A Fishertown man is behind bars after allegedly trying to rape a woman and then beating her when she did not cooperate. Garet William McIntyre, 22, was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Kevin R. Diehl on single felony counts of criminal attempt – rape and criminal attempt – ...
The Johnstown man who fled charges in Blair and Cambria counties and was captured in June 2024 by U.S. Marshals after a year on the run was sentenced in July to about 19- to 56-years’ incarceration. Following a three-day trial by court in front of Judge Jackie Atherton Bernard in May, ...
State financial aid for fire companies gets a modest boost under the new budget while legislation to ramp up support is still in the hopper. The caps for loans under the state Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program increase by various amounts depending on the spending category. For example, the two percent loans to help companies buy new apparatus, facilities and equipment are now capped at $750,000 versus $636,000 before. The loan caps for new aerial apparatus are $750,000 versus $494,000 before. The loan terms are extended to 30 years from 20 years. The Fiscal Year ...
Josh Gallagher will be performing his new original song, “Never Forget,” at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville on Friday, Sept. 11. “It’s the biggest honor of my career so far,” Gallagher said. Currently available for presave across streaming platforms, “Never ...
As Pennsylvania braces for stricter Medicaid rules to go into effect, one health system wants to help patients keep their insurance coverage. Guthrie, a nonprofit with facilities in Pennsylvania and New York, is expanding its volunteer program to help patients who may need to meet the new 80-hour monthly community engagement requirement, which can be fulfilled through school, work, training, or volunteering. The new Medicaid requirements, which take effect in January, were approved as part of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill in July 2025. The community ...
The 2024-25 state budget included a provision allowing employers to claim a tax credit if they contribute toward the cost of daycare for their employees. Despite skyrocketing childcare costs and concerns about worker shortages, the response from the business community was less than thunderous. Just one company claimed the tax credit in 2025. While state officials had estimated that the tax credit would cost the state $8 million a year in lost revenue in its first year, the price tag was just $619. Now lawmakers are going back to the drawing board to try to make the tax credit more ...
