Stories for July 2004
Stories for Friday, July 23
City Councilman Dies
Johnstown is mourning the loss of one of its leaders this morning. City Councilman Ron Stevens died Thursday afternoon. Channel 6 News spoke to Johnstown Mayor Don Zucco who had this to say about Stevens. Zucco says he has known Ron from when he was Superintendent of schools and he ...
Stories for Thursday, July 22
Johnstown Mayor Named To State Planning Board
The state planning board now has a member from Johnstown. The city's mayor, Don Zucco, has been appointed to the board by Governor Ed Rendell. The board is comprised of state lawmakers and citizens and has a mission to monitor trends and issues of concern to the state. Zucco says ...
Magazine Scam In Cambria County?
Channel 6 News has gotten several complaints from residents in Ferndale and Moxham. They believe the company selling these magazines, Mags-R-Us, doesn't want to sell them magazines but take their money. Channel 6 News spoke with one victim by the name of Mandi. She says a young man came to ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 20
Chiefs Sign O'Brien To Contract Extension
Johnstown Chiefs have signed head coach Toby OBrien to a contract extension through the 2005-06 season. I am very pleased the way the first couple of seasons have gone. The players that have been here have made my job much easier. I could not thank them enough. I have to ...
Parents Place Blame For Sons Burns
11-year-old Jacob Findley of Nanty Glo still has burns from when he was at the pool almost 2 weeks ago. His parents say he was there with a Therapeutic Support Staff from Cambrian Hills in Ebensburg when it happened. According to his parents, Jacob can't be in the sun for ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 14
Road Work In Richland Township
Summer is a time to be on the move -- but some drivers in Cambria County are going nowhere fast. A major road construction project is underway near the site of the new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Richland Township. Road crews are working two shifts; five days a week to get ...
Johnstown Corp Working On Contract
One of a few companies left in Johnstown that works with steel is having trouble coming up with a contract. A private information only meeting was held for union employees at the Solomon Volunteer Fire Hall Tuesday afternoon. Dozens of employees declined an opportunity for an interview after the meeting...since ...
Stories for Monday, July 12
Was It Natural Causes Or Murder?
Shahidah Rasheed was found dead in the parking lot of her Johnstown apartment building back on June 16. A cause of death has not yet been determined. Her partner, Guy Anthony, said there are a lot of unanswered questions. He has posted fliers to help him find out what happened ...
Stories for Sunday, July 11
Amber Alert Cancelled
We have an update to a story we told you earlier last hour about an amber alert that was issued by police for an 11 month old girl who was abducted at gunpoint by a Connecticut man. Ernest Cleveland was taken into custody by a Connecticut State Policeman. The child, ...
Stories for Saturday, July 10
Nurses Expected To Return To Work Tomorrow
Striking nurses and other workers remain on the picket line at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College. While it has forced the Medical Center to cut back services, doctors and others are still working as the Mount Nittany Medical Center is also making budget changes. The strikers, which ...
Stories for Friday, July 9
Outrage Over Probation
Some Logan Township residents are not happy with a decision made by the Township Supervisors to put Police Chief Ron Heller on a six-month probation period. "I don't know why they'd say that...." That was Supervisor Jerry Fulare's response to the citizens allegations that he has a personal vendetta against ...
Workers Vote To Strike
Workers at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College vote "overwhelmingly" Thursday night to strike. Union Mediator Jeff Scafaro tells Channel 6 News -- it's union policy not to disclose the numbers -- but adds it was "a difficult decision made by employees." Members of the union say talks ...
Stories for Thursday, July 8
Bishop McCort Still Cleans After Flood
School officials at Bishop McCort High School say they have a lot of cleaning done even though there's more to do. The first floor has been disinfected and the rooms dehumidified. Most of the carpet and dry wall still needs replaced. School officials are still working to get some books ...
Murder Suspects To Come Back To Johnstown
Johnstown Police will bring James Thompson and Tamika Byrumel from Philadelphia. They were arrested at a home there and arraigned in Philadelphia. The transfer will happen in the next couple of days. The Cambria County District Attorney says they have no motive for the murder of Eichar, but the D.A. ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 7
Workers Strike And Are Fired.
This afternoon about 50 of Laurelwood Care Center's former union workers met at Central Park in downtown Johnstown. They brought flyers to hand out to people expressing their concerns about Grane Healthcare which operates Laurelwood Care Center. According to these, now former workers, out of the 60 who went on ...
Festival Of The Arts Kicks Off Today
The annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is set to begin today. The Arts Fest is all ready to go with the traditional activities for the children today. After that, there's plenty to see and do through Sunday. The usual festival route on the Penn State campus is a ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 6
Workers May Be Without Jobs Today
Laurelwood employees may be without jobs when they try to go back to work today after striking Tuesday. Laurelwood employees were out picketing and those who did strike may not have jobs when they return to the Grane managed facilities. Workers say they are picketing because they are very under ...
Bullet Narrowly Misses Johnstown Teenager
Police and neighbors tell Channel 6 News that two men argued inside a home next door to the teenager on Marbury Street in Johnstown on Monday. The neighbors then heard a pop. Police say a bullet traveled from the home where the men argued into the home next door where ...
Stories for Monday, July 5
Central Pennsylvania Festival For The Arts
Limited parking spaces are available at municipal parking garages on Pugh Street and Fraser Street. But, visitors are encouraged to use the festival parking areas at Jordan East (next to the Bryce Jordan Center). Arts festival parking is $5.00 per car per day. Parking revenues cover the costs of operating ...
Cheney Visit: Historic Stop In Johnstown
Before the festivities began in Altoona, the Vice President and his wife made an impromptu stop outside Johnstown for an historic visit. The Cheney bus rolled into Richland Township late Sunday afternoon. The chairman of Cambria County's Republican Party says its the first visit by a sitting president or v.p. ...
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