Stories for April 2012
Stories for Friday, April 27
Choose dark chocolate for health benefits
If you're eating chocolate for the health benefits -- and aren't we all? -- you must pick wisely, new research suggests. "Eat dark chocolate, not white chocolate," says researcher Mee Young Hong, PhD, associate professor of exercise and nutritional sciences at San Diego State University. She compared dark and white ...
Stories for Thursday, April 26
Steelers select OG DeCastro in first round of NFL Draft
The Pittsburgh Steelers upgraded their much-maligned offensive line with their first round pick in Thursday's NFL Draft. Pittsburgh selected offensive guard David DeCastro from Stanford with the 24th overall pick. DeCastro, considered by many experts to be the best guard in the draft and a possible top-15 pick, fell to ...
Students, driver involved in fatal bus accident share their story
One person was killed and nearly two dozen students and two adults were taken to the hospital. It all happened when a Pepsi truck slammed head-on into a Turkeyfoot Valley school bus last month. The driver of the Pepsi truck was killed, and the bus driver badly injured. All of the ...
School district honors students, driver involved in fatal bus crash
Last month a group of students on their way home from the Somerset Vo-Tech collided with a truck. One EMS worker told 6 News it was one of the worst crashes he's ever witnessed. Many of those kids jumped into action and helped others. On Thursday those students were honored ...
Police: 15-year-old boy kept in van, shed, for sexual trysts
Investigators said a man and woman drove a 15-year-old boy around in a van and locked him in a shed on another occasion so he could have sex with the woman. CJ Elizabeth Adams, 24, of Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, and 23-year-old Charles Bruner III, of Home, Indiana County, are ...
Pa. man gets 3-6 years for 2 DUIs, 1 fatality
A man will spend three to six years in prison for two drunken driving arrests in 12 days, one of which resulted in a fatal crash. Michael Doucette, 21, was sentenced Monday. On May 7, 2011, Pennsylvania State Police said Doucette's sport utility vehicle crossed the center line of Route ...
Somerset woman accused of trying to bribe officer to avoid car towing
A police officer said a Somerset woman offered him a bribe to avoid having her father's car towed and impounded. According to police reports, Lindsay Burrows, 29, offered the bribe to the officer on Tuesday after she was stopped and found to have a suspended license. Officer Christopher Pile said ...
G-spot found?
The elusive G-spot has been called the UFO of gynecology -- but now a retired surgeon says he has photographic proof it exists. The alleged G-spot is a tiny bunch-of-grapes-like structure within a bluish sac buried deep within the front wall of the vagina, says Adam Ostrzenski, MD, PhD, of ...
Windber performs best in region with PSSAs
Just weeks after its hot tempered school board meeting, Windber School District is being recognized as one of the best schools in the region. The school made the decision earlier this month to restructure its staff. Now, students and teachers are being praised for their hard work. "It's the wise ...
Woman dies in house fire near Mahaffey
The Pennsylvania State police fire marshal is investigating a house fire in Bell Township. Firefighters from across Clearfield, Jefferson and Indiana counties were called to a home on Bracken Road in Bell Township shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday night. Authorities said a woman found inside the home was ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 25
Neighbors concerned about treatment of animals, children
6 News broke the story last week of humane officers pulling what appeared to be sick and neglected dogs from a home in Somerset. The newsroom has received several calls from neighbors about the deplorable conditions Jesse Shay and Angela Bartels' pets are subjected to live in, but they tell ...
Somerset couple pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges
The animal abuse case against a Somerset County couple continues to grow. 6 News first learned about Jesse Shay and Angela Bartels in January when officers removed a half-dozen horses from the couple's property in Meyersdale. Then, we got wind of sick dogs being taken away from the couple's home in ...
Cambria Co. Library to hold fundraiser Friday
A local library will hold its biggest fundraiser of the year this Friday, hoping to bring in enough money to maintain operations and buy better equipment. This marks the ninth year the Cambria County Library will hold its "A Little Night Music At The Library." Each year, the staff tries ...
Penn State to spend $2.5M on PR firms
Penn State has hired two public relations firms to help it deal with the continuing fallout from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The university announced Wednesday that it's retained Edelman and La Torre Communications. The firms will be paid about $2.5 million over the next 12 months. ...
Longest-serving Pa. House member unseated
U.S. Rep. Tim Holden has lost his re-election bid in the Democratic primary, meaning the tenure of Pennsylvania's longest-serving House member will end this year. Holden, first elected to Congress in 1992, lost to attorney Matt Cartwright Tuesday in a race affected by new congressional district boundaries. ...
Mixed reaction to $91K settlement for Punxsutawney officer rehired after patrol car death
A Jefferson County police officer reinstated more than two years after he was fired following the death of an intoxicated man in the back of his police cruiser has received more than $91,000 in back pay and compensation. The Punxsutawney council voted to award Detective Brian Andrekovich lost wages plus ...
Police: Sex assault suspect sent taunting texts to woman
Police said a Blair County man charged with sexually assaulting a woman sent her taunting text messages after the alleged crime, which they say support the criminal charges. Altoona police arrested David Ross, 43, of Tyrone, on involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and other charges Friday. Police said the charges ...
Kids exposed to bullying, violence may age faster
The emotional and physical scars from being bullied or exposed to other types of violence as a child may go deeper than imagined. New research shows that the genetic material, or DNA, of children who experienced violence shows the type of wear and tear that is normally associated with advancing ...
Lawyers agree to distribute cards from students to alleged Sandusky abuse victims
A grassroots group of about a dozen Penn State students has set up drop-boxes and are collecting emails to be distributed to the eight known alleged victims of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Cambria County native Matt Bodenschatz first opened up about his abuse as a child in ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 24
Discussions of moving court operations for Sandusky trial advance
Centre County officials continue to make plans to continue county court proceedings as the trial for Jerry Sandusky continues to draw near. Leaders in Centre County are continuing to develop plans to move some county court cases unrelated to the Sandusky trial out of Bellefonte and to the Penn State ...
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