Stories for April 2004
Stories for Wednesday, April 7
Norfolk Southern
A report filed with the federal government says Norfolk Southern is thinking about tearing down the Hollidaysburg car shops in an effort to sell off the property. The car shops closed in 2001 eliminating about 200 jobs. Since then the Altoona Blair County Development Corporation has commissioned a study to ...
Could You Have To Pay More To Park In Bedford?
Despite objections from its merchants, Bedford borough council has agreed to install parking meters. Borough officials say Bedford badly needs new revenue and parking meters could bring in as much as $ 70,000 a year. Council says it's already been forced to delay the purchase of a new police cruiser ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 6
District Attorney's Office May Keep Position
A crime fighting position could be saved. The Blair County Commissioners have agreed to spend nearly $18,000 to pay for a prosecuting position in the district attorney's office that could be lost. The position has been around for years to handle all of the domestic violence cases, but federal funding ...
Accused Murderer May Be Back In Blair County Soon
Accused murderer Andre Staton could soon be on his way back to Blair County. Staton is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend Beverly Yohn in late February. Yohn was stabbed to death in front of two of her young children in her Altoona apartment. After the murder, Staton went to Baltimore ...
More Jobs May Be On The Way
Hundred of jobs could come to Cambria County. That's because a county mine could reopen. Newly mined coal from Mine 33 could be used to generate power, most likely through steam. Industry experts say the coal also has the potential to be the site of a coke production plant.
Arena Repairs May Top $600,000
Repairs at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena could top $600,000. The good news is that insurance should cover most of that cost. That means the county will only have to pay a $25,000 deductible. Winter weather damaged the 54-year-old. County commissioner P.J. Stevens says the county is short of ...
Community Reacts To Sex Offender
Why was a sexually violent predator living beside some of you in Johnstown and you didn't know? The Auditor General points his finger at the State Police. When a sexually violent predator - moved to Johnstown, he contacted the State Police to let them know he'd relocated. But the State ...
Stories for Monday, April 5
A Road Project Waiting In The Wings Will Begin Today
Starting today, PennDot says its getting started on a long project to re-surface a long stretch of a major north-south highway. Workers will be resurfacing Route 219 in and around Grampian in Clearfield County. The work also involves repairs to guard rails and structures along the road. PennDot says it ...
Stories for Sunday, April 4
Police Bust Underage Drinking Party
A major bust Sunday of an underage drinking party in Altoona. The Alcohol Response Team Unit of the DUI Task Force has arrested 29 people for underage drinking. All but one of the arrests is believed to be a student at Penn State-Altoona. The arrests occurred early Sunday morning at ...
Stories for Friday, April 2
Teen Engineers
Johnstown High School kids joined students across the nation and learned about fuel efficient vehicles. Today is national alternative fuel vehicle day. Two student inventors have been riding this new vehicle around school grounds. It took about two weeks to build and is powered by electricity. Their teachers says that ...
Interstate 99
An update on the Interstate 99 construction problems in Centre County. The state's top environmental chief says temporary measures continue to work in stopping possible pollution getting into nearby waterways, but she admits some big questions are still looming. We got a chance this afternoon to talk to Pennsylvania's secretary ...
Megan's Law
Why has a sexual predator been living in Cambria County and no one in the neighborhood was told? Auditor General Bob Casey Jr says it's because the state police gave incorrect information to local law enforcement about sexual predators. John Dietz has been living in Johnstown for more than nine ...
House Goes Up In Flames Overnight
An early morning house fire in the Conemaugh section of Johnstown had fire crews scrambling at the scene for hours. Witnesses and neighbors described what they saw and heard as some type of explosion at a vacant house between Jackson and Locust Streets near downtown Johnstown. The house quickly became ...
Stories for Thursday, April 1
New Developments On Centre County Road Project
Some better news for a major road project in our area. Just last week PennDOT said they were going to stop work on. It's a major travel corridor that's in line for some safety improvements. PennDOT stunned many last week in announcing work is being stopped on some major road ...
Incline Re-opens
With the arrival of April comes the re-opening of Johnstown's most famous landmark. The historic inclined plane is once against open for business, carrying passengers from the mound in Westmont down into the city of Johnstown. Right now the incline will operate with springtime hours though expanded hours are planned ...
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