Stories for February 2011
Stories for Monday, February 21
How To Stretch Your Dollar While Grocery Shopping
It's a problem many people struggle with: it's dinner time and you don't know what to make. Going out to eat will likely blow your budget, and fast food isn't as healthy as a good home cooked meal.But, there is a solution for those on a shoestring budget.Anna Ardine, a ...
Closed Catholic Churches' Historic Stained-Glass Windows Being Reused
One after another, numerous Catholic churches have closed in recent years. And while there are organizations to ensure the buildings aren't re-purposed, there is the issue about what to do with artifacts and windows that were part of the churches for decades.Many people, especially parishioners, have the same question, but ...
Remote Scanner Can Steal Credit Card Information
There is a new way someone can steal your credit card information without you even knowing it.Some new credit cards have a radio frequency identification chip installed in them. The chip allows customers to pay for items by taping their card instead of swiping. WJAC uncovered in an investigation that ...
'Extreme Couponing' Can Save Shoppers Hundreds Of Dollars
On Sunday, Maureen Messersmith buys six newspapers, one for each member of her family, and then gets to work."Sunday's the day I sit down in there on the floor or at the table and start cutting," said Messersmith as she showed her basket full of coupons.It's been coined "extreme couponing" ...
Residents Digging Out From Winter Storm
Residents throughout the Alleghenies are cleaning up and digging out after an intense winter storm dumped parts of the area with nearly a foot of snow.The wintry blast caused numerous crashes and as of 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, 184 closings or delays had been reported.The inclement weather started Sunday night when ...
Stories for Saturday, February 19
Two Dead After Cambria County Shooting
Officials say an out-of-control party may have sparked a deadly shooting that left two people dead early Saturday morning.Cambria County Coroner Dennis Kwiatkowski is calling it a murder suicide. He says 24-year-old David Cutlip shot 27-year-old Dwayne Dixon in the head just before 4 a.m.Dixon died at the scene.Afterward, Cutlip ...
Police Investigate Burglary At Centre County Garage
Police in Centre County are trying to track down a long list of tools and some cash that was taken from a car repair garage this week in Centre County.It happened at Struble's Garage in College Township and also at a work trailer behind Jabco Maggi Service Center.The burglaries took ...
Residents Get Chance To Sound Off On Area Code Split
In Clearfield County, residents will get another chance to sound off on the proposed split of the 814 area code. That plan would split Clearfield County.The area around DuBois would be part of the new 582 area code and the rest of the county would retain the 814 area code.Last ...
Stories for Friday, February 18
Fire Damages Local Home
Flames broke out at a Huntingdon County home shortly after noon on Friday, heavily damaging the house.Firefighters told WJAC that a couple was napping inside when the fire started, but made it out safely. They were taken to J.C. Blair Hospital to be evaluated and are expected to be OK.Two ...
Fire Destroys Former Big Run Restaurant And Bar
A former restaurant and bar in Jefferson County was destroyed by fire early Friday.The fire started just after midnight in the Big Run area and there is little left of what used to be the Canada Bar & Grill along Filtering Plant Road.Leroy Kriner, who said his family used to ...
Police Conduct Drug Sweep At Johnstown High School
Greater Johnstown High School was locked down Friday morning to allow the city's K-9 police unit to conduct a drug sweep.Authorities said the sweep was conducted only as a precaution to ensure the school is drug-free."It helps prevent drugs from entering the school. It also helps develop our relationship with ...
Hundreds Of Penn State Students Dancing All Weekend For Charity
Friday, hundreds of Penn State University students will be on their feet dancing the weekend away to raise money to help families dealing with pediatric cancer.THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, and it takes more than 15,000 student volunteers to pull off the Penn State dance marathon ...
Stories for Thursday, February 17
Charter School Application Approved; Fundraising Begins
Some parents are one step closer to creating a charter school for their community.On Tuesday, Bedford school board members approved a group of parents' charter school application."It was pretty much like taking on a part-time job for everyone that was involved," said Brigette Emerick, vice president of Hope For Hyndman.Members ...
Police Investigating Sexting Incident At Local Junior High School
State police at the Philipsburg barracks said that they are investigating an incident involving a partially-nude photo of a minor that was viewed inside a Centre County school building.Troopers said a minor sent an explicit self-portrait from home to another minor, which was viewed on a mobile phone by at ...
Bridge Work To Begin Soon
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will begin work on Monday to replace the Ironville Bridge in Blair County.The current bridge carries traffic over the Little Juniata River, but crews are going to build a new one downstream.The old bridge won't be torn down until the new one is in place.
Judge Sends Convicted Murderer Back To Jail
A Cambria County judge has ordered that a convicted killer be sent back to jail for violating his parole.A judge ruled that Ernie Simmons violated his parole when he threatened another man who was living in the same shelter that Simmons was living. Simmons could spend six months to 10 ...
Demolition Begins At Site Of Fatal Fire
More than a year after a fire claimed two lives in Clearfield County, the dilapidated building is being torn down.The demolition of the building along South Jared Street in DuBois is something many people have been looking forward to for some time. Two men lost their lives in December 2009 ...
Second Suspect Enters Guilty Plea In Rash Of Car Thefts
In January, 17-year-old Jamie Blough pleaded guilty in rash of car thefts spanning three states. On Thursday, it was his co-defendant's turn to go before a Cambria County judge.Derick Long, 18, has been serving time at a State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh for theft charges in Somerset County, and Thursday, ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 16
No One Injured In Clearfield County Fire
Several fire crews were called to battle flames at a house in Clearfield County Wednesday afternoon.They were called to the house along Susquehanna Avenue in the village of Hyde just before 4 p.m.Officials said a woman who lived inside the house had noticed smoke and called 911.Several crews were on ...
Work Nearly Complete On Regional 211 Information Line
Officials in Centre County told WJAC-TV on Wednesday that the regional counterpart of a statewide information telephone line may be operational as early as this summer.The Central Region of the statewide 211 help line covers 16 counties, including much of the Allegheny region, except for Clearfield, Jefferson, Cameron, Elk and ...
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