News Stories for December 2011
Stories for Saturday, December 31
Last round of layoffs for Johnstown Fire Department
With the 2012 budget set in place, the long fight for the Johnstown Fire Department is over. Four of its members are working their last shifts this weekend. The one word Union President Randy Novosel used to describe the layoffs was disappointment. They have had months to prepare, but he ...
New Somerset County District Attorney sworn in
There’s a new district attorney taking office in Somerset County. She’s joining ranks with Kelly Callihan of Cambria County to become the first woman to ever serve the county in that position. She’s a familiar face in Cambria County. She served as a public defender for more than a decade, ...
Police Continue Search For Megan's Law Offender
State police in Dubois are searching for a Megan's Law offender. Officials said Daniel Robert Moore, 57, left the Just For Jesus shelter sometime between Dec. 21 and Dec. 29. According to the law, offenders must notify police of a change of address within 48 hours. Police said, Moore failed to ...
Stories for Friday, December 30
Friends, Family Mourn Loss Of 19-year-old PSU Student
When students return to Happy Valley next week, to some, it will feel far from happy. Members of the freshman class in particular will be missing one of its Nittany Lions. On Tuesday afternoon, an unexpected burst of cold air brought chilly temperatures and snow across The Alleghenies. While there was no ...
Police: Travelodge Employee Arrested After Stealing From Room
A hotel employee is arrested for stealing guests' items at a hotel. She is now a "guest" of the state. Brookville police told 6 News Jenifer Guthrie faces multiple charges following an incident on Dec. 22. Officials said Guthrie, an employee of the Travelodge in Brookville, stole items from a room within the hotel. ...
Ice Carvers Prepare For "First Night"
Across the world, people will ring in the new year in their own way. In Centre County, thousands of people will head to State College for the annual "First Night" on New Years Eve. The event is most well known for the ice sculptures that are displayed throughout downtown State College. On ...
Cambria County father charged in baby son's death
A father of two was slapped with multiple charges and suspected of killing his seven week old son. We were there last night when police escorted Justin Charles in handcuffs. Friday, he was sitting in jail and facing criminal homicide charges and third degree murder. The affidavit simply calls the ...
Verizon backs off fee idea
After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless is dropping a plan to start charging $2 for every payment subscribers make over the phone or online with their credit cards. In a statement on its website Friday, it says "customer feedback" prompted the decision to drop the "convenience fee" it wanted to ...
Stories for Thursday, December 29
Pair of brazen burglars charged in Summerhill break-ins
New developments in the string of burglaries that have been happening throughout Cambria County. The pair arrested in the string of burglaries in Southern and Central Cambria County were slapped with more charges by police Wednesday in a pair of burglaries in Summerhill Township. Jeremy Hughes and Gregory Swinger are ...
Man arrested after confessing to brazen armed robbery
Troopers told 6News that one man was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon when he turned himself in and admitted to a bold daylight robbery in northern Centre County. According to state police at the Rockview barracks, a man wearing jeans, a tan jacket and a ski mask walked into ...
LIHEAP funds delayed leaving some in the cold
Cold nights lie ahead and the temperatures have some local families watching their thermostats closely. 6 News had learned some people who need federal assistance money to stay warm have yet to get their money. Most people probably haven’t thought about it yet with the warmer than normal winter weather, ...
Stories for Wednesday, December 28
Authorities investigate holiday burglary spree in Centre County
Police in State College and neighboring Ferguson Township are investigating more than two dozen break-ins and burglaries during the holidays. According to the State College Police Department, around a dozen apartments left vacant by Penn State students during Thanksgiving break were broken into and thousands of dollars worth of electronics ...
Geisinger won't hire smokers in 2012; all job candidates will be tested
A healthcare provider that has more than two million patients throughout 44 counties in central and northeastern Pennsylvania has joined a hiring policy that has sparked criticism along with praise. In a statement released on Wedneday, Geisinger Health System said that starting in February, job applicants who smoke or use ...
Child found wandering outside, mother charged
A Johnstown woman is in jail, accused of leaving her small child wandering around outside all alone. Police arrested Dalla Hotchkiss on Wednesday after they said she endangered her 6-year-old child. Police said the girl came from school on Dec. 13 to an empty house and was unable to get inside. ...
Preparations underway for Celebrate Johnstown!
If you're looking for something to do on New Year's Eve, Celebrate Johnstown! will be back again. Organizers are busy preparing for the event which will be held in downtown Johnstown for the third year in a row. Organizers said this year Celebrate Johnstown! will be their biggest year yet. ...
Towns prepare for NYE celebrations
State College and Johnstown are planning community New Year’s Eve celebrations. “First Night State College” gets underway Saturday at 10 a.m. and lasts all night. According to the organizations website, the day will be filled with music events, carriage rides and puppet shows. Ice sculptures will line the ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 27
Wounded in action, Marine shares his story
A Cambria County Marine was wounded overseas about one year ago. He was able to recover and was greeted back here with a warm homecoming. 6 News talked with Lance Cpl. Cody Flora's mother back in February, but because of his injuries and the scars left behind, Flora wasn't quite ...
Woman killed after severed deer flies through windshield in freak accident
Troopers said charges will not be filed after a bizarre accident early Tuesday morning that claimed the life of a Jefferson County woman. Authorities told 6News that a vehicle, driven by Scott Egolf of Punxsutawney, hit a deer on Route 830 in Washington Township and sent the whitetail airborne. The ...
Castle Doctrine plays a factor in Somerset County homicide
A state law that gives you the right to protect your home helped keep a man accused of killing someone out of jail. State police in Somerset County held a news conference on Tuesday to tell us how the law was used in the case where a man was killed ...
Shuttered ethanol plant looks to sell water to drillers; no indication of restarting biofuel production
Despite paying more than $600,000 in local, county and school taxes, officials say hope of a shuttered ethanol plant reopening in Clearfield is fading. Officials at the Clearfield Chamber of Commerce told 6News that they’ve have not received any indications of Bionol Clearfield LCC resuming production or been given any ...
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