Stories for August 2007
Stories for Friday, August 31
Gun Found At Local School; Police Not Concerned
A student says he forgot about a rifle sitting in his trunk.The superintendent of Conemaugh Valley School District said they are doing an investigation with police and the student was suspended immediately.Officers involved in the case said the student was truly remorseful for bringing the gun to school in his ...
Woman Stabbed In Johnstown; Assailant At Large
Johnstown police are searching for a woman in connection with a stabbing in the city.Police responded to a call at a house on North Sheridan Street in the West End Thursday night.A witness said two women were arguing outside when one of them took out a knife and stabbed the ...
Folk, Ethnic Festivals Begin Friday
Preparations were under way Friday for two great festivals in Cambria County.At the Johnstown Folk Festival, Jimmy Adler will perform on the Toyota stage at 6:30 p.m., followed by Too Slim and the Taildraggers at the Highmark stage, then the Slavic Soul Party at 9 p.m.The Cambria City Ethnic Festival ...
Man Charged With Stalking 9-Year-Old Boy
A Cambria County man was arrested after accusations he stalked a 9-year-old boy, Johnstown police said Friday.Jay Lape, 29, of Mehoher Boulevard, Westmont, faces two charges of harassment and stalking.According to a police report, the boy's mother told police on Wednesday that Lape was writing disturbing letters to the boy ...
Driver Reaches For Fruit Juice, Strikes 9-Year-Old Girl
A 9-year-old Indiana County girl was airlifted to the hospital after a car swerved and struck her while she was in her front yard.According to a police report, 54-year-old Linda Scherrah was driving on Georgeville Road in Mahoning Township when a bottle of fruit juice fell from her cup holder.When ...
Stories for Thursday, August 30
State Trooper Charged With Rape
A Pennsylvania state trooper who lives in Centre County is charged with rape and sexual assault. The allegations first surfaced last year, but now 39-year-old Richard Keener, who works out of the Lamar barracks in Clinton County, is in court.According to the Attorney General's office, Keener met two women for ...
Pennsylvania Law Protects Parents Involved In Accidental Shootings
The gun laws in Pennsylvania say that parents must have intent or knowledge of a child younger than 18 having a gun in order for the parent to face any criminal charges.Because of the state laws, parents of the three recent accidental shootings have not been charged, because in all ...
Folk Festival And Ethnic Festical Come Together
The Cambria City Ethnic Festival and the Johnstown Folk Festival have had some tension over the past several years with their events on the same weekend, but this year looks like the differences have been put behind them.A shuttle will connect the two events so that festival-goers can go from ...
Altoona Family Sings Happy Birthday To Soldier In Iraq
A special wish was granted for a local soldier and his family Thursday.Lance Cpl. David McConnell has been serving in Iraq since the beginning of the year. But with the help of a nonprofit organization, Freedom Calls, he was able to celebrate his birthday with his family two weeks early.At ...
Local School District Doesn't Make Grade
The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a warning to Altoona Area School District, Wednesday.Five of the district's 13 schools did not meet yearly progress requirements set by the state. But school spokesman Tom Bradley said, it was the underachievement of special needs students that brought down the overall scores."We would ...
Local Schools Exceed State Requirements
Altoona School District officials said the vast majority of its students have exceeded requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.The district previously issued a warning because its special needs students did not reach targets for math and reading proficiency.Wednesday, the state released results of the PSSA tests conducted statewide. ...
State Fines Cambria County Nursing Home
Weeks after its license was fully restored, a Cambria County-run nursing home has been fined by the state.The Pennsylvania State Health Department fined Laurel Crest more than $3,000 for five problems the department found after a female resident was dropped while being lifted by a mechanical device.The accident came just ...
Crayon, Paint Sets Recalled Due To Lead
About 27,000 crayon and paint sets made in China have been recalled because they contain lead.The Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Cases were sold at Toys "R" Us stores nationwide from October 2006 to present for about $20.Anyone who has one of the cases is advised to immediately return it to the ...
State Police Setting Up Shop At Area Schools
Walking the halls of Cambria Heights High School, Sgt. William Bonin is making the first of any rounds. It's a police presence that has administrators and parents smiling a little brighter this school year."It's just been a real blessing having the state police here," said principal Time Laurito. "It commands ...
Community Support Needed To Keep Windber Medical Center Afloat
Officials with Windber Medical Center are asking for the public's support to survive as an independent hospital.The medical center recently spit from Conemaugh Health System.At the center's annual meeting Wednesday night, board Chairman Ted Holler said, "We need to have the community support us and that was the purpose of ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 29
Paper Towel Holders Tested
Don't you hate those little annoyances in the kitchen...like the paper towel roll that keeps falling down? The good Housekeeping Institute has come to the rescue, testing 17 paper towel holders.In theory, the $60 iTouchless Towel-Matic Infrared Paper Towel Holder sounds good. "It's supposed to make it virtually effortless to ...
Police Suspect Another Serial Robber In Recent Hold Ups
The most recent armed robbery was at a Uni-Mart in State College. Early Monday morning, a man with a black handgun forced a clerk to hand over cash. The suspect's description is a white male, in his mid-thirties, with facial hair and missing teeth. He's about five feet eight inches ...
Residents In Blair County Take Amish Neighbors To Court
An Amish family in Blair County has created quite a stir.On Tuesday, about seven homeowners in the Sinking Valley area of Tyrone took their Amish neighbors to court. They said they could no longer stand all the noise."You can't even open a window to sleep at night because of the ...
Third Accidental Shooting Reported In Two Months
The death of a 9-year-old boy in Cambria County is the third incident reported involving children accidentally firing a gun in just two months.Police said although accidental shootings are not uncommon, having so many in such a short amount of time is unusual, and could mean parents in the area ...
Altoona Power Surge Disrupts Traffic Signals
A number of traffic lights were out in Altoona on Wednesday due to a power surge.Officials said the problem stems from a fire last week at a substation in the Juniata area. Crews put up a temporary structure to restore residents' power, but on Wednesday power sporadically has gone out ...
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