Stories for May 2012
Stories for Wednesday, May 30
Woman, 69 escapes burning home; police rule fire arson
A 69-year-old Ridgway Township woman escaped her burning home early Wednesday morning. Chief John Wygant of the Ridgway Fire Department told 6 News that crews arrived on scene at a home along West Main Street shortly after 5 a.m. Upon arrival, the victim had made it out of the home. Wygant said the victim, who ...
Accused serial flasher defends himself on the stand at trial
The man accused of targeting more than a dozen young Asian women and exposing himself testified in his own defense at the second day of his trial Wednesday afternoon. Ryan Ho was sworn in after local detectives and other experts testified that the crimes alleged against the 34-year-old escalated from ...
Neighbors concerned after spotting more dogs on Somerset property
A Somerset County couple faces dozens of animal cruelty charges, including accusations they dumped four puppies in the trash. Now, neighbors tell 6 News the couple again has dogs after dozens of animals were recently removed from the property. Neighbors along Fuller Street in Somerset Borough have been very vocal ...
House relocated a mile down the road
It's definitely something you don't see every day -- a house traveling down the road. But 6 News was there Wednesday morning as people lined the streets in a local community to watch a house be relocated a mile down the road. Built in the early 1950's, the home belonged ...
Judge won't delay Sandusky's sex-abuse trial
A hearing was held Wednesday in the case of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, whose trial on 52 child sexual abuse counts starts next week. As expected, Sandusky was not at the hearing. His attorney, Joe Amendola, previously said Sandusky would not attend the hearing and 6 ...
Flamboyant serpent-handling pastor dies from rattlesnake bite
A West Virginia pastor who wanted to keep the practice of handling snakes during church services alive and was well-known for his flamboyant talents died after being bitten by a rattlesnake. The Washington Post Magazine profiled Pentecostal pastor Mack Wolford last November. Wolford told the Post he believed Christians should handle ...
Jessica Simpson sells pics of Baby Maxwell for reported $800K
Like many celeb moms before her, Jessica Simpson is cashing in on the much-anticipated first photos of her new bundle of joy. Less than a month after giving birth to daughter Maxwell Drew on May 1, the 31-year-old singer secured a deal with People magazine for ar eported $800,000. Little Maxwell makes ...
Back To Work Wednesday - May 30, 2012
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Stories for Tuesday, May 29
Neighbors: Car hits house for fifth time on Franklin Street
Neighbors living on Franklin Street in Johnstown are fired up over a car slamming into a homeowner's front porch -- for the fifth time. At the intersection of Franklin Street and Hystone Avenue in Ferndale Borough sits a row of houses. Three of those houses have had a car end ...
Clearfield County home without water; homeowner blames nearby drilling
The Jones family in Clearfield County is without water Tuesday evening, and it isn't because of the hot weather. Larry Jones, who owns a home along Scotts Road in Ginter, told 6 News that on Tuesday morning he woke up to no water. Ginter, which is located in Gulich Township, is just south ...
Orion drilling company headed to area, looking to hire local people
A Texas-based Marcellus Shale company is headed to the Dubois Regional Airport. Orion Drilling company, which is headquartered in Corpus Christi, told 6 News that construction for its Pennsylvania facility will begin this summer. Brett Schellenberg, a marketing executive at Orion Drilling, said that the company already has an office inside of the airport. Schellenberg ...
Cash helps people make healthy lifestyle changes
Knowing you need to make healthy lifestyle changes like exercising more and eating less fat is, as most anyone knows, a lot different from actually doing it. Now new research shows that cold, hard cash may help more people make -- and maintain -- such changes. According to the study, ...
6 News discovers assault suspect worked with children
6 News has uncovered new details about a man accused of severely beating another man in suburban Johnstown. 6 News has learned the accused man works with children inside a local school district. Police said Joshua Miller, 25, severely beat John Carothers, 62, on Carother's own property, after he asked Miller ...
Somerset Borough couple facing new animal cruelty charges
A Somerset County couple involved in at least four different cases of animal cruelty have been slapped with over 20 different charges from the most recent incidents. Somerset Borough police released the details late Tuesday afternoon and said Angela Bartels and Jesse Shay have each been charged with disorderly conduct, ...
Key players in Sandusky case meeting at Centre Co. Courthouse
Jerry Sandusky and attorneys from both sides of the child sex abuse case held a closed door, 3-hour meeting in Centre County court on Tuesday. All parties left the courthouse just before 6 p.m. without making a comment to media gathered there. The meeting happened at the courthouse annex in ...
The 14 most beautiful home and garden tours in America
You might think home and garden tours are merely a superficial pleasure (the kind Grandma might enjoy), but you're only half right. Sure, these estates offer their fair share of sensory pleasures—the scent of blossoming flowers, the gurgle of fountains, the warmth of the sunshine as you traverse the grounds—but ...
Former Little League volunteer charged with abuse found dead
A former operations director for the Indiana Little League charged with molesting two boys was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, officials said. Theodore Amick, 36, of Indiana, Pa. was found dead Saturday in a remote area near Tionesta. The discovery came on the same day that Allegheny County ...
Victims testify on stand against accused serial flasher
Several of the alleged victims testified on the stand Tuesday against the man accused of exposed himself to nearly two-dozen women in and around the Penn State University Park campus for nearly two years. A jury of eight women and four men are hearing the case against 34-year-old Ryan Ho, ...
Coal truck rollover crash snarls traffic, leaves huge mess
A coal truck rollover crash in Cambria County caused a traffic backup for miles and left a big mess in its path. The driver, Gregory Klett, walked away without a scratch. Klett, who has been a truck driver for 25 years, said, "I just tried to keep a hold of ...
Severe weather risk increased for Tuesday
Severe Weather Team 6 meteorologists say a cold front increases the chance of severe weather on Tuesday. "As a result of this pattern setting up, the Storm Prediction Center has put much of Pennsylvania under an enhanced risk for severe thunderstorm development Tuesday afternoon and evening," said meteorologist Josh Fosbrink. ...
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