Stories for November 2007
Stories for Tuesday, November 27
One Person Killed In Jefferson County Accident
One person died Monday night in a one-vehicle crash in Jefferson County.State police said 53-year-old Richard Mittica, of Clarington, Pa., was killed when the car he was driving fishtailed on the wet highway and slammed into a roadside tree.The accident happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Route 36 in Eldred ...
State Police Release Holiday Traffic Incident Reports
Pennsylvania State Police released traffic statistics for the Thanksgiving holiday travel period.They reported 10 deaths occurred on Pennsylvania highways over the five days beginning last Wednesday.Police said seven of those killed were not wearing seat belts.Four people died in alcohol-related crashes.In addition, 320 people were hurt in the more than ...
Rockslide Closes Major Road In Johnstown
A major rockslide Tuesday morning closed Menoher Boulevard between Everheart and Barnet streets in Johnstown making things tough for commuters.Boulders fell all morning from the top of the mountain, but PennDot workers said the fence along the rocks did its job by stopping the momentum of the rockslide.PennDot workers said ...
Students Return To School Amid High Security
After an extended break due to threat rumors in the Tyrone Middle School and High School, students made their way back to class this morning.Officials said it was easy-going in Tyrone Tuesday morning, but parents may start to wake their kids up a few minutes earlier from now on, so ...
Motordrome champions and top ten honored at annual awards banquet
SMITHTON, PA (November 23) - Bobby Henry, of Connellsville, PA, was honored as Motordrome Speedway's 2007 Late Model Track Champion at the 18th Annual Awards Banquet held Saturday, November 17, in Greensburg’s Four Points Hotel by Sheraton. Also in the spotlight and crowned Division Champions were Adam Kostelnik (Modifieds and ...
Stories for Monday, November 26
Despite Rain, Fog, Big Deer Bagged
It's the day hunters wait all year for: the start of deer season. But did Monday's wet weather put a damper on the excitement? On the first day of deer season, hunters want cold and snow. Instead they got rain and fog.The weather didn't stop 19-year-old Nate Hershberger of Richland. ...
Artificial Christmas Trees Tested
Which are the best artificial Christmas trees for your family? Good Housekeeping did some lab and consumer testing to find some answers. "We tested trees for durability and flammability. Some of the trees were much easier to tip over than others. All the trees, though, did pass our flammability test ...
Police Chief To Retire
Ebensburg Police Chief David Roberts is retiring at the end of the year. Roberts has been a member of the Ebensburg police department for 31 years, and has been Chief for the past 7. He will be replaced by Assistant Chief Terry Wyland, a 25 year veteran of the department.
Tyrone Students Will See Changes
Students in Tyrone will head back to school Tuesday morning, after rampant rumors of a weapon in the building forced them to close early for Thanksgiving break.When the doors open for class at Tyrone Middle School and High School, students will see quite a different picture. School officials are letting ...
Penn State Student Killed In Crash
Sarah Louise Beard, a 23 year old graduate student from Minnesota, was killed Sunday night. State Police say she was behind the wheel when she left University Park Airport , and was hit by an oncoming vehicle on Fox Hill Road. Beard was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger ...
Deer Processors Worry About Weather Conditions
Rainy, warm weather doesn't just disappoint hunters.Ed Pudliner of Pudliner's Deer Processing said he had about 30 deer to be butchered as of late afternoon on opening day of rifle hunting season.He said that isn't a terrible number, but not what he would have expected if the weather had been ...
Customer Fights Back Against Gas Company
Aaron Miller said he's a good customer who was threatened with a shut-off notice.Two customers of Dominion Peoples Gas complained to Channel 6 News that they had been unfairly treated by the company.Both customers said they received shut-off notices after they paid their bill in full and complied with meter-reading ...
Local, State Residents Face Increasing Home Foreclosures
Home foreclosures in Pennsylvania rose 22 percent from a year ago, according to experts.Although the state is in the middle of the ranks nationwide when it comes to foreclosures, statistics show they aren’t going away.One Pennsylvanian, who wanted to be known only as Janis, is one of many facing foreclosure. ...
EMS Crews Ready For Hunting Accidents
Hunters across the Alleghenies set out in search of a trophy buck this morning, but sometimes that search leads hunters to remote areas of Pennsylvania's forests.Channel Six News spoke to EMTs and paramedics at Du-San Community Ambulance in DuBois about how they respond to hunting accidents.According to EMS officials, responding ...
Joey Lynn Offut's House To Be Demolished
On July 12, Joey Lynn Offut disappeared, leaving behind her burned-out Sykesville home.As police investigated the fire, they found a dead baby in the home.That baby has never been identified.Offut has never been found, although her car turned up about a week after the fire in State College.Now, the Sykesville ...
Man Charged With Robbing Cambria County Store
A man was arrested in Cambria County and charged with robbing a Johnstown store Sunday.Police charged Christopher Mennecke Sunday night on several charges after they caught him minutes after the holdup at Carpenter's Food Store.A city officer saw Mennecke near the store and noticed that he fit the description of ...
Firefighter Hospitalized After Fighting Blaze
A volunteer firefighter in Huntingdon County was reported in critical condition after suffering a heart attack while fighting a weekend house fire.The blaze was discovered Saturday night at the Dennis Dysard home in Huntingdon Borough.All five family members got out safely, but the firefighter was flown to Altoona Regional hospital ...
Woman Killed In Centre County Crash
State police in Centre County have not released the name of a woman killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday night near University Park Airport.The crash happened just before 10 p.m. on Foxhill Road.State police said she pulled from the airport entrance into the path of another car and was hit ...
More Security Will Greet Students In Tyrone Tuesday Morning
Students in the Tyrone School District will have to go through new procedures when they return to class Tuesday morning .The students have been off since Nov. 16th after a series of school threats prompted several lockdowns.School officials said that starting Tuesday morning there will only be three doors open ...
Blair County Churches Broken Into
Burglars broke into three churches in Blair County over the weekend. Police say it's a general trend around the holidays, a rise in petty crimes when money is tight.State police said burglars forced their way into three Hollidaysburg-area churches sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning.Troopers said the burglars ...
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