Stories for December 2008
Stories for Monday, December 29
Man Living In Attic Unbeknownst To Family
Police said a man was arrested after he was found living in a family’s attic, wearing their clothes.Stanley Carter, 21, was discovered Friday in the duplex near Wilkes-Barre. The family said they noticed items missing from their house, then fount footprints in a closet leading to the attic door.Police said ...
Demolition Delayed For House Filled With Feces, Trash
A last-minute injunction has delayed Monday’s scheduled demolition of a Cambria County home that was filled with animal feces and trash.Portage Township officials have been fighting for two years to tear down the Parks family home on Route 164 after a state dog warden found 40 dogs and feces piled ...
Stories for Sunday, December 28
Another Delay In Demolition Of Cambria County House
The Park's Family house in Portage was set to be demolished Monday morning, but a last minute injunction is delaying crews from tearing what neighbors said it as eyesore.Donald Parks and his brothers and sisters are fighting to keep their house on Route 164 right where it is. Portage Supervisors ...
Stories for Saturday, December 27
Rockslide Shut Down Major Roadway In Johnstown 1 Year Ago
A year ago Saturday, a rockslide along Menoher Boulevard left drivers using detours for nearly three months. On Friday, another mess made its way to another busy Johnstown road.PennDOT crews spent about an hour Friday cleaning up rocks and dirt along Route 56. The slide shut down the bypass in ...
Stories for Friday, December 26
Travelers Use Popular Social Network Web Site To Find Free Lodging
Travelers are turning to a social networking website to find a place to stay.CouchSurfing.com claims it is a new website that claims its "participating in creating a better world, once couch at a time"."One of the really cool aspects of it is, not only do you get to have free ...
Warm Weather Blamed For Low Ski Resort Turnout
Friday's warm temperatures are being blamed for a low turnout at local ski resorts.James Gauthier, vice president of operations for Blue Knob Four Seasons Resort, said his management team was expecting a higher turnout but he suspects the warm weather is keeping many people away.Gauthier said that although the next ...
Fire Destroys House In Centre County
Fire crews in Centre County were called to house fire in Patton Township.Three crews responded to the home in Park Forest, off Melissa Drive.It took fire crews almost an hour to get the fast-moving fire under control.Crews on scene told WJAC-TV News that no one was home at the time ...
People Across The Alleghenies Hit The Malls For After-Christmas Sales
On the day after Christmas, many people are resting after all the fuss of preparing for the holidays. Others decided to hit their local shopping malls.At the Galleria Mall is Johnstown, shoppers were busy, exchanging unwanted gifts and buying new items at a discounted price.Many shoppers were surprised that there ...
Stories for Thursday, December 25
Religous Leaders Encourage Congregation To Keep The Faith
Many religous leaders are encouraging their congregations to have faith in God during tough times.Sammie Hart, a minister at Pleasant Hill Baptist, said that when people are going through tough times that is when they should have faith.Bishop Joseph Adamec gave the homily at the St John Gualbert Cathedral in ...
Hundreds Of People Attend Free Christmas Dinner In Clearfield
Hundreds of people turned out in Clearfield Thursday for a free Christmas dinner at a local church.It's the eleventh year for the event at the Clearfield Presbyterian Church.Organizers expected around 500 people to come to the church for the free meal.They said the tought economy hasn't effected the dinner in ...
Movie-Goers Catch New Releases At Local Theaters
It's a big day at the box office this Christmas.Five highly anticipated movies movies are being released at local theaters.Some people told WJACTV.com it's a family tradition to see movies on Christmas day."Pretty much a little tradition we have, every holiday," Matt Otis said. "My brother and I, we'll go ...
Stories for Wednesday, December 24
Rain And Melting Snow Cause Flooding
Christmas Eve kicks off one of the busiest holiday travel days. The weather could make driving conditions dangerous if drivers aren't careful.The Pennsylvania Turnpike is more than 4.5 million drivers to hit their roads starting Christmas Eve and ending through the New Year.Some roads in Cambria and Somerset counties were ...
Icy Road Conditions Expected For Christmas Eve
Dropping temperatures are expected to affect Christmas Eve road conditions.PennDOT is warning drivers that slushy roads may become icy again after nightfall. A number of roads were closed early Wednesday due to icy road conditions along Route 22 along Cresson Mountain, Sugar Run Road, I-99 between the Frankstown and Pinecroft ...
Owners Of 40 Dogs Fight To Keep Their Home
A Cambria County family was in court Wednesday trying to prevent the demolition of their home.Authorities condemned the Parks family’s home in Portage Township after finding 40 dogs living inside.The house was filled with animal waste, officials said.The township arranged to have the house torn down, but the family is ...
Winter Weather Complicates Holiday Travel
Turnpike officials said Wednesday will be one of the busiest travel days during the holiday season -- and winter weather won’t make it any easier.Icy road conditions prompted crews to close Route 22 for some time near the Blair-Cambria County line. Emergency crews were out in the rain directing traffic ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 23
Success By 6: Standout Students, Schools Shine in 2008
Throughout the year, Success By 6 spotlights standout students, schools and programs that enable young people to excel personally, as well as positively impact the communities in which they live and learn. Part one of a two-part retrospective of 2008 spotlights some of 2008's best and brightest success stories.If you ...
Best Value For Photo Books
How will you organize all those digital photos you take during the holidays? Maybe you need a photo book or a digital picture frame. These days it’s easy to turn your photos into a good-looking, 20-page hardcover book without spending a lot."We tested 14 photo book Web sites to see ...
"I Could Use That!" Products
Ever seen a new, unusual product and said to yourself: “I could use that”? The Good Housekeeping Research Institute just tested three of them. The first one Good Housekeeping recommends is the Kwik Vac from Dirt Devil for $30."We love this little hand-vac because it's got a sleek design so ...
Stocking-Stuffer Gadgets Worth Buying
Sometimes, the hardest holiday presents to choose are those stocking stuffers for over the fireplace. But Good Housekeeping has some gadgets costing under $25 that might be just what Santa ordered."We tested a variety of products," said Rachel Rothman, test engineer, Good Housekeeping Institute. "One that performed extremely well was ...
Township Prepares For More Rain
More rain is set to come Wednesday. Last week, Richland Township was hit hard by the rain and many homes and businesses were flooded. Now they are making sure they are prepared and flooding does not happen again.Some stores at the East Hill Plaza in Richland Township were flooded. The ...
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