EBENSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — A Cambria County Middle School received a significant grant today. Competitive Power Ventures donated the money to support Central Cambria Middle School's STEM programs. Central Cambria eighth graders are getting a chance to learn through hands-on projects about engineering and sustainable energy. CPV donated the $20,000 to fund a new program created by a nonprofit, Project Lead the Way. The program focuses on creating opportunities for students to learn about science, engineering and math.

Three Allegheny County residents have been charged after they allegedly stole from vehicles and led police on a chase in Centre County. At about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday police spotted a man outside of a vehicle along Airport Road in Ferguson Township. Officers were investigating reports of thefts from vehicles at Bernel Park. According to a probable-cause affidavit, when an officer activated his emergency lights, the man entered the vehicle, which then took off at a “high rate of speed.

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Authorities say a Clearfield man is behind bars, accused of strangling his mother to death in order to claim her life insurance policy and access her bank account. According to the affidavit, police were dispatched on the morning of March 15 to a residence along East Locust Street, in Clearfield Borough, for a reported cardiac incident. Police say the victim, 69-year-old Paula Lombardo, was reportedly found on her bed "

ALTOONA, Pa. - The 29th Compressed Natural Gas fueling station in the state opened in Altoona Monday. The new Fifth Avenue location is part of the Public Private Partnership. “We are making steady progress towards our goal of having CNG fueling stations across Pennsylvania,” Gov. Tom Wolf said. “The benefits include more efficiency, cleaner burning fuels and lower fuel costs for our transit agencies.” With the introduction of the Altoona station, AMTRAN-Altoona will convert 28 buses to CNG.

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