Stories for November 2010
Stories for Tuesday, November 30
DEP Decision To Deny Landfill Application Overturned
A state board has overturned the Department of Environmental Protection's decision to deny an application for a Clearfield County landfill.The application from PA Waste was denied in 2008, after DEP officials said the company didn't follow the right review procedures.The decision was overturned by the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board earlier ...
Stories for Monday, November 29
Runaway Truck Ramp Completed Four Years After Fatal Wreck
PennDOT officials in Clearfield said that work is nearly complete on a pull-off zone and gravel runaway truck ramp along Route 26 on Pine Grove Mountain.The completion of the project comes four years after a box truck lost its brakes after cresting over Pine Grove Mountain in Huntingdon County, careened ...
Passenger Counts Vary At Local Airports
New numbers released by the Altoona-Blair County Airport Authority show fewer people are flying.The report showed that 1,600 fewer passengers used the airport through the end of October compared to the same time last year.Airport officials blame the economy and high ticket prices.Meanwhile, the DuBois-Jefferson County Airport has had almost ...
Men Escape Blaze By Jumping From 3rd-Story Window Onto Roof
Police said four young men escaped a burning home by jumping from a third-floor window onto a roof early Monday.Three of the men were sleeping when the fire broke out just before 9 a.m. in Clearfield County.The fire gutted all three floors of the home on the 800 block of ...
Firearm Deer Season Opens In Pa. With Some New Rules
Deer season is under way in the Keystone State, but there are some new rules for hunters about when and where they can go to bag a big one.Wildlife conservation officers call the starts of deer season an unofficial holiday for thousands of hunters across the state, but there are ...
Your Smartphone Could Save You Money While Shopping
The holiday shopping season kicked off friday but do you need some advice on how to get good deals. As tim tender reports..a helpful tool maybe just a click away on your cell phone.A lot of shopping is getting out to the store but more and more, people are relying ...
Stories for Friday, November 26
Fire Marshal Investigating Blaze That Destroyed Jennerstown Home
A state fire marshal is looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed a Somerset County home early Thanksgiving morning.The family that lives there was not home at the time, and a neighbor notified emergency crews.Officials said seven area fire companies were called to the home on Kaufman Road ...
Man In Critical Condition After Thanksgiving Night Crash
A one-car crash left a man in critical condition late Thursday in Cambria County, police said.The crash happened on Route 422 in Blacklick Township, near the Route 271 intersection.Police said Tina Bracken was driving the car when it went off the road into some trees. Her passenger, Keith Lantzy, was ...
DuBois Woman Accused Of Arranging Arson Wants Bail Reduced
A Clearfield County woman accused of arranging for two teenagers to burn down another woman's house wants her bail reduced.The Courier Express reported that 33-year-old Rebecca Alsbaugh, of DuBois, said in court this week that she needs surgery and wants to be home with her children.Alsbaugh is accused of soliciting ...
Altoona Man Accused Of Trying To Hang Wife With Electrical Cord
An Altoona man is accused of trying to hang his wife with an electrical cord while holding her against her will.Nicholas Kruge, 22, is accused of punching and kicking the woman while keeping her in their 11th Street home for two days.Police said Kruge finally freed his wife so she ...
1 Killed In Somerset County Crash
Police said one person was killed in a late-night crash in Somerset County on Thursday.The crash happened on Route 281 in Upper Turkeyfoot Township around 11 p.m.State police said the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed on the highway when the driver lost control, struck a tree, ...
GM Of WJAC-TV Retiring At Year's End
The general manager of WJAC-TV will retire at the end of the year. Dick Schrott has been general manager of WJAC-TV since 2000 and has worked at the station in other capacities for 30 years. His father, Alvin, was the station's general manager when it went on the air in ...
Shoppers Hit Stores Early For Black Friday Deals
For some people, Black Friday shopping is now as much a tradition as the Thanksgiving turkey. And in many places across the Alleghenies this year, people lined up well before the stores opened their doors Friday.In Blair County, crowds of shoppers were in Altoona scouting out deals for the season's ...
Stories for Thursday, November 25
Cell Phone Providers Make "Smart" Decision
Do you have a smart phone? Maybe a Droid or an iPhone or something like it? Or maybe you've been looking at getting one of those new phones but you don't want to shell out the 30-plus dollars a month for a data plan -- well now, there's a solution.Wireless ...
Help Center Serves Hundreds Of Meals
The Saint Vincent De Paul Family Kitchen typical serves hundreds of meals everyday.This Thanksgiving, officials from the kitchen said they will dish out nearly 300 meals.Officials said that volunteers come from around the country to help feed people in need. They wanted to thank everyone for their donations and remind ...
Fire Destroys Jefferson Co. House
A woman who owned a home that caught fire in Brockway Wednesday morning had no insurance, according to a state fire marshal.Veronica Gourley was at her home in the 700 block of Strishock Road when the blaze broke out just after 3 a.m., but made it out safely.The fire marshal ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 24
Electricity Rate Caps Set To Expire; Will Your Power Bill Jump Or Slump?
Public Utility Commission officials are urging Pennsylvania consumers to shop around for a new electric provider before the rate cap expires at the end of 2010.In 1996, utility companies and state officials formed a partnership to eliminate competition to allow providers an opportunity to recoup infrastructure investment costs, with a ...
Somerset County Family Loses Everything In Fire
A Sipesville, Somerset County, family called 911 on Tuesday afternoon after their wood burner caught fire.Somerset Volunteer Fire Company Assistant Chief Jim Clark said the house was fully engulfed when they arrived. Clark said high winds and a fear of propane tanks blowing were key factors in the intensity of ...
Thanksgiving Feast Can Still Be Affordable With Bargain Shopping
The traditional Thanksgiving dinner will cost 58 cents more than last year and, on average, the meal will cost $43.47 to feed 10 people.But WJAC-TV found some deals at discount grocery stores with a little bit of legwork."We're trying to get the last-minute things we need so we can have ...
More People Traveling This Thanksgiving Than Last Year
Wednesday marks one of the busiest travel days of the year as millions of Americans head to a Thanksgiving Day destination.According to AAA, nearly 40 million Americans are traveling by road this Thanksgiving weekend, which is up 12 percent from last year and amounts to about 94 percent of all ...
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