Stories for October 2003
Stories for Tuesday, October 21
Tractor Trailer Accident In Downtown Johnstown
This just in to Channel 6 News -- There was a major traffic accident in downtown Johnstown. Channel 6 News has a crew on the scene and reports indicate that a tractor trailer, carrying Argon -- a non-flammable chemical, has overturned on Main Street. Severe damage was sustained to the ...
Tractor Trailer Accident In Downtown Johnstown
This just in to Channel 6 News -- There was a major traffic accident in downtown Johnstown. Channel 6 News has a crew on the scene and reports indicate that a tractor trailer, carrying an unidentified, non-flammable, chemical has overturned on Main Street. Severe damage was sustained to the truck, ...
Franklin Street Gets Another Make-Over
A controversial Johnstown street project is changing. A set of traffic islands, in front of Memorial Medical Center, are gone --thanks to PennDOT. The transportation department said the islands had to go because they didn't meet specifications. But as those are taken away, more street construction is underway in that ...
Blair Counter Doctor Pleads Guilty To Sex Offenses
Just before the trial of a local doctor was to get under way on Monday - he plead guilty instead. Dr. Barry Bender is accused of holding drug and sex parties for teens. Blair County prosecutors say Doctor Bender pleaded guilty to charges that will send him to prison for ...
Stories for Monday, October 20
Road Work Will Be Getting Done A Lot Faster!
Everyone has been inconvenienced at one time or another by road construction--or have wondered if a project will ever even get started. Now the Department of Environmental Protection designed a rule that will speed up permitting necessary to repair roads and bridges. Those who disagree fear the rule could allow ...
Four Diamonds Club Gives Kids A "Monstrous" Gift
Helping kids with cancer is a priority for those associated with the Four Diamonds Fund. Their best known event is the Annual Penn State Dance Marathon which raises millions of dollars every year. In helping their cause, hundreds of Penn State students spend an entire weekend, every February dancing. But ...
"Man Of Steel" Gets A New Home
He represents the struggles and triumphs of local steelworkers, and now he's found a new home to carry on their legacy. "The Man of Steel" sculpture is now on display for good at Johnstown's Heritage Discovery Center. The statue was created in 1989 and was previously housed in the Franklin ...
New Buses For Centre County
State money will mean new buses on the streets of State college. The Centre Area Transportation Authority has pulled in a $777,000 dollar state grant. The money will go toward the cost of several new natural-gas powered buses. Those rigs will replace older models, powered by diesel fuel. Although the ...
Guards Suspended After Selenski Escape Investigation
The warden of the prison where an accused killer escaped, earlier this month, says he's suspended three guards without pay. The news comes after the investigation into Hugo Selenski's escape found three guards were not at their assigned posts. Selenski and his cellmate, Scott Bolton, pried open a window in ...
Mysterious Epidemic In Indiana
The family members of three people who died in Indiana County are being tested to see if they have cadmium (a type of metal) in their blood system. The testing comes after police determined 10 Indiana County residents have died from the poisoning in the last year. It all started ...
Armed Robbery In Cambria County
Police are still searching for the man who held up a local convenience store. The robbery only took a matter of minutes, and now an armed robber is on the loose. Yesterday evening, at approximately 8:30 p.m., an armed robber walked into the Easy Shopper convenience store Adams Township, Cambria ...
Stories for Friday, October 17
Was Folkfest A Boom, Or A Bust?
Johnstown's Folkfest is a distant memory for most people, but those behind the event are disappointed by the money brought in this year. It costs about $300,000 dollars to run Folkfest and when the final numbers are counted, organizers believe they will barely break even. They say most of the ...
Police Still Searching For Armed Robbers
Johnstown police continue their search for the men they say held up a convenience store at gunpoint. Police say two black men entered a gas station along Franklin Street and demanded cash. The clerk said one of the men showed a gun. The two then ran away with an undetermined ...
Bogus License Scam
State Police believe 12 men bought bogus driver's licenses from state transportation employees. Three of the men pleads guilty to lesser charges as part of a deal to testify for prosecutors. The New York men pleaded guilty yesterday to making false statements to get the bogus Pennsylvania licenses two years ...
Will Inclined Plane Restaurant Get Its Land?
Johnstown -- Residents of Westmont Borough came together at the Inclined plane last night. The reason? To share their opinions over what has become a controversial plan to reopen The Inclined Plane Restaurant. It's been an issue that has raised some concern amongst neighbors, and may impact whether the Inclined ...
Could Johnstown's Incline Plane Be In Jeopardy?
Residents of Westmont Borough came together at the inclined plane last night. The reason for this was to share their opinions over what have become controversial plans that would add additional parking to reopen the restaurant. It's been an issue that has raised some concern amongst neighbors and may impact ...
Irbe Joins Chiefs
Former NHL all-star goaltender Arturs Irbe practiced with the Johnstown Chiefs Thursday in Toledo after the Carolina Hurricanes assigned Irbe to Johnstown. Head Coach Toby O'Brien told Channel 6 Sports that Irbe would be available for Friday night's season opener at Toledo, but was not expected to play. O'Brien said ...
Stories for Thursday, October 16
Penn State Student Sets Record On Jeopardy Show
Here's a question for all you Jeopardy fans... Who is Sean Ryan? The correct answer? What is a part time Penn State student who has become the first contestant of that famous question an answer game to return for a record setting 6th appearance. Ryan's 6 day total winnings are ...
Congress Passes Legislation To Protect Johnstown's Heritage
It stands as a reminder of a tragic event in America's history. Now Congressman John Murtha is trying to preserve more of the Johnstown Flood Memorial. The U.S. House passed legislation to expand the boundary of the memorial site to include the historic South Fork Fishing and Hunting Clubhouse, and ...
Should Area Teen Be Charged As An Adult In Deadly Accident?
More than 8 months after a deadly traffic accident in Cambria County, a judge is deciding whether the teenager involved in the wreck should be tried as a juvenile, or as an adult. Gerald Ramsdorfer,Jr. was 17 when his Ford Bronco plowed into a mini-van at the intersection of Route ...
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