Witnesses help piece together events that led to deadly stampede at New York concert

 Posted on May 22, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  532 words  |  Delta Gatti

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHAM) — Traveling from Niagara Falls, two friends were among concertgoers who returned to the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York to knock on the front doors Monday. They're looking for credit cards, cell phones and other personal belongings they said they lost during Sunday night's deadly post-concert crowd surge. I was getting rushed, and I lost my phone," one woman said. "I didn’t even know I lost my phone until I started patting at my pocket like, 'Where my phone at? [Read More]

Coney Island closes temporarily for renovations

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  56 words  |  Christie Applegate

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — A popular Johnstown restaurant is closing Sunday, but not permanently.

According to its Facebook page, Coney Island lunch will be closing for renovations on Sunday and will reopen on Wednesday.

The post says, "see you soon" with a little bit of a new look and thank you for your continued patronage.

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Former Brookville police officer charged, accused of groping woman inside Sheetz

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  355 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Jefferson Co., PA (WJAC) — State police say a former officer with the Brookville Borough Police Department is facing charges after being accused of groping a woman inside a local Sheetz store earlier this year. According to the affidavit, troopers say the incident occurred in March, at the Brookville Sheetz, when 39-year-old Justin Miller allegedly walked up to a woman, who he reportedly knew through his employment as an officer, and " [Read More]

Johnstown Northern Bedford Panthers | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  329 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Johnstown Northern Bedford Panthers | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking NewsWed, 05 Jun 2024 07:15:39 GMT (1717571739253) Section - News3 v1.0.0 (common) 85a848d002b3a7f7785bfb6376ad1dbb5836f767 NORTHERN BEDFORD PANTHERS hace 3 años H.S. Roundup 3-5: six local playoff games featured FridayJOHNSTOWN -- Friday night had playoff basketball games spread across districts five and six. In the District 6-AA girls semifinals, Bishop McCort fell to United, and Penns manor topped Southern Huntingdon. In the District 5-AA match-up, Conemaugh Township held off. [Read More]

Local teen builds huge display to get residents in the Halloween spirit

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  391 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

MUNSON, Pa. – We’re halfway through October, which means we're approaching Halloween. One Clearfield County teen spent thousands of dollars to help get people into the spirit. "I just have free time,” decorator Park Lauffer said. “It's kind of a hobby that's gotten a little out of control." Lauffer told 6 News it all started with Christmas, but then the weather would get in the way with his setup. So he decided to go big for Halloween instead. [Read More]

Newcomers oust Republican Somerset County Commissioners

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  119 words  |  Delta Gatti

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The results are in for the highly contested race for Somerset County Commissioner. The current commissioners are Gerald Walker, Colleen Dawson and Pamela Tokar-Ickes. There were a total of eight candidates: four Republican and four Democrat fighting for a chance to fill those three seats. First up on the Republican ticket: The two winners are newcomers Brian Fochtman and Irvin Kimmel Jr. That means current commissioners Dawson and Walker are now off the ballot and will no longer hold their positions. [Read More]

Police, Game Commission investigating alleged video of teen strangling duck in Cambria Co.

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  187 words  |  Christie Applegate

Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the West Hills Regional Police Department confirmed to 6 News that they are investigating an alleged video that appears to show a teenage boy strangling and killing a duck in Cambria County. The video, which appeared on Snapchat over the weekend, before circulating on social media, allegedly shows the teen yelling at the duck to "stop making noise" before a hand is seen grabbing the animal by its neck and shaking it. [Read More]

Burst us your winter weather pictures

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  66 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

The winter weather is affecting people across our region.

Share your weather pictures and videos by bursting them to us.

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Here are photos and videos that our viewers have already submitted.

(Please be advised WJAC will not air any media that could be deemed inappropriate.)

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Nittany Mall COVID testing site extends schedule as cases surge

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  273 words  |  Brenda Moya

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — In Centre County, not only are the number of COVID-19 cases increasing, but there's also been a sizeable jump recently in the death toll. County and health care administrators continue to call for more coronavirus testing. According to Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers, five county residents have died from COVID-19 since Thursday. It’s one of the reasons to extend the hours for a free testing center at the Nittany Mall into next month. [Read More]

Sandy Twp. 'discontinues' consolidation lawsuit against DuBois

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  102 words  |  Delta Gatti

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — This week, Sandy Township supervisors officially “discontinued" their lawsuit against the city of DuBois. The lawsuit was filed last June to pause the consolidation process with DuBois in the wake of criminal charges being filed against their then city manager Herm Suplizio. Sandy Township then began raising concerns about the city's financial situation, noting that once the consolidation is finalized, both municipalities would "assume all debts, liabilities and duties of each individual municipality. [Read More]