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HUNTINGDON - The Huntingdon County commissioners have fired EMA Director John Cirko. According to Huntingdon County Chief Clerk Michelle Barnett, Cirko was terminated Tuesday at the commissioner's meeting. She said she was unable to discuss the reasoning behind the termination. Cirko has been the EMA director for the county since 2015. Barnett said that Chris Stevens is the acting director and that the position is posted on the county's website.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The Bedford County Humane Society took in what they call "an overwhelming number of dogs" from a Bedford home earlier this year. On New Year’s Eve, nearly 100 dogs were rescued from one home that was reportedly filled with dog cages stacked floor to ceiling. Several local shelters and foster owners stepped in to take care of the dogs, which suffered from various conditions. Shelter manager Kathy Ramsey said that rescuing the dogs “was emotionally, physically, and mentally very draining.

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP -- The McNally Bridge carries Route 219 over the Stonycreek River and has unfortunately been a spot where people have gone to commit suicide. An online petition was started this week to urge PennDOT and other public officials to do something to help change that. More than 4,000 people have signed the petition, trying to enact change and end the stigma surrounding suicide. The McNally Bridge stands about 190 feet tall.

CENTRE CO, Pa (WJAC) — Penn’s Cave in Centre County is a unique attraction. It's America’s only all-water cavern that offers farm, nature and wildlife tours. This year, it's celebrating 135 years of operation and in this week's “Road Trippin’” segment, we show you all of the other activities it offers. “The cave tour is unique in that it’s given entirely by boat. The inside temperature is 52 degrees. It’s still an active, living cave, which means that you’re going to get drips.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — A pedestrian is dead after a crash on the corner of Kings Highway and 70th Avenue North, according to Myrtle Beach Police Dept. spokesperson Gretchen Kalar. Police responded to the call around 9:20 p.m. Monday. Rebecca Latuch, 49, of Somerset, PA died at the scene of her injures, according to Horry County Coroner Tamara Willard. TOP STORY: Police: 2 detained after robbery near CCU, crashed car on Hwy 501

Indiana County, PA (WJAC) — State police and the Indiana County coroner's office are investigating the death of a man at an Indiana County limestone quarry. Officials say first responders were dispatched to Ridge Limestone Inc., located in Young Township, around 10:30 a.m. Friday. Authorities say the man had reportedly become trapped in a limestone hopper. Investigators say, despite rescue efforts, the man, who is an employee of the company, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Johnstown, Pa — According to the Washington Post, there was more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths reported in the United States last year. Since then, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new nasal spray – in an effort to help curb the opioid epidemic. The new medicine is called Opvee – an official 6 News spoke with compared this new drug to Narcan. “There is a new tool on our arsenal against the opioid overdose epidemic,” said Jerome Adams, the former U.

UPDATE | Indiana County, PA (WJAC) — State police in Indiana County say the suspect accused of robbing the S&T Bank in Homer City Borough on Wednesday has been arrested. Troopers say the suspect, identified as 28-year-old Dylan Robert Clark Rider, of Homer City, is alleged to have presented a note to the bank staff and then left with an undisclosed amount of cash. Upon further investigation, police say they learned that Rider fled the scene in a white, 2010 Chrysler Sebring, and that he acted alone.