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PennDOT, PSP announce speed enforcement in highway work zones

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and the Highway Safety Network (HSN) announced this week the implementation of Operation Yellow Jacket in highway work zones in PennDOT’s District 2. Operation Yellow Jacket is a joint initiative between PennDOT and PSP to increase safety within work zones for highway workers and the motoring public. During the operation, troopers sit in PennDOT vehicles wearing PennDOT-issued hard hats and vests, and conduct traffic enforcement for those speeding, tailgating or driving distracted. If a ...

Jury finds State College man guilty of 56 counts of child sex abuse

LOCK HAVEN — A Clinton County jury of six women and six men deliberated for approximately an hour and a half on Friday afternoon before delivering a verdict of guilty on all 56 counts charged against Kenneth Matthew Yerger, of Longmeadow Lane, State College. Originally scheduled by the ...

Police News – Aug. 11

Three arrested in burglary RENOVO — On July 25, at approximately 4:52 p.m., the Renovo Police Department was called to a burglary in progress at 205 Cedar St., in Renovo Borough. Once on scene, police found three adults and four children between the ages of 2-9 inside the house. Police said their investigation revealed that unlawful entry had been made by entering through a second floor window. Police said that Christopen Hotchkiss, 39, and Sasha Hotchkiss, 31, both currently living in Renovo, were charged with conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful ...

Courthouse Roundup

MARRIAGE LICENSES — Justin Yetter Baker to Alicia Rae Rhinehart on July 31. — Daniel Adam Gorham Dotterer to Elizabeth Elaine Naumann on July 31. — Melissa Marie Gray to Michael E. Kinney on July 31. — Isaac Jewel Badinger to Alexis Catherine Buss on Aug. 1. — Alissa Marie Confer to Jeffrey Allen Meyer III on Aug. 4. — Candace Annette Ross to Wayne P. Shirk on Aug. 4. — Erich Robert Bowes to Rylee Ann Butler on Aug. 5. — Briannah Lynn Braun to Jason W. Clymer, Jr. on Aug. 5. — Jill K. Peters to David E. Todd on Aug. 5. DIVORCES No divorces were ...

Bail denied for LH man accused of repeated rape of young boy

BELLEFONTE — A 39-year-old Lock Haven man is behind bars in Centre County, with bail denied, after a lengthy investigation into allegations of repeated rape of a young boy for several years. WJAC reported that Michael Oglesby is accused of molesting the victim at residences in both Centre and Clinton counties, starting when the boy was between 8 or 9 years old. According to an affidavit, police allege the victim recalled at least 13 incidents of alleged sexual abuse which continued until he was 10 or 11 years old. On multiple occasions, investigators say Oglesby is accused of ...

Port Matilda man charged with threatening then President-elect Donald Trump

PORT MATILDA — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jacob Buckley, 22, of Port Matilda, Centre County, was charged by criminal information for threatening Donald J. Trump as the President-elect. According to Acting United States Attorney John Gurganus, the information alleges Buckley used a TikTok social-media account under the name, “Jacob_buckley.” The Information further alleges that on Jan. 16, 2025, “Jacob_buckley” made the following posts: “I hate MAGA republicans bro on god I’ll kill all of them”; “I’m ...