Former Steeler accused of assaulting child
Former Steelers lineman Carlton Haselrig has been jailed on a probation violation after being arrested Saturday evening on charges he assaulted a child.
Johnstown police Officer Erin Kabler said Sunday that officers were called to Haselrig’s residence on the 800 block of Fronheiser Street for a report that he had assaulted one of his minor relatives.
Kabler said some children were hiding in the attic of the home because they were so afraid. A 7-year-old received injuries that required an ambulance ride to the hospital, the officer said.
Neither the number of other children at the home nor their ages were immediately available.
Haselrig faces charges including child endangerment, reckless endangerment and simple assault, Kabler said.
Police said Haselrig had been drinking.
Lawmaker to hold telephone town hall meeting
INDIANA – At 7 p.m. today, Rep. Dave Reed, R-Indiana, will host an hour-long telephone town hall meeting with constituents from the 62nd Legislative District.
Most residents of Reed’s district should receive a phone call around 7 p.m. To participate, they should remain on the line until the meeting begins.
“This format allows people to participate in the governing process from the comfort of their own homes,” Reed said. “For some senior citizens with limited mobility or young families who would have to hire a babysitter for the night, a traditional town hall meeting simply isn’t convenient.
“We’re trying to make it easier for folks to hear what’s going on and get answers for their questions.”
In April, Reed held a telephone town meeting that attracted more than 1,500 participants. During that hour-long discussion, Reed touched on issues ranging from the state budget, electricity market deregulation and retrieving natural gas in the Marcellus shale.
Ceremony to mark anniversary of flag raising
A ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the municipal building in Franklin Borough. Guest speaker will be 1st Sgt. Frank Greene from the helicopter squadron based near the airport on Aviation Drive.
The ceremony will end with a 21-gun salute by Conemaugh Valley Detachment 287 Marine Corps League. The public is invited.
3 killed in one-car crash on Interstate 376
PITTSBURGH – Authorities in western Pennsylvania have identified three young suburban Pittsburgh residents killed when a car plunged off an interstate down a hillside and crashed into a grove of trees.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office says 20-year-old Derek Phillips of Bethel Park, 20-year-old David Rizzo Jr. of Upper St. Clair and 18-year-old Tara Schulz of Upper St. Clair were killed when their car failed to negotiate a curve on I-376 at
2 a.m. Sunday just before the entrance to the Fort Pitt tunnels.
State police say the car went off the interstate and plunged about halfway down the wooded hillside, landing with its underside wedged against trees above the Banksville Road commercial district. The 18-year-old driver and an 18-year-old passenger were able to get out of the vehicle and call for help.
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Local/state in brief 2/22/10
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Lumber building razed
Investigators are searching for the cause of a three-alarm fire that destroyed a former lumber company building Wednesday in Reade Township.
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Fallen Marine’s body returned
Clinging to one another for emotional support in gusty afternoon winds, seven family members stood on the airport tarmac as Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua T. Twigg was taken off a charter jet.
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Text message is hate crime, parent says
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County: Try juvenile as adult in car thefts
Cambria County prosecutors are seeking to have a 17-year-old involved in a crime spree of stealing vehicles stand trial as an adult.
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Climbing out of the ditch
Calling small-business job creation “the real engine of our economy,” U.S. Sen. Bob Casey urged local economic leaders to support the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act during a stop in Richland on Wednesday.
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Wreck victim was Johnstown resident
Police in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, have identified the man killed Tuesday in a motorcycle accident as Edward E. Helsel III, 38, of Carroll Drive, Johnstown.
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Man pleads to conspiracy in beatings at area motel
One of the six co-defendants in the brutal beating and robbery of two Ohio construction workers at a Richland Township motel has pleaded guilty in county court to two felony criminal conspiracy charges – robbery and aggravated assault.
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Crime Roundup: Police: Driver deliberately struck another man with car
Troopers said a motorist intentionally drove over a man’s foot, swung the car around and again struck the same person.
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Jury hears case of disabled trucker
A Johnstown-area trucker who said injuries suffered in a 2008 wreck ruined his career has begun to tell a federal jury why he deserves $75,000-plus in damages.
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Research institute seeks entries for essay contest
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month on the horizon, Windber Research Institute is holding an essay contest for kids 14 and younger.
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