Stories for December 2004
Stories for Friday, December 17
Blood Drive To Support Troops
The holidays are a bad time of year for the Red Cross and military families. People don't give blood as much and families miss their soldiers. But you can help change that. Starting December 23rd at the First United Methodist Church in Lewistown the Red Cross will hold 5 special ...
Oregon Company Faces Fines For Worker's Death
The company operating a Wind Farm in Somerset County faces fines in the death of a worker. Niels Sjolander of Denmark fell from one of the turbines he was working on in September here at the Wind Farm near Meyersdale. The windmill suddenly started moving and one of the blades ...
Deadly Accident On Route 22
State Police say a woman was driving east along Route 22 in Henderson Township when she rear ended another car, pushing it across the center line and into two others. One of them was an oncoming car. The driver of that car, Donald Shope of Huntingdon, was pronounced dead on ...
Stories for Thursday, December 16
Logan Valley Mall Fire 10 Years Ago
It took more than 10 million gallons of water and almost 500 fire fighters from seven counties to quiet the blaze. On Thursday, a fire fighter who witnessed the devastation says that night is one that will never fade from his memory. Along with the memory of the fire that ...
Water Main Break Now Fixed
Laurel Management tells Channel 6 this morning that the water main break has been fixed, the area on Mullard and Sheridan Street is now open to traffic. They have salted where the work was done, so it should be safe for commuters. The force of the water actually broke through ...
Seven Springs Resort Opens Friday
Seven Springs Mountain Resort plans to open tomorrow. Now that the colder temperatures have arrived and nearly a foot of snow has fallen, officials plan to make more man-made snow. If you're a dare devil, the expert avalanche slope and four other trails will be ready for skiers. Based on ...
Cleanup At Former Nuclear Experimental Plant Will Take Longer
It'll take about six months longer to cleanup the former Saxton Nuclear Experimental Plant. Radioactive dirt found at the plant will also add about $6 million to the cleanup. The site is operated as a training facility for nuclear plant workers. Although cleanup was originally estimated at $22 million, the ...
Stories for Wednesday, December 15
Westmont Council Says No
In response to the Westmont Borough Council's request, Johnstown offered fire service to Westmont for $405,000 dollars a year. The volunteer fire company is struggling financially but council members say that price was out of the question. Now Westmont Fire plans to use federal grant money for equipment and money ...
Over-the-Counter Products For The Cold And Flu
Theres no question the cold and flu season is here and that means more doctor visits and requests for prescription antibiotics. But new research shows going to the over the counter drug aisle in the pharmacy could provide more relief for you and save billions of dollars a year in ...
Hi-Tech Products For Adults
ITS THE SEASON FOR GIVING. BUT ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE RIGHT GIFT FOR SOMEONE WHO LOVES HI-TECH GADGETRY? FOR THE KARAOKE LOVER ON YOUR LIST, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SUGGESTS THE MAGIC SING KARAOKE MACHINE. IT LETS YOU BELT OUT TUNES IN YOUR OWN HOME. IT COMES WITH OVER 700 ...
Walmart Under Fire
The AFL-CIO claims Walmart employees make $9 an hour on average. That adds up to $20,000 dollars a year, which is less than half the national average. The labor unions also complain Walmart not only kills higher-paid supermarket jobs but lowers the standard of living where the company locates. The ...
Johnstown Becomes A Keystone Innovation Zone
This effort all has to do with a state program called the Keystone Innovation Zone. There are 10 across the state and the Greater Johnstown area was just approved as one. These zones are areas in the state that are near and around college campuses and other established technology companies ...
Commissioners Want To Renovate Former High School
An old school in Blair County may be getting some new life as senior housing. The Blair County Commissioners are applying for a $500,000 grant to renovate the former Tyrone Junior High School. Meanwhile, plans could be in the works for the Tyrone YMCA to move into the former Senior ...
Man Faces Charges For Having Explosives In Home
Police say they found a number of pipe bombs inside an Indiana County home when they were searching it for some stolen items. Now, David Bergman of Blairsville is behind bars on $150,000 bail facing charges for those weapons. More than a dozen homes along East Burrell Street were evacuated ...
Mayor Pushes For Condos In Downtown Johnstown
Johnstown's Mayor thinks there is a market for condos in the city's downtown. Mayor Don Zucco has already talked to some people who want to build downtown. Among the sites under consideration is the lower end of Main Street near Point Stadium. The mayor says that kind of housing would ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 14
On The Road To A Buyout
Will Johnstown's two hospitals finally become one? We dont know that answer just yet. What we do know tonight is that the board of directors of the Conemaugh Health System is moving full speed ahead to take over UPMC Lee Hospital. Conemaugh's board of directors says Tuesdays decision is not ...
Upscale Housing Coming To Johnstown
Coming soon to downtown Johnstown: Upscale housing. Channel 6 news has learned city leaders are hoping to entice people who work in the city to live in the city if the housing becomes a reality. Johnstown Mayor Don Zucco says he has met with a few people who would like ...
Neil Coslow Found
Search crews say that at around 10:30 Tuesday morning they heard someone calling out at Stackhouse Park. They went searching and found a very cold but otherwise unharmed Neil Coslow near a man made pond at the park. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he's being treated ...
Stories for Monday, December 13
Good Housekeeping Tests Wafflemakers
THE SWEET SMELL OF WAFFLES FOR BREAKFAST CAN SPARK A SLEEPY APPETITE. BUT THESE DAYS, WAFFLE MACHINES COME IN A VARIETY OF SHAPES, AND SIZES. WAFFLES ARE A FAVORITE BREAKFAST FOOD. AND TO PREPARE THEM, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING TESTED ELEVEN WAFFLE MAKERS AND CAME UP WITH THREE WINNERS. IF YOU LIKE ...
Police Searching Stackhouse Park
West Hills Police say that Niel Costlow was last seen going into Stackhouse Park this morning with a knife. He was wearing a blood stained khaki sweatshirt which lead them to believe he might be a threat to himself. Police contacted Our Mother of Sorrows, Westmont Middle School, and Ferndale ...
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