Stories for March 2006
Stories for Friday, March 24
Hollidaysburg Car Shop To Reopen
The Hollidaysburg Car Shop has sat quiet for 5 years now since Norfolk Southern shut down operations there, causing hundreds to lose their jobs. But that is about to change. Norfolk Southern and the Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation announced this afternoon the transfer of ownership of the shop to the ...
Defense Secretary To Visit Region
The Associated Press reports that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will visit the Flight 93 memorial site in Somerset County Monday. No other details about the secretary's visit are available, but we'll provide more information as it becomes available to us.
Fire Damages Duplex
An electrical problem is being blamed for a fire that damaged a duplex in Altoona Thursday.City fire officials say it started in a third floor attic of the double house on North Second Avenue shortly before 5pm. Firefighters managed to contain the flames to the third floor, but the house ...
Is Johnstown Golf Course Being Sold To Build A Wal-Mart?
Channel 6 News has learned a deal to build a Wal-Mart on a popular golf course is dead, at least for now.The focus is on the Berkley Hills golf course. Rumors had been swirling for months, but Thursday night a Johnstown city official confirmed to Channel 6 News an offer ...
Fugitive Captured In Blair County
A convicted rapist featured on national television and wanted by federal investigators is back in jail. Ernest Thomas Junior was caught Thursday night in Altoona under an assumed name.Thomas was convicted of sexually assaulting a girl over a period of 5 years, beginning in 1993 when she was 5 or ...
Hard To Read Medicine Labels
The government requires a huge amount of information to be posted on over-the-counter medications. Its supposed to be helpful to consumers, but the Good Housekeeping Institute found that the message on the bottle is almost impossible to read. Good Housekeeping conducted a random test, asking people to take a look ...
Uncovering Inaccurate Threat Count Claims
Can you believe those high thread count claims on sheets? The Good Housekeeping Institute says you must might get short sheeted when you buy house-brand bedding. A high thread count is supposed to mean high quality. But the Good Housekeeping Institute became suspicious when it saw labels with lower than ...
Wal Mart In Johnstown
Channel 6 News has learned a deal to build a Wal Mart on a popular golf course is dead, at least for now. Rumors had been swirling for months, but Thursday night, a Johnstown City official confirmed to Channel 6 an offer was made to buy the golf course. According ...
Stories for Thursday, March 23
Senator Corman Holds Town Hall Meeting
What issues are the at the top of your list for the legislature to tackle--minimum wage increase, property tax reform? Residents in one Centre County town got a chance to voice their opinions Thursday night and Senator Jake Corman (R-34th District) was listening. "One thing is a very dangerous bridge ...
Johnstown Residents Have Water Woes
Residents in Dale Borough have had this problem for years but say it has gotten worse. They have talked to the Johnstown Water Authority months ago and claim nothing has been done. At max, the pressure in Frank Bischof's kitchen sink and throughout the house is low. They claim their ...
Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese Loses Appeal In Sex Abuse Case
After years of appeals the Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese is ordered to pay damages to a sexual abuse victim. Over 1 million dollars is the amount the State Superior Court has awarded to the victim in the case. Michael Hutchison's attorney says they're pleased this case may finally be over. For ...
Microchips In Beef Cattle To Track Disease
We've all been hearing about diseased chickens in China, and mad cow disease in Canada. As a way to keep our national herd safe the U.S. Department of Agriculture has introduced a tracking system. The way the system will work is to inject a small microchip under the skin of ...
Could Section Of Route 219 Be Renamed?
A major highway in our region could soon be renamed in honor of the heroes of Flight 93.State Senator Richard Kasunic has proposed renaming Route 219 to the Flight 93 Memorial Highway. That highway is one of the main routes taken to the temporary Flight 93 Memorial near Shanksville. Kasunic ...
Deadly Accidents In Centre County
Police in Centre County were busy Wednesday night, investigating separate fatal accidents that occurred within an hour of each other. The first happened near the Old Fort exit of Route 322. Police say a 60-year-old Boalsburg man riding a bicycle was hit by a car and killed.About 45 minutes later, ...
Deadline For Adult Store Delayed
Owners of an adult supercenter in Jefferson County now have two more weeks to get legal paperwork done so they can reopen the store. A court injunction has closed the bookstore. The owners must file papers explaining why it should stay open. Jefferson County prosecutors sought the injunction, claiming the ...
New Details In Padilla Murder Case
There is a new development in the triple murder case against illegal immigrant Miguel Padilla in Blair County.Thursday’s Altoona Mirror reports, police now have a search warrant to collect blood samples from Padilla's friend, Travis Shumaker. Shumaker was with Padilla the night three men were shot to death outside a ...
Diocese Will Have To Pay Punitive Damages
A man, who claims a now-defrocked priest once molested him, has won a major victory in his lawsuit against the Altoona-Johnstown diocese. It is a victory that could mean an additional million dollars in damages.The state superior court ruled that the evidence in this case warrants punitive damages. That means ...
Angioplasty Deadline Extended
Somerset Hospital will continue life saving angioplasty surgery through mid-April. This comes after it nearly had to shut down the program after being forced to participate in a university study. The angioplasty program isnt safe just yet, but Somerset Hospital has been given a little more time to work with ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 22
Could Acid Rock From Skytop End Up In A Centre County Landfill?
Penn DOT may not have to look far to figure out where they're going to move millions of tons of acid rock delaying construction of Interstate 99 in Centre County. Residents from surrounding counties put up a fight to keep the acid rock away, but now a new proposal is ...
Johnstown's Downtown Seeks Comeback
Wanting to bring Downtown Johnstown back to its glory days, a group of business people has begun a new main street program and they say the sky is the limit. Jeff Philibin is president of the non-profit Discover Downtown Partnership. Every year the group puts on Johnstowns Christmas Parade, but ...
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