Stories for September 2012
Stories for Sunday, September 30
Altoona Guns and Hoses game most successful yet
Altoona-area police officers and firefighters took to the football field Sunday night for the annual Guns and Hoses game. The charitable flag football game benefits area kids who aren’t able to physically play sports. The Miracle League of Altoona has been raising money for seven years and it has a ...
Search continues for missing Berlin teen
The search continues for a teenage girl who has been missing for several days. Daria Kiesnowski, 15, has been missing since Friday, according to police. Police said she ran away from Conemaugh Counseling Associates on Walnut Street in Johnstown around 2:30 p.m. Friday. She’s from Berlin and was last wearing ...
Neighbor dispute in Somerset Co. ends with two dogs destroyed
An issue between neighbors turned deadly for their dogs in Somerset County on Sunday. State police said Beryl and Angela Geary of Boswell failed to keep their dogs on their Barnett Road property. The two dogs broke into a neighbor’s deer fence and police said killed one deer and hurt ...
Police: Bedford County man dead after losing control
A Bedford County man died after he lost control on Route 31 just before 5 a.m. Sunday morning. State police said Arthur Hogamier was attempting to pass a car near Charlies Road. They said he lost control, hit an embankment and rolled several times before he came to a rest ...
Police investigate after recovering body from Freedom Twp. home
Police in Freedom Township have a mystery on their hands and are trying to figure out how a person in Blair County died. Police told 6News a body was discovered at a home on Everett Road in East Freedom Township around 4:30 p.m. Saturday. At this point, investigators are not ...
10 financial secrets of happy moms
I've been known to be a bit of a complainer about my family's financial situation. With my husband out of work and my freelance income in constant flux, my household exists in a permanent state of financial anxiety. At least we're in good company: it seems like all our friends are ...
Latino Inspiration in Politics and Business for Hispanic Heritage Month
Ruben Gallego and Sid Espinoza are two inspirational figures and leaders in Hispanic business and politics. Gallego is the 16th District Representative to the Arizona House of Representatives while Sid Espinoza was the first ever elected Hispanic mayor of Palo Alto, CA in 2011. They have given back to their ...
Arrest made in school bus assault video
Johnstown police say the 15-year-old boy in a video hitting another boy on a school bus is facing aggravated assault charges. The video caught on a cell phone and posted on a Facebook page shows the one boy getting hit in the head several times on the way to alternative ...
Top 10 most visited cities in the world
Where do Americans travel most outside the states? That was the question asked when compiling Budget Travel's Top 10 Most Visited Cities by U.S. Travelers. Paris? Definitely, no doubt. Florence? Maybe… what about Bermuda? Thanks to the travel experts at Expedia and their analysis of U.S. hotel bookings and flights abroad, we now ...
Stories for Saturday, September 29
Students protest buying lunch, against new federal guidelines
#BrownBagginIt is a phrase that has hit social media websites and its spreading quickly. The trend started at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school, particularly at a high school in Pittsburgh. Our sister station WPXI reported students at Plum Borough School District were unhappy with the changes. The new federal ...
Dickinson Center Inc. celebrates opening of new $4 million center
Dickinson Center Inc. has been providing services to western Pennsylvania for more than 50 years. The non-profit organization provides a number of services to children and adults with behavioral and mental disabilities. On Friday, the organization celebrated the opening of its new facility which is located along Boot Jack Road ...
Stories for Friday, September 28
Case against teen linked to deadly Russian Roulette shooting moved to juvenile court
A Bedford County judge allowed the case of teenager accused of shooting and killing his friend at a sleepover this summer to be moved to juvenile court. Due to the judge’s decision at a decertification hearing on Friday afternoon, WJAC-TV 6News is no longer reporting the Everett Area teen’s name ...
Insomnia, anxiety drugs may raise dementia risk
Seniors who take certain kinds of drugs to treat anxiety or insomnia may be more likely to develop dementia than those who do not, a new study shows. Seniors are often prescribed benzodiazepines or similar drugs to help with sleeping problems or anxiety. And even though most of these drugs ...
Fire victim fears animals perished in Somerset Co. fire
Flames ripped through an apartment building Thursday afternoon in New Centerville, Somerset County, leaving three families homeless and destroying just about everything they own. One of the fire victims told 6 News eight animals lived inside the building, and as of Friday morning they had not been accounted for. Without ...
Car crashes through Somerset factory, injuring 2 workers
A Somerset factory went back to the grind Friday, after a car crashed through an outside wall Thursday afternoon. The plant owner told 6 News today, the car hit two workers before landing on top of heavy machinery inside. One of the workers was still hospitalized Friday with serious injuries. ...
Child killed by tractor in Somerset Co.
Emergency dispatchers said a young child was killed Friday afternoon after being hit by a tractor. The incident happened just after 2 p.m. along Shoemaker Hill Road in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County. As of 4:30 p.m., investigators were still determining how the child was hit. 6 News is working ...
Tractor-trailer overturns on I-80 in Centre Co.
Emergency crews responded to the scene of a tractor-trailer crash in Centre County just before noon on Friday. The truck overturned on Interstate 80 near mile marker 158 in Boggs Township, near the Milesburg exit. It was not clear as of noon if anyone was injured or, if so, to ...
Man pleads guilty to killing ex-wife's boyfriend, avoids trial and death penalty
A man accused of killing his ex-wife's boyfriend in a Bedford County home pleaded guilty on Friday and will serve life in prison. Mark Alan Shirey, 45, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the March 2011 shooting death of 49-year-old Michael Simpson inside his Cumberland Valley Township home. As ...
New Centerville fire destroys two homes; leaves 3 families homeless
Three families are trying to pick up the pieces after a fire ripped through two homes on New Centerville Road in Milford Township before 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The fire chief said they're lucky to be alive as it comes on the forefront of fire prevention week. Two hours after ...
Fire marshal seeks cause of blaze that destroyed 2 Somerset Co. homes
A state fire marshal will investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed two homes in Somerset County on Thursday. The fire in Milford Township left three people displaced. No sooner did firefighters have the flames out than crews were at the scene demolishing what was left of the multifamily ...
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