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Dozens hospitalized following hazmat situation at PA pharmaceutical company
Falls Creek continues 12 year fight with EPA over Jackson China site
Falls Creek, PA — The Falls Creek Borough Council has been fighting with the EPA for 12 years to redevelop the Jackson Site and now they're saying enough is enough.
The Jackson Ceramix Site in Falls Creek used to manufacture and paint china from 1917-1985 until it went up in flames.
"After it went bankrupt it mysteriously set fire and so it burnt to the ground," said Lou Inzana, Consultant for the Falls Creek Borough Council.
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How much snowfall you can expect
Johnstown, PA (WJAC) — After a relatively quiet start to the winter season, things are changing quickly heading into the weekend and next week.
Our first widespread snow event of the season will unfold on Saturday with snow spreading from south to north during the late-morning hours.
Snowfall rates could reach up to 1 inch per hour for a time Saturday afternoon, with roads becoming snow covered and slippery.
The highest totals in our region will be across the Eastern Alleghenies, where 5 to 7 inches is expected.
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Man who says he was sexually assaulted by Sandusky charged with attempted murder
A man who said he was sexually assaulted by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky has been arrested in Massachusetts for armed assault with attempt to murder.
Boston police said in a news release that Anthony Spinelli, 44, of Leominster, Massachusetts, stabbed a man Tuesday afternoon after getting into an argument with him.
The man, who Spinelli knew, suffered life-threatening injuries, but is expected to survive, police said.
Spinelli is being held on $1 million bail.
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Ohtani's Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual structure that gives the team greater payroll flexibility in coming seasons.
Ohtani's record-setting deal, agreed to Saturday, calls for annual salaries of $70 million, according to details obtained by The Associated Press. Of each year's salary, $68 million is deferred with no interest, payable in equal installments each July 1 from 2034-43.
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Five teens arrested for CVS theft in Navy Yard
WASHINGTON (7News) — Five teens were arrested for stealing several items from a CVS store in Navy Yard earlier in April, announced the Metropolitan Police Department. A group of teen girls and boys went into a CVS store in the 1100 block of New Jersey Avenue in Southeast, D.C. on April 16, police said. The group stormed the store, took some items and left. PREVIOUS| DC police hunt for multiple suspects after theft and assault at Navy Yard CVS
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GWU professor tells campus protesters to go back to dorms 'mommy and daddy are paying for'
WASHINGTON (TND) — George Washington University (GWU) associate law professor Melinda Roth expressed her outrage with student protesters in a fiery Facebook post last week, urging them to leave their campus encampments and return to their dorms.
GWU is one of many colleges facing mass protests in recent weeks as tensions over the conflict in the Middle East boil over. The school’s president on Sunday said GWU now needs the help of local police to restore law and order.
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Mahoning Valley Milling busy with hunters gearing up for first day of rifle season
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.- — A hunting store in Jefferson County was busy Friday with hunters buying supplies for the first day of rifle season.
The two-week rifle season for deer kicks off Monday at 6:33 a.m.
Owner of Mahoning Valley Milling in Punxsutawney, Nick Wehrle, said Black Friday always kicks off the store's busiest time of year.
"The first day of deer is a the biggest holiday for a lot of people,"
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New counseling clinic opens in Johnstown
JOHNSTOWN, Pa (WJAC) — Choices Clinical Counseling in Johnstown celebrated the opening of its new location on Bedford Street Thursday morning.
The facility provides outpatient counseling services to those with depression, anxiety, trauma and other mental health challenges.
Because of the pandemic, staff says almost 90% of counseling sessions are being held through Zoom video calls.
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Police investigating death of 5-year-old girl in Allegheny County
Springdale, PA — Authorities say the death of a five-year-old girl is under investigation in western Pennsylvania.
First responders were dispatched for reports of an unresponsive child in Springdale, Allegheny County, on Tuesday morning.
Police say the child was taken to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
The Allegheny County medical examiner is working to determine the cause of death and a homicide investigation is also underway.
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