News Stories for October 2003
Stories for Friday, October 31
New Information In The Death Of A Penn State Student
There's new information in last week's mysterious death of Penn State Student Salvador "Peter" Serrano. While police and investigators are saying little publicly, a court document obtained by Channel Six News does shed some added information on what happened in the moments leading up to his death. Questions continue to ...
Family & Friends Honor Deceased Penn State Student
It's a time of tears and thoughtful memories for a fallen Penn State Student. Family and friends gathered on campus for a service honoring the memory of Salvador "Peter" Serrano. He died early Sunday morning, after a scuffle in State College. Staff from a downtown bar say they were simply ...
Could More Business Be Coming To The Area?
The building has been empty for several years, but now, city officials are courting three potential businesses for Johnstown's Sani-Diary Building. The properties current owner plans to have the Sani-Dairy building torn down by the end of the year, then the potential owners will build on the vacant site. One ...
Experiencing Low Water Pressure?
Some of you may have experienced low water pressure or no water at all this morning. That's because there was a main break on Hostettler road in Johnstown. Residents in Richland Township are being affected by this, particularly those of you live on Norwood Street or Erickson Drive.
Stories for Thursday, October 30
Jackson Township Hopes To Keep Out Smut
The movement towards amending an ordinance that would make it tough for adult businesses to set up shop in Jackson Township may soon be a reality. A new ordinance has already been sent to a planning committee that would allow businesses of this type to only open in an industrial ...
Road Worker Hit By Car
Police continue to investigate the death of a Somerset County road construction worker who was killed when hit by a car. James Vena, of Meyersdale, was doing work to widen the roads in Mount Lebanon when he was he was hit by a car, driven by Joseph Wardlaw, of Pleasant ...
Police Make Progress With Deadly Hit & Run
Police have found a sport-utility vehicle thought to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run, but they're still looking for the driver. Mount Carmel Police say a green 1995 Ford Explorer, found in the southeastern end of the borough, has been impounded for evidence. Jean Louise Stellfox was hit by ...
Prison Guard Heads To Trial
An area prison guard heads to trial on charges of assualting an inmate. John Owens has been a Lieutenant at the Centre County Prison for 20 years. He's accused of roughing up a new inmate at the prison in September even though the inmate barely remembers what happened, after being ...
Utility Pole Falls On House
A bizarre early morning hit and run accident sends a utility pole crashing into a house along D Street in Morrellville. The people who live in the house were home at the time, luckily no one was hurt. The police say the driver fled the scene, leaving the Johnstown Fire ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 29
Blair County Drug Court Receives NO Federal Funding
Efforts to help curb the growing drug problem in West Central Pennsylvania got a major blow today. Now, officials are shocked and looking for answers. When Blair County officials found out funding was cut for their Drug Court, they were surprised. One group told Channel 6 News they suspected the ...
Relief For Area Flood Victims
It looks like people in Blair County, that dealt with flooding over the summer, could get some financial help. Officials have received word that Blair County was put on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's list for flood damage. This means people that own or rent property, and experienced rain or ...
Trimming The Fat In More Ways Than One
Battling the bulge. It's a problem many Americans are trying to deal with, and now some local business leaders are joining the fight with their yearly look at the rising cost of health insurance. The latest numbers from the health care industry show that 6 of the top 10 medical ...
Prison Guard Could Spend Time On The Other Side Of The Bars
An area prison guard will be in court next week on charges of assaulting an inmate. John Owens is a Lieutenant at the Centre County Prison. He's accused of grabbing a prisoner by the throat, and then hitting him in the face. Owens is currently suspended without pay, and county ...
Deadly Hit And Run Accident
The police need your help in finding a dark green, late-model SUV, thought to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run. Jean Louise Stellfox was hit by the truck Sunday night and died Monday morning at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Police said Tuesday they were still looking for the driver, ...
Police Continue To Investigate Mysterious PSU Student Death
A makeshift shrine now marks the spot in downtown State College where Salvador "Peter" Serrano died early Sunday morning. The 21-year-old student was involved in a fight with staff from a nearby bar. By the time police got to the scene, Serrano was unconscious and never recovered. Police aren't certain ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 28
Questions Remain In Penn State Student Death
Police say they still have a lot of questions surrounding the death of a Penn State student over the weekend. Salvador Serrano died early Sunday morning. He and his fiance, and another couple were walking in the heart of downtown State College when someone from a well known bar confronted ...
Stories for Monday, October 27
Man Escapes Basement Prison
A 46-year old woman is charged with keeping her boyfriend chained in the basement of their home for several days. Police say Christine Vannucci left her boyfriend chained by his neck to a pole for four days with only a bowl of soup to eat. Authorities say the woman believed ...
Funding Proposal For Johnstown Flood Memorial In Hands Of U.S. Senate
A bill that would provide up to a half million dollars in preservation funding for an historic site near the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, in Cambria County, is now in the U.S. Senate. Congressman John Murtha has introduced the bill that would put the cottages of the South Fork Fishing ...
Another Penn State Football Player In Trouble With The Law
A Penn State football player was issued a harassment citation for allegedly slapping a woman in the face, police said. Thomas McHugh, a 20-year-old redshirt sophomore lineman, is accused of striking the woman around 2 a.m. Sunday near a parking garage. Police issued two additional citations for McHugh for public ...
Centre County Men Charged With Sexual Assault
One of the three Centre County men charged with sexually assaulting two male schoolmates has been sentenced to six months behind bars. Benjamin Walker was sentenced by a Massachusetts judge, and will serve the time in a suburban Boston prison. The charges against him included multiple accounts of indecent assault ...
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