescriptions for patients after Mainline Pharmacy announced that it will be closing most of it's locations starting at the beginning of March.
According to John Pastorek, Director of Pharmacy, the decision to close the locations is due to the cost of the medications versus the reimbursement from Pharmacy Benefit Managers, which he explains is the middleman that contracts with an individual's insurance company and their pharmacy.
Man who escaped Warren County Jail sentenced up to 50 years
Authorities with the state attorney general's office say the man who escaped from the Warren County Jail over the summer has been sentenced to decades behind bars.
Michael Burham was ordered to serve an aggregate sentence of 25 years and two months to 50 years and four months in prison.
“The defendant used all possible means to escape the consequences of his actions,” said Attorney General Henry. “Today, thanks to hard work and collaboration between our office and the Pennsylvania State Police, the Warren County District Attorney’s Office, and the City of Warren Police Department, Michael Burham will be held accountable for his many crimes.
Ligonier police searching for suspect, vehicle involved in alleged attempted kidnapping
Westmoreland County, PA — Authorities with the Ligonier Valley Police Department are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect, and suspect vehicle, involved in an alleged attempted kidnapping over the weekend.
Police say the incident occurred Sunday morning along Route 381 in Rector.
Authorities have not yet released pictures of the suspect or suspect vehicle, but the vehicle is described as a blue, older model 4-door sedan with "
Propane gas leak to blame for deadly explosion at Pennsylvania hotel
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Officials confirmed that one person is dead after an explosion lead to a second-alarm fire at a Pennsylvania hotel.
The explosion at the Bird-in-Hand Family Inn in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania was caused by a propane gas leak.
Pennsylvania State Police have not yet stated the identity of the deceased individual.
Dozens of crews were on the scene of a fire Sunday in Leacock Township, Lancaster County officials confirmed to WHP.
Saquon Barkley not named Heisman Trophy finalist
NEW YORK -- Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield, Louisville's Lamar Jackson and Stanford's Bryce Love have been named finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
Penn State junior running back Saquon Barkley - once considered the front-runner to win the prestigious award - was not selected as a finalist to attend the ceremony Saturday in New York City.
Barkley was recently named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Running Back of the Year and Return Specialist of the Year, becoming the second player in conference history to win three major awards.
SCASD approves building new Park Forest Middle School
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Centre County is getting a new school.
On Monday night, the State College Area School District school board approved a site for the new Park Forest Middle School.
The district was faced with multiple options.
They say renovating the current school along Valley Vista Drive would have been extensive work.
The school board voted to move forward with their "site 2" option, which is building a new school across the street from the current building.