News Stories for August 2003
Stories for Friday, August 29
Altoona Residents Frustrated Over Flooding
Next month, Altoona area residents will get a chance to voice their frustration over flooding problems. City officials have scheduled a public meeting to discuss flooding problems along the Mill Run Stream, which is the creek that caused flooding problems earlier this month during an exceptionally heavy storm. Some city ...
Police Want To Ensure A Safe Holiday Weekend
To ensure your safety on the roadways this holiday weekend, the D.U.I Enforcement effort will be in high gear throughout Indiana County. This will include a sobriety checkpoint, roving DUI patrols, and undercover police in shops and bars. Penndot wants to remind motorists to be responsible, keep safety in mind, ...
Police Need Your Help In Finding Suspect
State Police in Hollidaysburg need your help in finding a man who came into the Bellemeade Manor in Antis Township of Blair County and demanded drugs from a female employee. It happened early Thursday morning. He did not show a weapon and was chased away by a dog that belonged ...
Stories for Thursday, August 28
USA Today Says: State College Is The Best College Town In The Nation
A Massachusetts consulting firm has rated State college the most accessable college town in the nation. A story appearing this morning in USA Today says that 16% of all Penn State students walk or use public transportation to get to class and shop. University Park became a non-vehicular campus a ...
Centre County Headlines
Traffic tie-ups around Penn State today as more students move in for the fall semester. Whether you're heading to campus now, or for the football game Saturday, if you're coming in from the north, police are urging you to use Interstate 99 to the park avenue exit instead of Route ...
Johnstown Man Wakes Up Behind Bars
A Johnstown man is facing aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges after police say he attacked a man in his Dale Borough home, and then fought with an officer who tried to arrest him. 25-year old Avrell Brandon was finally taken into custody late last night by Dale Borough Lieutenant ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 27
Showcase For Biotechnology
Medical experts have come from around the world right to talk about science in Downtown Johsntown. Medical professionals in biotechnology are in participating in the "Showcase for Biotechnology" Wednedsay and Thursday. It's sponsored by the Windber Research Institute who wanted to bring together experts in fields like biology, medicine, engineering, ...
Fatal Accident On I-80
One man died following a two car crash on Interstate 80 in Centre County. State Police say Kenneth Held of Karthaus made a U-turn in the east bound lanes of the interstate near milemarker 162 driving into the path of a car driven by Donna Wech of Mill Hall. Wech ...
Stories for Friday, August 22
Centre County Headlines
A man wanted on charges of raping two young girls is on his way back to State College. Carl McWilliams fled the area three years ago when police wanted to talk to him about the sexual assaults. After McWilliams case was featured on a TV special, he was discovered living ...
Stories for Thursday, August 21
Possible Death Penalty Case In Somerset County
Prosecutors in Somerset County say they'll seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing his girlfriend's 17 month old son. The District Attorney says his decision for the death penalty against Todd Mitchell is based on the age of the victim, little Alexander Stull. Police say Mitchell was ...
More Controversy Over Altoona's Ten Commandments Plaque
As the controversy grows stronger in the Ten Commandments case in Alabama, all eyes will be looking at a similar situation in our region. In Blair County, a plaque of the Ten Commandments was put up in the City Hall nearly 70 years ago, but during a renovation period, it ...
Blair County Inmate Says "He Didn't Do It"
A Blair County man serving a life sentence in prison for killing an elderly neighbor now claims he is innocent. Christopher Yon says he entered a no contest plea in the death of Arlene Piper because his lawyer said he would get the death penalty if he didn't. According to ...
Could A Local Bridge Get A New Name?
A Johnstown bridge would bear the name of a medal of honor recipient if a state lawmaker gets his way. State Representative Edward Wojnaroski, D-Johnstown, has introduced a bill to rename the Napoleon Street Bridge in the city after Edward Silk, a native of Johnstown and a medal of honor ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 20
Sheriff's Department Takes On A Busy Evening
The Cambria County Sheriffs Department rounded-up criminal suspects throughout the Greater Johnstown area Tuesday night as they acted on numerous warrants. The arrests were part of the department's warrant sweep, in which they seek out and arrest individuals that are wanted for numerous things such as lack of child support ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 19
Johnstown Man Charged In Sexual Assaulting A Minor
Johnstown police have charged a 28-year old city man with sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Police say Charles Helsel, 28, of Coleman Avenue sexually assaulted the girl numerous times between April 2002 and April of this year. He's accused of statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, and corruption of minors.
Convicted Murderer Released For Time Served
A Johnstown man won't be facing a jury twice for a murder in Cambria County. Nelson Bishop was found guilty in the mid 90's for the stabbing death of Kevin Sobecky during what has been called a robbery gone bad. A judge later ordered a new trial after a reported ...
Stories for Monday, August 18
Centre County Headlines
Work on a new Centre County Prison is officially underway. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held this morning at the new prison site off of Route 150 in Benner Township. The 20 million dollar construction project is expected to be wrapped within two years. Overcrowding at the current jail is so bad, ...
State Police To Start Using Altoona Airport
State Police will soon be using the Altoona-Blair County Airport at Martinsburg as the site of one of its aviation patrol units. Right now, there are only 6 aviation units in Pennsylvania, but State Police admit that using Latrobe as one of the sites for West Central Pennsylvania left a ...
Area Man Recognized By Washington
One of Cambria County's community leaders is being recognized by Washington. Jerry Brant, the President of the Northern Cambria Community Development Corporation has been named a community fellow by the Fannie Mae Foundation. The Foundation rewards those working for non-profit community organizations. Brant's Norcam Group works to rehabilitate and develop ...
Armed Robber Still On The Loose
Police in Conemaugh Township are still looking for the man they suspect committed armed robbery in Tire Hill, Somerset County, last weekend. Police have made a composite sketch of a man who they believed robbed the Pick- Up store in Tire Hill just before 7:00 p.m. on Sunday evening. The ...
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