HYNDMAN, Pa. (WJAC) — The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on the August 2017 train derailment in Hyndman, Bedford County.
The NTSB says the “inappropriate” use of hand brakes on empty train cars to control train speed and the placement of blocks of empty cars at the front of the train was the cause.
The report says, the CSX train was carrying a variety of cargo when 33 cars derailed from tracks along the Hogback Road Crossing. Read More...
BREEZEWOOD, Pa. (WJAC) — 6 News is still learning more about the fire that engulfed a Hardee's restaurant in Bedford County on Saturday. We spoke with the Breezewood Hardee's general manager and some customers about how it happened.
Not much remains of the Hardee's but a smoldering skeleton and debris — with the foam to put out the fire still wet, as of 1pm Sunday. What will be a long cleanup has already begun, with one Hardee's employee sweeping away ashes and rubble. Read More...
Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities say two Centre County residents have been charged after they allegedly neglected to get care for a young child for nearly two weeks.
Police say that Jordan and Logan Wilkinson, both of Philipsburg, reportedly took the child to the pediatrician in late September for what the two said was a rash.
Police say medical personnel then discovered that the child had multiple broken ribs that were consistent with “non-accidental trauma. Read More...
