SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A Somerset man is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl for more than a decade starting in 2006, state police say.
According to charging documents filed by state police, 39-year-old Eric Burnsworth faces charges of child rape, aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child.
Troopers say they received a referral from Children and Youth Services in May about the sexual abuse of a preteen girl.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — According to the Highland Sewer and Water Authority, a water main break on Tuesday is causing dirty water in parts of the Johnstown area.
The areas affected are Geistown and Richland.
According to staff with HSWA, the water main break occurred in Beaverdale Tuesday afternoon, but has since been isolated.
HSWA said a change of flow caused the dirty water. Crews are currently flushing the system and hope to have the problem fixed by the end of the day on Wednesday.
BERLIN (TND) — A woman in Germany has reportedly been found guilty of sexual assault after she poked holes in her partner's condoms in hopes of becoming pregnant.
According to German media, such as the "Neue Westfälische" newspaper and national paper "Bild," the woman was given a six-month suspended sentence in a case that was a first in German legal history.
The 39-year-old woman, who remains unidentified, was reportedly in a "
NEW YORK (TND) — Oscar-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, known for eating only McDonald's for a month in "Super Size Me" has died. He was 53. Spurlock died Thursday from complications of cancer, his family said in a statement Friday. "It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan," Craig Spurlock said. "Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity. Today the world has lost a true creative genius and a special man.
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Several Bedford County law enforcement agencies came together Monday to announce the arrests of 22 people accused of felony possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and related offenses.
Authorities say members of six different Bedford County law enforcement agencies began serving the arrest warrants at 7 a.m. Monday after an investigation that spanned several months and involved controlled buys using undercover officers and confidential informants.
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — A special mass was held in our region Sunday to honor local first responders during National Correction Officers and National Police Week.
Holy Spirit Parish in DuBois was the host of this year’s “Blue Mass” in Clearfield County. According to Father Ben Daghir, this is celebrated annually, going on since the 1930's, in the catholic church.
State troopers, firefighters, correctional officers, and other first responders in attendance were honored throughout the service.
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — First responders in Cambria County are getting support from a local business owner.
Kaley Kozian, the owner of the Bohemian Bean in Ebensburg, presented local responders on Tuesday with a check to go towards the Cambria Regional Firefighters Association training facility.
She also presented a check to the Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority.
She says the money comes from 25 percent of her sales, as well as her and her team's tips, that were raised back in April on Arbor Day and the day after.
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. — A Cambria County man is behind bars after robbing a local convenience store at gunpoint last month, police said.
According to a criminal complaint, police were called for a reported robbery with a weapon at the 7-Eleven on Fairfield Avenue in Johnstown on July 12.
Police said they were advised that a male had walked into the store, displayed a firearm, removed approximately $55 from the cash register and took a pack of cigars before fleeing the store towards J Street.
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday signed Senate Bill 250 into law.
It provides a temporary infusion of resources to improve customer service for the unemployment compensation service centers operated by the Department of Labor and Industry.
The administration expects this funding to support the rehiring of approximately 200 workers for a term of nine months, as prescribed by the legislation.
This process will be based on collective bargaining and will begin immediately.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A person died after a shooting at a Waffle House near Ohio State's campus early Monday morning.
Multiple 911 callers reported a fight and someone getting shot at 1712 North High Street just after 2:30 a.m., Columbus police dispatchers said.
Paramedics rushed the victim to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where that person later died, authorities said. Multiple evidence markers littered the sidewalk outside the restaurant, which sits across the street from campus.