Coroner identifies woman's remains found after explosion, fire in Clearfield

by Ryan Graffius Sun, October 6th 2019 at 10:21 AMUpdated Mon, October 7th 2019 at 12:04 PM The coroner has identified the human remains found at the scene of the explosion and fire that occurred Friday morning at a first floor apartment in Clearfield. (WJAC) ncG1vNJzZmivmpawtcKNnKamZ56axLR7y6iamqRfmLyzu82eqWahlJq7tbXFopysZaKauqK1zaxkn6elo7FurcWtnKtlla29rbvSoqanZZmjeqS4xJqpn6GVobE%3D

M&T Bank donates thousands to local food banks

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) -- M&T Bank donated $35,000 to 18 nonprofit organizations during its 10th annual charity luncheon. The company's vice president said the bank has helped support many of these programs for years. “I think over the last 10 years, we’ve given over $200,000 to local food banks,” said Bob Bilger, vice president of M&T Bank. “M&T allows us to set aside (funds) and try to do what’s right for the communities that we’re in.

Punxsy school board to vote on new allegations of sexual harassment against co-principal

Jefferson Co., PA (WJAC) — Officials with the Punxsutawney Area School Board confirmed that a special meeting is scheduled for next week to vote on amending new "charges" against co-principal Paul Hetrick. According to the new Statement of Charges that was posted to the district's website, Hetrick is accused of multiple incidents of sexual harassment against a fellow co-worker during the fall of 2022. The documents claim that, on one occasion, Hetrick allegedly told the female co-worker to "

Water authority approves surcharge on some vacant properties in Johnstown

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Now that the plans to pursue windmills on Laurel Ridge have been scrapped, eliminating the chance to generate about $250,000 annually, the Greater Johnstown Water Authority is looking for others to generate money. Competitive Power Ventures said Thursday that it will not pursue the controversial project. That was good news for residents who didn't want to see their tree-lined views ruined and property values impacted on the 6,000-acre property.