Conemaugh Valley notches baseball, softball wins

 Posted on April 25, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  90 words  |  Christie Applegate

JOHNSTOWN -- Conemaugh Valley swept its doubleheader against Conemaugh Township Tuesday. Melanie Lint pitched a shutout in a 10-0 win in the softball game, while Jake Kitner recorded his 100th career strikeout in a 2-0 win in the baseball game. TUESDAY'S SCORES HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL BISHOP MCCORT 11 RICHLAND 7 FINAL BERLIN 4 SHANKSVILLE 3 FINAL/11 CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP 0 CONEMAUGH VALLEY 2 FINAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP 0 CONEMAUGH VALLEY 10 FINAL [Read More]

Friday Football Final Scores and Highlights 09/23/2022

 Posted on April 25, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  216 words  |  Brenda Moya

Berlin 14 at Windber 0 (FNR) United-Valley 24 at Portage 14 Forest Hills 35 at Bishop McCort-Carroll 0 Central Dauphin 8 at State College 19 Philipsburg-Osceola 8 at Bellefonte 9 Purchase Line 7 at Cambria Heights 28 Moshannon Valley 21 at Claysburg-Kimmel 14 (played at Hollidaysburg) Chestnut Ridge 14 at Central 39 Central Cambria 0 at Bedford 21 Punxsutawney 21 at St Mary's 34 Altoona 28 at Central Dauphin East 14 [Read More]

Johnstown Station | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

 Posted on April 25, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  78 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

ABOUT WJACWJAC is a PA based station and a NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. [Read More]

Toys R Us to close its doors

 Posted on April 25, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  436 words  |  Brenda Moya

One of the country's most well-known toy store chains is closing its doors. Toys R Us is exploring a plan to liquidate the company, closing hundreds of stores and laying off some 30,000 people. The retailer announced Wednesday that it filed to liquidate and close all its 735 stores nationwide. The company's CEO saying in a statement that, "This is a profoundly sad day for us as well as the millions of kids and families who we have served for the past 70 years. [Read More]

Victims identified after RV, tractor-trailer crash kills five in Franklin Co.

 Posted on April 25, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  29 words  |  Christie Applegate

Victims identified after RV, tractor-trailer crash kills five in Franklin Co.

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6 News Investigates: The Pension Problem

 Posted on April 24, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1151 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

JOHNSTOWN -- A local woman living on a fixed income and a $300-a-month pension was told that she was receiving too much money. The notice came from a federal agency overseeing her pension plan. The agency said she needed to repay thousands of dollars after it found an error, despite letters years ago that guaranteed that she was receiving the right amount. Nora Sayers-Mikesic said she counts on her late husband's pension. [Read More]

Florida doctor accused of child pornography had 1 terabyte of explicit content: Police

 Posted on April 24, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  439 words  |  Delta Gatti

BOCA RATON, Fla. (WPEC) — Police say a Florida doctor charged with possessing child pornography had one terabyte of explicit content. The Palm Beach County's Sheriff's Office reported that they had received a CyberTip report from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children regarding a Google user who had uploaded, to his Google Drive, hundreds of files that showed sexual abuse of children. "Specifically we're working with internet crimes against children taskforce. [Read More]

Hallmark store in Westwood Plaza to close

 Posted on April 24, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  151 words  |  Delta Gatti

JOHNSTOWN - A well-known store in the Westwood Plaza will soon be closing its doors. The Hallmark store on Minno Drive will be open at least through Valentine's Day and will be week-to-week after that as it sells its remaining inventory. The manager said the store will not operate past the end of March, when the lease runs out. “The Westwood Plaza location was independently owned, as are the majority of our stores, and our independent owners make business decisions based on their own circumstances,” Hallmark spokesman Andy Diorio said. [Read More]

Man charged for DUI after highspeed chase across multiple counties

 Posted on April 24, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  180 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — A New Paris man is facing charges after leading troopers on a high-speed car chase through Blair and Centre counties following a hit-and-run in Bedford County, according to a criminal complaint. Troopers say they were pursuing 25-year-old Logan Kensinger on Interstate 99 Sunday as the vehicle he was driving weaved in and out of traffic at times exceeding 100 miles per hour. According to state police, troopers deployed spike strips which Kensinger’s vehicle hit allowing troopers to catch up to him. [Read More]

Need help? Johnstown Women's Help Center assists victims of domestic violence

 Posted on April 24, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  398 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — In 2018, the Women's Help Center in Johnstown received 696 calls for help through their 24-hour hotline. With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the center wants to remind the community that they're here to help. The Women's Help Center is a nonprofit domestic violence agency open to anyone throughout Cambria and Somerset counties, all you need to do is ask for help. There is someone available every day at any time of the day the 24-hour hotline number is 800-999-7406. [Read More]