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Police fatally shoot college student

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A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to come get him when he was shot, his father said Wednesday. Police in Upper Pottsgrove Township, northwest of Philadelphia, responded around 12:30 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call about a possible break-in attempt, according to the Montgomery County district attorney’s office. The office said in a statement that police found Glenwood Pysher IV at the rear of the home and ultimately shot and killed him. Pysher’s father, Glen ...

Janesville Pike detour in Tyrone Borough, Snyder Township to end

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The detour of Janesville Pike in Tyrone Borough and Snyder Township will end this week and the road will officially reopen to traffic by Friday. The 23.5-mile detour was in place since March to allow contractors to perform slope and pavement stabilization following a road collapse on ...

Ebensburg Borough officials open line of credit with First National Bank

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During Monday’s council meeting, Ebensburg Borough officials approved opening a line of credit with First National Bank for a maximum amount of $3.5 million to cover the payments of all contractors for the Lake Rowena dredging and concession stand/restroom projects. First National Bank’s 3.75% interest rate was the most attractive quote the borough received, officials said. Council Vice President Theresa Jacoby said the administration of payments to contractors will be in a 60-day schedule, so the borough has to cover the costs and then be reimbursed by the grant funder. The ...

Blair County jury sees bodycam videos in overdose death trial

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HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County jury watched three police bodycam videos showing the overdose of 40-year-old Christy Clifford and its aftermath during the second day of trial Wednesday in the case against the man accused of supplying her with the drugs that led to her death in April ...

Frankstown Township supervisor ordered to pay $48K

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The state ethics commission has ordered a longtime Frankstown Township supervisor to pay $48,000 to the township for Ethics Act violations. The order issued Tuesday states that ethics violations occurred when George Henry voted several times for a developer’s project within the township, ...

Connellsville man files suit against Cove Forge Behavioral Health Center in Williamsburg

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A Connellsville man has filed a federal civil rights complaint in the District Court at Johnstown seeking admission to the Cove Forge Behavioral Health Center in Williamsburg. Zachary Thomas Spada, 35, contended in his lawsuit that he was accepted earlier this month for residential substance-use-disorder treatment at Cove Forge, which is part of the Pennsylvania-based White Deer Run Treatment Network. Spada stated in his lawsuit that he sought residential treatment after being diagnosed with several conditions that have identified him as a disabled individual under the Americans with ...