Stories for October 2006
Stories for Tuesday, October 31
Logan Township Fire Companies Defend Purchase of New Fire Trucks
After days of accusations of fraud and mismanagement by one man against the Logan Township fire companies, the president of the fire association, Jeff Blake, fired back at the accuser at a press conference Tuesday."To offer assurances both publicly and on record that each of the five organizations which absolutely ...
Johnstown Woman Arrested For Child Endangerment
A Johnstown woman was arrested after her boyfriend, who was already accused of abusing one of her children, stayed in her home with her children.William Stahl was arrested earlier this month for beating Andrea Drake's 4-year-old son. Police believe he broke a bone in the child's shoulder and wrist, among ...
Cambria County Residents Upset Over No Coke Plant
Some Cambria County residents say they are frustrated, because a proposed coke plant that was to create around one-thousand jobs is no longer coming to the county.“This region has always been promised, promised, promised, but very few deliveries have been made,” says Ebensburg native Bill Wills.But this project was supposed ...
Hundreds Hit Picket Lines In Huntingdon County
Nearly 400 workers have walked away from their manufacturing jobs in Huntingdon County after rejecting a contract proposal.An overwhelming majority of AGY plant workers voted against a contract that promised a partial restoration of a pay cut from 2004.The contract rejection didn't come as a big surprise. Union employees have ...
Altoona Surgeon Sued For Leaving Sponge In Woman's Head
A Huntingdon County woman has filed a lawsuit after an 8 x 4-inch sponge was left in her head following a surgery.According to the lawsuit filed by Ellen Detwiler, she suffered headaches, swelling, nausea and hearing problems after the surgery two years ago at Altoona Regional Hospital.The hospital and the ...
Indiana County Teachers Head Back To Class - Again
Still without a contract, teachers in the Marion Center School District headed back to class Tuesday for the second time this year.The teachers returned to the classroom a couple of days before being ordered back to work by the state.Their latest strike lasted about two weeks. Prior to that, they ...
Dozens Of Law Enforcement Agents Round Up Drug Suspects
State police, local police and drug agents fanned out across northern Blair County looking for suspected drug dealers.41 law enforcement officers started working from the National Guard Armory in Tyrone early Tuesday, rounding up drug suspects in the Tyrone area and at the Blair County Prison.State Attorney General Tom Corbett ...
Somerset County Prison Warden Resigns
Following months of problems at the Somerset County Prison, Warden Tim Mapes resigned Tuesday.Somerset County Commissioner Jim Marker said a situation came to light Thursday which prompted an investigation that forced them to place Mapes on administrative leave.According to Marker, Mapes' resignation has nothing to do with prisoner abuse, drugs ...
New Details In Deadly Weekend DUI
Police have released new details in a deadly weekend DUI-pedestrian accident in State College.According to police, 20-year-old Anthony Torsell was driving between 50 and 60 miles per hour with no headlights on along South Atherton Street when he hit two pedestrians, killing one and critically injuring the other. The speed ...
Stories for Monday, October 30
Plan Underway To Fix Huntingdon County Mudslide Problem
Jeff Wiker says he has seen so many accidents caused by mudslides on Route 26 near Jackson Corner in Huntingdon County that he has stopped counting."It seems like every time it rains, you hear traffic flying through that corner and there are a lot of accidents there," said Wiker, who ...
Paint Township Officials Feeling The Heat
The Chairman of the Paint Township Supervisors tells Channel 6 News, because of the recent problems, their city solicitor will be present at every meeting, keeping a close eye on the decision-making.According to Jeffrey Eash, the township is doing an internal investigation into two problems. First, they are investigating why ...
No-Knife Eye Lift
The eyes are the windows to the soul, and unfortunately they’re also the part of our body that usually ages first. “The good news is there are so many things you can do to rejuvenate your eye area,” says Holly Crawford, Beauty Editor, Good Housekeeping.The Estee Lauder Perfectionist Power Patch ...
Altoona Fire Fueled By Winds
Fueled by high winds, a fire tore through an Altoona duplex Sunday night. Fire chief Rennie Santone tells the Altoona Mirror the blaze started on one side of the double house off 10th street at the far end of Highland Place.Officials say there was so much smoke firefighters had trouble ...
Officials Say Punxsutawney Fire Began In Kitchen
According to officials, a Punxsutawney fire originated in the kitchen of a home. Punxsutawney fire chief Paul Hense tells Channel Six the fire may have started around the stove.The blaze was contained to the kitchen area, although other parts of the home suffered damage.The five people living there were chased ...
Elderly Woman Dies In Fire
The Indiana County coroner says it appears an elderly Blairsville woman tried to put out her burning clothing before she was overcome by toxic smoke.Coroner Mike Baker says 85-year-old Vera Barkley died from burns over 90 percent of her body and smoke inhalation. She was found by a friend Sunday ...
Huntingdon County Workers To Hit Picket Lines
After Monday's contract talks fell through, Advanced Glass Fibers (AGY) employees in Huntingdon County are to hit picket lines today.Workers say they took pay cuts in 2004 to help the company while it was filing for bankruptcy, but now that the company is doing much better, they want paid more ...
New Details In Johnstown Blaze
Officials have released new information about a weekend fire in Johnstown's West End that left a woman with severe burns to her hands and face. Witnesses on the scene of the Chestnut Street fire Saturday morning said it began with an explosion that blew parts of the front door and ...
Man Arrested After Being Stabbed
A man who was stabbed with a multi-tool several times in Altoona just after midnight Sunday has been arrested.According to Altoona police, Richard Kimberling forced himself into a home on 3rd Avenue and 57th Street and began assaulting several people inside.Police say Kimberling held a man to the ground by ...
State College Minor Faces Murder Charges After Drunk Driving Accident
A 20-year-old State College man is in jail facing charges of murder by vehicle while driving drunk.Police say Anthony Torsell hit Aaron Stidd of Huntingdon and Richard Smith of Conshohocken while the two were crossing South Atherton Street around 2:30 am Saturday morning.Smith died from his injuries while Stidd remains ...
Police Search For Man Who Threatened Video Store Clerk, Stole Cash
Blair County police are searching for a man who threatened a store clerk with a knife and took money from a video store.According to police, around 7:15 pm Sunday, a man entered the Video Warehouse at 1600 9th Avenue in Altoona, pointed a knife at a clerk and demanded cash.Police ...
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