Stories for August 2003
Stories for Friday, August 15
Steelers First Round Pick Still Not A Starter
PITTSBURGH (AP) - He hasn't disappointed them with his play, his demeanor or his attitude. So far in his brief NFL career, Troy Polamalu has been nearly everything the Pittsburgh Steelers expected their first-round draft pick to be. Except one thing: He's not yet a starter. The plan was for ...
Pirates Acquire 2B Bobby Hill From Cubs
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Chicago Cubs sent second baseman Bobby Hill to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday as the player to be named in the July 22 trade involving Aramis Ramirez and Kenny Lofton. The deal sent Ramirez and Lofton to the Cubs for third baseman Jose Hernandez and minor ...
Ligonier Doctor Takes Stand In His Own Defense
A Ligonier doctor is back on the witness stand today in his Westmoreland County murder trial. Dr. Karl Long testified on his own behalf Thursday and was expected to continue today. Long described his history of marital problems and said his wife was obsessive and irrational. He's accused of murdering ...
Centre County Road Wishlist
In Centre County, officials want to get some long discussed road projects, back on track. In recent years, the bulk of road work funding in Centre County has gone to the Interstate 99 construction. There's still work to do on completing that highway, but planners also want to talk to ...
Sani-Dairy To Be Demolished
It's a Johnstown landmark, but after standing empty for 5 years, the Sani Dairy building in Johnstown is set to be demolished. When Sani Dairy closed in October of 1999 it was a devastating loss for many reasons. It wasn't just the fact that many people lost their jobs, but ...
Cambria County Teen Found Guilty In Blair County Court
He hadn't even had his driver's license for 3 weeks - when a Cambria County teen was involved in a deadly accident. Now a Blair County Judge has found 17 year old Joel Eckenrode guilty of that death. Police say Eckenrode was speeding when he wrecked. A 16 year old ...
Johnstown Man Arrested For Repeated Rape
A Johnstown man is in the Cambria County Jail tonight; charged with raping a teenage girl over the last three years. Police arrested Brian Williams of the Solomon Homes last night. Police say Williams raped the teen 40 to 50 times since September of 2000, when the girl would visit ...
Stories for Thursday, August 14
Cardinals Take 3 Out Of 4 From Pirates
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Albert Pujols (POO'-hols) extended his hitting streak to 28 games and Garrett Stephenson pitched eight strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals trimmed Pittsburgh 4-to-3. Pujols has the longest hitting streak by a Cardinals player in 29 years after his first-inning bloop single. Ken Boyer hit safely in ...
Pennsylvania Fugitive Captured In West Virginia
A Pennsylvania man accused of defrauding investors and impersonating a U.S. marshal has been captured in West Virginia. Jerry Chalfon was arrested without incident Tuesday evening at a residence in Glover Gap in Marion County, U.S. Marshal J.C. Raffety said Thursday. Chalfon, 52, faces a federal charge of impersonating a ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 13
Police Busy With Manhunt In Cambria County
Police in Cambria County were kept busy Wednesday night searching for a wanted man. The details are sketchy at this point, but what we do know is that police from about a dozen departments were in South Fork searching for a man wanted by Richland Township Police. Although it's unclear ...
Controversial Plaque To Be Rehung
After a year of passionate debates, Altoona City Council has voted to rehang the controversial Ten Commandments plaque in City Hall. According to the Altoona Mirror, they are citing the strength of recent federal court rulings for their decision. They voted six to one Wednesday night to have it rehung ...
Pirates Win In Last At Bat
(Pittsburgh-AP) -- Randall Simon's pinch-hit single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave Pittsburgh a 6-to-5 win over St. Louis. The Cardinals tied the game in the ninth on Edgar Renteria's R-B-I single. But Simon's hit prevented the Cards from grabbing a share of the lead in ...
Mazzante And Wright Named Preseason Wooden Award Candidates
(Los Angeles, California-AP) -- Thirty players including Diana Taurasi of NCAA champion Connecticut have been selected as preseason John R. Wooden Award All-Americans. The Wooden Award will be presented to the nation's top female basketball player for the first time in April. The men's award began in 1976. Taurasi led ...
Little-used Center To Transfer From Penn Sta
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Tiffany Tomlinson, a little-used backup center on Penn State's women's basketball team, announced Wednesday she was leaving the university. "I appreciate the opportunity I had as a Lady Lion," Tomlinson, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., said in a statement released by the university. "I wish the ...
Teenager Going To Trial For Stabbing At Penn State
A State College teenager is headed to trial on charges of stabbing a Penn State student at a fraternity party. The victim took the stand this morning during a preliminary hearing, and showed the wounds he received at the July 27th incident. 17 year old Ammon Ali is accused of ...
Beffefonte Man Accused Of Sexual Assault In 3 States
Investigators from three states are meeting tomorrow to discuss the prosecution efforts against David Allan Shuey. Shuey is a 1991 Bellefonte High School graduate whose now accused in six sexual assault cases in Florida and Connecticut. He was apprehended after police say he tried to rape a woman on a ...
Two Brothers Headed To Trial For Raping A Minor
Two accused Johnstown rapists are headed to trial. Jason Kniss and his brother Joshua Kniss were in court on Tuesday. Police say that for over 4 years the pair forced a young girl to have sex with them. The victim told police the abuse started with Jason Kniss when she ...
Boy Gets A Scare When He Falls Into River
A 10 year old Johnstown boy got a scare last night after falling into the Stoneycreek River. The boy's friends say he was playing near the river when he fell in. His foot got stuck under a rock and when the other boy's were unable to pull him out, they ...
Foster Mother Of 4 Yr. Old Girl Say's She Warned Authorities
Lori Weimer, The former foster mother of a four year old girl, whose body was found in a picnic cooler behind her Westmoreland home, says she warned authorities it was dangerous to return the child to her parents. By the time 2 1/2 year old Kristen Tatar lived in Lori ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 12
Curve Win 2nd Straight Over Baysox
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) - Kevin Nicholson drove in three runs to back up six strong innings by Sean Burnett as the Altoona Curve beat the Bowie Baysox 6-3 Tuesday night in the Eastern League. Nicholson's two-run double highlighted the Curve's five-run sixth inning that broke a 1-1 tie and give ...
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