***UPDATE AT 6:30PM***

TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A SMALL PLANE CRASHED SOON AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY IN A FIELD NEAR THE CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY-JAMESTOWN AIRPORT IN THE TOWN OF ELLICOTT. THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 2PM TODAY.  OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE PLANE WAS A CIRRUS SR-22 AND THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.  THEY ALSO ADDED THAT THE PLANE LEFT OSHAWA, CANADA AND FLEW TO ERIE BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE JAMESTOWN AIRPORT.  NAMES OF THE VICTIMS WERE NOT RELEASED BUT AUTHORITIES KNOW THAT THEY WERE ADULT MEN.

POSTED AT 3:30PM

INVESTIGATORS ARE ON SCENE TODAY LOOKING INTO A PLANE CRASH THAT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 2:00AT THE JAMESTOWN AIRPORT.  ACCORDING TO SCANNER REPORTS, THE CRASH HAPPENED NEAR THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. A BICYCLIST WAS NEARBY WHEN THE PLANE WENT DOWN AND WITNESSED IT AS WELL.  MORE DETAILS ON THE INCIDENT WILL BE RELEASED WHEN KNOWN. 

Pennsylvania's chief fiscal watch dog is urging municipalities to make the required contributions to their pension plans.  Mark Sims reports.

32-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER PETERSON OF WARREN IS IN JAIL AFTER A HIGH-SPEED CHASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. OFFICERS OBSERVED PETERSON TRAVELING AT 57 MILES PER HOUR IN A 45 MILES PER HOUR ZONE ON ROUTE 62 JUST NORTH OF 7 TH STREET IN THE CITY AT AROUND 3AM. TROOPERS PURSUED THE VEHICLE THAT TURNED ONTO STATE STREET GOING IN EXCESS OF 90 MILES PER HOUR. PETERSON EVENTUALLY PULLED INTO A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY AND THEN FLED ON FOOT. HE WENT SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE LAYING ON THE
GROUND AND SUBMITTING TO POLICE. PETERSON FACES CHARGES THAT
INCLUDE ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE AN OFFICER, DUI AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR TOMORROW.

A BRADFORD MAN IS FACING CHARGES IN 2 CASES AFTER DIFFERENT INCIDENTS THIS PAST SUNDAY.  ACCORDING TO POLICE, 38-YEAR-OLD RYAN NEILLY WAS HARRASSING SOME JUVENILES ON BOYLSTON STREET IN THE MORNING IN A LEWD MANOR.  HE REFUSED TO STOP WHEN THEY ASKED HIM.  THEN, THAT EVENING, HE TOOK TWO GOLF BAGS FROM A PICKUP AT THE BRADFORD CITY POLICE STATION.  HE’S BEEN ARRAIGNED ON BOTH CHARGES AND IS BEHIND BARS TODAY.

State game officials say the cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer are rising.  Tory Gates reports.

A ST. MARYS WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH HAVING UNSTAMPED CIGARETTES IN HER POSSESSION.  STATE POLICE STOPPED 61-YEAR-OLD MICHALE HABERBERGER ON ROUTE 219 IN HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MCKEAN COUNTY LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ALLEGEDLY FOUND HER WITH 6 CARTONS OF THE ILLEGAL CIGARETTES. 

A MOUNT JEWETT MAN IS FACING CHARGES AFTER A DOMESTIC INCIDENT LAST FRIDAY IN THE BOROUGH.  STATE POLICE SAY 43-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN SIMMER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED A FEMALE VICTIM AND THREATENED ANOTHER MALE.  WHEN POLICE TRIED TO TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY, HE ALLEGEDLY RESISTED ARREST.  HE’S CHARGED WITH THAT, ASSAULT AND MAKING TERRORISTIC THREATS.

AN 8-YEAR-OLD POTTER COUNTY GIRL IS RECEIVING CARE AFTER BEING HIT ON HER BICYCLE LAST THURSDAY IN ULYSSES TOWNSHIP.  POLICE SAY THE GIRL ENTERED FOX HILL ROAD WITHOUT YIELDING TO TRAFFIC.  SHE WAS STRUCK BY A PICKUP TRUCK, CAUSING SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURIES.  SHE WAS TAKEN FROM THE SCENE FOR TREATMENT. 

A CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY IS UNDER INVESTIGATION IN MCKEAN COUNTY TODAY.  ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE, A GERMAN SHEPPARD/BOXER MIX WAS FOUND ON MAY 23^RD MALNOURISHED AND WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION ON STICKNEY TRAIL IN CORYDON TOWNSHIP.  IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL THE LEWIS RUN STATE POLICE BARRACKS.

The Shapiro Administration continues to promote its proposal to provide more funding for road and bridge projects.  Mark Sims reports.

Pennsylvania's House is expected to vote Monday on a gun control measure.  Tory Gates reports.

SANDY TOWNSHIP IS SEEKING A STAY IN THE CONSOLODATION PROCESS WITH THE CITY OF DUBOIS.  THURSDAY AFTERNOON, THE TOWNSHIP FILED A COMPLAINT IN THE CLEARFIELD COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS AFTER A VOTE ON MAY 15^TH DURING A SUPERVISOR MEETING.  THE MOVE COMES AFTER DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CHARGES AGAINST CITY OF DUBOIS MANAGER, JOHN “HERM” SUPLIZIO IN MARCH.  THE COMPLAINT CAN BE FOUND ON THE TOWNSHIP’S WEBSITE AT SANDY TOWNSHIP DOT NET. 

54-YEAR-OLD MARVIN PHILLIPS JUNIOR OF SYKESVILLE IS IN JAIL AFTER ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO BURN DOWN A WOMAN’S HOUSE. COURT DOCUMENTS SAY THAT A STATE TROOPER WAS DISPATCHED TO A RESIDENCE ON STATION STREET IN SYKESVILLE BOROUGH JUST AFTER 10:30PM ON SATURDAY, MAY 27 TH FOR A DOMESTIC DISPUTE. THE FEMALE VICTIM TOLD THE OFFICER THAT AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN HER AND PHILLIPS RESULTED IN HIM THREATENING TO BURN THE HOUSE DOWN WITH HER INSIDE. THE TROOPER REPORTED THAT HE FOUND PHILLIPS TO BE HIGHLY INTOXICATED. PHILLIPS IS IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL. HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 TH .

ALEXANDER FOLTZ OF DUBOIS HAS BEEN JAILED AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED AND STRANGLED A WOMAN ON TUESDAY. STATE POLICE WERE DISPATCHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT PENN HIGHLANDS DUBOIS ON MAY 30 TH TO SPEAK WITH A 32-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY FOLTZ AND LEFT FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF AN ALLEGED DOMESTIC INCIDENT. POLICE CONFIRMED VISIBLE INJURIES TO THE VICTIM. FOLTZ IS BEHIND BARS IN THE CLEARFIELD COUNTY JAIL IN LIEU OF $75,000 BAIL.

Prices for electricity in Pennsylvania are expected to change today. Tory Gates reports.

A bill that would provide tax incentives to companies who offer a four-day work week to employees has been introduced in the State House.  Tory Gates reports.

Federal authorities are investigating Wednesday afternoon's fatal plane crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.  Tory Gates reports.

MICHAEL ALESSI OF DUBOIS IS FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SENDING EXPLICIT PHOTOS TO A DECOY PRETENDING TO BE A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL. ALESSI WAS CONFRONTED AT HIS HOME ON MAY 9 TH BY MEMBERS OF THE 814 PREDHUNTERS WHO REPORTED TO POLICE THAT HE WAS TRYING TO MEET THE FICTICIOUS TEEN FOR SEX THROUGH THE FACEBOOK DATING APP. THE GROUP PROVIDED OFFICERS WITH A NOTEBOOK OF CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN ALESSI AND THE DECOY. ALESSI WAS ARRESTED ON CHARGES THAT INCLUDE CORRUPTION OF MINORS. A PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 30 TH .

NO ONE WAS INJURED IN A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A HOME ON TUESDAY IN CONEWANGO TOWNSHIP. AROUND 12:45, FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO 334 PRESTON ROAD WHERE THEY FOUND HEAVY SMOKE AND FIRE SHOWING FROM THE BACK OF THE RESIDENCE. CREWS BEGAN WORKING INSIDE BUT HAD TO WITHDRAW BECAUSE THE CEILING COLLAPSED. THEY
CONTINUED THEIR EFFORTS ON THE EXTERIOR. THE FIRE BURNED FOR HOURS AND FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON THE SCENE UNTIL AFTER 5:30PM. STARBRICK FIRE CHIEF KIRK FOUST SAID HE EXPECTED THE HOME WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS NOT YET KNOWN.

PENNDOT IS ALERTING MOTORISTS ABOUT LANE RESTRICTIONS THAT THEY MAY ENCOUNTER ON ROUTE 255 IN DUBOIS. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE, SEWER LINE WORK WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN MCKRACKEN RUN ROAD AND DUBOIS HIGH SCHOOL. IT’S POSSIBLE THAT SIDE STREETS MY BE CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC, AS WELL. THERE WILL ALSO BE WORK AT THE DIVISION STREET/ROUTE 255 INTERSECTION FOR RADIUS AND SIGNAL IMPROVEMENT STARTING IN MID JUNE. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS AND CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES AROUND THE WORK ZONES.