Stories for April 2008
Stories for Friday, April 25
Jefferson County Inmate Works On Courthouse As Community Service
Repairs to the Jefferson County Courthouse are still several months off, but one county judge is taking matters into his own hands.Judge John Foradora recently used, what he calls, "creative sentencing" to make repairs around the courthouse.When Richard Anderson was arrested for DUI in 2007, it didn't look like he ...
St. Marys Business Owners Complain Over Parking
Earlier this year, the city of St. Marys began a major downtown revitalization project.City leaders hope the project will bring more people downtown.The project includes a new senior center, commercial development and a new parking garage.But business leaders said the project eliminated much of the parking downtown."We're losing business over ...
Recycling Your Television
With the switch to digital, more and more people are taking advantage of Cambria County's Recycling Program.Executive Director Kris Howdyshell wants to remind people there is a right way to recycle their old TV sets.There's a small fee involved. Small TVs under 27 inches are only $5 , 27"-36" are ...
Johnstown Airport Temporarily Closes Runways
The Johnstown airport plans to close down runways starting on May 5. For the following 30 days - passengers will be shuttled back and forth to Altoona for departing and arriving flights. Officials say the inconvenience is needed so they can finish hardening the runway, allowing bigger planes to land.Jim ...
Bedford Co. Students Create Sticky Prom Attire
No one will be wearing the same outfit as Kat Bischof at this year's prom. That's because she and her date to the Chestnut Ridge High School event this Saturday will be sporting their own creations made entirely from duct tape.Kat and her date Elijah Barefoot chose an Elizabethan theme. ...
Cambria County Nursing Home Employees Fired
Cambria County commissioners made an unexpected announcement at their Friday morning meeting that 16 employees at Laurel Crest, the county-run nursing home, were let go.Most of the people fired were nurse's aids.The firings were made in response to the county and new manager's attempts to correct deficiencies and work flow ...
Business Leaders Join Interstate 80 Debate
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce was contacted by a group that is studying the potential impact of tolling Interstate 80. The chamber's transportation committee is now working on a recommendation either for or against the tolls.While Interstate 80 does not run through Blair County, chamber officials said it still ...
Protesters To Be Charged In State College
Penn State police have notified a group of university students that they will be charged with trespassing for a protest 10 days ago.Counts of defiant trespass, a third-degree misdemeanor, were expected to be filed Friday.On April 15, 31 students were handcuffed when they refused to leave Old Main.They were protesting ...
Fiery Crash Kills Driver In Blair County
A driver was killed in a fiery crash in Blair County Thursday night. A Greenfield Township police officer suffered burns and smoke inhalation trying to save the person.The crash happened on Everett Road. Police said the car hit a tree head-on then caught on fire.Township officer David Rosamilia went into ...
Local Marines Return Home From Serving Overseas
Friday was a joyous day for the family and friends of a group of Marines who returned home from service in Iraq.Family members arrived at the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Ebensburg hours before the Marines were expected to arrive.The members of the First and Second platoon truck ...
Recycling Across the Alleghenies
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Stories for Thursday, April 24
Volunteers Needed To Take Care Of Historic Cemetery In DuBois
Rumbarger Cemetery is the final resting place of the original founder of DuBois and several former city mayors.Veterans from the Revolutionary War up until the Korean War were also laid to rest there.But time has not been kind to the historic cemetery along South Main Street in DuBois.Across the cemetery, ...
Irvona Bridge Closed
A bridge near the southern Clearfield County community of Irvona was closed Wednesday.The 68-year-old Irvona Bridge was closed after inspectors discovered deterioration in the bridge's trusses.It carries around 4,000 cars a day and spans Clearfield Creek.PennDOT set up a detour around the bridge for motorists.It winds through 25 miles of ...
Stabbing Prompts Questions About Local Park
A playground is supposed to be a safe place for families and children to play, but that doesn't always happen. Wednesday, a park in Johnstown's Moxham section was filled with small children when a fight broke out and a woman ended up stabbed.21-year-old Ashley Cover told Channel 6 News she ...
Centre County 911 Upgrade Tagged At Over $20 Million
A public meeting about emergency communications in Centre County was held Thursday after consultants recommended a $20 million upgrade the county’s 911 system.Centre County officials admitted sticker shock after the report was completed on the current system.Thursday night, the public and emergency responders were asked for their input at the ...
Accused State Trooper Stalker Wants Case Dropped
A man accused of harassing and stalking a state trooper wants his case dismissed.Greg Walker claimed police illegally obtained evidence by recording prison phone calls.Walker is accused of stalking a Philipsburg state trooper and his family for several years.In new legal filings in Centre County Court, Walker said prosecutors do ...
New System for Penn State Football Student Tickets
Penn State is again changing its system to distribute football season tickets for students.Complaints were raised last year after the nearly 21,000 student tickets sold out in less than an hour.For the upcoming season, students will pre-register for tickets and then they will be distributed by class.The registration period will ...
Try It Thursday: The Tobi Steamer
Not only can you use the Tobi right inside your home, it promises to get the job done five times faster than ironing. So just how fast, easy, and portable is it? We got a man's perspective to find out.John Chanda of Johnstown helped us put the Tobi to the ...
Business Benefits From Pain At Pump
Spring weather normally has people taking out their bikes or shopping for new ones. However, with gas at $3.65 a gallon, local motorcycle shops can't even keep the bikes on the lot.The manager of Keystone Yamaha and Kawasaki in Duncansville said he has bikes on the lot that get 40 ...
Officials Look For Alternative To House Troubled Kids
Adelphoi Village of Latrobe has run the Blair County Detention Home since 1993. However, with the county's financial troubles, changes to state reimbursements, and security problems with the very old building, as of June 30, they're out.The detention home is the oldest in the state. It has eight beds, but ...
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