News Stories for November 2003
Stories for Wednesday, November 26
Somerset County Murder
According to police sources, there's been a murder in Somerset County. A man was shot outside his home, just after midnight. Few other details are known at this point, but police are planning to hold a news conference sometime this afternoon.
Could Johnstown Be One Of Six Cities Chosen To Pilot The New Medicare Bill?
Six cities across the country will be named pilot cities for the new Medicare bill, and Johnstown might be one of them. But Senator Rick Santorum says it might be six years before any of the cities are announced. Under the plan, the selected cities would have a chance to ...
Johnstown Airport Flying High... For Now
Small airports have won a one-year respite from a new federal rule that could eventually require them to pay part of the costs of offering commuter air service in rural areas. Critics of the rule, led by Pennsylvania Congressman John Peterson, say it would cost too much for already-strapped airports ...
Stabbing Lands One In Hospital, Another Behind Bars
An argument that led to a stabbing last night has left one man hospitalized and another in jail. Johnstown police say it happened about 9:30 last night at the Solomon Homes in Johnstown. 27-year old Michael Brett was taken into custody on charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. Brett ...
Stories for Tuesday, November 25
Knife Lodged In Baby's Head
A Venango County woman is facing assault and child endangerment charges after throwing a butter knife that got lodged in her baby's head. Police say Samantha Hoffman, of Oil City, was actually throwing the knife at her boyfriend, but it hit the six-month old baby instead. The child was flown ...
Recount Changes Original Election Outcome
A Township Supervisor candidate who thought he'd won the election on November fourth has now has learned that his victory has been overturned. Democrat Ed Kupchella says he plans to appeal Monday's decision to the State Commonwealth Court. It appeared Kupchella had beaten Incumbent Dave Bracken for the six year ...
Ebensburg Tax Hike
After years of real estate taxes remaining the same, one area will see an increase. Ebensburg Borough council members voted Monday evening to tentatively increase the real estate tax by 2 and a half mills. Increasing health care costs and low investment earnings were some of the reasons blamed for ...
Stories for Monday, November 24
Sewage Back Up In Blair County
A rainy summer and fall have made a bad situation even worse. Now, raw sewage is overflowing into a local river. Sewer lines in Hollidaysburg will be replaced to stop back-ups and overflows into the Juniata River. Construction is not expected to start until late spring.
Stories for Friday, November 21
Man Leaves Daughter Outside Bar
Police say a State College man left his eight-year-old daughter outside a bar while he was inside drinking with friends. David A. Judice is charged with endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the September Sixth incident. An employee of Zeno's bar in State College testified at a ...
Senator Arlen Specter Leads The Fight Against Bush
Republican Senator Arlen Specter is leading the fight against a Bush administration effort to exempt thousands of white collar workers from federal overtime pay protections. Specter says (m) millions of workers will see their paychecks cut if the plan is implemented. The issue is especially important in Pennsylvania, where organized ...
The Push To Keep Out Adult Businesses Is On The Move
Progress is being made on keeping adult businesses out of one Cambria County Community. An official motion was made last night in Jackson Township on ammending an anti-porn measure to the current zoning ordinance.
Keeping Smut Out Of One Area Community
The Jackson Township supervisors voted unanimously to adopt an amendment making it tougher for adult businesses to open shop in their community. The vote came Thursday night at the Township's Senior Center. The community and the Alliance of Churches have worked very hard to get the measure passed. Supervisor Bruce ...
Stories for Thursday, November 20
ALISON BURNS
Alison Burns joined WJACs Washington bureau in 1999. On a daily basis, she covers news events in the Nations Capitol, looking for issues and angles that affect Pennsylvania. Shes been on the scene reporting major stories like the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and the Anthrax attacks on Capitol Hill. ...
Did She Kill Her Own Child?
A controversial Centre County murder case is now set to go to trial next spring. Trina Young's trial was scheduled to start this week. Young is accused of killing her newborn son, and then throwing him in a dumpster. Attorneys are asking for more time to hear tape recordings and ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 19
Penn State Students Fear Assault
There's been a rash of sexual assaults in State College over recent months. Students are now concerned enough to ask the state college police for help. There have been 26 sexual assaults and 17 rapes between January and October of this year, and even with the installation of downtown camera's, ...
Serrano Death Investigation
Early next month. That's when authorities expect to have autopsy results back on the sudden death of a Penn State student. It has been more than three weeks since Salvador "Peter" Serrano died in downtown State College, after getting into a scuffle and being restrained by bar bouncers. The Centre ...
Richland Area School District Works Out A Plan
Richland Area School officials think they may have a solution to their building problems. They plan to make an offer to buy the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center. School officials say that option may actually be cheaper than trying to build a new school. The district is exploring other ...
Stories for Tuesday, November 18
Widow Of Johnstown Pilot Is Suing
A second lawsuit has been filed in a plane crash that killed a Johnstown pilot and his passenger two years ago. Mary Ann Guercio, the widow of passenger Frederick Guercio, is suing the pilot, a company that manufactured the plane's carburetor and the Pennsylvania Electric Company for unspecified damages. Frederick ...
Dangerous Roadway To Be Resurfaced Today
PennDot will begin a resurfacing project this morning on the windy stretch of Johnstown roadway known as "D" Street. Over the past year, the road has seen at least 11 accidents, and the West Hills Regional Police want something done to fix the problem. If you travel "D" Street in ...
Escapee Back In Jail
A man who escaped from a constable's car, while handcuffed and in leg irons, is being held in the Blair County Jail on charges of escape, theft and other offenses. Larry Walk, of Altoona, was arrested Monday while hiding in the shower of a motel room. Walk managed to escape ...
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