PA man killed after hitting trooper, striking SUV

 Posted on May 22, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  291 words  |  Christie Applegate

PLAINS, Pa. (AP) — State police shot and killed a man who struck a trooper with his pickup truck and then crashed into a police sport utility vehicle after an altercation at a northeastern Pennsylvania bar, authorities said. State police and Luzerne County prosecutors said troopers from Wilkes-Barre were called to the Ole Tyme Charley’s Pub and Grill in Plains Township at about 1:30 a.m. Friday after a “highly intoxicated” man was reported to have assaulted a patron and an employee. [Read More]

Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Sullivan named U.S. mens hockey coach for 2026 Milan Olympics

 Posted on May 22, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  457 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Mike Sullivan was selected U.S. coach for the 2026 Milan Olympics on Saturday, an expected move that puts the two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of the country’s bid for its first gold medal since the “Miracle On Ice” in 1980. USA Hockey also announced the Pittsburgh Penguins coach will be behind the bench for the Four Nations Face-Off next year, a tournament the NHL will showcase in February 2025 for a taste of international competition leading up to the Olympics. [Read More]

Young women battle, bloody scene involved biting faces; both go to hospitals, then jail

 Posted on May 22, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1055 words  |  Delta Gatti

WILDWOOD, Fla. (TND) — A crowd gathered around two young women, early in the morning, and police arrived to find one “sitting in a chair in the front yard, complaining of a bite to her face.” The arrest report said Nolancia Jeresea Johnson’s mother “was using a towel to apply direct pressure to [Johnson’s] chin area to control the bleeding from the bite.“[A second officer] temporarily relieved [the mother] of applying pressure to the wound. [Read More]

community event held at airport raises money for flight school students

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  317 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Ciera Deffenbaugh is going into her senior year at Forest Hills High School and she's already a certified pilot. "Some people say, 'I'm scared of planes, I'm scared to fly, I'm scared of heights.' No. Once you get in the plane, you fall in love with it. When you get a good landing, it's the best feeling in the world," she told 6 News. She started flying in May of last year after going on a discovery flight with Nulton Aviation in Johnstown. [Read More]

Half a million gallons of sewage spill into Michigan's St. Joseph River

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  338 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

THREE RIVERS, Mich. (WWMT) — A no contact advisory has been issued Monday for all contact with the St. Joseph River between Three Rivers and Constantine, according to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. The tri-county health department said a force main break caused untreated sewage to start spilling from the Three Rivers Wastewater Treatment Plant starting around 9:30 p.m. Friday. The 500,000 gallon spill happened near Three Rivers and started moving downstream towards Constantine, the health agency said. [Read More]

Investigation into Boeing whistleblower's death concludes he committed suicide: CPD

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  607 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An investigation into the death of John Barnett note, the Boeing whistleblower found dead outside of a Charleston hotel with a gunshot wound, concluded he committed suicide. Barnett, 62, died the morning of March 9. He was discovered inside a vehicle at the Holiday Inn on Savannah Highway with a gunshot wound to the head. Barnett was pronounced deceased at the scene. Read more: 'If anything happens, it's not suicide': Boeing whistleblower's prediction before death [Read More]

Local treasurer calls new antlerless license process an 'epic failure' amid long waits online

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  360 words  |  Brenda Moya

The new antlerless license process in Pennsylvania launched Monday morning, but the Somerset County Treasurer called it an “epic failure”. Many looking to buy their licenses online reported extremely long wait times. Would-be hunters took to 6 News’ Facebook page to share screen shots of their virtual place in line -- some showing more than 100,000 customers ahead of them. Somerset County’s treasurer Tony DeLuca voiced frustrations over how the game commission rolled out the new system. [Read More]

State police investigating after SCI-Smithfield employee assaulted by inmate

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  169 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

HUNTINGDON - The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has confirmed an employee was attacked Sunday by an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Smithfield facility. According to an official, an employee at the Huntingdon location sounded a personal alarm, which alerted additional staff who arrived and saw the inmate assaulting the employee. The inmate was removed and placed in custody and the employee was taken to the hospital and has since been released. [Read More]

When fraternity's are suspended, what happens to the house? Borough discusses options

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  267 words  |  Brenda Moya

STATE COLLEGE - The fate of several Penn State fraternity houses is now up to a Centre County judge. It comes after several months of ongoing legal battles between the State College Borough and property owners. Officials said it's the first time in over four decades that they've had to deal with something like this, and it all comes after a string of recent fraternity suspensions. "In the last two years, we've seen a wave of university action that removed the recognition of fraternities," [Read More]

3 inmates charged for throwing feces at corrections officers

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  160 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — State police say three inmates at SCI Somerset have been charged with assault for throwing feces at corrections officers on the evening of April 6. Officials say the alleged assaults occurred as two separate incidents and occurred approximately one hour and 15 minutes apart. Troopers say at approximately 7:40 p.m. on the night of the incidents, two cellmates, Colby Mummaw, 24, of Mountville and Christopher Myers, 32, of West Chester, both threw feces at two corrections officers who were walking past their cell. [Read More]