Stories for February 2011
Stories for Monday, February 28
Heavy Rain Shuts Down Part Of Roadway
Most areas experienced heavy rain in the Alleghenies for most of Monday, shutting down part of Route 219 in Clearfield County.Route 219 between Sylvis Road and Harmony Road in Clearfield County was closed since noon Monday due to a creek swelling over into the roadway. In some areas, the water ...
Johnstown Man Wins Big
There's a new millionaire in Cambria County.Alan Whysong, a retired steelworker from Johnstown, is the winner of Dollar General's Country Million Sweepstakes.Whysong also won a trip to Nashville to meet country music star Gretchen Wilson.Whysong said he plans to pay off his mortgage and travel with his wife.
Indiana County Family Worried After Adult Basic Cuts
David and Connie Griffiths of Indiana County are concerned about the recent Adult Basic health care program cuts.The Griffithses switched to Highmark Special Care, but it's a significant difference in payments a month.David Griffiths is 67 years old and is worried he might have to start looking for a job ...
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Somerset Co. Still Seeking New Hazmat Team
Last month, the Somerset Volunteer Fire Department announced it would no longer provide hazmat services for the county. Since then, county officials have been waiting for another company to take over.But Tuesday is the deadline, and the Somerset County Commissioners said there are still no takers.The Somerset Fire Department will ...
Emergency Officials Monitoring Flooding Potential
The start of the workweek marked a wild weather day across the Alleghenies. Monday, different parts of the WJAC-TV viewing area have had severe thunderstorm warnings, flood warnings, flash flood watches and even a tornado watch at one point.Heavy rain prompted emergency officials from across the region to keep an ...
Man Arrested In Connection With Attempted Child Luring
Somerset Borough police have arrested a Florida man in connection with a child abduction attempt last week.Borough police said they arrested 51-year-old Wayne Mort, of St. Augustine, Fla., on Sunday.Police said Mort was the man who tried to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car as she was walking home ...
Pa. Low-Income Health Plan Enters Final Day
Nick Balandiat said he doesn't know how he'll afford the regular tests he needs for a blood-clotting condition now that a state-run health insurance program serving him and more than 40,000 other low-income adults in Pennsylvania is out of money. AdultBasic, which began nine years ago, is scheduled to end ...
UPJ, St. Francis Open Big Week Of Local Basketball
Basketball lovers will get their money's worth in area gymnasiums this week.The Pitt-Johnstown women's basketball team opens their conference tournament at home Monday night, while the St. Francis women look to secure their first regular season conference title since 2005 at the same time, opening a week of basketball games ...
Dozens Cited, Hospitalized In Wake Of State Pattys Day
State College Police told WJAC-TV that officers responded to more than 300 calls over the course of ‘State Patty’s’ weekend, which led to numerous arrests and hospitalizations.Authorities said that officers from every police department and state troopers patrolled downtown State College from Friday evening through Sunday morning, including plain-clothed officers ...
Stories for Sunday, February 27
UPJ Wrestling Finishes 2nd At Regionals
Red-shirt freshman Jack Bachman (141 lbs.) (Greensburg, Pa.) and senior Chris Dempsey (HWT.) (Sewickley, Pa.) each won individual titles to lead a group of seven Mountain Cat wrestlers who earned a trip to the National Tournament at this weekend's 2011 Super Region I Tournament at Gannon University. As a team, ...
Stories for Saturday, February 26
Plane From Johnstown Crashes Into Hudson River
Authorities say a vintage military jet crashed into the Hudson River as it came in for a landing at an airport in Kingston. The pilot was missing and feared dead.The accident happened at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday on an ice-covered stretch of the Hudson near the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge.Federal Aviation Administration ...
Stories for Friday, February 25
Five Teens Arrested After Mental Facility Riot
State police at the Rockview barracks have confirmed with WJAC-TV that five juveniles have been arrested following a disturbance inside a Centre County mental health facility.Troopers say that two boys and three girls ranging from 13 to 17-years-old have been charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief and sparking a riot.Authorities ...
Highway Closed For Seven Hours After Big Rig Wreck
PennDOT crews closed down a busy stretch of highway in Centre County for about seven hours following a tractor-trailer crash Friday morning.Port Matilda Fire Company chief Sam Connor told WJAC-TV that a 10-mile stretch of Route 322 eastbound between Port Matilda and Philipsburg was closed around 10:30 a.m.“The tractor-trailer lost ...
New Sporting Goods Store Opens
Residents across the Northern Alleghenies now have a new place to go for their sporting good needs.Dunhams Sporting Goods opened at 9 a.m. Friday.The chain sells sporting goods, athletic equipment and active sports gear.Dunhams also has a location in Johnstown.
Commissioners: Cambria Co.'s Wi-Fi Program Huge Success
It's been nearly three years since Cambria County launched its wireless Internet program, Cambria Connected, which brings high-speed broadband to homes and businesses that may not have had any Internet access at all. Friday, commissioners said they've seen the technology reach a whole new level.When it launched, commissioners said they ...
Pitt Releases 2011 Football Schedule
Date Opponent Time Sept. 3 Buffalo TBASept. 10 Maine TBASept. 17 @Iowa TBASept. 24 Notre Dame (ABC, ESPN or ESPN2) TBASept. 29 (Thurs.) USF* (ESPN) 8 p.m.Oct. 8 @Rutgers* TBAOct. 15 Utah TBAOct. 26 (Wed.) Connecticut* (ESPN) 8 p.m.Nov. 5 Cincinnati* TBANov. 12 @Louisville* TBANov. 25 (Fri.) @West Virginia* (ABC, ...
Stories for Thursday, February 24
Johnstown Professional Sports Scene Revitalizing
Many people believed professional sports would be gone from the city forever when the Johnstown Chiefs left town. However the opposite is happening as the city could be tripling the amount of professional teams in the area.By the end of the summer, Johnstown could have professional hockey, football and baseball ...
Experts Not Optimistic About Utica Shale Drilling In Central Pa
Despite impressive production from Marcellus Shale drilling operations in the northern Alleghenies, analysts said that new studies show deeper formations are not expected to produce usable natural gas from local drilling sites.Penn State University geosciences professor Terry Engelder told WJAC-TV on Thursday that new geology studies show that Utica Shale ...
Mental Health Care Cuts Could Affects Sufferers
Money for mental health services is being cut on the federal, state and even county level and it could hurt those suffering from an illness.Thomas Crocco suffers from mental health and is concerned that if cuts continue, his services and medication will be cut, too.Crocco said, "It would be detrimental. ...
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