News Stories for October 2009
Stories for Saturday, October 31
Philadelphia Man Faces Drug Charges In Clearfield County
A Philadelphia man is facing a long list of drug charges in Clearfield County.Police pulled over Steven Palaia Friday around 5 p.m. for a traffic violation.While police searched Palaia's car, they found nearly a pound of marijuana, one-half ounce of mushrooms and several doses of LSD.Palaia was arrested and taken ...
Next H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinic Planned At PSU
Officials at Penn State are planning a second H1N1 flu vaccination clinic.That clinic will be held Friday, Nov. 6.Health Services received 1,000 more vaccinations.Students are asked to make their appointments online.The clinic will be held from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Health Services Building.
Army Sgt. Returns Home From Iraq
A welcome home party kicked off Friday for Army Sgt. Jeffrey Vietmeier.His friends and family got together to celebrate his safe return from a 15-month tour in Iraq.Army life seems to be in the family, Vietmeier's wife also served in Iraq.Vietmeier said he's glad to be back home, but he'll ...
Stories for Friday, October 30
Cambria County Law Enforcement Arrest High-Level Drug-Dealing Suspects
Cambria County law enforcement members arrested on Wednesday three people suspected of high-level prescription drug dealing.Law enforcement officials said Shawna DeLozier and sisters Kathleen and Kelly Weimer -- all under the age of 22 -- sold $10,000 worth of prescription drugs like OxyContin.Law enforcement said Shawna DeLozier and sisters Kathleen ...
State Health Officials Have Short Supply of H1N1 Vaccine
State health officials held a media briefing on the H1N1 vaccine supply in the sate in the news was bleak.Officials said they are about 1 million doses short of the vaccine.Some schools in the Alleghenies are beginning to get their supply of the vaccine but most don't have theirs yet.State ...
Friday Marks Eight Years Since Student Disappeared
Friday marked eight years since former Penn State student Cindy Song disappeared.What happened to Song is still a mystery. She went to a Halloween party in 2001, stopping at her State College-area apartment briefly, and was never seen again. Police continue to investigate the case but have no new leads. ...
House Fire Ruled Accidental
A judge has ruled that Penelec is not liable for a fire more than four years ago which claimed four lives.In 2005 a woman, her grandson, and two visitors were killed when a fire broke out at a Hastings home. The fire was sparked by a candle that was lit ...
Tyrone Police Investigate Possible Attempted Kidnapping
Tyrone police are asking kids and parents to be on alert as they investigation what may have been an attempted kidnapping.Thursday, a 13-year-old girl told police a man in a red pickup truck stopped her along the 600 block of Washington Avenue while she was on her way to school.When ...
Centre County Native Killed In War In Afghanistan
Special Section: U.S. Wars A Drug Enforcement Agency agent with ties to the Alleghenies was killed in Afghanistan this week, officials said.Michael Weston, 37, was one of the people working against the opium trade when he was killed in a helicopter crash Monday, DEA officials said.Weston was a Centre County ...
Police Respond To Johnstown Career & Technology Center
Police were called to the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center after a boy had a violent outburst and threw furniture in a classroom where he had access to knives.The situation was under control by noon. Classes were not stopped and no one was injured, including the special needs boy.Richland ...
Stories for Thursday, October 29
Police Search For Punxsutawney Burglary Suspects
Police in Punxsutawney have dealt with a string of burglaries across the downtown area over the past couple months.According to police, four people are now facing charges for those burglaries.Police are looking for Devin Bair, Randy Hartzfeld Jr., Russell Adams and an unnamed 17-year-old.The four men are facing a long ...
Businesses and Residents Work On Brookville Revitalization
You don't have to look far to find a piece of history in Brookville, Jefferson County.Businesses and local organizations have worked to revitalize historic buildings since the 1980s.The town is filled with several blocks full of landmark buildings.The revitalization project started in the 1980s with the creation of Historic Brookville, ...
Bloodhound K-9 Unit Recognized For Suspects' Arrests
The Heaven Scent Search and Rescue team is becoming a household name around Tyrone Borough and the Alleghenies.Dianne and Mike Thees found the group back in 2007.Their dogs Noah and Luke were back in the spotlight this past week as they helped Tyrone and state police arrest three suspects in ...
Try It Thursday: Does The Windshield Wonder Really Work?
The Windshield Wonder claims to clean the inside of you windshield with ease.Thursday, WJAC-TV tested the product to find out if it really works.All you have to do is attach the extension handle, spray water on the microfiber pad and wipe the windshield.After cleaning a windshield, we found out it ...
Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Wants More Flights For Area
Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Authority met with representatives from Pinnacle and Colgan Airlines to talk about getting more flights and lower rates for their customers.Board members sent out a survey in September to 57 businesses, organizations and travel agencies.The results show that 80 percent of people drive to Pittsburgh rather than ...
State Dept. Of Health Gives Update On H1N1 Vaccine Status
WJACTV.com Special Section: All About Swine Flu As supplies of the H1N1 vaccine continue to dwindle, some local agencies are concerned they will not get the vaccine they requested.Thursday, state officials said they are currently about a million doses short of what they thought they would have by now. During ...
Historic Bedford County Landmark Petitioning For Tax-Exempt Status
Officials with a historic landmark in Bedford County are pleading their case to be tax-exempt in hopes of remaining open.Old Bedford Village is a nonprofit organization and has always been tax-exempt until recently. The county put it back on the tax rolls after the organization couldn't provide documentation for its ...
Third Burglary Suspect Arrested In Blair County
Police in Blair County have made a third arrest in connection with seven burglaries in the Tyrone area.Timothy Bogel, 18, is facing charges including burglary, auto theft and corruption of minors. Police said Bogel was arrested Thursday morning after they learned he was sleeping at a friend's house. They were ...
Ohio Man Killed In Clearfield County Crash
A truck driver was killed in a rollover crash in Clearfield County on Wednesday.Ronald Morrow, 62, of Youngstown, Ohio, died in the crash in Sandy Township.Police said Morrow overshot a turn as he was exiting Interstate 80 onto Route 97. He lost control and his truck overturned.
Wireless Phone Service Outage Causes Headaches
A major wireless phone service outage in the northern part of the Alleghenies caused major headaches for customers Wednesday night into Thursday morning.Verizon's service was back up and running by noon Thursday, but the outage was a major inconvenience for many people.The problem started around 8 p.m. Wednesday because an ...
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