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PIAA Baseball & Softball: First Round Local Scores, Highlights
State baseball and softball tournaments began Monday - Highlights from Ligonier Valley 6, Chestnut Ridge 5 in softball; Bishop McCort 6, North Star 4...Mount Union 7, Bedford 5...Shady Side 3, Blairsville 1 in baseball. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PIAA Class A - First Round Johnsonburg 5, Western Beaver 0 ...
Homicide suspect pleads not guilty to girlfriend’s stabbing death
An Elk County man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend has been officially charged. Nick Martin, of Johnsonburg, is charged with homicide, aggravated assault and abuse of a corpse. Martin is accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Alyssa Forsyth and burying her body in March. He pleaded not guilty ...
Driver charged in connection with Elk Co. crash
A driver has been charged after a one-vehicle crash in Elk County that left two people badly injured over the weekend. Pennsylvania State Police said a van driven by 25-year-old Lisa Smith went off River Road in Millstone Township and struck a large pine tree. Smith suffered major injuries. A ...
Weekend fire prompts evacuation in State College apartment building
No injuries were reported in an apartment fire near Penn State's main campus that likely caused major damage to one apartment. Fire officials in Centre County are still looking for the cause of the Sunday afternoon fire, which forced a brief apartment building evacuation. The Centre Daily Times reports a ...
Steelers' Mike Adams Stabbed In Robbery Attempt
Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Mike Adams was stabbed overnight in an apparent robbery attempt on Pittsburgh's South Side. He underwent surgery and is recovering in a Pittsburgh hospital. “We are aware of the situation regarding Mike Adams being stabbed earlier this morning,” Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert said in a ...
PIAA Baseball, Softball Quarterfinal Postponements
Soggy fields and wet conditions continue to derail the quarterfinal round of the PIAA state baseball and softball tournaments. Games which were originally scheduled for Thursday have now been pushed to Saturday because of consistent rain throughout the area. The updated schedules are listed below and will be continually updated ...
"Hope in Oklahoma"telethon raises nearly $25,000 for tornado relief
It was a long day Thursday for many employees of 6 News, but one that was well worth it. 6 News, in partnership with the American Red Cross, held a "Hope in Oklahoma" telethon and raised $24,228 to help those devastated by the tornadoes last week in Oklahoma. We started with a ...
Jefferson Co. vocational school evacuated after undisclosed threat
A bomb threat found at the Jefferson County - DuBois Area Vocational Technical School (Jeff Tech) prompted an evacuation shortly after 9 a.m. State police said a message indicating a bomb was found inside one of the bathroom's. Police would not comment on how the message was left, saying it ...
Millions of dollars in defense contracts awarded at annual Showcase For Commerce
Nearly $400 million in government contracts were announced Friday morning at the 23rd Annual Showcase For Commerce. The event was once spearheaded by the late U.S. Rep. John Murtha. His widow, Joyce, said, "It took a few years to build up to where we are, where we were when Jack ...
Observances underway for anniversary of Johnstown 1889 flood
One of the worst natural disasters in American history is being remembered today in the Johnstown area. It was on this date 124 years ago that the South Fork Dam burst, causing a 40-foot high wall of water to roar down through the Conemaugh Gap and slam into the city ...
Paterno family, others at PSU sue NCAA
The NCAA is facing a new legal attack after the family of the late coach Joe Paterno was joined by former players and others connected to Penn State in a lawsuit seeking to overturn the landmark sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The lawsuit being filed against ...
Accused shoplifter charged with shooting at Walmart employees with pellet gun
A Bedford County man is behind bars, accused of shooting Walmart employees with a pellet gun. It happened just after midnight in the parking lot of the Walmart in Snake Spring Township after employees suspected him of shoplifting and followed him out of the store. Police said there were two employees ...
Officials: Argument over bologna lands man in jail
An argument over bologna landed a Clearville man in the Bedford County Jail. Pennsylvania State Police said 25-year-old William Adkins III was upset because a Baltimore man wouldn't let him get bologna from the refrigerator. Police said Adkins punched the man in the face. Adkins was charged with harassment, but ...
State: Johnstown Redevelopment Authority was justified in firing executive director
A state hearing referee has upheld the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority's firing of its former executive director Ron Repak. Wednesday's Tribune-Democrat reported that the referee ruled that Repak was fired for cause and therefore was not eligible to receive unemployment compensation. The state hearing referee also called Repak's acceptance of nearly ...
Johnstown man sentenced to jail for June 2012 shooting outside of bar
A Johnstown man will serve three to seven years in jail for a 2012 shooting incident that eventually led to a deadly police-involved shooting Shy Tyquon Jamal Lawton, 28, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aggravated assault charges in connection with the shooting and wounding of Cardell Clinton outside of the ...
Somerset Co. event raises awareness of methamphetamine dangers
Parents, teachers and community members will have the chance to learn more about a dangerous drug Wednesday evening in Somerset County. The county's Drug Free Communities group is hosting a methamphetamine awareness event at the Meyersdale Area High School auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Officials will share information about methamphetamine and ...
Charges filed against 10 drug suspects in Jefferson Co.
A nine month investigation conducted by Troop-C in Punxsutawney, the Jefferson County Drug Task Force and Punxsutawney Borough Police has led to charges being filed against 14 drug suspects. Throughout the week of May 20th, four people were arrested on drug delivery charges. Those individuals were: Rodrick Bloom, 51, Punxsutawney ...
Laurel Highlands' United Way distributes $865,000 to 26 local organizations
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands distributed $865,000 in grant money to 26 different organizations in Cambria and Somerset counties Tuesday morning. The United Way distributed its grant money a little differently this year by focusing on areas that revolve around prevention. The agencies and nonprofit groups that received ...
Woman arrested for squatting at Moxham house, another suspect at large
Johnstown police arrested a woman on Monday on accusations she and a man were staying without permission at an unused home in the city's Moxham neighborhood. Police were initially called to the Clover Street house to investigate a reportedly stolen motorcycle in front of the house. Officers went into the ...
Blair Co. schools dismissed early after threat; all students safe
A Blair County school official says students are safe but classes were dismissed early as a precaution after a threat to an elementary school. Williamsburg School District Superintendent Linda Smith told 6 News that elementary students were scheduled to be dismissed at 10 a.m. and high schoolers at 10:45 a.m. ...
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