Palm Sunday Services
It's the last Sunday of Lent across our region. Many went to church over the weekend for Palm Sunday masses. Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week, which is the most important week of the year for Christians. Palm…
Dubois City Manager Fallout
The fallout after the arrest of the DuBois city manager continues. The Clearfield County Commissioners this week announced the municipalities where nearly $1.4 million in infrastructure grant money will go. However, the City of DuBois will receive none, this round…
Gov. Shapiro on Higher Education Reform
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is calling for reform in the state's higher education system, so what do the presidents of some of Pennsylvania’s largest colleges think about the proposal? Governor Shapiro feels it is time for new thinking at the…
New York Grand Jury Indicts Donald Trump
The grand jury in Manhattan investigating Donald Trump voted to indict the former president in connection to alleged 2016 hush money payments made by his then-attorney Michael Cohen to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, according to a New York Times…
Other Schools Put on Lockdown As Precaution
The schools that received the hoax calls weren’t the only ones that had to take action. Many neighboring schools were also put on lockdown out of an abundance of caution. Nicole Fuschino explains what actions students and teachers had to…
FBI Definition of Swatting
Definition of Swatting by Federal Bureau of Investigation Making a hoax call to 911 to draw a response from law enforcement, usually a Swat team. The individuals who engage in this activity use Technology to make it appear that the…
Parent Reaction To Lockdowns
THese calls causing Panic and concern from parents many running to their child's school. Stoker Wieczorek is in Altoona where parents tell us what happened when they heard Today's news. Parents at all the schools showed up looking for their…
School Lockdowns
We turn now to Centre County where we find our Douglas Braff with what school officials across the region are saying. He's in front of Bellefonte Area High School where students and staff were evacuated this morning. That's right police…
Swatting Police Reactions
Law enforcement says the calls were part of what's termed a Swatting Hoax. We'll clarify what exactly that is in just a moment. Even though it was a hoax the response by police, school officials and parents was urgent. We…
Pennsylvania Urban School Funding
Urban schools in Pennsylvania said they need more money for teachers and resources during news conferences that were held across the commonwealth Tuesday, with one of them at the Greater Johnstown High School. The superintendent from Altoona joined Greater Johnstown's…