Portage Area School District working to give students free WiFi hotspots

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  315 words  |  Brenda Moya

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — On Sunday, the Portage Area School District announced that a member of the district tested positive for COVID-19. As a precaution the high school moved to remote learning. District superintendent, Eric Zelanko, says that did create a challenge for students as some don’t have access to a laptop or even WiFi. Zelanko says they’ve given 110 laptops out to students so far and plan to distribute more soon on top of providing students with free WiFi hotspots. [Read More]

Tomahawks have new owners, to stay in Johnstown

 Posted on April 12, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  255 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The Johnstown Tomahawks hockey team announced Wednesday they are now under new ownership. In a statement sent to 6 News, they say the team was purchased by a group of local investors known as Tomahawks Hockey Partners, LLC. It said the new owners are committed to keeping the team in Johnstown and playing at 1st Summit Arena at the Cambria County War Memorial. The statement said John Koufis is the majority investor of the new group and includes other investors Craig Saylor, William Polacek, John Polacek, Gary Poborsky, William Bahorik, Daniel Thompson and Chris Martella. [Read More]

Changes ahead in how Broadway bars handle patrons after Riley Strain death

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  885 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — After the death of University of Missouri student Riley Strain, 22, there’s been a push to make Music City more responsible. Strain was on a trip with his fraternity to Nashville in March, when staff members at Luke Bryan’s Broadway bar asked him to leave for over-drinking. His next path was his last. "He's my best friend. He's everything," said Strain’s mother Michelle Whiteid through tears, at the height of the search for her son. [Read More]

Chester Hill residents seek answers from PEMA after severe flooding

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  406 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

CHESTER HILL, Pa. (WJAC) — A meeting in Clearfield County Tuesday aimed to help Chester Hill residents move forward after severe flooding damaged multiple properties last month. "I had this for 20 years. This mobile home and that was my livelihood," resident Shirley Kelce said. Several residents attended the borough council meeting looking for answers. Answers, as far as what’s next for them and their homes after serve flooding damaged their neighborhoods. [Read More]

Johnstown Altoona | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  27 words  |  Delta Gatti

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Officials conduct mock hurricane training as Florida braces for active season

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  443 words  |  Brenda Moya

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — The start of hurricane season is a few short weeks away, and officials are working to make sure they’re prepared for this season’s storms. Over 3,500 Florida Power and Light employees have been working on a mock hurricane simulation all week as if a Category 4 hurricane hit South Florida with Thursday morning being the time of landfall. They're calling the storm Hurricane Benito. The simulation is meant to test employees' responses as if there was an actual hurricane. [Read More]

Rush named as Somerset Hospital CEO

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  150 words  |  Delta Gatti

SOMERSET, Pa. - The Somerset Hospital Board of Directors has named current COO and senior vice president Andrew Rush as CEO. Rush began his career at Somerset Hospital in 2000 as the director of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services. "Mr. Rush has been a dynamic and integral part of Somerset Hospital and Somerset Health Services for many years. His unwavering dedication to the Somerset community, along with his health care expertise and engaging approach, will serve our hospital and its constituents well. [Read More]

Students denied wearing cultural regalia at graduation, ACLU says CCSD is violating laws

 Posted on April 11, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  646 words  |  Christie Applegate

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — We're less than two weeks away from high school graduation and there's controversy at some Clark County public schools over what students are able to wear on one of the most significant days of their lives. A state law passed last year allows students to wear cultural and religious regalia. But some families say the law is not being honored. "There's been an ongoing sort of like struggle with this," [Read More]

2024 already a top-10 year for tornadoes in Ohio

 Posted on April 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  383 words  |  Christie Applegate

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — 2024 is proving to be an unusual year for tornadoes in the state of Ohio. More than 30 twisters have been recorded in the state through April 18, far more than in a normal year. That puts 2024 in the Top 10 for tornado years in Ohio and on its way to possibly be a record-setting 12 months. This year’s storms have come in large batches. [Read More]