Stories for January 2004
Stories for Friday, January 30
Controversy At Altoona Hospital
The latest event in an ongoing debate at an area hospital is creating some confusion over the fate of a Blair County physician's practice. An Altoona radio station is reporting today that Bon Secours hospital is letting five doctors go, but the hospital says this is not accurate. There's been ...
Simmons Appeal
A U.S. District Judge in Erie is considering the appeal of a man who wants his murder conviction and death sentence overturned. Ernie Simmons was convicted in 1993 for the brutal murder of an elderly Johnstown woman. His appeal is being fueled by a report from the innocence institute of ...
New Reports On Home Invasion
Police are warning homeowners to be on the lookout. Scam artists have hit three local areas, and yours could be next. The first potential scam happened Thursday around noon in Westvale in Cambria County. Then, around four o'clock, scam artists successfully hit a home in Tyrone and then a home ...
Johnstown Home Invasion
You've heard of it happening in neighborhoods throughout the country and now it's happened in Johnstown, a local couple - targeted by men posing as water inspectors. How did a local couple made it through a potentially dangerous situation? Dan Charney was plowing a path through the snow when a ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 28
Fugitives Mother Charged
A Centre County mother is accused of helping to hide her son from police. Claudette Gagnon is facing several criminal charges. In 1998, Michael Gagnon was jailed after he staged a standoff, and fired shots at police with an assault rifle. He got out of jail last november, but failed ...
Stories for Friday, January 23
Couple Leaves Children Home Alone
A couple is accused of leaving their 3 children home alone while they went out drinking. Johnstown police say Keith Davis and Ursula Stachura face a number of charges, including child endangerment. Police learned that the kids - ages 12, 2 and 1- had been left alone when they were ...
Area Man Exposes Himself
West Hills Police are investigating a complaint they received about a local man who stood naked inside his house. 59-year old Roy Diamond, of Johnstown, is accused of standing naked in front a window and exposing himself to his female newspaper carrier. The victim said Diamond lit candles to illuminate ...
Stories for Thursday, January 22
Serrano Fallout
The death of Penn State student Peter Serrano is having an impact on the State College Police Department's late night patrols. According to police chief Tom King, more officers are being called to deal with unruly patrons in the bars. King feels its probably due to bar staffers becoming more ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 21
War Memorial Causes Controversy
In downtown State College, a memorial to American soldiers killed in the war in Iraq can now be seen located at the Allen Street gate to Penn State. The memorial contains the names of every soldier who has died in Iraq. Many of the names are accompanied by a picture. ...
Centre County Workers Push For Unionization
A new effort to unionize Centre County government workers is underway. It comes in the wake of personnel moves made by the new board of county commissioners. An AFSCME union representative says he's gotten over two dozen calls within the past few days from county workers- asking for union information. ...
Centre County Commissioner Breaks The Silence
The silence is finally broken over the controversial resignation of a long time Centre County government employee. Budd Henry was Centre County's Chief Tax Assessor. He worked for the county for nearly 25 years. When the new commissioner board came in, Henry was told to either resign - or be ...
Police Departments Working On A Plan
Two Somerset County Police Departments might join forces if they're able to work out their legal bugs. Windber Borough and Paint Township are working toward regionalization. Some of the problems they're running into is that both departments have different police unions, as well as different pension plans. Windber Borough Council ...
Robbery Suspect Nabbed
What started out as a robbery - and ended as a chase has now landed one man behind bars. Police found Jacob Ewing, of Tyrone, hiding in a small cubbyhole in the attic of a house. Police say he held up the Kwick-Fill Convenience Store near Tyrone on Tuesday morning. ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 20
Defense Attorney Tries To Move Area Murder Trial
Prosecutors in Cambria County say they will fight any effort to move the case of a 17-year old Philadelphia youth, who was arrested for shooting a man at an underage dance club in Cresson, to juvenile court. Tuck, also known as Braheem Grant, is in the Cambria County Jail and ...
Ongoing Safety Concerns In Downtown State College
Crossing the busy streets of downtown State College safely is an ongoing concern for state and local officials. The Borough set up signs - designed to alert drivers of heavy pedestrian areas. PennDOT objected to the pedestrian caution signs and they were removed within a few weeks. State College has ...
New York City Man Assaults Area Police Officer
A New York City man is accused of assaulting an area police officer during a weekend incident. State College police were called to a downtown fight early Saturday morning. They found Luis Rodriguez outside of a bar. When they tried to arrest Rodriguez, they say he hit one of the ...
Republican State Committee May Endorse Arlen Specter
Congressman Pat Toomey's home Republican State Committee Caucus isn't backing him in his challenge to Senator Arlen Specter. In the weekend straw poll of Republican State Committee members at the Northeast Central Caucus vote, Specter got 20 votes to Toomey's 13. The full Republican State Committee will meet this Saturday ...
Stories for Friday, January 16
Bedford County Man Threatens Wife With Knife
A Bedford County man is facing assault charges after police say he threatened a woman with a knife. Steven Hess is accused of holding Trina Hess down on a love seat and threatening to cut her up. Police say the incident happened in Hess' Broadtop Township home. Hess is free ...
Police Suspect Murder-Suicide In Deaths Of Area Couple
State Police are investigating the deaths of a Clarion County couple, found dead in their rural Emienton home. Police say it appears Vincent Bartley shot his wife Lorrie, then turned the gun on himself. The Bartley's two young children were not home at the time of the shooting.
Murder Suspect Dead
The police suspect for a triple homicide is now dead himself. Police say they were pursuing Donald Robinson Barnhart, of Hyde Park, when his car explodes. They believe that he detonated the explosion himself. Barnhard was charged with the murders of his girlfriends sister, Rhonda Walters, her husband David Lee ...
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