Stories for March 2004
Stories for Wednesday, March 24
War Memorial Dedication
A special honor today for those who died fighting in the Korean War. The Korean veterans service association presented a painting to the war memorial today. The painting was done by Glenn Brougher. It is a portrait of soldiers fighting in the Korean War. The painting will hang in the ...
Spring Creek Pollution
Pollution in Spring Creek was a major problem years ago and now there's new concerns, especially because it supplies drinking water to thousands. For some you mention Spring creek and they think of the fishing spot its long been known as one of the best places to fish in the ...
Road Work Begins
A Somerset County road improvement project can't wait any longer. That's because a huge sinkhole has shutdown traffic for a number of residents. The problem developed several weeks ago along Cottage Lane off Carpenter's Park Road. The base beneath the road surface gave way creating the depression that made the ...
Work Haulted On Retail Complex
Centre County developers have gone to court to try to evict two trailer park residents who are holding up construction on the new Park Forest Centre retail complex. The two, Michael Stewart and David Bolton, are refusing to leave their homes. They say their trailers are in poor condition and ...
Highway Project Hits Dead End
A surprising announcement from PENNDOT late Tuesday night. As plans for a major Centre County highway project have hit a dead end. PENNDOT says they can't afford the project right now. We've been talking in recent weeks about how future road projects are going to be delayed because of tighter ...
Stories for Tuesday, March 23
Bob Viscount
Bob Viscount joined the WJAC Sports team in December 2003. Before that, he came from WHIZ, the NBC affiliate in Zanesville, Ohio. Bob graduated from Penn State in May 2003 with a degree in broadcast journalism and minors in psychology and information systems and statistical analysis. His senior year, he ...
Stories for Monday, March 22
In-Line Hockey Rink Moving
It's too big to move in a box... but one local community will somehow find a way to bring a much wanted recreational venue -- to their backyard. For 15-thousand dollars, the Ebensburg Borough Council gave the okay Monday night -- to purchase "On The Edge Sports Center" -- an ...
Reservists Scheduled To Return Home After Iraq Duty
Soldiers with a Central Pennsylvania based army unit are scheduled to return home later this week after a 14-month deployment in Iraq. The military says about 130 reservists with the 442nd Quartermaster Company from Bellefonte are scheduled to arrive in Fort Drum, New York on Friday. After that, they'll return ...
Duplex Fire To Be Investigated Today
No one was injured in a fire that caused significant damage to a duplex. The blaze broke out along the 200-block of Juliana Street. Heavy fire was reported on the 2nd floor of the building. The Bedford Fire Department says the smoke spread to an adjoining apartment and caused more ...
Stories for Sunday, March 21
Local Bridge Facing Wrecking Ball
A northern Cambria County landmark is about to disappear. Penndot has awarded a nearly two million dollar contract to replace this bridge in Gallitzin. The span carries Main Street over Norfolk Southern railroad tracks. The project will also move Main Street to align with the new bridge. Once baseball season ...
Stories for Friday, March 19
Cam Tram Changes
Downtown Johnstown's bus stop shop is staying at least for now. The Cambria County Transit Authority has decided to spend a little more time studying operations at the bus stop shop on Main street. The authority says that convenience store currently operates at a deficit and closing it would be ...
War Victims Memorial
As we look back at the one year anniversary to the start of the war in Iraq... a candlelight memorial for the victims of the war was held in Johnstown's Central Park Friday evening. Citizens for Social Responsibility as well as the Johnstown chapter of the National Organization For Women ...
Help Give A Second Chance
A Somerset County family found out in February that their two year old son had a rare form of liver cancer. It's something no parent wants to hear but this family is finding strength in faith. Chance Benford loves animals and playing with his animal puzzle. It's something that reminds ...
Funding Squeeze
Trying to squeeze already tight budgets even further. Thats what many human service agency providers say they're now facing. Today, one group took their stories directly to lawmakers who control the purse strings. They lined up to talk to two state lawmakers and two Centre County commissioners. Many of them ...
Penn State Rings The Bell
When the bell sounded to open trading on the New York stock exchange this morning, some officials from Penn State University were there to lend a hand. University president Graham Spanier and members of the Penn State board of trustees joined stock exchange officials to ring the opening bell. The ...
Police Looking For Purse Snatcher
Johnstown Police are looking for A man they say he took a purse from a woman in the parking lot of Sheetz on Broad Street in Cambria City on March 3rd. The woman said she was carrying her purchases to her car when the man grabbed her purse as she ...
Stories for Thursday, March 18
Cochran Auditorium Set To Open
The Greater Johnstown School District will dedicate the new high school and renovated Cochran Auditorium this weekend. It may be empty now but alumni and school officials hope that Cochran Auditorium is full of people this weekend. The two day scheduled event includes concerts and other festivities to help raise ...
Top Administrator Calls It Quits
He just got the job, but in a surprise move the recently appointed top administrator for Centre County government is calling it quits. Adam Brumbaugh's last day with the county is tomorrow. He says the job description and duties need to be reviewed and the commissioners agree with Brumaugh. He ...
Staton Extradition
Blair County authorities have started the paperwork to bring accused killer Andre Staton back to Pennsylvania. Altoona police say Staton is their prime suspect in last month's stabbing death of Beverly Yohn. Baltimore police arrested Staton following a standoff three days after Yohn's murder. The warrant to bring Staton back ...
Latest On School Bus Regulations
Two area police officers won't face charges for passing a school bus that was stopped with its red lights flashing. The Tribune Democrat reports South Fork officer Robert Mackey and Ebensburg officer Richard Mackey are protected under the vehicle code. That code allows emergency vehicles to pass buses with their ...
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