DENTS RUN - Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and local treasure hunters were digging in Elk County Tuesday.
The agencies were set up off Route 555 in the community of Dents Run in Benezette Township.
Public Affairs Specialist for the FBI Carrie Adamowski could only confirm that FBI agents were conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity.
6 News cameras also caught Dennis and Kem Parada on site, owners of Finders Keepers.
Fire crews battle barn fire in Centre County
PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJAC) — Fire crews from across Centre County responded to a barn fire around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
The fire happened at an Amish family farm on Long Lane in Millheim.
A witness at the scene told 6 News he was cutting his grass when he saw the flames erupting from the barn. He also said animals were in the barn but were safely rescued. Millheim Fire Company officials said no one was injured in the fire.
Operation April Showers nets 9 accused dealers in Bedford County drug bust
BEDFORD – Arrest warrants were served Tuesday on nine accused drug dealers during an early-morning raid in Bedford County.
The Bedford County Drug Task Force, as well as the Pennsylvania State Police, conducted the raid beginning at 7 a.m.
The defendants were arraigned throughout the morning at the office of Magisterial District Judge Kathy Calhoun.
“Operation April Showers” culminated a 12-month drug task force investigation into local drug-trafficking operations that began at the conclusion of “Operation Shamrock Shackles” in March 2016, during which 21 suspected drug dealers were apprehended.
US pledges $135 million in aid to Western-leaning Moldova to counter Russian influence
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pledged $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter Russian disinformation as the Western-leaning nation struggles to blunt Moscow’s push for influence that has been buoyed by recent successes in its war in neighboring Ukraine.
Blinken opened a short visit to Eastern Europe with a stop in Chisinau, Moldova's capital, where he announced the assistance at a news conference with President Maia Sandu.
Clearfield Co., PA (WJAC) — State police say a Clearfield County couple is behind bars after an 11-month-old nearly died from a fentanyl overdose.
Police say on January 11th, the child was transported by ambulance to Penn Highlands Clearfield where he was revived using the opioid-reversal drug Narcan.
The child was then flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh for further treatment.
Police say the child’s parents, 41-year-old Raymond Nestlerode and 28-year-old Amber Jaeger, of Curwensville, both admitted to using drugs and drug paraphernalia was found in the home.
Leaders disagree on the purpose of blades in between the Rio Grande buoys
EAGLE PASS, Texas (WOAI) — You've likely heard about the floating barrier in the Rio Grande, but what you might not have heard about is the metal disks in between each buoy.
The disks with serrated edges are at the center of new controversy, and their intent changes depending on who you ask. Some opponents have referred to them as circular saws.
Rep. Joaquin Castro got to see them up close earlier this month after leading a group of Democratic lawmakers on a border visit.
Man charged for choking, threatening woman; stealing her car along Rt. 219
Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities in Somerset County say a man is behind bars after he reportedly assaulted and threatened a woman over the weekend, and then stole her car, all while the two were traveling along Route 219.
Police say on Saturday, officers were dispatched to Route 219 southbound, near the Jerome exit, for a report of a domestic disturbance.
Investigators say the victim told officers that she was driving her vehicle along the highway and that 42-year-old Justin Klink, who is known to her, was in the passenger seat.