Stories for July 2006
Stories for Tuesday, July 25
Tour De Toona Comes To Johnstown
SLIDESHOW: View pics from Monday & Tuesday -- Plus, pics from the past JOHNSTOWN - There's a total of 1,000 participants in the Tour de Toona this year, the largest number ever. Tuesday, hundreds of the cyclists came to Johnstown for a 73 mile ride. They've come from all over ...
Medical Errors On The Rise
Many see Goldie Claude as a woman picking up speed. At 86-years-old, her daughters show off pictures of Claude constantly on the move - even on the back of a motorcycle.But in early February, Claude found out she had cancerous tumor in her kidney.She checked into a Centennial Medical Center ...
In Their Own Words: What The Experts Say
Dr. Dennis O'Leary/ Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations "You are part of the patient safety team. You have a role. I know a lot of patients are reluctant to challenge their nurses, challenge their doctors. But if I were still practicing medicine, I would want that. That's ...
Preventing Wrong Site Surgeries: Tips from the Experts
1. Mark the site with your doctor. Avoid doing it yourself. 2. Make sure doctor marks the OPERATION site with initials, NOT the site to avoid. 3. Be persistent: Constantly ask questions and double check procedures leading up to operation.
Local Troops Deployed
More than a dozen area soldiers left Johnstown on Tuesday for an eventual tour of duty overseas.Nineteen members of the National Guard 169th Air Ambulance Unit departed from the Johnstown airport. Initially, they'll head for Kentucky for training, then will be eventually be deployed for service in Kosovo.They troops are ...
Tour De Toona In Full Swing
The 20th Annual Tour De Toona began Monday with time trials, and by Tuesday, the cyclists hit the roads around Johnstown.The men's race started at 9 a.m. at the Zamias building, and the men crossed the finish line around noon. The groups will run three laps of the race course, ...
Woman's Home Sold By Mistake?
A Blair County woman could lose her home after what may be a miscommunication about overdue taxes.Catherine Lantz, of Greenwood, was told last week that her home was sold because she was late on her taxes, but Lantz contends that's incorrect.Lantz attended a commissioners meeting Tuesday in Hollidaysburg, and said ...
Crashes Raise Many Questions
Two separate car crashes along the same stretch of highway in Somerset County left one teen dead and five others injured Monday.Michael Coddington, 17, was killed along East Mud Pike near the Garrett shortcut. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.Police said all five teens in the car were ejected ...
Stories for Monday, July 24
One Teen Killed; Four Others Injured In Crash
State police say 18-year-old Jason Reese of Fairhope was cresting a hill when he lost control of his car and crashed. Reese and several of his four passengers were thrown from the car. All but one of the passengers, including a Berlin teen who died in the crash, were not ...
Local Playground Will Get A Facelift
A playground destroyed by arson will soon get new life. City council approved a grant that will be used to fix the woodland playground in Moxham.All they need now is a construction company that will take over the project.Nearly one year ago, part of this playground was set on fire ...
Accused Killer Faces Judge
A preliminary hearing was held Monday for a man accused of kidnapping and killing and elderly woman.Nathan Fortson appeared before Magistrate Fred Creany on charges of killing 74-year-old Velda Malloy of Cambria County.The Cambria County Deputy Coroner and a physician both testified at the hearing.Fortson previously told Channel 6 News ...
Car Accident Damages Utility Transformers
Police are investigating an early-morning car crash in Johnstown which damaged three transformers.The accident happened along the 400 block of Fairfield Avenue in the West End just after 1:30 a.m.The driver of the car was not injured, but the crash caused three transformers to wedge between two utility poles.Shelby and ...
Philipsburg Blaze Called Suspicious
Authorities said a house fire in Philipsburg late Sunday is suspicious.The blaze gutted one house on Sixth Street and heavily damaged two others.State police fire investigators were on the scene Monday. The home where the fire started was condemned last November, and the other two homes were unoccupied at the ...
Tour De Toona Set To Begin
Monday marks the start of one of the region's biggest events: The 20th Annual International Tour de Toona.The race - which is expected to have 1,000 riders - starts Monday at 6 p.m. State and local police will direct traffic, but race officials said it will be easy to spot ...
Stories for Sunday, July 23
Hamlin handles Pocono again
Long Pond, PA (Sports Network) - Denny Hamlin continued his dominance at the Pocono Raceway by capturing Sunday's Pennsylvania 500. The No.11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet driver, who also won the Pocono 500 in June, crossed the finish line 1.510 seconds ahead of Kurt Busch.The victory was Hamlin's second of ...
Mignogna crashes to Jennerstown victory
JENNERSTOWN, PA (July 22) … Jason Mignogna was awarded his first Jennerstown Speedway Courtesy Suzuki 40-lap super late model victory of the season Saturday evening at Jennerstown Speedway in NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series action.But the win was bittersweet for the Greensburg-driver. After crossing the start/finish line on Lap 22 Mignogna ...
Veteran's Stokes and Sankey garner Gamblers win
CLEARFIELD, PA - It was Inside Track sponsorship night at Gamblers Raceway Park on Friday night, as other tracks fell victim to the rain, GRP was able to weather the storm and pull off a full program.Bobby Stokes of Milton finally put it all together to claim his first late ...
Haus takes Thunder by the Lake at Hesston
HESSTON, PA - Scott Haus of Hamburg, PA and Bill Henney of Huntingdon copped the Big Four Outdoor sponsored Thunder By The Lake Wednesday night at Hesston Speedway in the super late model and street stock divisions respectively. Tim Wilson and Justin Kann led the 27 car super late model ...
Stories for Saturday, July 22
Four Injured In Cambria Township Accident
The accident happened around 1:00 Saturday afternoon on Route 422 near Revloc Park in Cambria Township. According to police on scene, a van and a pickup truck collided on the road just west of Ebensburg. The van flipped on it's side and hit a tree. The pickup truck hit a ...
Rain washes out “SPRINT SLUG-OUT” triple 15s at Mercer
Mercer, PA…Rain showers forced Mercer Raceway Park to cancel racing action scheduled for Saturday night, July 22. It was just the third cancellation this season and first since May 13. The seventh annual “Sprint Slug-Out” presented by PNC Investments was to feature triple 15s for the RoadRunner & Lake Road ...
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