The merger of the Pinecroft Volunteer Fire Company with the Newburg Volunteer Fire Department of Logan Township will result in Pinecroft’s property no longer functioning as a fire station; in the Pinecroft firefighters who’ve transferred to Newburg becoming regular firefighters in that ...
As the 2026-27 school year begins, Pennsylvania continues to grapple with a long-term teacher shortage, driven in part by a steep decline in the number of new educators entering the profession. The state has seen a 67% decrease in the number of individuals obtaining initial teacher ...
A city man accused of raping two women is asking for several charges to be dismissed, claiming he was in Florida at the time of one of the alleged incidents. Hunter Elliot Homan, 23, was charged with four felony counts each of rape and sexual assault, four misdemeanor counts of indecent ...
A Chambersburg man is accused of raping a woman in an incident that left her with about 45 bite marks across her body. Charles Andrew Hicks III, 34, was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on single felony counts of rape, sexual assault and strangulation, as well as ...
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, ...
