Stories for September 2010
Stories for Wednesday, September 22
Pair Faces Insurance Fraud Charges In Cambria County
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General is pressing charges against a Cambria County pair, accusing them of a $2,000 insurance fraud scam.In September 2008, Adams Township police responded to a reported burglary at a home on Third Street that they determined was staged.Now two years later Karen Fornadel and Adam ...
Wilmore Fire Chief, Treasurer Accused Of Stealing Head To Trial
In a story WJAC-TV has been following, the former Wilmore Fire Department chief and treasurer accused of stealing more than $23,000 from the Fire Department.On Wednesday, Robert and Helen Marra were in court for a preliminary hearing. Instead the case was sent to trial.The couple faces charges of theft by ...
Police Searching For Man Trying To Pass Phony Prescriptions
Police said they believe a number of people are trying to pass phony prescriptions in the Alleghenies for oxycodone, and officials are urging everyone to be on the lookout to help catch them.Surveillance video at a Richland Township pharmacy caught a man trying to pass a phony prescription. Police said ...
Sheetz Stores Undergoing Renovations, Upgrades
A local convenience store will soon be getting a new look and new feel. Sheetz Corp. officials said they have big plans and they're starring with a store in Cambria County.Store officials said it's not just a matter of cosmetics, but also convenience for customers."It's 'Extreme Makeover' Sheetz-style," said Monica ...
2 Injured In Clearfield Co. Recycling Center Accident
Two workers were wounded when a barrel exploded at a Clearfield County recycling center Wednesday morning.The accident happened just before 8 a.m. at Novey Recycling, near Clearfield. Police said the men were using a metal barrel as a work bench while they used a cutting torch to cut steel. Officials ...
Back To Work Wednesday - Sept. 22, 2010
Manpower has the following positions open:-Wire bonders for a defense contractor. You must be able to sit for 8-hours doing very tiny, tedious work.-General laborers for Johnstown and Somerset. You must have reliable transportation and be able to work long hours. Call Manpower at 814-266-2364 for more information Sargent's Personnel ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 21
Indiana County Community Mourns Couple Killed In Accident
An Indiana County community continues to mourn the loss of a local couple killed in a recent car accident.The accident happened on Sept. 3 on Nicktown Hill in Cambria County.Family members said Dick and Lois Davis were returning from the grocery store when their car was hit by a pickup ...
Farmers Frustrated After Judge Blocks Milk Pricing Overhaul
Dairy farmers across the Alleghenies told WJAC-TV that they’re frustrated after hearing that a new milk pricing law was blocked by a federal judge.A temporary injunction was ordered on Order A-968, which was set to start Oct. 1.Experts said the impending state law would require dairy dealers and processors to ...
Johnstown Airport Board Working To Get Out Of Debt
The John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport board is working to get the airport out of debt.Last week, Airport Manager Scott Voelker resigned so his nearly $77,000 salary could be used to reduce its $100,000 to $130,000 debt.At a board meeting on Tuesday board members discussed what they can do to ...
New Bypass Opens
The $32 million Route 219 Johnsonburg bypass in Elk County is officially open.The northbound and southbound lanes are now open, and traffic signals at Fairview and Grant Streets are operational.PennDOT officials told WJAC that the new road will improve safety.
New Sheetz Store To Open Gas Pumps
By the end of the week, motorists in Johnstown will have a new place to fill their tanks.Sheetz officials told WJAC that the gas pumps will be operations sometime on Thursday.The convenience part of the store has been up and running since July.
Residents Concerned Natural Gas Drilling Is Contaminating Water
A Cambria County man says a natural gas well near his home has been contaminating his water.In June, WJAC-TV spoke with John Slesinger, who was spending a lot of money to haul water daily to his home because he said he could not use his. In the meantime, he was ...
Pa. Republicans Want State To Be Leader In Natural Gas Industry
State officials are determining how to strike a delicate balance of regulating the natural gas industry -- something that could revive Pennsylvania's economy but also poses a potential environmental threat.Natural gas drilling may be the most hotly debated issue in Pennsylvania right now, and there has been much debate about ...
Corbett's Lead Growing In Pa. Governor Poll
Visit Our Politics Page Republican Tom Corbett appears to be extending his lead over Democrat Dan Onorato in a new poll in the Pennsylvania governor's race. The Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday shows Corbett up, 54 percent to 39 percent. It is the Connecticut school's first survey in the race ...
Stories for Monday, September 20
Tea Party Members Role In November Elections Unclear
What role tea party members will play in the November elections in Pennsylvania is still unclear yet, according to a local political science professor.So far, tea party members have influenced races across the country."Tea party members are motivated they are getting in cars and they're going down to Washington, D.C.," ...
Dispatchers Baffled By Overlapping 911 Radio Channel
Huntingdon County 911 officials say dispatchers are struggling to decipher some radio calls from Mt. Union due to overlapping frequency issues.County 911 Director Chuck Streightiff told WJAC-TV that Fayette County’s dispatch center shares the same radio frequency as the inbound Mt. Union Police channel."They're hearing two different voices talking over ...
Bandshell Expansion Is Possible Plan
A historic Cambria County performing center is expanding, and so it is important to get everyone involved with the park on-board.Once in danger of being torn down, now it sounds like the Roxbury Park bandshell is going to be getting bigger and better.Mary Borkow from the Alliance Preservation said they ...
Fire Displaces Three Families
Three Altoona families will have to find a new place to live after a fire tore through their home, and police are calling it suspicious.The fire is still under investigation, and police told WJAC that they do have a suspect in mind.The fire started a little after midnight along the ...
Dump Truck And Train Collide In Somerset
A dump truck collided with a CSX train Monday morning in Somerset, tying up traffic.State police told WJAC 49-year-old Thomas Rhodamer was heading downhill on Route 281 and didn't stop for the flashing railroad light.The train, carrying 79 coals cars, struck the front of the truck, according to police.Emergency officials ...
Game Commission Cracking Down On Illegal Poachers
With hunting season just around the corner, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has had big problems with hunters not waiting for opening day to start but, now, they're cracking down.Previously, people caught poaching faced a $300 fine and a license suspension. Officials called that penalty a slap on the wrist so ...
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