HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ)-- Members of Team Red, White and Blue completed the fourth leg in their tenth annual "Old Glory Relay" Monday evening at the Blair County Courthouse. The 52-mile leg of the relay began Monday morning at Penn State's Old Main Lawn before making it's way to Hollidaysburg. In total the one flag will have gone from Philadelphia to Chicago on May 18th, over 1,600 miles in 30 days. "It's the importance of spreading the word that our veterans are still important to us," Chris McGee, the chapter coordinator for the Lehigh Valley chapter of Team Red, White and Blue said. McGee ..read more

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- A Meyersdale man is facing charges after allegedly impersonating a State Constable in an attempt to steal a farm animal. George Porter, 60, is facing a charge of impersonating a public servant after police were called to a residence on April 6 on Greenville Road on reports that a ram had been stolen. The ram had been found to be living in a garage on PennDOT's property in the area two to three weeks earlier and that the staff had been feeding and taking care of it. One of the workers had taken the ram back to his residence after his supervisor requested for it to ..read more

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Bald Eagle Area School District has announced that they have approved a 5-year contract for a new superintendent. Christopher Santini will serve as the Superintendent of Schools starting on July 1. He arrives at Bald Eagle with experience in school administration. He currently serves as the Director of Pupil Services and Operations for Central Cambria School District in Ebensburg. He also has served as a middle school and high school principal at Central Cambria for 12 years. Mr. Santini began his career as a social studies teacher at Exeter Township High School ..read more

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) has an Allegheny Mountain Realignment project to construct a new stretch of mainline roadway that has stirred up anger in residents. The Citizens to Save Allegheny Mountain (CSAM) are opposing the project because of the destruction it will bring. "Devastation; because that's what it going to do. We have rock formations up there. We have food plots for the animals. We have springs up there. Those things will all go away once they start blasting and taking all of that out," Tim Resh, Treasurer for the Mountain Field and Str ..read more

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) -- Penn State students took technology to the next level while having fun and celebrating a birthday. Entrepreneurial students in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology with the help of the Nittany Lion mascot, demonstrated a machine learning visualization that enables users to communicate with AI-organized data from the Penn State All-Sports Museum via gestures and body positions ..read more

(WTAJ) — The Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt gave his final update before Tuesday's Primary Election. One of the biggest reminders he's sharing is if you haven't returned your mail-in ballot yet you need to do that in person. You're asked to take it to your county election office by 8 p.m. If you're voting in person, be sure to double-check your polling place before you go to make sure you're in the right location to vote. Get daily updates on local news, weather and sports by signing up for the WTAJ Newsletter. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. More informatio ..read more

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Over 600 athletes, coaches families and friends will represent Central Pennsylvania this weekend in the Special Olympics Spring Sectional. Saint Francis University will be hosting the spring section as athletes compete in six sports including aquatics, athletics, basketball, golf and softball tennis. The event kicks off at the DeGol Arena starting at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 28 and will run through 4:15 p.m. for the away ceremonies ..read more

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- A Johnstown man is facing felony charges after allegedly raping a girl starting when she was 6 and until she was 15. Bryan Miller, 49, is facing a felony rape of a child charge after police were called to the Child Advocacy Center in Richland on reports of a victim that was there to talk about Miller. The victim told police that the assaults had started when she was between 6 - 8 years old and lasted until she was 15 Miller allegedly molested the victim, touched her inappropriately and made inappropriate comments to her, according to the criminal complaint. The vi ..read more

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- A high-speed police chase ended after the suspect crashed on church property, state police said. Jason Moore, 44, of Moshannon, was arrested after a police chase Sunday into Monday, April 22. Troopers said he crashed on the property of Severin Church on Kylertown Drifting Highway in Morrisdale and then tried to run on foot, according to the criminal complaint. Troopers said they spotted Moore on the road in a GMC pickup with a license plate that was too dirty to read. When attempting a traffic stop, Moore allegedly kept driving at various speeds between 35 and ..read more

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Mount Nittany Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine doctor is being inducted into the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. James Martin, MD, has been dedicated to sports since his high school days in Danville, PA, according to a release from Mount Nittany. His love of sports continued as he attended Penn State as a student-athlete. As an undergraduate, he was the 1988 NCAA Wrestling National Champion, a four-time wrestling All-American, and was honored as the top male athlete in the country for two consecutive years ..read more