Sideline Cancer hosts inaugural basketball clinic in Hollidaysburg

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  379 words  |  Delta Gatti

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — Saturday morning, high school student Sydney Lear learned the game of basketball while playing for a bigger purpose. "It's fun to be playing for a bigger cause, something bigger than basketball," she told 6 News. She was joined by 60 other kids for the Sideline Cancer Day basketball clinic held at Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School. The Griffith Foundation "Sideline Cancer" organization aims to push pancreatic cancer to the sidelines. [Read More]

Altoona church hosting food drive on Saturday for those in need

 Posted on May 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  135 words  |  Christie Applegate

ALTOONA, Pa (WJAC) — Center City Church in Altoona is providing 15 to 30 thousand pounds of free food to people in need on Saturday. "This should be a blessing to families in need for Easter weekend," says Pastor Jim Kilmartin. Church leaders say people can drive through or walk up to the Brownstone Church building, located on 12th Avenue, at 2 p.m. but must practice social distancing guidelines. "We have been getting a lot of requests from people in need. [Read More]

Expect hundreds of DUI arrests on St. Patrick's Day weekend in Pennsylvania, says police

 Posted on May 23, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  409 words  |  Christie Applegate

St. Patrick's Day – one of the biggest celebrations out of the year is upon us! Pennsylvania State Police made hundreds of DUI arrests during this weekend in the past and Lt. Adam Reed says they are anticipating a similar outcome this year. “So, traditionally St. Patrick’s Day weekend is one of the highest volume weekends we see for impaired drivers on the roadways,” said Lt. Reed, the Director of Communication. [Read More]

Former PSU president discusses new memoir, sets record straight on Sandusky scandal

 Posted on May 23, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  567 words  |  Christie Applegate

Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — Former Penn State President Graham Spanier says he wants to set the record straight in his new book in terms of what happened to him and the university during the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The book is expected to spark controversy with Spanier’s narrative, which greatly differs at times with public opinion on the famous scandal. In the early days of November 2011, charges were filed in the Jerry Sandusky case and Penn State's trustees responded. [Read More]

Huntingdon Sheetz employee has COVID-19, company says

 Posted on May 23, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  179 words  |  Christie Applegate

HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WJAC) — Sheetz says an employee at one of their Huntingdon County locations has tested positive for COVID-19. They say the employee works at their store along 1330 Moore Street in Huntingdon. Sheetz says they are making the public aware as communities continue to fight the spread of the virus. The company released the following statement: “Sheetz has been informed that an employee at our store location on Moore Street in Huntingdon, PA, has tested positive for COVID-19. [Read More]

New charges filed, state revokes certification of Somerset preschool

 Posted on May 23, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  562 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

SOMERSET, Pa. — The state Department of Human Services revoked the certification of Learning Links Preschool in Somerset late last week, and this week another person was charged with giving children there melatonin without approval. Loraine Gribble admitted to cutting up pink melatonin pills and putting them into children's lunches at least five times, according to police. Only one of the children's parents gave permission for their child to be given the sleep aid, according to court documents. [Read More]

'Brady Bunch' star fired after interview with gay actor

 Posted on May 22, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  131 words  |  Delta Gatti

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles radio station says former "Brady Bunch" star Susan Olsen has been fired after she got into an online confrontation withopenly gay actor Leon Acord-Whiting. LA Talk Radio announced on Friday that it will not tolerate hateful speech and that it has severed ties with the host. Us Weekly reports Acord-Whiting criticized Olsen, the co-host of "Two Chicks Talkin' Politics," after he was a guest on the show. [Read More]

Annual Ebensburg Homecoming event taking place this weekend, with some changes

 Posted on May 22, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  174 words  |  Christie Applegate

EBENSBURG, Pa (WJAC) — While most summer events were canceled, one event in Cambria County is still set to happen this weekend. Ebensburg Homecoming is set to take place this weekend and started Friday night with a concert, but it will look different than years past. Organizers say they have canceled certain activities like the downtown shutdown, which they believe would be too large of crowds and not enough space to social distance. [Read More]

Bedford Fall Foliage Festival returns

 Posted on May 22, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  114 words  |  Delta Gatti

BEDFORD CO, Pa (WJAC) — The annual Bedford Fall Foliage Festival has returned. Thousands of visitors are expected to converge on downtown Bedford over the next two weekends for crafts, art, music and more. Many of the food vendors are fire departments and nonprofits looking to raise funds. "We have so many people today. I think this might be our top attendance to date. The sales are great, the people are happy to be out. [Read More]