Cambria-Rowe Business College to close next month
Posted on May 22, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
JOHNSTOWN - Cambria-Rowe Business College is closing its doors Aug. 24.
The school's accrediting body, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), is currently under fire with the Department of Education and could lose its recognition.
During a hearing on June 24, 2016, the Department of Education recommended ACICS lose its accreditation. Right now, ACICS are still a recognized accrediting body. The U.S. Department of Education secretary has 90 days from the hearing to make a decision, and ACICS can then appeal it within 30 days.
[Read More]Penn Highlands DuBois nurses vote down union
Posted on May 22, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
DUBOIS – Penn Highlands DuBois nurses prefer not to have a union, results of a vote held Thursday and Friday showed.
Jeanne Askey, a staff registered nurse at Penn Highlands DuBois, said 209 nurses voted no and 140 voted yes to the union.
Askey said there were 20-30 eligible people who did not vote.
The nurses were voting on union representation from the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.
[Read More]Road Trippin' PA: Elk Expo
Posted on May 22, 2024
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| Delta Gatti
ELK COUNTY, Pa — People who live and work around Benezette are gearing up for an annual tradition that is also a vital part of their economy: elk mating season.
Despite elk living in the area for centuries, the Rocky Mountain elk were not always part of the area’s ecosystem.
The indigenous species, the Eastern elk, were hunted to extinction in 1877.
The Rocky Mountain species was brought in many years ago, and through careful stewardship, their herd now numbers around 1,500.
[Read More]'No human error:' Pittsburgh Zoo officials address recent deaths of five animals
Posted on May 21, 2024
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| Merlyn Hunt
Pittsburgh (CNN) — The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is addressing the recent deaths of five zoo animals, three of which died this month.
"There certainly was no human error associated with any of these, no miscalculated drugs,” said Jermey Goodman, CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium.
Goodman explained that after both internal and external reviews, they found no human error played a role in any of these animals' deaths.
[Read More]House blocks DC's noncitizen voting law, 52 Democrats side with GOP amid border tensions
Posted on May 21, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
Fifty-two House Democrats joined all Republicans Thursday to repeal Washington, DC's law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.
The number of Democrats voting for the measure, H.R. 192, was 10 more compared to how many voted for a similar measure last year.
"Why is it in our country, the only one dumb enough to offer incentive after incentive after incentive to the millions of illegal immigrants pouring over our border every single year?
[Read More]Local partnership helps surprise families in need with brand new beds
Posted on May 21, 2024
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| Delta Gatti
ALTOONA – The Altoona Curve team is partnering with Ashley Furniture Home store - for its annual Hope to Dream program. The event gives beds to kids and families in need but the day had more surprises in store for those that went to the field.
"It's been a really good day ... like we got to enjoy and have some time with the team," mother Stephanie Remes said.
Even though the baseball game was canceled, the rain didn’t stop several local families from receiving the surprise of a lifetime.
[Read More]Medical marijuana grower gets green light in Jefferson County
Posted on May 21, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
BROOKVILLE -- A licensed grower and processor of medical marijuana in Jefferson County is the first with state approval to begin operating.
Gov. Tom Wolf Tuesday approved Chicago-based Cresco Yeltrah to begin growing and processing medical marijuana at its Brookville location.
The facility is the first to be deemed fully operational in Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program.
Permits were issued in June, when the 12 winners were selected from among 177 applicants.
[Read More]More than 2K sign petition to ban Confederate flag from Ebensburg-sanctioned events
Posted on May 21, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
EBENSBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — An online petition calling for the Confederate flag to be banned from Ebensburg Borough-sanctioned events is gaining traction.
The Change.org petition, started by Raquel Lemelle, has received 2,025 signatures as of Thursday afternoon.
The petition comes as names, symbols and monuments linked to the Confederacy are being removed across the country in response to racial injustice protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while being detained by police in Minneapolis.
[Read More]Somerset community mourns loss of hardworking CriLon Corp. employees in crash
Posted on May 21, 2024
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Family members of the victims tell us that Jesse Mckenzie, Robert Hampe, and Phil Hinebaugh were killed Wednesday morning in the crash on I-83 in York County. They were all from the Somerset area and worked for CriLon Corp. Family members confirmed that it was Hinebaugh’s first day on the job.
Company officials say the loss of the “hardworking young men” will be felt throughout their homes. They say they’re asking community members to help their families in this time of need.
[Read More]'Kayce' from 'Yellowstone' visits East Palestine, helps those impacted by train derailment
Posted on May 20, 2024
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| Merlyn Hunt
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (NBC) — Actor Luke Grimes, who plays "Kayce" in the hit series "Yellowstone," was in East Palestine, Ohio Friday morning.
The Ohio native was on hand to give away 250 water filtration systems to local residents who have been impacted by February’s toxic train derailment.
Grimes signed autographs and took pictures with fans.
After hearing about the derailment, the actor knew he had to help.
“Ah you know, I don't know why or what went on or what the miscommunication was but obviously something happened here that needed to be addressed and it wasn't and I’m not sure why but these people need help and this is not okay,” Grimes said.
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