Stories for March 2004
Stories for Thursday, March 18
Road Work Begins On Main Highway
It is the main highway between Penn State and Harrisburg and today, PennDot started a project to make it safer. Work began today to move dirt and rock on Routes 22 and 322 east of Lewistown. The highway is heavily travelled by drivers heading to and from Penn State. PennDot ...
Financial Impact Of I-99
More impact from the continuing problems with the I-99 construction project. No one is sure what it's going to cost to fix it, but it is certain to have an impact on the wish list for future road construction projects. The price tag for Interstate 99 has already meant delaying ...
War On Iraq
It was a night to remember when U.S. forces opened fire on Saddam Hussein's reign of terror in Iraq. While the major conflict may be over, America is looking back at the year since the war began. No one wants to hear that the nation is going to war, but ...
Staton Extradite
Blair County authorities have started the process to bring an accused killer back to Pennsylvania. District Attorney Dave Gorman says Blair County is seeking a governor's warrant today to return Andre Staton to Pennsylvania to face murder charges. Altoona police say Staton is their prime suspect in the stabbing death ...
Could A Crow Have Caused A Power Outage?
Could a weary crow have caused many of you in Blair County to lose power yesterday afternoon? That's what officials are saying caused the outage that left close to 300,000 people in the dark. An American Crow had apparently touched one of the transformers. Officials found the dead crow inside ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 17
Bedford Expansion Project
It will be out with the old and in with the new in Bedford. County commissioners have been trying to decide whether to build new offices or renovate several historic houses now used as office space. They have ordered plans for a new county office building next to the county ...
Penn State Defends Budget
It was an announcement that surprised even the faculty and many officials at Penn State University. President Graham Spanier told the university faculty senate that Penn State is moving toward becoming a private institution and it's because of the recent cuts in state funding. He says the university may have ...
New Store Faces Challenge
A multi-million dollar project to turn the old Somerset Wal-mart into a Lowe's Home Improvement store has hit a snag. A local business group is challenging a zoning variance granted to the lowe's project. County planners have agreed to allow Lowe's to trim its setback from adjacent buildings, and downsize ...
Interstate 99 Newsletter
You can now find out the latest on the problems a major interstate project has run into through a newsletter. PennDot is putting out this newsletter on the I-99 project, on the environmental problems plaguing the project near Skytop. Runoff from acid rock unearthed there has stopped construction and so ...
Highway Construction Gets The Green Light
The light is green for the five lane highway that will lead into a much anticipated shopping center. PennDot, the Logan Township supervisors, and the Logan Town Centre's developer agreed on the construction of the highway and a bid will be awarded in early May. This project has met many ...
Road Rage Stabbing
A Texas man is accused of stabbing his own brother while on an area roadway. Police say it happened when William Holloway and his brother got into an argument while riding in a truck near State College Tuesday. First they got into a fist fight, and then it escalated to ...
Possible Merger Between Two Townships
Is there power in numbers? Communities in our area have voted to merge and now others are considering doing the same. Portage Boro and Portage Township could be voting on a merger as soon as November, but first we took a trip to a neighboring community that is putting their ...
Santorum Visits Johnstown
U.S Senator Rick Santorum paid a visit to the area today to thank those serving our country. The senator toured the Johnstown Airport and visited the national guard's first battalion of the 104th aviation regiment. Santorum also looked over the new apache helicopters being assigned to the unit. He was ...
Bedford County Man Charged
Police have charged a Bedford County man with Indecent Assault. They say Carl Sabo - of New Paris - touched a young girl on three different occasions in December. Police charged Sabo with three counts of Indecent Assault. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for April.
Stories for Tuesday, March 16
Snow Cancelles Some Schools While Others Brave The Weather
Old man winter has proven yet again he's not afraid to show his face. And while the storm may have impacted your travel time Tuesday, it also affected something else, your children. It was back to white out conditions and dangerous snow covered roads and it's these effects of winter ...
Winter Weather Blankets Area With Snow
Spring doesn't officially arrive for four more days, and just to remind us of that fact, mother nature blanketed the region with a late winter snow storm. That prompted a number of closings, cancellations and early dismissals Tuesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, it continued to come down in Blair County. ...
Stories for Monday, March 15
Residents Target Former Inn Destroyed By Fire
A Somerset County tavern destroyed by fire 2 years ago -- is now the focus of some local residents. Members of the Fullmont Property Owners Association believe the Heritage Inn along Route 30 in Shade Township -- is unsafe and that it should be torn down. The nearby bar has ...
Stories for Sunday, March 14
Somerset Prisoner Found Strangled In Cell
An inmate at the state prison in Somerset is dead -- after being strangled by his cell mate. State police say the on duty corrections officer heard noises coming from the cell -- and when he went to check things out -- he found Jose Collazo being choked by his ...
Stories for Friday, March 12
Disabled Worker Of The Year
Her achievements and attitude on the job have her being recognized as Pennsylvania's disabled worker of the year. Betty Ann Sullivan of Johnstown works at the Cambria County Association For The Blind And Handicapped. She says she loves her job. That love and her fighting spirit are the qualities that ...
Hoeffel Economic Forum
A candidate for the United States Senate held a public forum in Cambria County today. Congressman Joe Hoeffel is touring the state holding the forums to discuss local economic issues. He says the major concerns across the state are jobs, health care, and education. Hoeffel adds that transportation is a ...
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