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Family members of the victims tell us that Jesse Mckenzie, Robert Hampe, and Phil Hinebaugh were killed Wednesday morning in the crash on I-83 in York County. They were all from the Somerset area and worked for CriLon Corp. Family members confirmed that it was Hinebaugh’s first day on the job. Company officials say the loss of the “hardworking young men” will be felt throughout their homes. They say they’re asking community members to help their families in this time of need.
***WARNING: The following story contains graphic content.***GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) — One of the most sordid murder cases in Wisconsin's history came to a close Tuesday when Taylor Schabusiness was sentenced to life, plus 10-and-a-half years in prison, with no chance for parole, for the killing and dismemberment of Shad Thyrion. Judge Thomas Walsh also ordered a no contact with the victim's family, sobriety, as well as psychological evaluations. Schabusiness, 25, was convicted in a two-part trial in July, with the jury finding her guilty before rejecting her insanity plea.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — The historic Conrad building — which sat vacant for years in Johnstown — was demolished last summer. But Johnstown resident and former City Council member Charlene Stanton recently cited demolition dangers. "Everybody can shout, ‘hooray, the building is down,’ but regulations and laws should've been complied with, because it should've been a simple demolition,” she told 6 News. The City of Johnstown hired Steel Valley Contractors out of Youngstown, OH and CSI Construction out of Verona, PA for the $166,000 demolition.
HOUTZDALE - A fire company in Clearfield County recently got a new ride. Houtzdale Fire Company Captain Ted McCulley said the company received a 1986 Chevy pickup from DCNR Forestry two months ago. The pickup was named "The Stump Jumper." It was refurbished by members of the fire company. "It will be mainly used for brush fires, but it can be used if we need some extra man power," McCulley said.
CLEARFIELD - A medical physician assistant and a Clearfield County man were charged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General for conspiring in a prescription drug arrangement. Holly Jean Hipps, 41, of Olanta, and Dennis Lingle, 60, of Clearfield, are facing several felony counts including conspiracy, acquiring or obtaining possession of controlled substance by misrepresentation and administration of controlled substance by practitioner. Court documents state Hipps was writing prescriptions with an expired DEA registration and expired medical license, both of which expired in 2016.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two students at a Catholic high school in Philadelphia who allegedly were responsible for a racist video that showed teenage white girls in blackface “are not present in school” and are being disciplined, according to school officials. The video, which was circulated on social media this week, sparked a protest Wednesday at St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls. The protesters included parents of two former students who told The Philadelphia Inquirer their children faced a hostile and unwelcoming climate because they were Black.
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- Flight 93 National Memorial Park Superintendent Stephen Clark said the remaining wreckage from the ill-fated flight will return to the museum later this year. Clarik said this is following the longstanding effort by the Families of Flight 93 to return the wreckage to the site. Clark said the remaining wreckage of the jetliner that was hijacked by terrorists and crashed on the Sept. 11, 2001, has been stored at a secured unit since the FBI investigation concluded in 2001.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Forty-five people across the commonwealth were charged with welfare fraud in December, the Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) announced Tuesday. Authorities say the total restitution owed the state in these cases is $240,125.40 and additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants are temporarily disqualified from receiving benefits from the programs they’ve defrauded. “Ensuring the integrity of public assistance programs is crucial in our service to the citizens of Pennsylvania,” said Acting State Inspector General Lucas M.
HOOVER, Ala. (WBMA) — Carlee Russell, a Hoover woman who disappeared for two days earlier this month, claiming she was kidnapped, admitted to making up the story. In a statement released by her attorney and read by Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis during a news conference Monday afternoon, Russell said there was no kidnapping. She also admitted that she never saw a toddler running along Interstate 459 that led to her making a 911 call, moments before she disappeared.