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Johnstown, PA

All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner
All 3 Construction Workers Struck Dead On I-83 In PA ID'd By Coroner All three men who were struck dead while working in a construction zone on Interstate 83 have been identified by the York County Coroner's office on Thursday evening.  The men have been identified as follows, Coroner Pam Gay stated in a release on April 18: Jesse McKenzie, 24 of the 100 block of Village Way, Somerset, who died of "Multiple Blunt Force Trauma." Robert Hampe, 42 of the 100 block Hickory Street, Meyersdale, who died of "Multiple Blunt Force Trauma." Philson Hinebaugh III, 24 of the 100 block Forest Edge Drive, Johnstown, who died of "Blunt Force Injuries."  All…
Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender
Abandoned Kids Have Chambersburg Police Searching For Sex Offender A sex offender with felony convictions in multiple Pennsylvania counties is at large and wanted on new charges.  Waldi Andre Cuello, 30, was first convicted of the incident assault of a child between the ages of 4 and 8 years old in Lebanon County in 2015, court documents show.  After he served his prison time he was expected to register with the Pennsylvania State Police for the Megan's Law Sex Offender Registry, but he failed to do this — multiple times — landing him several more felony convictions and prison time in Perry County in 2018, court record detail.  When he…
Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing.  Thirty-nine of the stores closing are located in Pennsylvania.  They are: 1441 Old York Road in Abington 1628 South Fourth Street in Allentown 169 West Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore 5235 Library Road in Bethel Park 2178 West Union Boulevard in Bethlehem 2722 West 9th Street in Chester 200 West Ridge Avenue Suite 112 in Conshohocken 2715 Parade Street in Erie 1709 Liberty Street in Erie 4830 William Penn Highway in Export 6090 …
Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Pennsylvania Woman: DA Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Pennsylvania Woman: DA
Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Pennsylvania Woman: DA An Oregon man has confessed to beating a 24-year-old woman to death with a hammer and raping her in a Massachusetts apartment building more than four decades ago, officials said. John Michael Irmer, age 68, of Portland, Oregon, was scheduled to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Central Division on Monday, Sept. 11, for the rape and murder of 24-year-old Pennsylvania native Susan Marcia Rose in October 1979, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, in August, Irmer walked into the Portland Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Mom Charged For 5-Year-Old's Fentanyl Overdose Death: PA AG Mom Charged For 5-Year-Old's Fentanyl Overdose Death: PA AG
Mom Charged For 5-Year-Old's Fentanyl Overdose Death: PA AG Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has charged a mom for the overdose death of her daughter, according to a release on Tuesday.  Volaura 'Val' Askew "allegedly exposed her 5-year-old daughter to fentanyl/heroin in the hours and days before the child was found dead in her Johnstown home on October 27, 2022," the Attorney General explained.  Albert Spicer and Elyse Young, of Johnstown, who have also been charged with drug-dealing offenses in this case, were hosting Askew at a drug stash house owned by Young following Spicer's release from prison from a separate offense, ac…
Dad Of 2 Dies In High-Speed Crash: PA State Police Dad Of 2 Dies In High-Speed Crash: PA State Police
Dad Of 2 Dies In High-Speed Crash: PA State Police A 34-year-old dad of two young girls has died in a crash involving ejection, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Anthony M. Snook, of McClure, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on West Specht Street/ PA Route 3014 in McClure Borough at 11:16 p.m. on Tuesday, according to state police. While "under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance," Anthony was traveling at a "high rate of speed" and lost control of the 1998 Lincoln Continental he was driving east — exiting the roadway near Timber Lane, police said. He re-entered the roadway in the…
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey
Probationer Shot Dead By Pennsylvania State Police Previously Lived As Fugitive In New Jersey A 35-year-old Johnstown man who was shot and killed during a 100 mph chase on US 22 in Pennsylvania had a lengthy criminal record including getting caught while hiding out in New Jersey, authorities say. Krysten Harland Pretlor, had been living in Johnstown, Pennsylvania prior to the deadly shooting on Thursday, Nov. 3.  The Garden State native's extensive criminal background includes being captured on May 18, 2017 after the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad received a tip that he was in a local in resident’s home, the office stated in a release at the time. He was arreste…
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22 Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper On Leave After Deadly Shooting During 100MPH Chase On US 22 A multi-county police chase ended when a Pennsylvania state police trooper shot and killed a Johnstown man, on Thursday, Nov. 3, authorities say. When Richland Township police arrived to investigate a domestic disturbance 35-year-old Krysten Pretlor, took off from a woman's home in Cambria County in a white BMW at a high rate of speed around 2:30 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police.  As he got on US Route 22 and headed into Indiana County, state police took over the pursuit, Trooper Steve Limani said in a statement to the media.  As Pretlor continued west into Derry Township, Wes…
PA Dad Of Four Missing Over 1 Year Found Dead In 2nd Story Of Stranger's Garage: Reports PA Dad Of Four Missing Over 1 Year Found Dead In 2nd Story Of Stranger's Garage: Reports
PA Dad Of Four Missing Over 1 Year Found Dead In 2nd Story Of Stranger's Garage: Reports A year-long search for a beloved father of four has ended in a western Pennsylvania garage, according to multiple media outlets.  Lucas David Cornelius, 28, of Johnstown, has been identified as the body found in the 2nd flood of the garage in the 1500 block of Franklin Street in Johnstown Roxbury neighborhood around 5:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, WJAC reports.  The body was “severely decomposed” and looked like it had been in the garage “for an extended period of time," Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees told the Tribune-Democrat. "It appeared as though the person had been staying on the secon…
Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police
Missing Pennsylvania Autistic Teen Found Dead After Kidnapping, Beating: State Police Eight people have been charged including a 14-year-old girl and at least one family member of a 19-year-old autistic man police say was kidnapped, beaten, killed, and left in a remote wooded area in Western Pennsylvania on Oct. 20, according to a state police briefing on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Hayden Robert Garreffa, 19, of Dilltown was found dead in Brush Valley Township by state troopers on Saturday, Oct. 22 around 4 a.m., according to a release by the police.  His death was believed to be a homicide, according to state police citing the Indiana County coroner's office. The police t…
Alleged Runaway Teen Assaults Police Officer In Sheetz Parking Lot: Report Alleged Runaway Teen Assaults Police Officer In Sheetz Parking Lot: Report
Alleged Runaway Teen Assaults Police Officer In Sheetz Parking Lot: Report A police officer was hospitalized after an alleged runaway teen assaulted him at a Pennsylvania Sheetz last week, as reported by WJAC citing police. Johnstown Police Officer Shane Dunn was responding to a call of a boy matching the description of a runaway sitting at a table outside of the Haynes Street Sheetz on Thursday, March 31 around 5 p.m., authorities told the outlet. A different teen identified himself as the boy's brother, and directed the officer to his brother at a nearby table hiding his face, the outlet says citing police. The alleged runaway shoved the officer when he approac…
Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate
Dr. Oz Show Pulled From Some Networks Amid Run For Senate Television’s Dr. Oz has announced that he is officially running for Pennsylvania’s open US Senate seat and now it looks like he is leaving the show that helped make him a household name. Multiple networks that are currently airing the “Dr. Oz Show” have pulled the plug on the program or will do so in the coming days, according to TMZ. The show has been pulled from airwaves in major cities in and near Pennsylvania-- including the show’s top market-- New York City, the outlet reports citing an insider. Fox 8 in Cleveland, Ohio, which broadcasts to parts of Pennsylvania has announced that t…