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Lack of Pred Hunter prosecutions explained by Blair County District Attorney

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Lead Investigator for the Altoona Pred Hunters Paul Diveglia said Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks “does not want to prosecute” child predators uncovered by the group. Weeks said the evidence child predator hunter groups provide are not enough to make an arrest. “For us these groups are the same as a regular citizen calling 911 or calling the police and making a complaint of a crime,” Weeks said. “We take it very seriously. Read More...

PA CareerLink helps job-seekers virtually, hopes to reopen facilities "soon"

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ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) – Gwen Fisher, Pennsylvania CareerLink’s site administrator for Bedford and Blair Counties said prior to the pandemic many counties in the commonwealth were enjoying some of the lowest unemployment numbers in decades. “We had historically low unemployment rates and we headed into the spring around 5% and 6% for both Blair and Bedford County.” Fisher said unemployment numbers skyrocketed when businesses started closing due to the Coronavirus. Read More...

Victim's cause of death was strangulation, says medical examiner

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***WARNING: This story contains graphic details.***GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) — Tuesday marked a graphic day of testimony in the Taylor Schabusiness trial. Schabusiness was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse and third-degree sexual assault for allegedly killing Shad Thyrion in Wisconsin during 2021. She has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Now, a jury heard testimony from Dr. Vincent Tranchida, who works for the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office. Read More...