News Stories for July 2004
Stories for Saturday, July 31
Flight 93 Memorial Boundary Set
The boundaries for the Flight 93 memorial in Somerset County have been set. At a meeting Friday, the Flight 93 Federal Advisory Commission announced its efforts to buy nearly 2,300 acres for the park in Somerset County near Shanksville. The Commission said part of the land would be used as ...
Stories for Friday, July 30
County Struggles With Its Budget
Centre County Leaders are struggling with the budget. They say they're doing their best to avoid layoffs. Unlike many other counties, Centre County has enjoyed a budget surplus. The Centre County Commissioners say increasing costs are draining the reserve funds. Now, some county employees won't be seeing the same level ...
Shooting Sends At Least One To The Hospital
An early evening shooting in Somerset County has sent at least one person to the hospital. Sources tell us that a car was driving down Kingwood Road near Ursina around 7:30 p.m. last night when a shot rang out. A woman in the car was hit in the stomach. She ...
Stories for Thursday, July 29
Medicare Payment Cuts Coming
Officials at the U.P.M.C. Cancer Center say they could see reductions between 10% and 30%. That means, worst case scenario, doctors could lose 1 million dollars a year. That could force some clinics to close. And yes, there could be cuts in services at the Murtha Cancer Center in downtown ...
Patients Care If Johnstown Hospitals Consolidate
For patients that go to U.P.M.C. now there's no problem. You get taken care of. But you could face an uncertain hassle with a possible consolidation. According to Scott Hartnett at U.P.M.C., emergency heart patients will be covered at any hospital. Patients with urgent or elective surgeries or catherizations will ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 28
Teenager In Custody After Late Evening Stabbing
A 13 year old boy is in custody charged with attacking and stabbing an 18 year old woman in a shopping center parking lot. It happened about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night at the Westwood Plaza. West Hills Police say two officers on patrol happened to be driving by when they ...
Johnstown Addresses Vacant And Blighted Homes
Nancy Barrett with the Code Enforcement office says there are roughly 600 vacant homes in Johnstown that they have on file. Some of them are on, or near, Menoher Boulevard in the city. The problem is there's not much the city can do to get rid of these homes. They've ...
Zoning Changes At Sani Dairy Site
The Johnstown Planning Commission agreed to change the zoning at the old Sani Dairy site. Right now there are height and parking restrictions there. Once the Johnstown City Council approves the change those restrictions will be gone. The Commission Chair says the reason for the change is to allow Conemaugh's ...
Johnstown Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty
David March pleads guilty to the 3rd degree murder of William Stephens. He also pleads guilty to robbery. He's agreed to pay restitution to Stephens family with no agreements for a deal in sentence. Stephens mother asked the court this morning to keep March off the streets in fairness to ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 27
Does Program's Closure At UPMC Have Ties To A Merger?
UPMC Lee Regional in Johnstown is denying that the closure of one of its programs has anything to do with a potential merger. Lee Officials announced Tuesday that the hospital is terminating its Open Heart Surgery Program. They said there weren't enough patients in the Johnstown area to support a ...
Humphrey Won't Be Going To Jail
A Centre County Judge says former Penn State Wide Receiver Maurice Humphrey won't go to jail for assaulting a former girlfriend and her friend. Judge David Grine ruled yesterday that he should get credit toward his sentence for time spent in an Alcohol Treatment Center. The attack happened in November. ...
Police Make Discovery At A Woodvale Home
Johnstown Police find a man dead inside his home and whole lot more. On Monday, crews were called to a home in Woodvale where they found Charles Barrett. The Cambria County Coroner's Office says he died of natural causes. After police got inside the home, they called in the Johnstown's ...
Stories for Monday, July 26
More Work Needed For AAABA And Folkfest
Monday's rain certainly doesn't make the Point Stadium or the new location for Folkfest look ready. But Folkfest officials tell Channel 6 News the rain is not stopping them from getting ready. Shelley Johansson with the Johnstown Area Heritage Association says they've done a lot of grading for a better ...
Tony Martin
Tony is originally from the Johnstown area. After growing up in Windber, he and his family moved to the Pittsburgh area for about 12 years following the family business. After returning to Johnstown, Tony graduated from Richland High School and later was certified as a meteorologist from Mississippi State University. ...
Commuters Could Face Traffic Delays Early This Week
Some new traffic delays will greet commuters this morning in Cambria County. PennDot will periodically stop traffic today and tomorrow to place beams across the Route 56 bridge. Crews will place nine beams on the bridge each day. PennDot says traffic stops may last 15 minutes for each beam. To ...
Stevens Funeral Set For Today
Public officials and residents in Johnstown pay their last respects to long time City Councilman Ron Stevens. Throughout the weekend, friends and family of Stevens attended a viewing at the Moskal and Kennedy Funeral Home. Stevens was elected in 1979 and never lost an election since. Fellow council members and ...
Stories for Friday, July 23
9-11 Commission's Report Reflects On Flight 93 Passengers
According to the 9-11 Commissions report, the hijackers on United Airlines Flight 93 actually brought down the plane and not the passengers. Channel 6 News visited the Flight 93 crash site Friday. The mood hasnt changed since the report came out. Visitors are still somber, respectful and thankful. But has ...
Families Can Receive Federal Aid
The Academy fire in Centre County has been declared a disaster area. All those families who lost everything are now eligible for federal aid. The small business administration's "Disaster Loan Fund" provides low interest loans to help disaster victims get back on their feet. Applications are being accepted at the ...
Prison Inmate Dies
A Cambria County prison inmate died Thursday. 55-year old Harry Hass of the Oakhurst Homes in Johnstown died after hanging himself in his jail cell. He had been behind bars for only two days.
City Councilman Dies
Johnstown is mourning the loss of one of its leaders this morning. City Councilman Ron Stevens died Thursday afternoon. Channel 6 News spoke to Johnstown Mayor Don Zucco who had this to say about Stevens. Zucco says he has known Ron from when he was Superintendent of schools and he ...
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